Calling all owners of black GTIs

[Emeye]

People suggest you don't use a car wash and do it yourself with a mitt with the 2 bucket method - I used to do this on my previous cars, but the problem is you then get so close to the car that you see every new chip or scratch!

Now I pay some illegal immigrants £3 to do it for me every week or so, and I just try to not look too closely - ignorance is bliss!

[ccaasjf]

Diamond black metallic, 17 month old and apart from a very light scratch caused by a shopping trolley on the passenger side rear wheel arch it is still perfect.

Use washing Mitt and AG body Shampoo, then AG Aquawax.

Wax the car with AG High Def Wax last September, have just rewaxed the car last weekend and it is perfect from a very hard winter no swirls!

IMO High Ded Wax is much better than Aquawax and should last the life of the car not bad for 36quid. Use Aquawax to finish the car off after a regular wash, always using Micro Fibre clothes.

[martininwillerby]

Hi All....  Get yourself over to detailingworld.co.uk

See for yourself what can be done to your car.

martininwillerby

[pitch3110]

Results from a new boy with a Megs G220 dual action machine polisher

Before


After


who's a clever chap then??......answers on a post card......
 

[pany]

but not that clever or you would have used a rotary. Same results in 1/4 the time 

[Edition30]

^why i didnt go for black + white looks better whenits just been cleaned!

Im sorry but nothing looks better than black when its just been cleaned. White just looks the same dirty or clean.

[Cass]

^why i didnt go for black + white looks better whenits just been cleaned!

Im sorry but nothing looks better than black when its just been cleaned. White just looks the same dirty or clean.

You are quite correct 

Cass

[pitch3110]

but not that clever or you would have used a rotary. Same results in 1/4 the time 

You are prob quite right pany, but I would not use a rotary on my car as I am a complete & utter novice.

A Dual Action is a bit idiot proof, which suits me down to the ground

But yes, I was prob 45mins a panel to get that result which is a long time

[Teutonic_Tamer]

Black cars are like women - high maintenance!   

I've had two black cars previously, and never again.

I actually use the "3M Perfect-It" range, and even with a rotary polisher and lambswool bonnet, they are very very good - and IMHO, much better than AG SRP at removing swirls.  And the 3M stuff is excellent on harder paints too, such as the two-pack paints.

[AlanD]

I got a large thorn scratch down the side of mine whilst going through some country lanes. I used some Maguiers X-Scratch along the whole side of the panels. Allied it a few times and the washed her and now you cant see it at all. Its only about £10 a tube so worth trying that first imo.



I don't have any before and after pictures but you honestly cant see it at all now. I think it really depends on how deep they scratch is. Also I wouldn't say the black paint is any more prone to scratching than another coloured paint. Only problem with the black is that as soon as it rains all the dirty rain water shows. Roll on the summer