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General => Detailing => Topic started by: Guy on 11 July 2009, 18:43
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chuff decided that it was about time I faced a 'challenge' and he found the following to see what I was capable of...
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3522/3709652483_a8f7aef48e.jpg)
:shocked: :shocked:
my first reaction was to burst out laughing!! :grin: :grin:
and of course I leapt at the opportunity :smiley: :evil:
so the car in a little more detail...
it was a late 90's polo which had been washed regularly... but the faded paint fairy had done its work and it was feeling sorry for itself, any paint adhered to metal (not the plastic bumpers or the petrol cap) had completely faded. there was significant damage to the front of the bonnet that was not going to be part of the paint correction, nor were the wheels (which have completely had it)
so some befores....
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3424/3709655055_ca74445cc7.jpg)
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2553/3710469298_d4fbf5839c.jpg)
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3031/3710472644_e02f0db4f7.jpg)
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2447/3709663877_60bc4dd945.jpg)
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2466/3710477994_bc5d7a393a.jpg)
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2593/3710488814_98e2b12399.jpg)
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2665/3710508114_6429304554.jpg)
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2499/3709693563_122e9f1bfa.jpg)
so i did a test panel to work out what pad and polish combo to use then chuff wanted to see 50/50's, who could resist, so I taped up and got to work
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2657/3709674553_7e67f739d1.jpg)
the resulting 50/50's
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2445/3710495802_6a32db00cf.jpg)
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2657/3710499522_8d5c57f5a3.jpg)
the pads were filling up with all sorts of gunk every couple of panels so had to be washed regularly
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3502/3710510942_aeca52750c.jpg)
thats chuff's tea mug in that sink :lipsrsealed: :laugh:
the cut was finished off with a polish using menz final finish and then colli 876 insulator and a layer of colli 915
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3188/3710514330_790a347b75.jpg)
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3450/3709706721_afd0966fc4.jpg)
anyone seen chuff?
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2660/3710521214_74f91a978f.jpg)
bonnet reflection, it is actually red in person, just the light making it look a different colour
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3473/3710548528_5a25509780.jpg)
all in all quite satisfying and nice to breathe life back into an old dub :smiley:
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Guy , will NEVER forget your face when he pulled up in it when you were doing the 'sat :grin:
ME mate is made up and says it was worth every penny. HE is SERIOUSLY thinking of keeping the car now :grin: Got to go Rim shopping Monday :laugh:
Top Job mate, turned what was basically a scrapper to a Very saleable Polo. :afro:
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That is one top job! you really should do it for a living! :cool:
Dan
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WOW great job :cool: :cool: :cool:
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Great job guy :shocked:
What's your thought's on Colli Insulator Wax? I take it you meant 845 and not 876?
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That is one top job! you really should do it for a living! :cool:
Dan
:grin: He Is :wink:
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Guy , will NEVER forget your face when he pulled up in it when you were doing the 'sat :grin:
ME mate is made up and says it was worth every penny. HE is SERIOUSLY thinking of keeping the car now :grin: Got to go Rim shopping Monday :laugh:
Top Job mate, turned what was basically a scrapper to a Very saleable Polo. :afro:
thank you :smiley:
nice to know he might keep it... should save some pennies for him if he is keeping it, will be nice to see it on new rims and my offer stands that if he wants anything else done then just drop me a line
That is one top job! you really should do it for a living! :cool:
Dan
funny you should say that?! :grin:
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Great job guy :shocked:
What's your thought's on Colli Insulator Wax? I take it you meant 845 and not 876?
oops my bad... yes i did
really nice insulator, its basically the same as 915 but in a semi-liquid form, however I believe it gives far better coverage, especially in old and pitted paintwork, and a nice base from which to really bring out a shine using 915
as the top layer is only a sacrificial layer it is nice to have that 'extra' layer or two which will still be protecting the polished paint beneath
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That is one top job! you really should do it for a living! :cool:
Dan
:grin: He Is :wink:
Yeah i wasnt sure if he was going ahead or not :grin: glad he is tho got skills! :cool:
Dan
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Top job that man. Never ceases to amaze me how well something like that will come up with a bit of effort.
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(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2445/3710495802_6a32db00cf.jpg)
Who applied the masking tape?? It's well on the Pi55!
oh and nice work.....but you should have done some proper "correction" on chuff while you were there! :laugh:
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he tried on the wii the night before .
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I love doing details like that :)
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Guy i'm proper impressed with that :smiley:
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he tried on the wii the night before .
(http://attachments.techguy.org/attachments/124823d1201172558/fail-20cat.jpg)
i was only good at some of the rayman rabbit games and tennis... apart from that it is true... i was frickin useless!! :laugh:
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good job guy! :afro: may tap you up to sort mine out when im feeling flush!
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awesome work :afro:
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and just to update, this car has not been washed since :shocked: :lipsrsealed: but is STILL Gleaming RED :afro:
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i loving the 50/50 shot.
good work :wink:
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another oxydation battle won!!! nice job guy, glad you like the 845 wax i recomend it alot across the forums but it seems to fall on def ears :angry:, its a very good wax to use in the cooler winter months, tip: dont apply it with machine of in direct sun or on very warm panels as it bakes on and is uber hard to get off.
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there might be another polo to do guy, i just got to explain it to her indoors first :shocked: :lipsrsealed:
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there might be another polo to do guy, i just got to explain it to her indoors first :shocked: :lipsrsealed:
:grin: :grin:
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VERY nice work mate!
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Nice spam ^
Guy, that's impressive. May get you to do mine in the spring!
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Great turnarounf Guy, Hopefully I'll see you in the spring, car has more pressing problems to sort at the mo.
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Nice spam ^
Guy, that's impressive. May get you to do mine in the spring!
yep.. i removed it.. wrong type of golf me thinks! :grin:
would be a pleasure... just drop me the word when the time suits :cool:
Great turnarounf Guy, Hopefully I'll see you in the spring, car has more pressing problems to sort at the mo.
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no probs... weather sucks at the moment too!
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chuff - you haven't washed the car in 4 months??? gasp
Dan - did I get you onto 845? I can't remember!
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its not my car :tongue:
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chuff - you haven't washed the car in 4 months??? gasp
Dan - did I get you onto 845? I can't remember!
you did mate :wink: and its one of the easiest wax's ive used for 14/15 years and the results you can achieve with it are spot on. ive been raving about it for 2yrs now on various forums :rolleyes:
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really nice job mate! looks so much better! :cool:
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Good grief! If you hadn't included those 50/50 shots, I'd never have believed it was the same car. Awesome work :nerd:
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This is crazy!
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Infact, i need to write you a pm. lol
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that really is amazing, i see so many polo's faded red like that :sad:
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what were all the products used here?
Paul
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what were all the products used here?
Paul
menz polishes
menz pads iirc
G220 DA (which has since died a very unhappy death)
then the colli sealant and waxes listed
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Superb job, what a transformation. :smiley: