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Golf GTI Mk 6 Paint Enhancement Detail
« on: 09 December 2013, 21:17 »
Golf GTI Mk 6 Paint Enhancement Detail
   

Products and equipment used

Uber microfiber towels
Chemical guy’s woolly mammoth drying towel
3m yellow pads 150mm 75 mm
Halogen site lights
Carpro Fixer Polish
Makita rotary polisher
Carpro Sheepskin wash mitt
Carpro Dlux
CarPro Pearl
Carpro eraser
Carpro Ironx
Swissvax Best Of Show
3m masking tape
Meguiars APC
Costco microfibre towels
Valet Pro PH neutral Snowfoam
Britemax Max Clean Shampoo
Bilt Hamber clay bar
Autosmart Tardis
Various brushes
Kranzle pressure washer
Noodle wash mitt
Poorboys microfibre clothes
Uber buffing clothes   
Snow foam gun
Chemical guys Jetseal 109
Glass Sealant
Britemax Metal Polish Twins
00 grade wire wool

The wheels were cleaned using Carpro Ironx the was then given its first coat of snow foam whilst this was dwelling I went round the car using APC in a foaming head bottle cleaning the fuel filler area and various gaps and grills. The snowfoam was then blasted off with the pressure washer, and then the car was given another coat of the same mix snowfoam and the car was washed using the 2 bucket method with grit guards in both buckets and a Carpro lambswool wash mitt. 
The car was then rinsed off using an open ended hose and I then went round the car with Tardis which was left to go to work before being wiped down with microfibre clothes. The car was then given a coat of Ironx again left to do its stuff before the car was washed down using the pressure washer.
Engine bay was cleaned with Megs APC a various detailing brushes before being rinsed with the pressure washer
The car was clayed using citrus bling and water mix (10 to 1) and a Bilt hamber soft clay bar which helped to pull more contaminates from the paint work it was then rewashed using the same method and dried using the woolly mammoth.

Engine Bay Before Start












Carpro Iron X At Work
















Snow Foaming











I then taped the car up and went round with various yellow 3m pads and Carpro Fixer polish, each panel was given a wipe down with Carpro eraser after polishing to check finish and remove any polishing oils.
Mixture of before, during and after polishing shots



























































Exhaust Polished With Britemax Metal Polish Twins











Engine Bay Dressed








The car was given 2 coats of Swissvax Best Of Show wax leaving wax t approx 60min between each coat again buffed using Uber buffing towels

The plastic trim was dressed using CarPro Perl which is a cracking product which a little goes a long way and gives a stunning finish.

After this I cleaned the glass and gave them all 2 coats of glass sealant

The alloys and callipers were sealed using 2 coats of Chemical guys Jetseal 109 and dressed the tyres using the Valet Pro tyre dressing

Finished shots












































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Offline Ginge 35Edition

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Re: Golf GTI Mk 6 Paint Enhancement Detail
« Reply #1 on: 10 December 2013, 08:00 »
Great work as always mate. Really liking the look of the metal polish twin set you've started to use. My bro gets his mk7 in March and have told him he'll need this on his detailing arsenal!