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Offline butler2.8i

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Golf GTTDI Paint Enhancement Detail
« on: 05 December 2013, 08:47 »
Golf GTTDI 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
Megs 105/205
Makita rotary polisher
Carpro Sheepskin wash mitt
Carpro Dlux
CarPro Pearl
Carpro eraser
Carpro Ironx
Blackfire Midnight Sun
Blackfire Wet Diamond All Metal Sealent
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
Glass Sealant
Britemax Metal Polish Twins
00 grade wire wool

The wheels were being removed after the wash and decontamination process to be powder coated so they were not cleaned

 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.


Snow Foaming







Wheels sealed Once Back From Powder Coating








Car Before Start





















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














































Flake Starting To Pop





Engine Bay Dressed



Exhaust Polished







The car was given 2 coats of Blackfiire Midnight Sun 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

Finished shots









































Here’s a link to my facebook page

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Offline Booth11

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Re: Golf GTTDI Paint Enhancement Detail
« Reply #1 on: 05 December 2013, 19:48 »
Another cracking job.  Shame you are so far away.
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Re: Golf GTTDI Paint Enhancement Detail
« Reply #2 on: 05 December 2013, 20:50 »
Stunning mate!