audicoupej
New member
A client recently contacted me asking when I could get to this car. He traded his old VW in and had just picked up this Salsa Red GLI about a week ago. He wanted to get it looking good as soon as possible. I had hoped it wouldn't need as much work as his old VW (detail thread: http://www.autopia.org/forum/pro-details-before-after/123873-couple-vw-s.html ). Well, we were in for a rude awakening. I spent 19+ hours on this GLI myself, not counting my help from my business partner and the owner! Anyboy have a suggestion for somthing that will speed things up on hammered cars?
The car sat at the local dealers used car lot for a few months and it appears they run them thru the tunnel was at the dealership non stop. Every square inch of the car had deep linear marring which made polishing out all the RIDS a never ending task. We got the car to about 95% corrected.
Cheap foamer used to presoak while the wheels, tires and fender liners were done.
Debadged the rear GLI letters and the owner removed the front GLI badge.
Process:
Wheels/Tires/Fenders - EO A2Z and various brushes and microfibers
Wash with CG CWG
Clay with Mothers Gold and FK425 for lube
Rewash
Polish with Megs 105 and 6.5" PFW with rotary @~1700rpms making 3-5 passes on every panel!
6.5" White LC CCS with FPII rotary @1200rpms.
LSP FK2180
Tires - Ardex New Concept
Exhaust tips - EO NVR Dull, 0000 steel wool, OMP.
The tips were horrible and they are permanently damaged but at least they are silver again
Finshed at 3am so there was no sun to take pictures in. Sorry.
Exhaust tips before:
50/50
Hood before:
After 105:
Various 50/50 shots after 105:
Finished:
I am still not very good with my camera so please excuse my poor picture quality. I'm having a hard time capturing swirls with my DSLR.
The car sat at the local dealers used car lot for a few months and it appears they run them thru the tunnel was at the dealership non stop. Every square inch of the car had deep linear marring which made polishing out all the RIDS a never ending task. We got the car to about 95% corrected.
Cheap foamer used to presoak while the wheels, tires and fender liners were done.
Debadged the rear GLI letters and the owner removed the front GLI badge.
Process:
Wheels/Tires/Fenders - EO A2Z and various brushes and microfibers
Wash with CG CWG
Clay with Mothers Gold and FK425 for lube
Rewash
Polish with Megs 105 and 6.5" PFW with rotary @~1700rpms making 3-5 passes on every panel!
6.5" White LC CCS with FPII rotary @1200rpms.
LSP FK2180
Tires - Ardex New Concept
Exhaust tips - EO NVR Dull, 0000 steel wool, OMP.
The tips were horrible and they are permanently damaged but at least they are silver again
Finshed at 3am so there was no sun to take pictures in. Sorry.
Exhaust tips before:
50/50
Hood before:
After 105:
Various 50/50 shots after 105:
Finished:
I am still not very good with my camera so please excuse my poor picture quality. I'm having a hard time capturing swirls with my DSLR.