MK2 Golf - Colour Revival

The car was brought over to me to see how much of the colour could be restored without having to go for a full respray. The front wings and bonnet are being painted soon so these were left alone, polishing wise.

Starters.

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First up, the car was rinsed off and a soon to be released pre-wash liberally applied over the car.

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This stage softens the dirt sitting on the vehicle and makes it easier to remove with a pressure washer - helping with the contact wash.
While that was dwelling, the wheels, tyres and arches were cleaned.

Embedded brake dust removed from the wheels too.

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I then thoroughly cleaned all the window and door seals, as well as grills and tight spots with a selection of detailing brushes.

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The car then received a two bucket method wash before being dried, tar removed, re-washed, dried and taken inside to be clayed.

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There was some glue residue from an old sticker on the back. this was safely removed before claying.

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Gone :)

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I now had a good chance to have a look at the task in hand properly. As time was limited, colour restoration was the aim here, rather than full swirl removal. It's a track car :)

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The front doors had been painted in the middle section at some point.
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I masked off a section of the roof and trialed a few combos. The paint was very hard so chasing swirls would have taken too long. Something that removed the top layer of oxidation and finished well was what I needed.

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Making a dent in it :)

3/4 of the roof done.

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Moving onto the passenger side.

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Drivers side.

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A noticeable difference between the completed rear quarter and unpolished door.

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Once the polishing stage was complete, the paint work was wiped down to remove oils and create a clean surface for the wax to bond to.

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All the trims, rubbers and plastics were dressed to nourish and prevent them from perishing.
Exhaust tips were polished.
Glass cleaned, polished and rain repellent applied.

The tyres were dressed and wheels sealed.

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And complete.

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I cleaned and waxed the engine bay too. It'd be rude not to show you...

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And here's some before it was collected.

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Thanks for reading :)

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Awesome result mate!

****ing clean engine bay in a track car?:D never even seen an engine bay that clean in a Renault show car:D

Scratcher brilliant work if I was still in the uk I have you detail all my cars mate:)

Looks lovely
Top work as usual :agree:

Awesome job mate. :agree:

Thanks a lot guys :)

Scratcher thread! :D

Wow wasn't expecting to see that under the bonnet of a track car:D


Rich, do you have a pricelist might get you to do the white 5:agree:

I'm also curious about prices for the various treatments/overall. :coffee:

The cost of each package varies from car to car as it's a bespoke service, but there's starting prices on my website here....

www.detailr.com

:) of course, an RTOC discount can be applied.

Nice site and good range of treatments and prices :) I love the full do-overs :D

Thanks Trev :)
It took me a while to put the site together but I'm happy with the way it finished up.

I love the full correction details too, especially on older cars. They're so rewarding. Especially when the owner sees the results and they're speechless :D