Tornado Red Golf 7R - Detailed by Lawrence

[LawrenceSA]

An existing customer of mine recently purchased this car and with roughly 30k km`s on the clock, it was obvious the previous owner didn`t show it any love. The swirls you will see ran so deep into the paint, 2 compounding session wasn`t enough to remove all of it, and in hindsight, a full wetsand would have probably been a better approach - but that wasn`t the scope of the detail.


Whichever `body shop` did the repaint on the front end also didn`t show much love for their work either, but that`s unfortunately par for the course in a lot of cases...


So time to get started. The engine bay was tackled first. It wasn`t all that dirty and so the a basic clean was performed - everywhere was cleaned using Carchem APC and MF towels, Q-tips, a blower and various brushes. The plastics were then dressed using Autofinesse Dressel and the painted surfaces cleaned/polished/protected using Autofinesse Tripple




















Next up the wheels. I was asked by one of the forum members to show the brushes I use for wheel cleaning so here is a small sequence of pictures to show what I typically do when cleaning the wheels.


First, I have a dedicated wheel bucket with a grit guard in it





I usually fill it halfway with hot water, then to 3/4 with cold, and some shampoo, and hit it with the hosepipe to create some suds





I then take my brushes





And place them in the bucket a short while before getting started on the wheels/arches/tires etc.





This is what the wheels looked like on arrival





Fender wells - HP rinse | Clean with Carchem APC | HP rinse | Dry | Dress with Autofinesse Dressel
Tires- HP rinse | Clean with Angelwax Billberry | HP rinse | Dry | Dress with Gyeon Tire Coat
Wheels - HP rinse | Clean with Angelwax Billberry | HP rinse | Dry | Seal with Gyeon Wetcoat
Brake Calipers - HP rinse | Clean with Angelwax Billberry | HP rinse | Dry | Seal with Gyeon Wetcoat


(no dedicated pics of the wheels after)


Then it was time to wash the car and decontaminate the car


Condition before














It was still early in the morning making it difficult to capture the defects in the paint














Pre-wash - HP rinse | Valet Pro Citrus Prewash | HP rinse | Angelwax Fastfoam | HP rinse
Wash - Carchem Luxury Shampoo | Lambswool wash mitts
Dry - Waffle Weave Drying Towel | ONR as a lubricant
Tar removal - Valet Pro Citrus Tar Remover
Iron removal - Carchem Revolt | HP rinse
Clay - Shield Heavy Duty | ONR as a lubricant
Inside Fuel Flap / Door Shuts - HP rinse | Carchem APC | HP rinse | Dry | Polish and Protect with Autofinesse Tripple





This was all over the passenger side rear quarter panel





Tar remover was used to knock off the bulk off it (the rest was polished off)





Then it was time to tackle the door jambs and boot jamb, and other little areas all too often overlooked.


Cleaned/Polished/Protected - Autofinesse Tripple | Q-tips | MF towels











The sunroof also needed some attention














Exhaust tip cleaning - Carchem APC
Exhaust tip Polishing and Protection - Menzerna Polishing Cream | Meguiars NXT All Metal Polish








Then it was time to tackle the paint.


Paint readings
Bonnet - 189µ to 264µ
Driver`s side A-pillar 74µ to 93µ
Remainder of the car - 102µ to 138µ
Paint Correction - Menzerna FG400 | Blue Lake Country Hybrid Wool Pads / Flex 3401 (twice everywhere, with certain spots hit for a third time)
Paint refinement - Menzerna SF4000 | White Lake Country Hybrid Pads | Flex 3401
Paint Inspection / Pre-sealant Clean - Gyeon Prep
Protection - Dodo Juice Iron Gloss Sealant | Dodo Juice Orange Crush


























Then the interior was sorted out


Glass - Autoglym Fast Glass
Plastics - Clean with Carchem APC | Wipe with damp MF towel | Protect with 303 Aerospace
Carpets - Vacuum | Brush | Vacuum
Leather - Clean with Carchem APC | Wipe with damp MF towel | Protect with Collinite 855
Door rubbers - Clean with Shield Heavy Duty Vinyl and Rubber Cleaner | Protect with Aerospace 303











Finally the exterior rubbers and glass were tackled.


Exterior Rubbers - Shield Heavy Duty Vinyl and Rubber Cleaner | Aerospace 303
Exterior Glass - Gyeon Prep

[LawrenceSA]

Some after shots with my cell












































And with my DSLR




















Total time taken 48 hours


Thanks for looking, and as always any questions or comments are welcome.


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[trashmanssd]

Awesome work, great write up, love all the pics. Golf R is one my favorite cars great looking, very practicle, yet (from what I have read/heard) very fun to drive.

[mjlinane]

Excellent work!

[Pats300zx]

Fantastic job !!!

[Priyaka]

That red looks beautiful! Great job. Thanks for sharing the detailed write-up.

[LawrenceSA]

Thank you all very much for your kind words!

[Concourswanna b]

Great job on a really nice vehicle.

[XxBoostinxX]

Such an awesome color red. Excellent work!