2007 Volkswagen GTI Correction

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Completed recently, this car was done for Uber Porsche tech James @ Sharkwerks, new to him the car is a nice package with good power stock(Of course flashed by Alex for a "Little more') and a real sporty interior much like the R32.

Previous owner was not a "Car person" as it was in really bad shape which with this level of neglect due to plain " I don't care about my car" attitude, but the "Bones" of a good car were there.

As the vehicle came in......

New clay bar "Not so new anymore" tremendous amount of fallout & crust.

All the de-con steps completed(There were many...) finish finally stripped w/dawn /Mark V decon fallout remover/vinegar.

Initial 50/50's of the hood.

One of the biggest challenges of this job was the wafer thin clear, the readings tell the story.......

Deep marring on roof spoiler.

"B" pillars as bad as it can get.

Great correction was acheived.

Deep marring from a hedge or bush of some kind.

Low readings here as well.

After initial compounding....very carefully.

Marring on trim molding.

Corrected.

Lower rocker marred.

Clarity & gloss restored once again.

 

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Front bumper was especially hammered.

Pitted bumper, but much more clarity now.

Drivers side "B" pillar before.

After.

Top of rear bumper looked "Just lovely", you have to hit the commercial car wash quite a few times to cause this kind of damage.

Much better, but the two long scratches were to deep for 100% correction out in the middle part of the bumper.

Deep marring on tailights.

Marring on "VW" trunk badge.

Much better now.

Severe hard water etch.

Making progress.

Before.

Same area with Mark V water spot remover applied(Multiple applications were needed).

After and before the glass was polished to a high clarity & gloss.

Right rear window was the most affected area.

After water spot removal & polishing.

 

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LED pic of the passenger "B" pillar.

Interior was suprisingly clean, thus no before pics needed.

Badge denoting the rarity of the "Fahrenheit" package 870/1200 made.

"B" pillar and glass corrected nicely, was proud of this and wanted to get this right as Alex & James @ Sharkwerks have done alot for me and are the most honest "Tuning shop" shop I know of because integrity still matters......at least to me it does.

 

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Incoming write ups.

 

[Thomas Dekany]

Very nice!

 

[RaskyR1]

Great work once again bob!





LOL.....I don't think I've ever seen a car like "that" in your shop....

 

[autoconcierge]

Great work once again bob!





LOL.....I don't think I've ever seen a car like "that" in your shop....

I am the car snob..................................: :53:

 

[Scottwax]

Ah yes, the joys of VW paint correction! Nice job, looks terrific in the afters.

 

[Barry Theal]

Great work Bob! Nice change of scenery for ya there. This was probally easy for ya compared to all those cream puff exotics you get in:lol

 

[autoconcierge]

Great work Bob! Nice change of scenery for ya there. This was probally easy for ya compared to all those cream puff exotics you get in:lol

Just like the Aston/Bentley you recently did, they were "MINT" probably done by the end of the day........one steps at the most.

 

[Darkstar752]

Great work Bob! Glad to see that GTI looking tight and proper!

 

[schiddy]

Those B pillars came out amazing! Are they painted or that "weird b pillar plastic finish"?

 

[Accumulator]

Auto Concierge- Great work, and especially impressive considering how little paint you had to work with (that "87" reading was really something!).



Oh, and props to you for giving *them* props for being a trustworthy shop.