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General => Detailing => Topic started by: Booth11 on 14 April 2017, 20:31
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As my garage is not useable (long since converted into a gym), detailing out on the driveway can be a pain at times when you want to have a few consecutive days working on the car. So I've been looking for a temporarily solution and was inspired by a member on another forum whose recent mobile pro detailer used a marquee for overnight and weather cover, so..........I got myself one.
Yesterday I had some free time and thought I'd have a test run putting up the recently purchased 'detailing tent/marquee'. [emoji13].
Onto the inaugural erection of said tent. Put it up in the back garden (neighbours eyes already widened) and enlisted help of my trusty assistant HWMBO, as it is a 2-person job for sure. Took about 40 mins from start to finish, but now we know how it goes, will be quicker next time round.
Took a few pics along the way...
Ready, steady, go...
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It begins...raising the roof...
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And altogether....pull...
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Extend those legs...
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Zips away! Let's make it a home...
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And taking it down. took 10 mins (one person job). Left roof attached in readiness for next use.
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Was a fun and useful exercise for knowing how to do it, how much time needed and at what point to drive the car under. I expected HWMBO to fall about laughing but he's now planning summer parties, lol. Neighbours may think we've killed someone, but small matter ;-)
Mad? I don't think so. :laugh:
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Anyway, onto some detailing.....
Setting up this morning.....perfect fit on the driveway.
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Let the work commence!
Decontamination day!
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Washed and mid dry...
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Dried off ready for decon.
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Decon stage 1
Some of this
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and this
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and a bit of this - decon stage 2
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followed by this - decon stage 3
Claying gear
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Sandwich bag test - not much embedded contaminant left after decon stage 1 and 2, but still not glassy smooth.
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Claying finished - sandwich bag test 2 result - now glassy smooth :-) Finally, gave the whole car another 2 bucket wash and dried off.
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Time to attach the tent sidewalls, and pack up for the day.
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All tucked up, ready for DA session tomorrow.
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Tomorrow... DA day. Sunday....seal and wax day.
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Rebecca, That's a great solution to keeping the car clean and dry while detailing over a 2-3 day period.
Do you rent it out for others to use? :grin: My brother has asked me to do his car; it's too big to fit my small garage and will take more than a day to complete because the Polish hand washers have been let loose on it!
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Love it, I did think there was space to be filled in your detail shed :whistle:
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It'll be great for summer barbecues too (when it inevitably rains...)!
I would've been ecstatic with the finish you had prior to decontamination, looking forward to post da images :smiley:
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Rebecca, That's a great solution to keeping the car clean and dry while detailing over a 2-3 day period.
Do you rent it out for others to use? :grin: My brother has asked me to do his car; it's too big to fit my small garage and will take more than a day to complete because the Polish hand washers have been let loose on it!
Haha, I would rent it out. Shall I send it over. :laugh:
I was a bit reticent about it at first but now I'm using it, it's an ace solution. Provided there's no high winds. :shocked: I've tethered and anchored it down for the night but will probably sleep next to the front door just in case disaster strikes! :grin:
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Love it, I did think there was space to be filled in your detail shed :whistle:
Was already in there...... :laugh:
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It'll be great for summer barbecues too (when it inevitably rains...)!
I would've been ecstatic with the finish you had prior to decontamination, looking forward to post da images :smiley:
I was expecting my other half to fall about laughing when I first put it up, but then you could see his brain thinking....hmm summer barbies.... :roll eyes: :laugh:
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Just checked it's still there and not sailing across the sea. :laugh:
Bedtime Zzzzz.
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Mental :grin: :grin:
Makes your house look like something out of CSI :laugh: :laugh:
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Love it, I did think there was space to be filled in your detail shed :whistle:
Was already in there...... :laugh:
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Got me :angry:
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OCD taken to a new level ..... :grin:
i'll drop my car off monday :rolleyes
looking good :wink:
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Mental :grin: :grin:
Makes your house look like something out of CSI :laugh: :laugh:
Keeps the neighbours guessing. :evil:
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OCD taken to a new level ..... :grin:
i'll drop my car off monday :rolleyes
looking good :wink:
OCD? You mean common sense. :grin:
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Great idea with the gazeebo we use to use ones very simular when we did our car shows mine an my mates car shared the gazeeb so as to showcase the lighting under the bonnet boot and interior lighting bling and dvd screens etc etc and I used a smaller one on the drivery for the same reason Rebecca keeping car cool and dry while prepping lol well done :whistle:
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Great idea with the gazeebo we use to use ones very simular when we did our car shows mine an my mates car shared the gazeeb so as to showcase the lighting under the bonnet boot and interior lighting bling and dvd screens etc etc and I used a smaller one on the drivery for the same reason Rebecca keeping car cool and dry while prepping lol well done :whistle:
TBH I don't know why I didn't get one sooner. It's already paid dividends. No dust this morning and safe from last nights rain, so I could get stuck straight into the next stage of detailing.
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After getting up a couple of times in the night to check the marquee and car were still on the driveway, big relief to look out of the window and see all was well this morning. And no dust!
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All taped up ready for DA time.
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Gear ready
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Pad primed
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2-stage polish (Meguiars DA Microfibre Correction System) 80% complete, just roof and boot to refine. Could have got away with single stage in some areas but for simplicity's sake, decided to go 2 stage on whole car, and because initerested to see if there are any paint levelling (on orange peel) benefits to this system as purported.
B pillars de-swirled!
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More to come.
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Few more progress polishing pics...
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Pads spurred regularly to prevent clagging
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Getting there..
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Few bits to further refine in the morning, then protection time.
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Looking good Rebecca.
How are you finding the Meguiars Microfibre system? I've read some user reviews where they've said it's easy to use, the results are very good, but the main downside is the pads get clogged up with polish quite quickly. Will be interested to hear your thoughts, along with the obligatory pictures of one flawless, very shiny black R when you've finished :smiley:
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Looking good Rebecca.
How are you finding the Meguiars Microfibre system? I've read some user reviews where they've said it's easy to use, the results are very good, but the main downside is the pads get clogged up with polish quite quickly. Will be interested to hear your thoughts, along with the obligatory pictures of one flawless, very shiny black R when you've finished :smiley:
I think it's a great system, and much prefer it to my previous foam pads/polish set up. It can be as simple as you want, or you can mix it up with other beloved polishes, so simple but versatile at the same time. I won't go bad to foam pads now. I really wanted to use it as it was designed this time round, - a 2-stage using both the D300 and D301. And I was interested to see if there was any discernable effect on the orange peel, as it's ability to flatten paint has been documented. I think there is a very subtle improvement - I did a close visual comparison of one polished door compared to unpolished adjacent door and looked a tad flatter to my eye - don't think it's my imagination, lol. The D301 finishing wax lays down a protective layer of wax but this will be panel wiped off today to make way for some Swisswax wax.
The cutting compound on the cutting pad is quite aggressive and may be too much for some softer paints, in which case you could use cutting compound on finishing pad, them move onto the finishing compound. But I find DBP paint to be quite hard paint, so it can take a reasonable amount of polishing, and 2-stage was fine on it. On average I did 3 passes with the cutting pad/polish (speed 4 - moving DA slowly with moderate pressure for 2 passes and then lighter pressure for final pass) and same with the finishing pad and polish (speed 3 - faster pace but still moderate pressure). Firstly, I tried a quarter of the bonnet with just the finishing pad and it was pretty decent result but there was room for improvement (imo) and so I did next section with cutting pad/D300 and then refined it with Finishing Pad and D301 to see difference and was sold, but it would also work very well using Meguiars 205 finishing polish too, and I'm going to test that on a couple panels today. All in all it's a fantastic DA system, and I can recommend.
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Great dedication and attention to detail, as always
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Looks great and the fact that even you get swirl marks makes me feel less apprehensive about cleaning mine.
Also you know when you see car that the owner has googled 'blingy chrome stuff' and bought everything? Imagine that but blue and.....
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Great dedication and attention to detail, as always
Thanks Eccie.
Looks great and the fact that even you get swirl marks makes me feel less apprehensive about cleaning mine.
Also you know when you see car that the owner has googled 'blingy chrome stuff' and bought everything? Imagine that but blue and.....
(http://i1268.photobucket.com/albums/jj564/Noghtblue-GTD/FC4CD356-012B-43D8-9FB3-5CE089845B14_zpswaycg77w.jpg) (http://s1268.photobucket.com/user/Noghtblue-GTD/media/FC4CD356-012B-43D8-9FB3-5CE089845B14_zpswaycg77w.jpg.html)
Lol. Do you think it will catch on. :wink:
Everyone gets swirls, just on varying degrees, and if they say they don't, they are lying, lol. This is the first time the whole car has been polished since I got it new 18 months ago. I kind of like saving up the swirls so that polishing has an impact and it's like a refresh for the whole car.
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Following on from yesterday a few more correction pics.
pics.
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DA continued today with roof, off-side doors refined and wing mirrors corrected and refined. Having used the Meguiars D301 Finishing Wax for this stage on the rest of the car yesterday, I decided to use Meguiars 205 Ultra Finishing Polish on these final panels, just for comparison. Not much in it, but I think the 205 gives a slightly better final finish, but by a hair's breadth.
Megs 205 on MF finishing pad
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Polishing finished with completion of roof....goodbye bird poo etching!
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A few close-up shots after polishing
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Polishing complete, time to cleanse the paint in preparation for wax application. I first went round the whole car with my Metrovac Vac n Blo to blast any dust off the car. With trusty Gtechniq Panel Wipe on standby, but also decided to try Swissvax Paint Cleansing Fluid for a change, so used that on front of car. It's a cream formula that needs to be buffed off straightaway. Applied on a cotton foam pad and buffed off with plush MF. Did the job well, but more effort to apply and buff off compared to Panel Wipe, so I used PW on rest of car. Much easier - spray on, buff off - done!
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Gathered together products for next phase. Glass cleaners, OD glass rain repellent, C2v3 for wheels, Swissvax Wax, Mothers Polish for tailpipes and Hi-Shine true dressing.
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Next I sealed the wheels with C2v3 - 2 coats done. Haven't had time to remove the wheels but that will get done over summer and hubs will be painted and wheels sealed with a nano coating at that time. But for now, regular applications of C2 will suffice and has served me well over last year or so.
Onto the glass, couple of my favourite glass cleaners to choose from - Gtechniq G6 Perfect Glass and Obsessive Detail Clarity Streak Free Glass Cleaner. Decided to go with the OD Clarity as am very impressed with it, and think it just has the slight edge over G6, and that's saying something! Glass all cleaned, opted this time to use Obsessive Detail Clarity Rain Repellent on all glass bar windscreen. I tried this several months ago and it was brilliant glass sealant - excellent water repellency and it was effective for a long time.
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And onto the bodywork protection. Been in two minds which Wax to use, was toss up between Obsessive Detail DBP carnauba wax, which having tried it on the bonnet a few weeks back has impressed. But Swissvax has won out in the end. I love the finish waxes with high carnauba content give and after the last few days effort think the car deserves it. So I've opted for my Swissvax Best of Show this time. It will be getting 2 coats, although might have to have plan B, as after first coat, am running low, but just might be enough for the second coat. If not then Crystal Rock will step into the breach.
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All wax up with first coat of Best of Show.
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Swissvax waxes can be left for hours before buffing off, so it will be left on for a few hours and I'll buffed off after dinner. Last thing tonight I will give the whole car a second coat, cover it with sheets and buff off first thing in the morning. Then finish up with some Aerospace 303 on window rubbers, polish tailpipes and finally, dress the tyres.
And after that, the marquee will come down. I'm going to miss it. :cry:
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The thing is.... After all that attention to detail you won't want to remove the scenes of crime tent :whistle:
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Wow! One word; stunning.
I know what to aspire to when I next give my car the full detail treatment.
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Stunning.
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The thing is.... After all that attention to detail you won't want to remove the scenes of crime tent :whistle:
I love the CSI tent, be sad to see it go. Roll on autumn. :laugh:
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Wow! One word; stunning.
I know what to aspire to when I next give my car the full detail treatment.
Stunning.
Thanks very much. It's getting there. Got one coat of wax on, left it to haze for 4 hours (Swissvax waxes have a very long hazing time) then buffed off. Final coat to go on in the morning, couple of other bits and bobs to do then that's it. Who wants to place bets on how long before it rains once the tent is down. :grin:
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Wow! One word; stunning.
I know what to aspire to when I next give my car the full detail treatment.
Stunning.
Thanks very much. It's getting there. Got one coat of wax on, left it to haze for 4 hours (Swissvax waxes have a very long hazing time) then buffed off. Final coat to go on in the morning, couple of other bits and bobs to do then that's it. Who wants to place bets on how long before it rains once the tent is down. :grin:
10 minutes....Do I win a fiver ??
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Wow! One word; stunning.
I know what to aspire to when I next give my car the full detail treatment.
Stunning.
Thanks very much. It's getting there. Got one coat of wax on, left it to haze for 4 hours (Swissvax waxes have a very long hazing time) then buffed off. Final coat to go on in the morning, couple of other bits and bobs to do then that's it. Who wants to place bets on how long before it rains once the tent is down. :grin:
10 minutes....Do I win a fiver ??
Patience. You don't win anything yet.....have to wait till tomorrow as that is tent dismantling day.
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Looks amazing Rebecca. The tent is either brilliant or mental, depending on how many beers I've consumed when I look at it :undecided: :grin:
PS
What would you recommend to remove fine surface scratches from the annoying glossy black plastic between the front and rear side windows ?
I'm sure you have mentioned it in a previous post but can't find it :smiley:
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Some good shots outside of the cocoon needed now to see the final results :smiley:
I need to get mine polished but I'm not sure yet whether this is encouraging or dissuading me :undecided: Too many opportunities for my impatience to get the better of me and cut corners....
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She's obviously working late :smiley:
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She's obviously working late :smiley:
Haha, finished a while back, been doing family stuff, cooking dinner and easter egg hunt in garden. But back to detailing.....
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Did the final bits today…
A second coat of Swissvax Best of Show, Sonax Brilliant Shine Detailer on passenger front wing (just for Gary - Mainframe, lol). Protection complete! Lastly, applied Aerospace 303 on window rubbers to freshen them up, tailpipes polished with Mothers and tyres dressed with Achem Hi-Shine. All done!
Final details…
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Bit of trim attention
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Buffing off final coat of wax
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Then it was time to pack up the detailing tent and brave the elements once again. The tent has been fantastic for the spring detail over 3-4 days. It has rained twice during that time, not to mention tons of pollen blowing about, but car was kept out of harms way. If I hadn’t used the tent I would have had to do several additional washes to get rid of overnight debris. It was a bit of a weird purchase but so glad I did.
Packing up
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Goodbye marquee!
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And took some pic home and away….
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Reflection shots
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Some DBP flake in the sunshine
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And now I'm having a lie down and rubbing copious quantities of hand cream into my stricken hands!
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That's equally as good as any professional detailer could do Rebecca; fantastic attention to detail and the results are amazing. Without doubt, one of the shiniest DBP mk7 Golf R's out there! :cool:
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Awesome work Rebecca ! outstanding :cool:
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Stunning as ever and it didn't rain so there goes my fiver :cry:
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That's equally as good as any professional detailer could do Rebecca; fantastic attention to detail and the results are amazing. Without doubt, one of the shiniest DBP mk7 Golf R's out there! :cool:
Thanks SRGTD, very kind words. Don't think it's quite up to pro standards, but very happy with it. It was a hard slog, but feels great knowing it's looking its best.
Awesome work Rebecca ! outstanding :cool:
Thanks Peter. Hard work but worth the effort.
Stunning as ever and it didn't rain so there goes my fiver :cry:
Haha, I've already spent it.
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You know if you ever want a change on the husband front..........
I could be that man, and I love Golf's :whistle:
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looks amazing , love reading your posts ... :wink:
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An Easter weekend well spent! Love the detailing marquee and I don't even need to comment on how incredible the R looks! :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: This is what detailing dreams are made of! An outstanding job and one that stands above even your exceptional usual work Rebecca! Big thumbs up :smiley:
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Stunning as ever and it didn't rain so there goes my fiver :cry:
It's raining now. I blame you. :grin:
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You know if you ever want a change on the husband front..........
I could be that man, and I love Golf's :whistle:
Lol. If I spend any more time on the car, I might need to find another one, as HWMBO will have gone off to find another wife. :whistle:
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looks amazing , love reading your posts ... :wink:
An Easter weekend well spent! Love the detailing marquee and I don't even need to comment on how incredible the R looks! :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: This is what detailing dreams are made of! An outstanding job and one that stands above even your exceptional usual work Rebecca! Big thumbs up :smiley:
Thanks both. I thought Easter was about lazing around munching chocolate eggs (or going to church if that way inclined). I feel cheated......where's my Easter egg, lol. Seriously, it's great to get 4 days off work in one go, so could really get stuck into it. It's a rarity though, and I'm lucky to have such an understanding family that tolerate all this detailing palaver. :smiley:
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Stunning as ever and it didn't rain so there goes my fiver :cry:
It's raining now. I blame you. :grin:
I put on my green leotard and made rain via the medium of dance !!
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Stunning as ever and it didn't rain so there goes my fiver :cry:
It's raining now. I blame you. :grin:
I put on my green leotard and made rain via the medium of dance !!
Some people choose to eat Easter eggs at Easter, others..... :grin:
Well it worked, so looks like you have other talents as well as detailing. :laugh:
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Stunning as ever and it didn't rain so there goes my fiver :cry:
It's raining now. I blame you. :grin:
I put on my green leotard and made rain via the medium of dance !!
Some people choose to eat Easter eggs at Easter, others..... :grin:
Well it worked, so looks like you have other talents as well as detailing. :laugh:
Gutted for you after all your hard work though :cry:
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Stunning as ever and it didn't rain so there goes my fiver :cry:
It's raining now. I blame you. :grin:
I put on my green leotard and made rain via the medium of dance !!
Some people choose to eat Easter eggs at Easter, others..... :grin:
Well it worked, so looks like you have other talents as well as detailing. :laugh:
Gutted for you after all your hard work though :cry:
It's ok, because there's this...
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Some micro beading this morning (Swissvax Best of Show).
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And glass beading (Obsessive Detail Rain Repellent)
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A bit late to the party, but nice work Bec. Having just bought a metallic black VW with silver mirrors, 19" wheels, xenons with fancy DRLs, 4 wheel drive, etc... I'll need to do something similar quite soon.
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A bit late to the party, but nice work Bec. Having just bought a metallic black VW with silver mirrors, 19" wheels, xenons with fancy DRLs, 4 wheel drive, etc... I'll need to do something similar quite soon.
Party's over Simon. Guests have gone, washing up done, sick cleaned up.......or......car all dirty again and swirled to high heaven (not really) again, lol.
But onto more intriguing matters......come on,m spill the beans, what d'you buy? Tiguan, Touareg, R???
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But onto more intriguing matters......come on,m spill the beans, what d'you buy? Tiguan, Touareg, R???
It's like the one on your drive. No pics yet as I'm embarrassed to show the swirls. It's booked into a local detailer in a few weeks, so pics to follow once he's done his thing
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But onto more intriguing matters......come on,m spill the beans, what d'you buy? Tiguan, Touareg, R???
It's like the one on your drive. No pics yet as I'm embarrassed to show the swirls. It's booked into a local detailer in a few weeks, so pics to follow once he's done his thing
Woohoo! You have an R! May I both complement you and commiserate with you on the choice of colour ;-) Look forward to the big reveal once mr/mrs detailer has whipped it into shape. Is it a MY16 car? I'm going to make a very educated guess it's DSG, lol. Rest of spec?
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Wrong on many counts. It's like the other vehicle on your drive.
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Wrong on many counts. It's like the other vehicle on your drive.
LOL. Aha! So you got a Amarok then. Well everything I said still stands apart from the R bit. Sounds a fancy one too with xenons (ours has bog standard lights). That should make short work of your rural roads and be good for towing the caravan? What made you decide on an Amarok Simon. Looking forward to seeing it all done up. I've given up any semblance of detailing on ours - it's scratched to pieces - probably like your pre-detailed one!
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This is how it looked in the dealers photos. It's an Ultimate, so has a few extras over the Highline and with only 500 made, it's quite nice having something a little different. I did have a go in a Canyon a few weeks back, but it was orange with spot lights on the roof. The kids loved it, but I prefer to ride around a little more unnoticed.
I just fancied something a bit different. There certainly won't be any more wincing when picking a way down site access roads and farm tracks. Also it will swallow up all the luggage that my wife and daughter seem to think they need to take with them when we go away. As for towing, the Passat did a very good job, but this will be so much better. No chance of the tail wagging the dog when passing lorries on the motorway.
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This is how it looked in the dealers photos. It's an Ultimate, so has a few extras over the Highline and with only 500 made, it's quite nice having something a little different. I did have a go in a Canyon a few weeks back, but it was orange with spot lights on the roof. The kids loved it, but I prefer to ride around a little more unnoticed.
I just fancied something a bit different. There certainly won't be any more wincing when picking a way down site access roads and farm tracks. Also it will swallow up all the luggage that my wife and daughter seem to think they need to take with them when we go away. As for towing, the Passat did a very good job, but this will be so much better. No chance of the tail wagging the dog when passing lorries on the motorway.
Very nice! The silver mirrors and wheels work really nicely with the black. That's what threw me in your description- ours has black mirrors and wheels as is a Dark Label Limited Edition, but I think the silver bits lighten the look well. They are a great truck, loads of room for luggage etc, and cabin is very roomy and really just like a big golf. They are also surprisingly easy to climb into and the doors much lighter than a Golf too. And no one argues with you on the road. Parking can be entertaining as car park spaces were not made for these.
Assuming the red Golf has gone? :cry:
But welcome to redneck world. :grin:
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I've sold the Golf privately, but it's not gone yet as we are waiting for the log book to come back following the private plate been taken off. The Passat will be for sale too, to make room for most probably a Mk7 Golf.
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I've sold the Golf privately, but it's not gone yet as we are waiting for the log book to come back following the private plate been taken off. The Passat will be for sale too, to make room for most probably a Mk7 Golf.
All change then in the dubber household. Sad to see the red Golf go?
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I'm not bothered. Jo is, as it was her 40th Birthday present, but she will be getting a newer car with a proper gearbox, so she's looking forward to that.
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I'm not bothered. Jo is, as it was her 40th Birthday present, but she will be getting a newer car with a proper gearbox, so she's looking forward to that.
Yes, a nice DSG. What Golf are you thinking of?
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Bought one today. A pre-registered G7 Match. 1.6TDI DSG, white with a pan roof and winter pack. A bit boring I know, but it will do the job it needs to very well, for a relatively small outlay.
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You'll have a nice monochrome pair on the driveway then. Should be a good little golf. Assume you still have the green mk2 GTI as well?
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Assume you still have the green mk2 GTI as well?
That's a point. I normally tax it in May for the summer 6 months. I'd completely forgotten. Out of sight, out of mind. I must tax it today and go and wake it from hibernation in my parents garage.