GolfGTIforum.co.uk
General => Detailing => Topic started by: mkviken on 06 November 2012, 22:36
-
been on a few North Yorks moors and Northumberland drives in the past few days and my car is showing the results :evil:
As a result of an upcoming hospital visit, the onset of winter and appearance of the gritters and the arrival of some new products I have decided to lay my car up for the winter early and give it a thorough going over.
As i keep my car stupidly clean and has 4 gallons of wax on it to start with it wasn't a hard job once all the foliage and dead birds were removed from the car.
My car will be off the road for a while so its as good a time as any for some OCD cleaning. my car has NEVER been this dirty before but as its going away for a while I had to treat it to some proper roads.
Before;
(http://i1110.photobucket.com/albums/h456/elbowsg450x/file.jpg)
(http://i1110.photobucket.com/albums/h456/elbowsg450x/file-1.jpg)
(http://i1110.photobucket.com/albums/h456/elbowsg450x/file-2.jpg)
(http://i1110.photobucket.com/albums/h456/elbowsg450x/file-3.jpg)
(http://i1110.photobucket.com/albums/h456/elbowsg450x/file-4.jpg)
(http://i1110.photobucket.com/albums/h456/elbowsg450x/file-5.jpg)
(http://i1110.photobucket.com/albums/h456/elbowsg450x/file-6.jpg)
(http://i1110.photobucket.com/albums/h456/elbowsg450x/file-7.jpg)
After the usual snow foam and 3 bucket wash, chassis wash and wax treatment, wheel arch and door jamb wash i then cleaned the paintwork right back, removing any old product and started from scratch with Poorboys diamond white glaze, then a coat of Poorboys EX-P sealant left to cure for an hour followed by 2 coats of Poorboys nattys wax.
Wheels were treated to yet another coat of Poorboys wheel sealant inside and out (wheels removed and rotated front to back i usually do every 4000 miles)
Tyres dressed with Meguiars
engine bay, wheel arches and suspension parts with AG rubber and vinyl care
interior with dyson animal and poorboys NLD and muck off glass cleaner inside and out.
afterwards a quick going over with Poorboys spray and gloss detailer to remove any dust and fluff etc.
After;
(http://i1110.photobucket.com/albums/h456/elbowsg450x/file-8.jpg)
(http://i1110.photobucket.com/albums/h456/elbowsg450x/file-11.jpg)
(http://i1110.photobucket.com/albums/h456/elbowsg450x/file-12.jpg)
(http://i1110.photobucket.com/albums/h456/elbowsg450x/file-13.jpg)
(http://i1110.photobucket.com/albums/h456/elbowsg450x/file-14.jpg)
(http://i1110.photobucket.com/albums/h456/elbowsg450x/file-10.jpg)
(http://i1110.photobucket.com/albums/h456/elbowsg450x/file-9.jpg)
more pics to follow as it started raining so had to call time!
-
Brilliant work. Love the close up shots :cool:
Wheels look super clean!! :smiley:
-
one or 2 little stone chips but they're still like new really. the great thing about monza's is theyre really easy to keep clean
i will get some better pictures tomorrow if it's dry!
-
Good job, I love working with Poorboys World stuff.
-
My favorite part of that is your hubs cos they're not rusty at all and how shiny are your calipers??? :drool: hubba hubba! :cool:
-
some more of the finished article
underneath the car wasn't too bad but worth doing. some people clean off the wax sealant but i choose to keep it on so it doesn't look totally clean but i want to keep the protection.
(http://i1110.photobucket.com/albums/h456/elbowsg450x/file-15.jpg)
(http://i1110.photobucket.com/albums/h456/elbowsg450x/file-16.jpg)
(http://i1110.photobucket.com/albums/h456/elbowsg450x/file-17.jpg)
(http://i1110.photobucket.com/albums/h456/elbowsg450x/file-18.jpg)
(http://i1110.photobucket.com/albums/h456/elbowsg450x/file-19.jpg)
(http://i1110.photobucket.com/albums/h456/elbowsg450x/file-20.jpg)
(http://i1110.photobucket.com/albums/h456/elbowsg450x/file-23.jpg)
the first time I've used poorboys spray and gloss detailer and i must say I'm impressed. I used meguiars nxt speed detailer on the wheels and PB on the body and it is definately better. easier to get off without smearing and it definitely adds depth to the paint which on white cars is hard to achieve. very happy with the results
(http://i1110.photobucket.com/albums/h456/elbowsg450x/file-29.jpg)
(http://i1110.photobucket.com/albums/h456/elbowsg450x/file-30.jpg)
(http://i1110.photobucket.com/albums/h456/elbowsg450x/file-31.jpg)
(http://i1110.photobucket.com/albums/h456/elbowsg450x/file-32.jpg)
(http://i1110.photobucket.com/albums/h456/elbowsg450x/file-33.jpg)
(http://i1110.photobucket.com/albums/h456/elbowsg450x/file-35.jpg)
(http://i1110.photobucket.com/albums/h456/elbowsg450x/file-36.jpg)
(http://i1110.photobucket.com/albums/h456/elbowsg450x/file-37.jpg)
(http://i1110.photobucket.com/albums/h456/elbowsg450x/file-38.jpg)
(http://i1110.photobucket.com/albums/h456/elbowsg450x/file-39.jpg)
(http://i1110.photobucket.com/albums/h456/elbowsg450x/file-40.jpg)
(http://i1110.photobucket.com/albums/h456/elbowsg450x/file-27.jpg)
(http://i1110.photobucket.com/albums/h456/elbowsg450x/file-25.jpg)
interior took no time at all i usually hoover the car out after every drive anyway! used poorboys interior natural look detailer and it works a treat
(http://i1110.photobucket.com/albums/h456/elbowsg450x/file-26.jpg)
(http://i1110.photobucket.com/albums/h456/elbowsg450x/file-28.jpg)
-
Ditto!
my car looked the same before and after. :laugh:
Looks really good tho looks like you spent some serious time on the car! good job!
-
Great job(http://www.websmileys.com/sm/fingers/fing32.gif) but then again I wudnt expect anything less from a true OCD nut like yourself... :wink:
At least it got a good drive before tucking it away for highbernation....
-
yeah i had to make the most of it as i wont be driving for a good while!
got a few little bits and pieces in the pipeline though if i decide im keeping it. :evil:
just trying to sort out a tiny stone chip on the bonnet but for some reason its being very awkward!
-
Looks stunning, great work :angry:
Would love to be able to keep ours that clean, but it lives outside and s used daily by my wife so it's never going to happen sadly.
-
Great work!
Jealous :sad: