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dubcheryl

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Re: Oooh Satin-ey! Fresh paint and a mended sump!
« Reply #70 on: 26 May 2010, 06:37 »
Cheers for the comments guys, loving the escort, that looks pretty mental! Stow, what golf you planning on doing it to?
so far the paint has been holding up well, had to wash some bright white bird poo off, that really did show up!
It does scratch pretty easily but seems to come out with not too much trouble :afro:

Will be giving it a proper wash tonight, will let you know how that turns out :)
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Offline SoundillusioN

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Re: Oooh Satin-ey! Fresh paint and a mended sump!
« Reply #71 on: 26 May 2010, 09:34 »
Easy to scratch!  :shocked: easy to fix too though!  :grin: be good to know how you get on and what you use... stows new ride is here http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=156219.0
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dubcheryl

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Re: Oooh Satin-ey! Fresh paint and a mended sump!
« Reply #72 on: 26 May 2010, 09:49 »
Yeah.... i went down a little lane :rolleyes: ive never had a car with decent paint before!

I must just add i am quite against polishing, it will be a bucket and sponge job, i believe a car is to be driven! Its going to be a first for me to be washing something thats not completely sh!tbound :grin:
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Re: Oooh Satin-ey! Fresh paint and a mended sump!
« Reply #73 on: 26 May 2010, 09:52 »
Quote from: dubcheryl on 26 May 2010, 09:49
Yeah.... i went down a little lane :rolleyes: ive never had a car with decent paint before!

I must just add i am quite against polishing, it will be a bucket and sponge job, i believe a car is to be driven! Its going to be a first for me to be washing something thats not completely sh!tbound :grin:
catching the bushes eh?..... well you cant polish matte/satin anyway really can you so thats good.  i wonder if you have to dry it to prevent water marks??
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dubcheryl

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Re: Oooh Satin-ey! Fresh paint and a mended sump!
« Reply #74 on: 26 May 2010, 10:04 »
Will take pics later, let you see how it turns out :afro:

No need for polishing was one of the reasons i went for satin!
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Re: Oooh Satin-ey! Fresh paint and a mended sump!
« Reply #75 on: 26 May 2010, 10:07 »
Quote from: dubcheryl on 26 May 2010, 10:04
Will take pics later, let you see how it turns out :afro:

No need for polishing was one of the reasons i went for satin!
I second that... coool, be good to see.
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Re: Oooh Satin-ey! Fresh paint and a mended sump!
« Reply #76 on: 26 May 2010, 13:10 »
A mate of mine had a matt black Jetta GTI for a while.  He used to re-touch it after it was washed, using blackboard paint.  The paint becomes the polish substitute.  :cool:
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Re: Oooh Satin-ey! Fresh paint and a mended sump!
« Reply #77 on: 26 May 2010, 13:37 »
Quote from: Diamond Hell on 26 May 2010, 13:10
A mate of mine had a matt black Jetta GTI for a while.  He used to re-touch it after it was washed, using blackboard paint.  The paint becomes the polish substitute.  :cool:

Sweet :) thats my kind of polish!

Just ordered my tyres, should have stance by the end of the weekend :cool:
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Re: Oooh Satin-ey! Fresh paint and a mended sump!
« Reply #78 on: 26 May 2010, 16:58 »
Quote from: dubcheryl on 26 May 2010, 13:37
Quote from: Diamond Hell on 26 May 2010, 13:10
A mate of mine had a matt black Jetta GTI for a while.  He used to re-touch it after it was washed, using blackboard paint.  The paint becomes the polish substitute.  :cool:

Sweet :) thats my kind of polish!

Just ordered my tyres, should have stance by the end of the weekend :cool:

Just in time for VF too :)
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Re: Oooh Satin-ey! Fresh paint and a mended sump!
« Reply #79 on: 26 May 2010, 20:41 »
nice one! matt black is awesome, i've had mine on now for 6 months+ out in the weather and its the same it was the day it was sprayed. i note that it has rarely been cleaned!

i used a 10 cans i think, but i did the bay, which i think used up 2 cans. didnt take long at all, a few hours to mask, sand and spray and its touch dry within minutes!

oh and cant wait to see it with those steelies on!!  :drool:
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