vw gti makeover (56k warn)

[182_blue]

ok i know people on detailingworld will know the car but here we go ,, i know its not a clio, its my runaround till my st comes, but thought it may show you what a pc and some hard work can do, from the start to the end, used a pc and megs #83, megs #80, then #21, with a bit of wax ontop.


before any work

after a bit of work

 

[Leeshez]

Wow that is 100% better a job well done

 

[Mondial172]

Stunning! You'll get more than you paid for it!

 

[White16valver]

Dare I ask how long that took?? lol

 

[182_blue]

er, about a week, but that was with swirl removal, cold weather stopping me, and rain etc etc, would have probably been two full working days, i did inside too (carpets ,seats ,roof lining etc)

 

[beatjunkie]

looking good mate, do like polo gtis especially when there on coilovers, thats alot of work to get a clean car tho!but looks top notch!

 

[matt182]

That looks good it that a pc you used i am geting very tempted after seeing some peoples results

 

[Lee]

Amazing mate. Must have added a few hundred quids worth of value to the car too.

 

[182_blue]

looking good mate, do like polo gtis especially when there on coilovers, thats alot of work to get a clean car tho!but looks top notch!

wasnt just about cleaning, it was swirl removal, treating stone chips, and getting the alloys sorted, cleaning is the easy bit ;-)

 

[thedoc]

1 word... "wow"

 

[dannyboy172]

How did you do your engine bay...i always wipe my over after a clean with the chamy, but its not enough.

 

[182_blue]

engine bay was done by spraying megs degreaser and all purpose cleaner (instead of these two you can use autoglym engine cleaner £4.99 from halfrauds), agitate it with various sized brushes then leave it a little while, wash it all off, re-apply if needed then spray a plastic protector (armorall in this case, £2.99 from wilkos) over the plastic /rubber bits, leave them to dry, turn engine on for a short while and let it dry off, then just polish the painted bits and touch up the rubber /plastic bits you have missed and hey presto

 

[beatjunkie]

So how did you learn to do that, ive got loads of swirl marks and stone chips can i just use the same cleaning products and where do you get a pc from?
Ryan

 

[182_blue]

i just read about it, guess i started years ago when i was younger, i had an RS 1800 and i once tcut the whole car (not to be recomended LOL) to remove swirls, of course cars changed and i just tried different products till i came across the pc, anyone can get results like above if you spend the time, the pc can be bought from Autopia, i can provide links etc and discount codes if you need them

importing guide here http://www.detailingworld.co.uk/showthread.php?t=136

 

[beatjunkie]

Is there anychance you can pm me the links for the pc and bits and pieces?cheers mate, ryan

 

[DH_GTI]

wow that is stunning good job !

 

[182_blue]

thx chaps

 

[lee_cup]

that really is impressive, wanna do my car???

 

[howie p]

how did you sort the bubbling on the wheels? i mean from the 5/6 picture the the 25th (think)

 

[182_blue]

howie p, heres how it was done;-

middles were powder coated, lip was polished

ps it will be for sale soon if anyones is interested, oh and if anyone wants alloys doing i know a man who can ;-)

 

[Mondial172]

Are you in the motor trade mate?

 

[182_blue]

nope, why do you ask ?

 

[Mondial172]

You should be! Superb work.

 

[182_blue]

lol, ahh ok

 

[Fletcher]

Looks nice and clean, i cleaned mine today

 

[miketheman2k]

Blimey, that's some impressive cleaning!

How does the Polo feel in comparison to the Clio?

 

[182_blue]

Blimey, that's some impressive cleaning!

How does the Polo feel in comparison to the Clio?

well since the clio i had a cupra, but the gti is slow and a bit sloppy steering wise, but apart from that its a nice little car

 

[miketheman2k]

My GF is about to get Polo 'sport' 1.9tdi 130 - hoping it'll be pretty quick with that much torque (about 225lb/ft I think) but they ain't light!

 

[182_blue]

no they are a bit chubby, but they do go quick you just need to put your foot down longer, they get there eventually

 

[Justin_16vT]

fookin ell. showroom condition imo nice work

 

[Paul C]

that is one awsome job mate! i am deffo gonna be getting me a pc in the near future.

so with the pc what are the polished you would recomend? start with a more agressive one and then more smooth one and then a wax? how do you know which one will be the best to start with?

Thanks

Paul

 

[182_blue]

hi mate, well i used megs #83 to start with, i knew i neede this as the vw paint is very hard so needs the cut of the #80, i then followed with megs #80 wchich brings up the shine, you shoudl start with the least aggresive first (#80 in this case) and if that doesnt remove the swirls go up to the #83

i would use megs #83, megs #80 then topped of with collinite wax

 

[Paul C]

cheers for the advise! its the megs stuff the best to use then? would i be able to use p21 or #21 as i already have them waxes?

 

[182_blue]

NP, yeh you can use both, i used #21 after the #80 just to seal it and and depth , the p21 is brillian so use that instead of the collinite(i only used it coz its winter

 

[Dave S2K]

Bit of a transformation eh, nice! Are these better than a Lupo GTI? One of my mates will by buying one or the other but hasn't test drove them yet.

 

[182_blue]

never driven a lupo gti so not sure matey

 

[Mondial172]

Do you use the PC to apply the polish,etc then wipe it off with a cloth? or use a different pad on the PC?

Is the megiuars version of a PC any good?

Really want the america one though. Why don't they sell it here?

 

[Rich]

Apply and work the product by PC, and remove my MF towel is the normal. You can use a pad and microber bonnet if you like though.

The Meguiars PC proper costs more thean the Porter Cable branded one from Autopia but does have a lufetime warrenty rather than a year.

 

[Mondial172]

How do the two compare? Once you've bought the stuff required the PC and the meguiars aren't that different in price.

 

[Tigger]

Now that is a "makeover"

Looks mint Shaun - most of all I admire your courage doing that in this weather!