Terrible 2003 Black Passat rejuvenated.

[whitejavaS500]

Well, this one comes to me from the same owners of the MDX I did about a month ago. I had seen the car around, and knew what I was going up against. It looked as it it hadn't been washed in a month, and the rims were so bad, they were tinted almost yellow. The owner didnt want a complete and total correction, so I opted for PoliSeal mixed with 30% Opt Polish. This took out alot f swirls, and really gave life back to the paint. It also gave me a chance to try out my newly aquired #16!



So, heres my process:



Wash/Clay:

-EO Soap mixed with 30% Purple Power in the foam gun, then KIT with a sheepskin.

-Clayed with Zaino, using ONR as lube.



Wheels/Wells/Tires:

-Cleaned wheels with Wheel Brightener 2.5:1 using various brushes

-Tires cleaned with HiTemp Tire Cleaner 1:1, Wells with Purple Power 1:1

-pH neutralized rims with EO Bucketless

-Poorboys Wheel Sealant on rims

-Tires with Meguiars High Endurance, wells with HD 3:1



Paint:

-Polished with PS/OP Mix on the Metabo with an Edge Green at 1600-1800 RPMS

-#34 Wipedown

-Thin coat of #16, (This stuff is awsome!)



Interior:

-Total all surface clean with Meguairs APC 10:1

-Carpets with OxiClean and APC

-Hot Water Extract

-Seats with Blue Coral (My favorite cloth seat product)

-DP Total Interior Protectant

-DG FC&S on windows

Befores:​

 

[whitejavaS500]

Afters:​

Money Shot!​

Questions/comments encourged!

 

[tom p.]

Awesome recovery!! FWIW, all the Passats in my area look like the BEFORE. I've never seen one that looked like the AFTER

 

[imported_bigfoot1]

That is ONE clean car! Great turnaround! :2thumbs:

 

[bwlucas]

Looks nice. Gotta love black paint.



I'm confused by their license plate. Are they claiming to only have 75 horsepower in some secret code? lol

 

[jpochile]

Great work . Black paint looks awesome when clean .

 

[Scottwax]

Looks terrific, really nice deep, wet glow.



Got to agree about #16. Just something about the soft depth it gives that makes me :drool:

 

[Mobilejay]

Great job, that looks a hell of a lot better.

 

[imported_DieselMDX]

great job car looks awesome, 16 is the bomb

 

[jimtriz]

Great turn around on that one. The before and afters on the wheels are impressive!!

 

[imported_Lightman]

Good job. it does look a lot better although some sunlight/halogen shots on the paint would be nice to show off your buffing work I gotta ask tho - oxyclean and apc on the carpets??

 

[David703]

FANTASTIC!!! WOW!! Really sweet turnaround!!

 

[imported_rydawg1]

excellent job! you did a great job on that one.



How has your Metabo been working lately?

 

[whitejavaS500]

excellent job! you did a great job on that one.



How has your Metabo been working lately?

Just fine thanks, your tips helped a bunch! We should get together sometime since you're not too far away.

Good job. it does look a lot better although some sunlight/halogen shots on the paint would be nice to show off your buffing work I gotta ask tho - oxyclean and apc on the carpets??

APC as the spot treat, then Oxy to shampoo. Its my bulletproof method.

 

[imported_rydawg1]

I am glad my tips helped! Yes maybe we can meet up sometime and I can show you a couple of things. It looks like you are doing very good though.

 

[White lexus 23]

you brought that back to life man. awesome job

 

[tomcat503]

From a Passat owner - the car looks great! Can I ask what you used to clean and dress the lower plastic cladding?

 

[imported_smprince1]

Big improvement, nice job! Went from drab to looking good.

 

[whitejavaS500]

From a Passat owner - the car looks great! Can I ask what you used to clean and dress the lower plastic cladding?

Thanks tomcat,



I cleaned the lower cladding with Top Of the Line Tire Cleaner diluted 1:1. The gunk that came off it was a dark brown mess. I dressed it with Meguiar's Hyperdressing diluted 2.5:1. Hope this helps!

 

[imported_fishbonezken]

wow the OP/PS mix really gave a quick but great finish to the paint!