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General => Detailing => Topic started by: Sootchucker on 07 April 2015, 11:09
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Don't normally post in here so here goes. Thought I’d put some pictures up of a detail I did a couple of weeks ago on my late 2013 MK7 GTD.
Usual cleaning methods, TBM with grit guards, Megs Shampoo plus and wookie wash mitt. Wheels liberally sprayed with Bilberry wheel cleaner. Megs APC used with a detailing brush in the small crevices and badges.
Then de-tarred with Autosmart Tardis and then given a liberal spray of Iron-X to get rid of all the fall out contamination (which on a white car is quite noticeable). Washed again, and dried with waffle drying towels and my metro jet baster on the wheels.
Paintwork was pretty good so no correction just 2 coats of C2V3, alloy wheels polished with AF Tripple, tyres dressed with Megs Ultimate tyre dressing. Finally windows polished with Fast Glass and the interior given a good hover and the plastics just wiped over with a damp microfibre towel.
So, onto the results (no before’s I’m afraid but it was proper minging).
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Thanks for looking.
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That looks great, it's rare you get such a good reflection from white!! Great job!!
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Fantastic job soothchucker :cool:
Don't you find you wished you'd taken some before pics just so you can look back and revel in the satisfaction of a job well done, after all that effort.
How do you find the Metro Blaster? Which model is it? I have this on my detailing 'wish list' so any feedback would be great :smiley:
If you have any detailing favs or recommendations, perhaps you'd like to take a virtual stroll to this thread and pop them in there. Thanks
http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=273232.0
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Thanks all. Rebecca, yes, I kicked myself afterwards and you could have written your name in the paint work and in the black paint on the alloys, it was that dirty - oh well next time.
As to the metro blaster I only have the small portable one (the Sidekick), but I use it all the time for drying the alloys as a) they are quite a difficult design to get dry with microfibres only as some water drips will always appear, and b) with the black paint on the alloys, I wanted to reduce marring which this seems to have done to a pretty good extent.
It's very powerful for its size, and probably could be used for the whole car but I think the bigger one is best. It's fantastic for drying the honeycomb grills though on any mark of GTI / GTD, as these are an absolute ba5s*rd to dry off :grin:
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Thanks Sootchucker, it was the bigger one I was thinking of getting, not the mega deluxe one, but the Metro Vac Air Force Blaster@£199. I want it for all those annoying water traps - alloy grooves, wing mirrors etc and also because the water here is very hard, so the sooner it's off a black car the better. Mind you I also want the Metro Vac vacuum and a Raceglaze Water Filter :whistle: It's not so much a detailing wish list, more a manifesto!
My young daughter wrote her name in the dirt on my car last week and was given a severe talking to, mainly bourne out of the guilt of having such a filthy car :whistle:
Ha, I've recently started taking 'before' pics. How sad is that :embarrassed:
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Looks class that sootchucker. Can't beat a clean car, bet white stays clean for only just a bit longer than black though!
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The sidekick is a great bit of kit, I wouldn't be without mine now and use it on every wash!
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That looks great Sootchucker, and really good reflections. :cool:
I've also been thinking of getting a Metro Vac. Fed up with the water drips from those hard to dry places, especially with living in a hard water area, so it's interesting to hear yours and Neil's views. The Sidekick also gets good reviews on Clean Your Car;
http://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/washing-and-drying/metro-vac-sidekick-blaster/prod_1152.html
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That looks great Sootchucker, and really good reflections. :cool:
I've also been thinking of getting a Metro Vac. Fed up with the water drips from those hard to dry places, especially with living in a hard water area, so it's interesting to hear yours and Neil's views. The Sidekick also gets good reviews on Clean Your Car;
http://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/washing-and-drying/metro-vac-sidekick-blaster/prod_1152.html
The two best items I've brought to assist with the drying process is the sidekick and demon shine rinse aid. The sidekick is great for wheels and mirrors but I use it on the whole car and then drying is really easy.
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That looks great Sootchucker, and really good reflections. :cool:
I've also been thinking of getting a Metro Vac. Fed up with the water drips from those hard to dry places, especially with living in a hard water area, so it's interesting to hear yours and Neil's views. The Sidekick also gets good reviews on Clean Your Car;
http://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/washing-and-drying/metro-vac-sidekick-blaster/prod_1152.html
I've just this evening ordered the Metro Vac Sidekick from cleanyourcar. The reviews are great, and on reading them decided this will do for my needs over the more powerful version, which is over twice the price. Can't wait for it to arrive.
Now got to start saving for the vacuum.
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I bought a karcher vacuum from b&q, think it may have been an end of line but it's great, I've removed the bag so I use it for 'damp' carpets too.
You'll love the sidekick, it's a great bit of kit and your neighbours will definitely think you've lost it :laugh:
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I bought a karcher vacuum from b&q, think it may have been an end of line but it's great, I've removed the bag so I use it for 'damp' carpets too.
You'll love the sidekick, it's a great bit of kit and your neighbours will definitely think you've lost it :laugh:
I'm using the household dyson vacuum which is just too cumbersome. Last year I bought a handheld cordless dyson for the car but it lacks suction and battery charge is crap, so been eyeing up a Metro Vac one for a while, but it'll have to wait a bit now I've splurged on the dryer.
Neil, my neighbour is into motorbikes so he well understands my motor love. No neighbour on the other side, just a hockey pitch - I live in fear of a stray hockey ball hitting the car, there's been a couple of near misses :shocked:
Should be here for this weekend is I can try it out :smiley:
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Think it's this one that I've got?
Stray hockey balls, I wouldn't be able to sleep at night!
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Stray hockey balls, I wouldn't be able to sleep at night!
Tell me about it! We've just replaced 200 roof and hung wall tiles that have been broken by hockey balls over the last 10 years (hockey club have agreed to pay for them). It's a miracle the car has survived unscathed. Fortunately most of the balls seem to gravitate towards the back garden.
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As to the metro blaster I only have the small portable one (the Sidekick), but I use it all the time for drying the alloys as a) they are quite a difficult design to get dry with microfibres only as some water drips will always appear, and b) with the black paint on the alloys, I wanted to reduce marring which this seems to have done to a pretty good extent.
It's very powerful for its size, and probably could be used for the whole car but I think the bigger one is best. It's fantastic for drying the honeycomb grills though on any mark of GTI / GTD, as these are an absolute ba5s*rd to dry off :grin:
The sidekick is a great bit of kit, I wouldn't be without mine now and use it on every wash!
The Metro Vac Sidekick has arrived! Thanks for the recommendation lads :smiley:
Hope to try it out on the car later this week, but seems pretty powerful. As an added bonus you can dry hair/fur from across the other side of the room, had to try that. The cat does not like it, lol :evil:
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You'll be amazed and it'll become a part of your every wash itinerary!!!