New candy white GTI-Boring

frito

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I have not had a white car in 20 years. :bored:



I gave it some new car love as it had been a bit long in the tooth on the lot (it was a great deal - hence the white). The paint was not too bad off. I did not feel the need to clay it but it was a bit soiled. I took a look at my shelf and picked up some Swirl-X and started in with an Orange pad on my cyclo. Cleaned up nice and did some minor correction. I noticed a few deeper scratches here and there but unlike my previous vehicles I was not compelled to do anything with them at this time. Score white paint and the livability factor.



I moved on to some Optimum poli Seal with a green pad and followed that with a Chemical guys glaze on a blue pad. Yes the Poli seal has a sealant, that I lost some of, in that step but that is what I had :smile:



I followed that later with opti seal and the whole thing looked pretty good. But nothing great.



I decided to throw on a coat of collinite paste and then since it was around some 845 and final removal with a white pad and a bit of water. Better. Collinite did super wonders on my Silver Subarus. It did nothing for my blue-grey Mazda but does seem to agree with the GTI.



Any thoughts on further pop that I may be able to get out of this paint?



Love playing with new paint. This paint may be boring but I am betting a great daily driver.
 
I love those cars and love it in white. My go to lsp is fk1 1000 for light colors, but I don't mean to spend your $$$$. Post some pictures. Are you on vortex?
 
I am having a problem with attaching the file for some reason.



I have always wanted to try FK 1000. I have red good things about it. I will give that a try.



The white is for sure going to be easy to live with. You have to really be out looking for problems to notice much in the paint. That is a good thing for sure.



I had a 1991 GTI 16V and I had great fun with that. It was the same, a white 2 door and my last white car. I am reliving my 20's.
 
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