Hi all,
Project 50/50, the new Refined Details Demo Car/Weekend Toy.
The car is a Mk2 Golf GTi Small Bumper in Tornado Red - cosmetically she is extremely straight, rust free (except the tailgate) but the paint has seen much better days! Only 98,000 miles, 2 owners and Full Service History - and I mean FULL, the stacks of paperwork alongside the mechanics speak for themselves.
The vehicle has been off the road 18mths now - I have owned since February but have only just managed to get round to restoring due to other projects and detailing workload.
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On Arrival
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A few more pictures of what I need to get through! I have been as sympathetic as possible when mopping this back due to the very low paint readings from years and years of T-cutting and evidence of a mop in the past - the 3/4 panel in particular, where you can just see the primer!
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In the end I decided to restore the entirety of the vehicle.
Here are the results.
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Alloys were powder coated.
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Thank you for looking and reading...