Work In Progress- VW GTI MKII

**baseballlover1** · 10-20-2007, 06:04 PM

Dad got this car for free, and hes been on my but to work on it. Finally got around to a little bit today.

Washed

Menzerna compound

Menzerna IP

The IP was applied after the pics were taken

The car isnt finished yet though

Before anything

The hood

After washing

closup

Closeup of the exact same place... after

Any thoughts or anything?

**baseballlover1** · 10-20-2007, 06:05 PM

By the way i didnt work on the whole hood today

**Old Pirate** · 10-20-2007, 06:08 PM

Once i get a rotary, that`s what i need to practice on!....Looking good!.........:usa

**imported_bigfoot** · 10-20-2007, 06:16 PM

So far, so good! Looking like it`ll be a nice car soon!

**David703** · 10-20-2007, 06:19 PM

Looks great. Can`t wait until the whole car is done!!:waxing:

**imported_smprince1** · 10-20-2007, 06:37 PM

So far, so good. You can tell already this one is gonna be a huge turn-around.:xyxthumbs

**BigLouMaxSE** · 10-20-2007, 07:01 PM

That oxidation is a lot like I battled on my 240sx...I love working on resto-projects. Good job so far.

**DW849** · 10-20-2007, 08:26 PM

Looks good - But did you burn through the edge of the hood?

**Joshua312** · 10-20-2007, 08:32 PM

Nice work, looking forward to seeing the full afters. It will definitely be a huge turn-around. Good job!

**Brian_Brice** · 10-20-2007, 08:33 PM

Looks like the edge was already gone through at least in one before pic, what machine did you use? I think you`re getting this whole detailing thing, you`ve come a long way in a short amount of time.

**baseballlover1** · 10-20-2007, 10:08 PM

Originally Posted by VaSuperShine

Looks like the edge was already gone through at least in one before pic, what machine did you use? I think you`re getting this whole detailing thing, you`ve come a long way in a short amount of time.

O that was done before i can around. i Was using my makita rotary. I was like "dad want me to make this look like a pinstripe" and he said "what the hell, sure daniel" so i thought i would see just how far paint would go before coming off. And that means a lot coming from you!

**Brian_Brice** · 10-20-2007, 10:20 PM

Originally Posted by baseballlover1

O that was done before i can around. i Was using my makita rotary. I was like "dad want me to make this look like a pinstripe" and he said "what the hell, sure daniel" so i thought i would see just how far paint would go before coming off. And that means a lot coming from you!

This car is perfect for you to learn how easy it "can be" to fully remove paint. It`s important you`re getting this kind of experience, sees how you have a square on the hood remaining i suggest spinning your machine over the opposite edge with the same aggressive products only see if you can keep from going through, granted this is not a tell tell sign of how easy it is to do on "every" paint job, but it should serve as a good barometer for you to keep notched in your head. Other than that, get as much experience with your makita as possible on cars like this, it will prove very worthy in the future.:up

**baseballlover1** · 10-20-2007, 10:43 PM

It didnt seem THAT easy to do. I put it up on the highest setting and basely moved the thing and it just made it shine up pretty well. I dont know if its my luck or what.

**Brian_Brice** · 10-20-2007, 11:03 PM

3000 rpm`s on a rotary will pretty much do that to any paint, practice running it at no higher than 1500 or lower.

**imported_JoshVette** · 10-20-2007, 11:11 PM

Originally Posted by VaSuperShine

3000 rpm`s on a rotary will pretty much do that to any paint, practice running it at no higher than 1500 or lower.

I agree, you might get away with 3000 rpm`s on that junker (no offense), but on a high end car where there`s more curves you can`t afford to screw up, not even once.

As mentioned, practice with it on 1500-1700 rpm`s as that`s more like what you`ll be using it for on a clients car that is not so heavily oxidized.