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General => Detailing => Topic started by: Big Tone on 13 May 2011, 09:22
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After planning and purchasing loads of stuff, this is the result, by no means perfect but a VAST improvement.
Yes, they are bin bags, polish is a TW*T to remove from wheels if left on.
I will take some decent photos on a good day in a better location.
Still to do;
Glass
Trim
Wheels
Interior
Front and rear bumpers
Number plates
And loads of mechanical stuff!
Products used;
Too many to mention!
I began to get the "feel" for what the machine is doing and varied things accordingly, sanding is a BIATCH though, getting 2000 grade wet and dry marys out completely is time consuming.
Anyway, this is two days work!
First, car has been clayed, just needs a good wash!
(http://i997.photobucket.com/albums/af99/Big_Tone_2010/GOLF2.jpg)
(http://i997.photobucket.com/albums/af99/Big_Tone_2010/GOLF3.jpg)
Bonnet before, you can see the stone chips.
After prepping the scratches and stone chips on the car, i went round and filled them with paint from the dealers.
(http://i997.photobucket.com/albums/af99/Big_Tone_2010/GOLF5.jpg)
More scratches/stone chips.
(http://i997.photobucket.com/albums/af99/Big_Tone_2010/GOLF6.jpg)
2000 grade wet and dry with Megs QD.
(http://i997.photobucket.com/albums/af99/Big_Tone_2010/GOLF7.jpg)
After first pass with Megs #84
(http://i997.photobucket.com/albums/af99/Big_Tone_2010/GOLF8.jpg)
Same again, passanger side.
(http://i997.photobucket.com/albums/af99/Big_Tone_2010/GOLF9.jpg)
Rear view afetr Megs #84
(http://i997.photobucket.com/albums/af99/Big_Tone_2010/GOLF10.jpg)
(http://i997.photobucket.com/albums/af99/Big_Tone_2010/GOLF11.jpg)
(http://i997.photobucket.com/albums/af99/Big_Tone_2010/GOLF12.jpg)
Roof after Megs #80 - Speed Glaze
(http://i997.photobucket.com/albums/af99/Big_Tone_2010/GOLF13.jpg)
Same again - Drivers side
(http://i997.photobucket.com/albums/af99/Big_Tone_2010/GOLF14.jpg)
(http://i997.photobucket.com/albums/af99/Big_Tone_2010/GOLF15.jpg)
After 2x Poorboys Black Hole.
(http://i997.photobucket.com/albums/af99/Big_Tone_2010/GOLF16.jpg)
(http://i997.photobucket.com/albums/af99/Big_Tone_2010/GOLF17.jpg)
(http://i997.photobucket.com/albums/af99/Big_Tone_2010/GOLF18.jpg)
(http://i997.photobucket.com/albums/af99/Big_Tone_2010/GOLF19.jpg)
2x Jetseal then 2x Dodo Juice Blue Velvet.
(http://i997.photobucket.com/albums/af99/Big_Tone_2010/GOLF20.jpg)
(http://i997.photobucket.com/albums/af99/Big_Tone_2010/GOLF21.jpg)
(http://i997.photobucket.com/albums/af99/Big_Tone_2010/GOLF22.jpg)
(http://i997.photobucket.com/albums/af99/Big_Tone_2010/GOLF24.jpg)
(http://i997.photobucket.com/albums/af99/Big_Tone_2010/GOLF25.jpg)
Next project, restoring the wheels.
Comments/questions welcome.
(http://i997.photobucket.com/albums/af99/Big_Tone_2010/WHEEL1.jpg)
(http://i997.photobucket.com/albums/af99/Big_Tone_2010/WHEEL2.jpg)
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nice one mate good effort:)
no need to cover the wheels when polishing lol, if you are getting sling off you are using too much polish ;)
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Nice one, yeah realised that, there was no spatter on the bags. I know for next time :lipsrsealed:
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Very nice mate, wish I had the balls to give this a go on mine :embarassed:
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Excellent work mate, bet your well chuffed :cool:
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Very nice mate, wish I had the balls to give this a go on mine :embarassed:
Get on it, takes time and practice but well worth it.
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Excellent work mate, bet your well chuffed :cool:
Yup, just wish the rest of the car was finished.
two of my mates now want theirs doing!
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just takes so long though dont it lol
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just takes so long though dont it lol
Its not like you have to do it every week!
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Polished Indigo Blue = WIN :cool: :cool: :cool: :cool:
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Looks superb! :cool:
Plans for the wheels (changing colour)?
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Nope, just getting rid of scuffs then polishing up, eventually :grin:
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wish i could do this to my car, polished it all up and it was filthy again the next day, crap off all the buses going down my street covers it.
have you got any before and after pics of the scratches on the wing? and how you got rid of em?
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Rinse it every day :undecided:
This is the LH wing before polishing, you can see all the scratches and loads of small stone chips.
The entire car was heavily swirled and had been touched up (Poorly) in the past, this I found out when claying the car as it pulled the majority of them off.
(http://i997.photobucket.com/albums/af99/Big_Tone_2010/GOLF6.jpg)
This is the RH wing, paint where scratched was prepped, then touched up, then left for about a month to cure (The weather was CR*P!), then I used megs QD and 2000Grade wet&dry, (2500 is better) to remove the excess paint down to a flush finish.
(http://i997.photobucket.com/albums/af99/Big_Tone_2010/GOLF7.jpg)
This is the wing after polishing up.
(http://i997.photobucket.com/albums/af99/Big_Tone_2010/GOLF20.jpg)
Hope that helps
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Just to add, the scratches on the passanger wing were not filled with paint, they were polished out, only the very big scratches were filled about a month before.
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nice work
the best way to tell if you have hit all the swirls is to look into a direct light source...
you can pick these little LED inspection torches up cheep
(http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4102/4815997867_8e884cb7e7.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/guyfrankland/4815997867/)
MERCEDES 280 SLC (http://www.flickr.com/photos/guyfrankland/4815997867/) by Guy Frankland (http://www.flickr.com/people/guyfrankland/), on Flickr
http://www.elitecarcare.co.uk/elite-swirl-spotter-super-bright-led-torch.php?cPath=21_60_63 (http://www.elitecarcare.co.uk/elite-swirl-spotter-super-bright-led-torch.php?cPath=21_60_63)
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Nice, I have one at work, will give it a crack.