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Suj's Stanced MK2 Ibiza GTI Dub :D.....SHE'S GONEEEEE :( (Last Pics, pg29)

suj

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Sorry john, I got called up late last night, as my uncles car broke down, so I had to drop my cousin off today to the airport, gutted, washed the car yesterday and everything

Oh well, always next year!
 
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suj

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suj, your car is shining now like the sun :D great work ;) nice pictures :)

thanks araz, i appreciate it :)

Suj i wanna konw how you got it that shiny! im so jealous its crazy

thanks matt

it's all down to detailing mate

what i used was the following

Detailing
1) polished wheels (using Brasso stuff, my god is it hard work, did all 4 lips), then using a wheel cleaner (or some fairy + spray bottle, try and get a good one that will foam up, from elitecarcleaning/cleanyourcar) then using a wheel brush got into all the hard to get places, then rinse
2) spray car with water (I use a pressure washer, helps get the dirt off) cleaning inner arches etc
3) using the 2 bucket method (1 filled with Meguiars Gold Class Shampoo + warm-ish water, 1 filled with just water) using a hand mitt work your way around the car, everytime you want to get more shampoo put it into the bucket with just water and get rud of the dirt and rinse in this bucket, then get more shampoo
I always split the car into 4 (Left, Right, Rear and front, and I split the roof with the Left/Right, and rinse after each section with pressure washer)
4) keep the car wet, and using a clay (Bilt Hammer is excellent, as you can use water as a lube, so saves you using a detailer spray, so saves money :)) make sure the panel being clayed is lube'd up well, or can cause damage
5) rinse with pressure washer (if you want to, not necessary)
6) using 2 micro fibre's, dry the whole car (1 in each hand, keep wringing out the water), (also get 1 the microfibres and dry all the openings, so open the boot and dry all the water, the door gaps, this stops water dripping when you are going to wax the car)
then using another microfibre, dry the wheels too
7) polish the car (I use Autoglym Super Resin Polish, but will hopefully get a rotary polish and Zaino stuff soon), work in circles, then in straight lines every few strokes to make sure it is even, then buff off with a microfibre cloth
8) you can use a sealant, but not necessary
9) use a wax, i use Autoglym HD Wax (amazing stuff for the price), wax the whole car, then buff off, can do more than 1 layer, I did 2, before winter I will do 3 over that period :)
10) using a cloth and Tesco's Ground Nut Oil I put onto all the plastic trims (then buff off)
11) put sealant on wheels, and tyre dressing

then stand back and faint from exhaustion :p

Maintaining
the car will not need polishing/waxing for the next 2-3months, so just wash car or using a detailing spray every week keep it clean
so step 1) can be done again (but not using fairy, as it will strip the sealant, using the car shampoo)

then you just do 2), 3) and 6) and it will look awesome :D




hope it helps people :p
 
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Ah man thats a lot to do :) but if it makes your car look like that then it is worth it :)
I can take a few tips from this :D gonna be putting 2 layers of wax on mine, is just getting the time to do it lol
 

suj

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lol, not really, every 3months is nothing (and just keep washing every week or 2)? piss easy :p

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bored, so did some playing on PS :)
is my car a cartoon car? :p
 

suj

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Jan 1, 2009
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Thanks people :)
Crezz send me a pick, drop me a PM on facebook later on, will try it for ya

Arun CS5 mate, its awesome!

Thanks kezz and phil :)
 

suj

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Jan 1, 2009
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Yeah I know what ya meant, but looked better like this, I tried B&W didn't look good lol, if ya do send me your pic, can do it for ya if ya like :)
 
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