What I Are Been Doing Today...

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What I Are Been Doing Today...

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If you guys are interested, heres how I spent my day. Very sad I know :blush:

12 hour day today on a work-mates daily. Very tidy it is too. Great wheels and nice and low, what VWs should be. Car was pretty clean to begin with so just a quick foam needed

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Valet Pro PH Foam mixed with Megs Gold Class Shampoo doing its thang...

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Clayed with BH soft, water as lube. Next to nothing coming off. Looked like it had been re-sprayed as there was a few laquer issues. However always worth claying, surface did benefit from it plus the owner got a lesson in how to clay...

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2BM wash followed...

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Maxi Suds, Noodle mitt, Autobrite buckets and dried with a mixture of towels. Shuts tackled with a weak solution of Insta Finish APC and a selection of brushes. Before...

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After...

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Brought inside to examine the swirls....

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Not too bad to be fair. :thumb:

Just thought this might make a nice pic...

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G220, Rubbish Boys Polishing Pad (these things are huge! Get them bought! ;) ) Megs 83 gave these 50/50s...

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Totally clear finish...

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Rolled outside, foamed to remove polish powder...

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Z6 wipedown followed....

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Supernatural LSP, Z6 wipedown and final Z8 wipedown...

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Terrible reflection attempt, sun had gone down at this point... :(

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Wheels cleaned with weak Billberry, Megs metal polish and Z6 wipedown. Tyres with Megs Endurance...

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Finished article...

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Parting shot with my filthy beast! Any excuse..... :lol:

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Definatly needed a new camera. Great little car tho, thought I'd share! :good:

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Lotta Jargon in there... but nice result.

Now put that jargon into English so we can all have a bit :hehe:


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excellent stuff Alex - and at last a car that Teardrops actually look good on!


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Not normally a fan of the 6N .. prefer the 6N2 but that looks great Alex - fantastic job on the paintwork, really glistens :chill:


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Thanks guys! 2 of these a week and I could quit my job! :hehe:
GTXTRA wrote:excellent stuff Alex - and at last a car that Teardrops actually look good on!
Really? I think US 16vs look great on them. But you are right, 80s wheels really suit 90s VWs, saw a MK3 Golf the other day on snowflakes. Honestly looked very nice!

Again, thanks for the nice words gents

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Did you use a rotary on that Alex? to get the swirls out?


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Nah mate, I use a DA. When I'm more experienced I plan on getting a rotary as the process is much quicker with one I'm lead to believe.

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nice work alex,I have to ask whats the charges for that kind of behaviour?


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What's a DA?


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District Attorney. :hi:


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81GTi wrote:nice work alex,I have to ask whats the charges for that kind of behaviour?
Thanks bud! Pros begin to charge at around £200. Depending on how much work/time is needed. I'm a cheap date by comparison
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Reverend Frog wrote:What's a DA?
Sorry bud, Dual Action. Basically safer than a rotory, less chance of damaging the paint :good:

This is the one I use...

http://www.i4detailing.co.uk/acatalog/K ... her_1.html

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looks real good very nice job how much is the car shampo polish, and wheel or metal polish to buy you did the wheels with, i use auto glym in all most all there range never tried polshing my alloys i have the metal polish i use to polsh her under the bonnet as well as in my stainless steel


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