2005 Black VW Passat, first correction with the new M205

**RaskyR1** · 03-04-2009, 10:35 AM

I did this vehicle a little while back, but since I`m still new to Autopia I thought I`d share some of my work...

My first correction with the new Meguiars M205 polish.

2005 VW Passat. Owner was not looking for a full correction, just wanted the interior done and a 1-step on the outside. I cleaned this car about 18 months ago but the touchless car washes have taken their toll on th paint. It was a good test to see what M205 could do on the hard VW clear coat.

Products used:

Gold Class Soap

Mild Clay

Last Touch

APC

APC+

Meguiars Glass Cleaner (Detailer Line)

Quick Interior detailer

Meguiars #40

Hyper dressing

M205

NXT 2.0

Tools:

Rotary with W8207 Polishing pad

FLEX with W9207 Finishing pad

Little Green Machine

Wet-Vac

Various brushes

Before pics....you gotta love MN winters!

Paint condition

50/50 shot, the new M205 seemed to do an excellent job removing defects for being a finishing polish. This was after the Rotary and W8207 pad. I later followed with the FLEX and W9207, which added a LOT more gloss.

Afters

Loving my new camera and tripod

Some day pics

Thanks for looking,

Rasky

**Apollo_Auto** · 03-04-2009, 10:39 AM

Looks great Rasky!

**RaskyR1** · 03-04-2009, 10:48 AM

Originally Posted by Apollo_Auto

Looks great Rasky!

Thanks! :wavey

**ShineTech** · 03-04-2009, 10:58 AM

Great job as always!

**romar** · 03-04-2009, 12:49 PM

Very nice correction - beautiful interior work, too! :2thumbs:

**RaskyR1** · 03-04-2009, 12:54 PM

Thanks guys!

**dublifecrisis** · 03-04-2009, 01:12 PM

wow man...205 has some pretty hefty cut when used right huh? on a black VW no less.

dang looks great.

**RaskyR1** · 03-04-2009, 01:17 PM

Originally Posted by dublifecrisis

wow man...205 has some pretty hefty cut when used right huh? on a black VW no less.

dang looks great.

Thanks!

I would say it had a little more cut than M80, but finishes down like PO85RD.

**tom p.** · 03-04-2009, 01:48 PM

Originally Posted by RaskyR1

I cleaned this car about 18 months ago but the touchless car washes have taken their toll on th paint.

Touchless car washes doing damage? No way :grinno:

The owner must have been very pleased! The car looks awesome.

Do you want to share any more thoughts on the M205? I`m curious to hear any details you might be able to share (I`m getting ready to purchase based upon the wonderful things folks have said over the past few weeks). Thanks, Rasky.

**RaskyR1** · 03-04-2009, 02:05 PM

Originally Posted by tom p.

Touchless car washes doing damage? No way :grinno:

The owner must have been very pleased! The car looks awesome.

Do you want to share any more thoughts on the M205? I`m curious to hear any details you might be able to share (I`m getting ready to purchase based upon the wonderful things folks have said over the past few weeks). Thanks, Rasky.

lol, I should have clarified with "auto washes" rather than "touchless". The owner has never hand washed a car in his life!

M205 is AWESOME! Hands down my fovorite polish to use right now.

-It`s very easy to use, wipes off more like an LSP rather than a polish.

-Produces excellent gloss.

-Is capable of removing more defects than most finishing polishes, yet finishes down just as good, if not better than some of the best polishes out there.

-A little goes a long way.

-Great working time, not too long and not too short.

-Works great with both DA and rotary, though I REALLY like it on the Flex 3401.

-When used with M105 it eliminates the need for a middle polish.

-Seems to work very well on soft paints that would normally micro marr.

Dave KG also did an excellent review of M205 over on DetailingWorld.com. I check that out if you haven`t already seen it.

Rasky

**dublifecrisis** · 03-04-2009, 02:28 PM

I`m glad I picked this stuff up. I only dabbled with it a little but was a little distracted at the time. Looks like a customer would get their money`s worth on a 1 step if 205 is used....especially when used correctly.