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General => Detailing => Topic started by: FOREST GREEN on 24 May 2010, 18:58
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So, today was the day that I used my MACHINE to do a bit/lot of detailing.
As advised, I got a scrap bonnet from the scrappys and had a good play with it over the weekend, and felt pretty confident :smug:
So, what did I use?
Billberrys Wheel Cleaner
Megs 2.0NXT Wax
Dodo Blue Velvet
Dodo Purple Haze
Megs Detailer & Clay Bar
Megs Gold Class Trim Detailer
Megs Cleaner Wax
Megs Mirror Glaze #7
Megs Soft Wash Gel
Megs Gold Class Endurance Tyre Gel
Menzerno Final Finish
Silverline Multi Speed Polisher
Red Sponge Head
White Sponge Head
Blue Sponge head
Lambs Wool Head
Wash Mit
6x Megs Micro Fibre Towels
10x Cotton Buds
Hoover
2x Buckets
(http://i760.photobucket.com/albums/xx247/GOLFMK111/P5020100-1.jpg)
So this is how the car started....
(http://i760.photobucket.com/albums/xx247/GOLFMK111/P5020071-1.jpg)
(http://i760.photobucket.com/albums/xx247/GOLFMK111/P5020074-1.jpg)
So after a wash and clay and wash again, I could start
(http://i760.photobucket.com/albums/xx247/GOLFMK111/P5020082.jpg)
So, I put a small amount of the Menzerno onto the white sponge, set the machine to number '2' and dabbed onto the bonnet of the car, then, started the machine up, and did a side to side/back and forth motion until the compound looked like it was breaking down, I shoud've gone up to speed 5 according to the bottle, but if I'm honest, I was bloody scared :shocked:
Anyway, I the whole bonnet, then buffed up by hand with a Microfibre cloth, and repeated the process with the whole car.
Then I attached the the Blue Sponge to the machine, and repeated the whole process but this time using the Megs Mirror Glaze #7.
(http://i760.photobucket.com/albums/xx247/GOLFMK111/P5020078.jpg)
I then put the car out onto the flat, and took the wheels off and repainted the callipers, thought I'd got for Gold this time, and bunged some Porsche decals on them for good measure....
Billberrys with a good wheel brush first, then a rinse, then a dry. I then put 3 coats of Megs 2.0NXT Wax to seal them, then finally used the Megs Gold Class Endurance Tyre Gel on each tyre, with a buff after about 1/2hr. I also painted my wheel nuts gold to match the callipers
(http://i760.photobucket.com/albums/xx247/GOLFMK111/P5020075-1.jpg)
(http://i760.photobucket.com/albums/xx247/GOLFMK111/P5020077-1.jpg)
Once everything was dry, They all went back on
(http://i760.photobucket.com/albums/xx247/GOLFMK111/P5020098.jpg)
(http://i760.photobucket.com/albums/xx247/GOLFMK111/P5020097.jpg)
I then wheeled the car back out of the sunlight, I used a Lambswool head on the machine next. Dodo Blue Velvet was dabbed on, and machined on the roof and bonnet, then buffed up with a second Lambswool head. The process was repeated with the doors and wings, but I used Dodo Purple haze for these
(http://i760.photobucket.com/albums/xx247/GOLFMK111/P5020088.jpg)
(http://i760.photobucket.com/albums/xx247/GOLFMK111/P5020087.jpg)
Then I used my Megs Gold Class Trim Detailer to do all the black plastic outside and inside the car (after I took the detailing tape off)
(http://i760.photobucket.com/albums/xx247/GOLFMK111/P5020086.jpg)
(http://i760.photobucket.com/albums/xx247/GOLFMK111/P5020085.jpg)
I'll finish the post with some more pics after the footy......... :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
Please, leave any feed back with what I'm doing wrong thus far, cheers for now!!
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and where are the photos? :laugh:
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he didnt say it was a successful day :grin: :wink:
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Some pics are up, but its footy time, so will finish later chaps..........
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So heres some pics of the interior after a good hoover and polish up, along with the seats being washed
(http://i760.photobucket.com/albums/xx247/GOLFMK111/P5020095.jpg)
(http://i760.photobucket.com/albums/xx247/GOLFMK111/P5020094.jpg)
(http://i760.photobucket.com/albums/xx247/GOLFMK111/P5020093.jpg)
(http://i760.photobucket.com/albums/xx247/GOLFMK111/P5020092.jpg)
Then finally, a good buff all over with a new Lambswool head
(http://i760.photobucket.com/albums/xx247/GOLFMK111/P5020091.jpg)
(http://i760.photobucket.com/albums/xx247/GOLFMK111/P5020090.jpg)
(http://i760.photobucket.com/albums/xx247/GOLFMK111/P5020089.jpg)
So, what I'm after chaps is some direction please :undecided: Have I done this all wrong? Is the order that I've done it in ok? What about the products that I've used? Any help would be really grateful. I know I'm going to get alot of stick about the Gold Callipers/Porsche Decals, but hey, thats my preferance
Still, everything will be taken onboard
Cheers for looking
Toby
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i might be wrong... but was your car actually made in wolfsberg?
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i might be wrong... but was your car actually made in wolfsberg?
rofl
i was actually thinking that there's maybe 1 too many stickers :laugh:
will
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I like them, I know everyone else thinks they're WAY over the top, but hey-ho :laugh:
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Looks ultra shiny. Love the colour of the rims.
However, Porsche stickers on the calipers :huh:
edit - just read your closing statement, fair enough :smiley:
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Looks ultra shiny. Love the colour of the rims.
Cheers mate, I painted them myself, the colour is Range Rover Metalic Storm Grey
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good effort dude.
the lambswool pads are better for polishing, once all your polishings done apply your wax by hand and buff off when cured with a fresh microfibre.
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products brought out the colour of paint nicely :cool: just get on and sort the rest of the car now :wink:
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I like them, I know everyone else thinks they're WAY over the top, but hey-ho :laugh:
my point being... if you car isn't actually made in wolfsberg then what is the point?
but as i said... i might be wrong..
can you report back on how the megs tyre gel lasts please? tia
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@guy i use the megs tyre gel and it lasts quite a long time tbh but it varies depending on how much you use the car etc,road conditions etc
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I have been using the megs tyre gel for a while now. It's the best tyre product I have found so far, so long as you like a nice deep glossy finish (some people don't).
Two thin applications, 10 mins apart seems to be the best way to apply it. It's lasts very well, although it doesn't last 'for weeks' in wet weather as Megs claim. It's quite economical to use though.
Only downside is that it can be quite messy to apply (even with the megs applicator pad) and if you put too much on it tends to flick off the tyres onto the bodywork which looks cr4p.
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my point being... if you car isn't actually made in wolfsberg then what is the point?
= I think it was made in Bognor Regis but have you ever seen any Bognor regis Motor Sport stickers?? :laugh: :laugh: Its just that I like them, its a bit different to the other MK3's thats all. I know 99% of people on here don't care for the way I have done the car so far, but I'm happy with her. :smiley:
can you report back on how the megs tyre gel lasts please? tia
= It lasts quite well to be fair, I use a brush to apply it and really work it in, I last used it about 6 weeks ago, and it had only just started to fade.
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I have been using the megs tyre gel for a while now. It's the best tyre product I have found so far, so long as you like a nice deep glossy finish (some people don't).
Two thin applications, 10 mins apart seems to be the best way to apply it. It's lasts very well, although it doesn't last 'for weeks' in wet weather as Megs claim. It's quite economical to use though.
Only downside is that it can be quite messy to apply (even with the megs applicator pad) and if you put too much on it tends to flick off the tyres onto the bodywork which looks cr4p.
i mix mine 50/50 with AS highstyle to make it thinner and apply with a brush then go over it with my sponge applicator to remove the excess.
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products brought out the colour of paint nicely :cool: just get on and sort the rest of the car now :wink:
Will hopefully be starting a new engine/gearbox conversation during the summer (fingers crossed)
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Few more pics I found that I forgot to add..............
(http://i760.photobucket.com/albums/xx247/GOLFMK111/P5020083.jpg)
This is the Bonnet :tongue:
(http://i760.photobucket.com/albums/xx247/GOLFMK111/P5020079.jpg)
(http://i760.photobucket.com/albums/xx247/GOLFMK111/P5020080.jpg)
The Gold Wheel Nuts
(http://i760.photobucket.com/albums/xx247/GOLFMK111/P5020081-1.jpg)
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Looks good mate, but GET THE PADS OUT THE GRAVEL!!!! :sick:
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Looking good mate, got a nice deep shine to it!
I cant really coment on any of the products that you've used as i tend to use trade stuff!
Are you wetting the surface area that your buffing?
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No, not wetting the surface, should I? Also, how do you go about cleaning the pads? I know it looked like they were just sittng on the ground, but I had wrapped them in clingfilm so not to bad (I hope :rolleyes:) Do I just run the pads under a hot tap??
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basicaly.....yes :wink:
i always have a bucket of water and a sponge, or a spray bottle of just plain water, just keep the surface wet it helps the compound to move, i find that when it drys out it tends to scratch intead of buff.
Just put a blob of washing up liquid on the pad, rub it in with your fingers and run it under a hot/warm tap.
hope this helps :smiley: