by "arl" (arl1968)
Published 05/20/2017 at 18:53
by "arl" (arl1968)
Published 05/20/2017 at 18:53
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STARS: 6
I am wiped out from a total detail and some mod work. But it’s so nice to have a polished and waxed car.
Decided to use the overcast day to detail the GTI. It’s had a few washes this spring, but it really needed a deep detail.
In a nutshell, here’s what got done.
- Washed and clayed with clay mitt
- Polished with dual action polisher using Wolfgang 3.0 total swirl remover. True professionals would have taped off the windshield and trim, but I wasn’t feeling professional today, I just did my best to stay away from glass and trim. I did a pretty good job at it.
- Hand applied Klasse AIO.
- Hand applied Collonite 845 wax. Used baby bottle warmer to keep it pliable and in a sort of liquid state.
- Cleaned and detailed the tires, wheels, exterior trim, sunroof, and under the hood (engine was pretty clean and didn’t need a major wash, just a wipe down of big parts).
- Vacuumed the interior, applied Aerospace 303 to interior trim, applied leather conditioner to the seats, cleaned all the glass.
- Went back and applied second coat of wax by hand, this time using Collonite 476. Yes, I know, probably overkill. But I loves me some Collonite and I wanted 2 coats of wax, so I figured, what the heck - I’ll put the 476 paste wax on top of the 845 insulator wax. Worked great. Did one panel at a time and had no problems removing the wax. The paint is so slick you can’t put a microfiber on it or it just slides off.
- Installed my Black Forest Industries shifter and iPhone 5 SE mount. Love the BFI knob, it really matches up well with the Boomba short shifter, but the install is a giant PITA.
- Collapsed from exhaustion
"$kaycog" (skaycog)
05/20/2017 at 19:05, STARS: 1
It’s beautiful! Well worth your efforts.........squeaky clean!
"gettingoldercarguy" (gettingoldercarguy)
05/20/2017 at 19:05, STARS: 2
Gorgeous, nice job! Just worked off my hangover by doing upkeep on my detail job. Originally did a claybar, two coats of rejex (24 hours cure time per coat), then hand applied (melted in my hands) two coats of p21s concours.
"arl" (arl1968)
05/20/2017 at 19:26, STARS: 0
Ooh, P21s. Always wanted to try that. Nothing like a good day of detailing to sweat out the previous nights brews!
"Svend" (svend)
05/20/2017 at 19:28, STARS: 1
Looking good fella.
Clean car, clean and happy mind.
"Svend" (svend)
05/20/2017 at 19:37, STARS: 1
I wanted to clean Piglet twice this week to remove bird bombs and have something to clean.
But it rains and all the bird bombs disappear.
All my stuff sitting doing nothing.
"arl" (arl1968)
05/20/2017 at 19:42, STARS: 1
Ah very nice, Gtechniq does the ceramic coating, right? That’s a nice collection of detail products you have there.
I keep telling myself I’ve got to try coating one day, but then I get sucked back into wax...
Don’t you love it when the dirt and bird droppings just roll off the car!
"Svend" (svend)
05/20/2017 at 20:09, STARS: 0
They doing ceramic coatings but also Si02 based sealants such as C1.5v2 and C2v3.
I’m getting into Gyeon at the moment for ease of use. They do ceramic coatings with there Mohs range, but also Si02 based sealants and washes with their Q2m range.
With Gyeon Bathe+ shampoo you can wash and seal at the same time, so then rinse and dry or rinse and dry with Gyeon Cure as a drying aid which adds an extra layer of sealant.
That’s what Piglet is wearing now.
Ye’, it’s great when bird bombs wash right off in the rain, but not good when you enjoy cleaning cars and there is nothing to clean. :(