Been putting this off for months, but finally my debts were called in. Plus it was a good chance to try some new products. It's my old man's car, 53 plate with 20k miles on it, so you'd think it would be in 1/2 decent condition...Well, it's never ragged, but the paint and over all condition left a bit to the imagination. Anyway, only my 3rd VAG paint'd car i've done and a welcome change from all the renaults i've been doin.
From start to finish the detail was approx 18hrs, spaced over 2 days, the first was relatively short, just the arches, wheels and interior done.
I'll let the pics tell the story but fill in the gaps where necessary.
Car was given an inital wash, CG strong body wash to remove all the crap, not that there was much wax/polish on the car anyway. Foamed with the foam blaster, wasn't too specific on the dilution measure.
Car was left to dwell and then clayed, using CG extreme body wash as the lube, i find this best for clayin as it's really oily. Pic's a bit blurry but after just the bonnet the clay was black! Main problem with this car was the ammount of tar specs on the paint, clayin took over 2hrs put it that way.
Anyway, quick move of the car and jacked up to remove the wheels.
Arches, wheels and door shuts were all treated with Megs APC 4:1 Was amazed at the ammount i went through, but came up really well and i'd recommend it over Virosol
Wheel before:
Wheel after:
Sealed with poorboys, dressed witn CG trim gel for the pic.
Ok on to the arches.
Rear arch before:
Spray'd with APC:
Afters:
Not bad eh!
Front arch - I nearly choked when i seen it!
Spray'd:
Aggitated with a dish cleaning brush:
And the outcome - minus trim dressing:
Engine's are something i'm not usually a bit fan of cleanin with pressure washers, luckily, my porch is at an elevated position so the pressure wouldn't be so extreme
Before - Nice 3.2 V6!
APC'd:
afters:
Now came the annoyin bit, the door shuts were covered in grease! old man said it was VW and not him, but i found a can of squiry grease on the shelf! Lyin sod!
Before:
After:
With the arches now done, the wheels were put back on, the given a quick rince and dried properly.
Now on to the interior, the cars used everyday and visits the stables and is used primarily for dog walkin and shoppin, so the ammount of grot, dirt, sand etc was crazy, pics really don't show it, but you get the idea.
Before:
All carpets were hoovered, then shampoo'd with autogymn shampoo, still reckon this is one of the best shampoo's available...
Same applyed for the interior, wiped down with shampoo, the dressed with vinyl and rubber care and Poorboys natural. The leather uppers and door cards were treated with Gliptone leather cleaner and conditioner.
Afters:
Love the quality of the VW leather (Konig) and the conditioner works so much better than on the cheap Renault leather.
Ok....End of day one!
10am start y'day for the paint correction, the golf is one of these annoyin cars that traps water, so i spent a good while blowing it out with a compressor. Car was masked up with 3M 3434 tape and wiped over with a cloth.
I did struggle getting decent shots in the garage, but after 3/4 of the car i figured it was best gettin the light at about 90degree's to the paint and shooting pic from lower down...Photography issues aside, here are the results of the paint correction.
The process was similar to the last time i did a VAG paint'd car. Menz 3:02 on a 4 and 6in edge spot pad. I was happy with the test patch so pushed on.
Bonnet 50:50:
Nearside wing 50:50:
Tailgate before - Really badly swirled!
After:
And a 50:50:
Ironically the R32 has a problem with the rear bumpers, or rather the design, the collector box for the exhaust is to too far to the right, so the heat has dulled the paint on that side. Other that that because of the dog jumping in and out, this was probably the most stratched part of the car.
Before:
After:
50:50
Swirlin and paint defects were fairly consitant around the car.
Door:
rear 3/4 panel:
With the machine polishin completed, i then glazed the car with Clearkote red glaze - And what can i say, it's fantastic, so easy on - smells like the AG window polish if were bein scent orientated! lol And it's close to bein wipe on wipe off! loved it! And the red colour just came alive.
Car was then sealed with CG blitz acrylic and left to cure for about 30mins.
Final stage and one i was excited about was the first use of the Swissvax ONYX - God it smells good, curiousity was leading me to try a bit, but i resisted. Was astonished by how easily it went on and also how little i used! -Removed after tens mins and well... i'll let the final shots tell the story.
Tyres were dressed with CG trim well, as was the front mesh. Exhaust with autosol...
Thanx for reading
Ali
For Brazo:
From start to finish the detail was approx 18hrs, spaced over 2 days, the first was relatively short, just the arches, wheels and interior done.
I'll let the pics tell the story but fill in the gaps where necessary.
Car was given an inital wash, CG strong body wash to remove all the crap, not that there was much wax/polish on the car anyway. Foamed with the foam blaster, wasn't too specific on the dilution measure.
Car was left to dwell and then clayed, using CG extreme body wash as the lube, i find this best for clayin as it's really oily. Pic's a bit blurry but after just the bonnet the clay was black! Main problem with this car was the ammount of tar specs on the paint, clayin took over 2hrs put it that way.
Anyway, quick move of the car and jacked up to remove the wheels.
Arches, wheels and door shuts were all treated with Megs APC 4:1 Was amazed at the ammount i went through, but came up really well and i'd recommend it over Virosol
Wheel before:
Wheel after:
Sealed with poorboys, dressed witn CG trim gel for the pic.
Ok on to the arches.
Rear arch before:
Spray'd with APC:
Afters:
Not bad eh!
Front arch - I nearly choked when i seen it!
Spray'd:
Aggitated with a dish cleaning brush:
And the outcome - minus trim dressing:
Engine's are something i'm not usually a bit fan of cleanin with pressure washers, luckily, my porch is at an elevated position so the pressure wouldn't be so extreme
Before - Nice 3.2 V6!
APC'd:
afters:
Now came the annoyin bit, the door shuts were covered in grease! old man said it was VW and not him, but i found a can of squiry grease on the shelf! Lyin sod!
Before:
After:
With the arches now done, the wheels were put back on, the given a quick rince and dried properly.
Now on to the interior, the cars used everyday and visits the stables and is used primarily for dog walkin and shoppin, so the ammount of grot, dirt, sand etc was crazy, pics really don't show it, but you get the idea.
Before:
All carpets were hoovered, then shampoo'd with autogymn shampoo, still reckon this is one of the best shampoo's available...
Same applyed for the interior, wiped down with shampoo, the dressed with vinyl and rubber care and Poorboys natural. The leather uppers and door cards were treated with Gliptone leather cleaner and conditioner.
Afters:
Love the quality of the VW leather (Konig) and the conditioner works so much better than on the cheap Renault leather.
Ok....End of day one!
10am start y'day for the paint correction, the golf is one of these annoyin cars that traps water, so i spent a good while blowing it out with a compressor. Car was masked up with 3M 3434 tape and wiped over with a cloth.
I did struggle getting decent shots in the garage, but after 3/4 of the car i figured it was best gettin the light at about 90degree's to the paint and shooting pic from lower down...Photography issues aside, here are the results of the paint correction.
The process was similar to the last time i did a VAG paint'd car. Menz 3:02 on a 4 and 6in edge spot pad. I was happy with the test patch so pushed on.
Bonnet 50:50:
Nearside wing 50:50:
Tailgate before - Really badly swirled!
After:
And a 50:50:
Ironically the R32 has a problem with the rear bumpers, or rather the design, the collector box for the exhaust is to too far to the right, so the heat has dulled the paint on that side. Other that that because of the dog jumping in and out, this was probably the most stratched part of the car.
Before:
After:
50:50
Swirlin and paint defects were fairly consitant around the car.
Door:
rear 3/4 panel:
With the machine polishin completed, i then glazed the car with Clearkote red glaze - And what can i say, it's fantastic, so easy on - smells like the AG window polish if were bein scent orientated! lol And it's close to bein wipe on wipe off! loved it! And the red colour just came alive.
Car was then sealed with CG blitz acrylic and left to cure for about 30mins.
Final stage and one i was excited about was the first use of the Swissvax ONYX - God it smells good, curiousity was leading me to try a bit, but i resisted. Was astonished by how easily it went on and also how little i used! -Removed after tens mins and well... i'll let the final shots tell the story.
Tyres were dressed with CG trim well, as was the front mesh. Exhaust with autosol...
Thanx for reading
Ali
For Brazo:
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