106 Gti

[Boydie]

This is my first detailing thread so be gentle

Peter's 106 GTI - 2000 model, very clean car for its age, just a few stone chips which is nothing major!

I do not have any before pics but the car was clean enough but no where near as clean as when we finished.

Washing:
Blasted with powerwasher
Snow gunned
Washed with hyper wash
Clayed
washed
dried etc...

Correction:
PC'd with Poorboys SSR2.5

Polish:
Autogylm Super Resin via PC

Wax:
Poorboys Nattys Blue

Wheels and Tyres:
Wonder Wheels to remove stubborn stains
Clayed
Harly Wax
Megs Endurance tyre shine

Trim:
Megs trim detailer

Reflection

 

[Peter]

Car came out brilliant lad , over the moon with it. Thanks again!

 

[Boydie]

oh it took both of us 7 hours to finish! fresh 9am start with about 15mins for lunch!

 

[Gaz]

Nice job lads

 

[Paul W]

Good work. Came out really well

 

[bob]

Car definately came up well, real nice finish.

 

[Ruth]

nice reflection from the silver there! nice work!

 

[Father Stack]

Yeah thats a great reflection shot, good work!

 

[Boydie]

thanks

did my car today and used meguirs #7 glaze for the first time - worked very well i thought but a bastarrd to rub off!!

 

[Ruth]

A lot of glazes can be a pain boydie... I thought the same about #7 the first time i used it too! Dont let it dry, buff the top layer off then turn to clean side of cloth and buff over it again. Works for me anyway..

 

[Boydie]

yeah thats what i eventually found out ruth

smalls parts at a time is just very time consuming!

 

[Jonny]

thats some shine for silver

lookin really well

 

[Chris Mac]

super effort boydie!!

 

[-Pete-]

very nicely done indeed boydie, looks like it came up very well. dont worry about the number 7 glaze, do as ruth said and as you found out and it should be grand

 

[Moddie]

Looks well!

How u find ssr2.5 at removing swirls? i thought it was a load of ****e tbh, all off the ssrs!

 

[Boydie]

for the age of the car i was really surprised to see hardly, if any swirls! even under the lamp

there were quite a few scratches which the 2.5 removed very well

under your eyes and maybe some other members, you would spot a few (or many) defects lol but myself and Peter especially were very happy afterwards

 

[Father Stack]

The best way to apply #7 I find is using a blue pad on the PC, spreading it over one panel at a time on speed 5, then buffing off straight away, if you let it dry its a pain in the arse to buff.

Another question, what snow gun to you use? Is it a powerhose attachment?

 

[T.F.]

Looks well, great reflection shot

 

[Boydie]

Gaz i did use the blue pad but i dont think i was as high as speed 5 but thanks for the tip

i have a gilmour snow gun which i use with a hose attachment

thanks

 

[RCT]

Looks well. Good job! Hard to find tidy examples of these cars. Has it got the leather/alcantara seats in it?
On another note, I seen your car Boydie for the 1st time today. It sits well and I like the wheels.

 

[Peter]

Yeh it has the leather/alcantara seats as well. More pics in my garage.

 

[Boydie]

cheers RCT - where did you see it?

i was only out this morning in coleraine!

 

[RCT]

I seen it up at Ivan Wilsons, Boydie. Nice parking
So it has Peter. A friend of mine has a 1998 one with low miles but he only has cloth seats as it was an import. Thats why I asked.

 

[Boydie]

tactical parking mate - was in at the physio getting a back rub was great! lol

 

[Father Stack]

Ooooooh, i was hoping you used a Gilmour, what you think of it? I'm considering getting one, but is it worth the extra money over a Superspray?

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