Here`s a enhancement detail i did on a Golf TDI, the car is generally well looked after by the owner who had just had the alloys reconditioned by a company in the town, boot had been debadged when he bought it. When he bought it due to some marks and swirls on the car he asked the dealer if they would sort them before he went to collect the car, and when he collected it looked ok but after a few weeks the marks/swirls started to come back.
The owner also suspected after buying the car it had some paint work done on the passenger side, which look highly likely going by the paint readings and loose trim on the car.
Products and equipment used
Dodo Lime prime
Uber microfiber towels
Uber drying towel
3m yellow pads 150mm 75 mm
Valet pro bilberry wheel cleaner
Valet pro tyre gel
Valet pro orange pre wash
Valet pro citrus bling
Valet pro PH neutral snow foam
Meg`s hyper dressing
Meg’s hyper wash
Meg’s last touch
Ultra fine blue clay bar
Various wheel brushes
Makita rotary polisher
Karcher pressure washer
Snow foam gun
Noodle wash mitt
Sheepskin wash mitt
Microfiber drying towel
Snow foam gun
3m masking tape
Chemical guys Jetseal 109
Megs APC
Chemical guy’s black light
Chemical guys V7
Race glaze 55 wax
The car before I start
I started by giving the car a spray down with the orange pre wash, this was then blasted off with the pressure washer and then the car was given a thick coating of foam made up of Valet pro snow foam and a shot of Megs hyper wash, grills and gaps cleaned with a small detailing brush.
Whilst this did its stuff I cleaned the wheels using a weak mix of bilberry wheel cleaner and various wheel brushes and the noodle wash mitt, no need for a strong approach as wheels are in a mint condition after just been powder coated. No pictures of this though, this was then blasted off with the pressure washer, and then the car was given another coat of foam and washed using Meg’s hyper wash and the 2 bucket method and a sheepskin wash mitt. The car was then rinsed off using a open ended hose and left wet before claying using Meg`s last touch and clean your car’s ultra fine blue clay bar then rewashed using the same method and dried using a spray of last touch and uber microfiber drying towel.
Various marks around the car noticed as I had worked my way round the car claying
The car was then taped up using 3m masking tape, a couple of quick 50/50 using the lime prime and 3m yellow polishing pads before getting on with the rest car
Then started to work my way round the rest of the car
After polishing my way round the car with the rotary the car was then given another coat of snow foam to clean off polish residue. Pressure washer rinsed and dried using a spray of last touch and uber microfiber drying towel.
First coat of Chemical guys jet seal 109 was put on the alloys inside and out using a small microfiber pad, buffed off after 20mins
The car was then given a coat of the Chemical guy’s black light again using the rotary polisher and a small glazing pad; this was left for approx 20min and then buffed using the uber microfiber towels.
The car was then given a coat of the Race glaze 55 wax applied by hand and again buffed using the uber microfiber towels; the car was given a final wipe down with the Chemical guys V7
Some reflection shots
The wheels were given another coat of Jetseal 109 and the arches where given a coat of Meg`s hyper dressing and the tyres giving a coat of Valet pro tyre dressing. All glass cleaned with neat Valet pro citrus bling.
Leaving me with this.
