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Offline Ess_Three

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Shiny!
« on: 19 May 2012, 14:34 »
Decided to treat the Mk6 to a spot of TLC...

Wet sanded the touched in stonechips with 4000 grit paper, broke out the Megs G220 polishing machine...got bored, so thought I'd give rotary polishing a go...first attempt with a Makita Rotary so taking it easy with that!

Got all the swirls etc out, gave it 3 coats of Menzerna FMJ, 3 coats of Raceglaze Series 55 carnauba wax, and a final wipe down with Jeffs Carnauba Jett.



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Offline JamesR27

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Re: Shiny!
« Reply #1 on: 19 May 2012, 14:40 »
Brilliant results. Red looks so good when freshly polished.
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Offline Mitch1987

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Re: Shiny!
« Reply #2 on: 19 May 2012, 16:29 »
Beautiful, any more pics?
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Offline Neil gti

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Re: Shiny!
« Reply #3 on: 19 May 2012, 17:16 »
Must be torture that bud, polishing her up and not been able to take her for a spin,
 :angry: :cry: feel for you mate
Got any more pics
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Offline Ess_Three

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Re: Shiny!
« Reply #4 on: 19 May 2012, 17:38 »
No more pics as yet because I've only done the A pillars forward  :grin:

I can do the roof, tailgate and rear bumper in the garage, then I'll get it onto the drive for the sides.
I'll get some pics them.
Maybe later on next week.
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Offline Murrayedition35

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Re: Shiny!
« Reply #5 on: 19 May 2012, 18:42 »
Looking good.... :cool:  more pics....
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Offline Mr GTD

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Re: Shiny!
« Reply #6 on: 19 May 2012, 19:49 »
Now that's Shiney!

Good job.
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Offline JonnyG

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Re: Shiny!
« Reply #7 on: 19 May 2012, 23:25 »
Good work    :cool: :cool: :cool:  ... and a very wet looking finish

Look forward to seeing the whole car when finished  :smiley:

As James says, red does look good when all polished  ..... swirl free and waxed up 
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Re: Shiny!
« Reply #8 on: 20 May 2012, 08:53 »
Now that *IS* shiny!
I wouldn't dare touch the paintwork with any abrasive paper, I know I'd ruin it, even tho there's a patch or two of other peoples kind efforts to 'polish' a panel or two with their supermarket trollys... I'll have to look into getting them done professionally eventually  :cry:

And just *how* many overhead lights do you have in your garage? :cool:
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Re: Shiny!
« Reply #9 on: 20 May 2012, 12:36 »
Quote from: andyr on 20 May 2012, 08:53
Now that *IS* shiny!
I wouldn't dare touch the paintwork with any abrasive paper, I know I'd ruin it, even tho there's a patch or two of other peoples kind efforts to 'polish' a panel or two with their supermarket trollys... I'll have to look into getting them done professionally eventually  :cry:

As long as you take things easy, measure the paint depth and start with the mildest paper/pads/compounds you can get away with, and have the right machines to recover it, it's fine to wet sand.
Its like everything...the more you do it, the more confident you become.

That's not so say that looking at a bonnet with a few dozen completely matt sections wasn't slightly worrying.


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And just *how* many overhead lights do you have in your garage? :cool:

I believe there is 20  :grin:
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