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Dave KG · 06-28-09, 04:35

Driver's door using the above methods... Befores:

Afters...

I'll admit I am not a fan of the halgoen light for assessing the paint finish for reasons discussed before - they can mask light hologramming... They are great for general work lights though. But out with the Sun Gun to assess the true quality of the finish...

Andrew seen here using the DA and a thin Detailers Domain polishing pad to fit neatly into the painted grille...

And to great effect in these afters...

The passenger side door was looking rather sorry for itself in terms of lack of depth to the paint...

Serious marring in the finish under the gun...

Correction and refining process as above restored the gloss...

And rid the paint of the swirls, with a nice crystal sharp finish

Standard paint regions did not require aggressive compounding for the correction process, and Stuart worked away with Menzerna PO85RD3.02 Intensive Polish to remove these swirls...

Refining carried out with Meguiars #205 as above:

After full machining, the car was wiped down with IPA mixed 50/50 with water (used neat can be troublesome owing to fast evaporation robbing you of your work time). The overall finish after machine polishing stage only...

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Dave KG Flying Scotsman Dave KG is offline Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Dundee, Bonnie Scotland Posts: 1,087	Re: VW Golf - Restoring the Gloss - Tuition Detail Driver's door using the above methods... Befores: Afters... I'll admit I am not a fan of the halgoen light for assessing the paint finish for reasons discussed before - they can mask light hologramming... They are great for general work lights though. But out with the Sun Gun to assess the true quality of the finish... Andrew seen here using the DA and a thin Detailers Domain polishing pad to fit neatly into the painted grille... And to great effect in these afters... The passenger side door was looking rather sorry for itself in terms of lack of depth to the paint... Serious marring in the finish under the gun... Correction and refining process as above restored the gloss... And rid the paint of the swirls, with a nice crystal sharp finish Standard paint regions did not require aggressive compounding for the correction process, and Stuart worked away with Menzerna PO85RD3.02 Intensive Polish to remove these swirls... Refining carried out with Meguiars #205 as above: After full machining, the car was wiped down with IPA mixed 50/50 with water (used neat can be troublesome owing to fast evaporation robbing you of your work time). The overall finish after machine polishing stage only... __________________ "A thing of beauty is a joy for ever: Its loveliness increases; it will never pass into nothingness; .... "