Black VW Golf TDI - Paint Correction + Some Wetsanding

jonjay

50 Years of 911

Jun 27, 2005

5,843

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Essex

• Jul 30, 2012

• #1

mk4 VW Golf TDI – The Forgotten Detail

For some strange reason I totally forgot about this detail I did last year. It was 3 days of hard graft trying to get this car to show some remnants of a glorious life. If there was ever a detailing job I underestimated it was this one for sure but definitely a detail I learnt a lot from.

Car came is “smashing” condition, thanks Rams and Mrs Rams! My arms still hurt a year on…yes they do lol.

 

Last edited: Jul 30, 2012

jonjay

50 Years of 911

Jun 27, 2005

5,843

1

Essex

• Jul 30, 2012

• #2

Products
Wash n Drying

• Dodo Juice Supernatural Shampoo
• AutoSmart G101 All Purpose Cleaner
• AutoSmart Tardis
• Valet Pro as Snowfoam
• Chemical Guys Orange Degreaser
• Wolfs Chemicals De-ironiser
• PB Super Plush Drying Towel
• Various microfibers

Body Work

• CYC clay
• AutoSmart Reglaze
• Menzerna PowerGloss
• Menzerna IP
• Mequairs 205

Sealants and Waxes

• Chemical Guys Hardcore XXX Wax

Plastics, Rubbers and Glass

• CG Tyre Gel
• Autobrite Crystal
• AutoSmart Finish
• WD40

Tools

• Dodo Juice Spin Doctor Rotary

 

jonjay

50 Years of 911

Jun 27, 2005

5,843

1

Essex

• Jul 30, 2012

• #3

Paint now clean just looks lifeless.

Yummy clean water!

 

jonjay

50 Years of 911

Jun 27, 2005

5,843

1

Essex

• Jul 30, 2012

• #4

Got the car in the batcave and my heart sank. The reality of the situation was that the whole car needed a wet sand to get rid of the orange peel. Unfortunately I only had the car for 2 days so this was not possible.

 

jonjay

50 Years of 911

Jun 27, 2005

5,843

1

Essex

• Jul 30, 2012

• #5

The car was fully corrected of swirls and scratches however upon close inspection the orange peel on the bonnet let the whole car down. There no way I was wanted to leave the bonnet in the state it was. Out came the wet and dry and a further 6 hours of wet sanding and machine polishing ensued.

Paint finish in all its glory pre wax.

 

jonjay

50 Years of 911

Jun 27, 2005

5,843

1

Essex

• Jul 30, 2012

• #6

RESULTS

 

jonjay

50 Years of 911

Jun 27, 2005

5,843

1

Essex

• Jul 30, 2012

• #7

Year late but better late than never!

Comments welcome as always.

 

blackcupra180

Active Member

Aug 4, 2009

514

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fife

• Jul 30, 2012

• #8

wow what a finish am gonna attempt to make my car look better in the the next week or so and it's well... Not in any better condition than what that golf was.


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jonjay

50 Years of 911

Jun 27, 2005

5,843

1

Essex

• Aug 6, 2012

• #9

Cheers!

 

n_d_fox

Sep 3, 2009

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Walsall, West Mids

• Aug 14, 2012

• #10

Brilliant stuff Maz... there is nothing on the market that can achieve the level of clarity and gloss that wet sanding does but it definitely takes a lot of time and practice / patience.

Did my brothers golf mk5 again on saturday and after 2 hours on the bonnet alone we decided it wasnt going to get any better and we'd look at wet sanding it when we have more time. The bonnet has had paint in the past and its harder than anything i have ever dealt with before (which is unusual for none factory paint)... the rest of the car by comparison was a doddle but still took us 5 hours to machine (2 stage) and that was with both of us working - me bashing, him refining !

 

Deleted member 77040

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• Aug 14, 2012

• #11

good work mate! my ibiza needs a good correction done just havent got the time at the moment with sorting out a house and moving in along with working!!