Golf Gti Edition 30 BLACK

[JJ_]

Well this is the first time in a long while I have had the chance to actually detail a car I bought near enough 1 year ago.



As you can see I haven`t been using the detailer`s wash methods, believe it or not I used to detail my car weekly i.e. glaze etc.



Anyway, this is an 2007 Golf Gti Edition 30 and as you can see it`s black - well in the loosest meaning of the word ! :thumb:



Wash



Snow Foam left to dwell

Alloys treated with bilberry

Snow Foam jet washed

Two wash bucket method with grit guards

Maxi Suds II

Four wash mitts, two upper, two lower

Dryed with sonus wonder

De Tarred and then clayed

Re-washed and dried





Polish

As always I used the meguiars polishing pads, I have tried others and we`ll leave it at that.

Metabo machine

Menzerna P0 85 RD



Sealant

Poorboys Ex-P * 2



Wax

Zymol Glasur



What I would like to mention is that I am not trying for full defect removal as I will have this paint for circa five years. However, it does look phenomenal.



Befores



http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y238/JJ_/Barney/Golf%20Gti/IMG_8450.jpg



http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y238/JJ_/Barney/Golf%20Gti/IMG_8456.jpg



http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y238/JJ_/Barney/Golf%20Gti/IMG_8458.jpg



http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y238/JJ_/Barney/Golf%20Gti/IMG_8464.jpg



http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y238/JJ_/Barney/Golf%20Gti/IMG_8481.jpg



http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y238/JJ_/Barney/Golf%20Gti/IMG_8482.jpg



Afters THANK FRANK !



http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y238/JJ_/Barney/Golf%20Gti/IMG_8499.jpg



http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y238/JJ_/Barney/Golf%20Gti/IMG_8493.jpg



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http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y238/JJ_/Barney/Golf%20Gti/IMG_8488.jpg



It started raining just when I was removing the wax so I don`t have any outdoor photo`s as yet. I am very happy at the gloss level compared to before it was terrible.



Questions/Comments always welcomes as long as they are nice. lol ! :devil:



John.

[JJ_]

Hey guys, here are the afters. Taken on a 3MP setting as I hardly had any space. Very over cast, however, they are outside lol!



Enjoy.



http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y238/JJ_/Barney/Golf%20Gti/P1010105.jpg



http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y238/JJ_/Barney/Golf%20Gti/P1010104.jpg



http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y238/JJ_/Barney/Golf%20Gti/P1010103.jpg



http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y238/JJ_/Barney/Golf%20Gti/P1010100.jpg



http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y238/JJ_/Barney/Golf%20Gti/P1010099.jpg



Cheers !

[JJ_]

Wee update went out today as I had said earlier wasn`t completely happy with the finish, also I have a rogue Microfibre which has marred my paint take a look !!!



http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y238/JJ_/Barney/Golf%20Gti/golfgtitoday001.jpg



Pretty appalling I think, advertised as an MF which will NOT marr or scratch the paint, luckily I have two just incase one was faulty they both instill marring. Roughly £7 a pop so not cheap either, I will stick with Sonus for my final wipe down.



The Zymol Glasur was lasting well as we can see this is three coats in and the water simply bounces off the car, quite amazing.



http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y238/JJ_/Barney/Golf%20Gti/golfgtitoday019.jpg



http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y238/JJ_/Barney/Golf%20Gti/golfgtitoday022.jpg

Bit of an arty farty shot, we west-enders do love a bit of art lol



http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y238/JJ_/Barney/Golf%20Gti/golfgtitoday028.jpg



You can see some marring in this photo, it looks fine "face on" however as you walk round the marring becomes very obvious :(



Never mind, I cleansed the paint with Klasse AIO to remove any zymol or oils left over. Next I used Final Finish 106FF Menzerna on a Meguiars Polishing pad on the WHOLE car :(. I got this result though :D hehe



http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y238/JJ_/Barney/Golf%20Gti/golfgtitoday033.jpg



http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y238/JJ_/Barney/Golf%20Gti/golfgtitoday046.jpg



I gave the car a wash down to remove any splatter or residue. I then HD Cleansed the paintwork and applied a coat of Zymol Glasur. As per usual I can`t wait till it rains so I gave it a wee spray



http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y238/JJ_/Barney/Golf%20Gti/golfgtitoday058.jpg



Much happier now.

[JJ_]

Jeez 374 views and not one comment :( I forgot I had to earn posts on autopia hehe

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[Smoothfinish]

Looks great. I don`t think you could ask it to bead any better than that.

[alwaysbored786]

thats some crazy water beading in the last pic, great job!

[JJ_]

Thanks guys! The beading pic is pretty crazy I think the sun is just reflecting off the car and catching the beads.

[Jeroen]

Love the last photo, great beading :)