My weekends work on the 9N

dino · Post by **dino** » Sun Mar 05, 2006 3:52 pm

Sun was shining and I've been itching to tackle the swirls on my car. At my disposal i only had Meguiar's #80 and #83 and SFX pad set.

Didn't archive the results i was hoping for from these two and I'm looking to try some Menzerna IP.

Anyway I'll start with how she looked this morning as i drove to Wickes for some painters masking tape.

Next up i gave her a shower then a nice warm soapy rub with a Meg's wash mitt, dried with Meg's MF's.

OH NO SWIRLS!!!

Masked the headlights and grill up, not very neat i know!

First off Meguiar's #80 on a SFX 2 pad

Then the other side got Meguiar's #83 on a SFX 1 pad as Meguiar's #80 wasn't doing it on the tough VW paint

Results

Then i applied 1Z PolishWax thinly by hand.

Followed by Harly Wax again by hand.

Followed by Meguiars #21 by PC on a SFX 3 pad.

After all that

All trim and tyres were dressed with AutoGlym Vinyl and Rubber Care.

Overall happy but could still be better but i need a lot more practice on the PC and a wider variety of products.

All comments welcome!

dino · Post by **dino** » Sun Mar 05, 2006 3:53 pm

Updated pics and further work;

Added another coat of Harly Wax as the weather was gorgeous!

Then i decided to check the pressure of my spare and give the boot a clean.

Hoovered and hit with All Purpose Cleaner (APC) 10:1

Spare wheel is brand new - never fitted so was in good shape - just a bit dirty so i got APC onto the job.

Applied Hyper Dressing 4:1 to tyre wall and tool box.

poloecosse · Post by **poloecosse** » Sun Mar 05, 2006 4:49 pm

nice

wish i had the time and patience to do as good a job as that

ModifiedMadness · Post by **ModifiedMadness** » Sun Mar 05, 2006 6:40 pm

Looks great Dino, although there are better ways to get a bad boy bonnet than blue tape

I love nothing more than for my car to look good but I don't know where you get the motivation from, I'm usually knackered at the weekend.

polo boi · Post by **polo boi** » Sun Mar 05, 2006 8:01 pm

im likin that, im definetly gettin the hold of them products, my paint is vry swirly

an needs alot of tlc, but once the snow clears an the sun beams, i'll b polishin hard 4 the vag shows

mfa-polo · Post by **mfa-polo** » Sun Mar 05, 2006 8:50 pm

My hat goes off to you mate!

ceedubya · Post by **ceedubya** » Sun Mar 05, 2006 10:37 pm

dino , have you got a cleaning/polishing fetish

my car has never ever been that clean

well done tho top job

mysteryboy · Post by **mysteryboy** » Sun Mar 05, 2006 11:20 pm

Top Job!!

dino · Post by **dino** » Mon Mar 06, 2006 9:29 am

ceedubya wrote:dino , have you got a cleaning/polishing fetish

Yes

inder · Post by **inder** » Mon Mar 06, 2006 10:54 am

That looks crap m8

lol joking

nice work

must post my silver pics soon

SpikeyG40 · Post by **SpikeyG40** » Tue Mar 07, 2006 5:55 pm

good work buddy! can't wait to get the warmer weather and spend some proper time cleaning my car! its dirty again!

Giorgio · Post by **Giorgio** » Tue Mar 07, 2006 8:12 pm

Get me some shades (

found some) That is some seriously shiny sh!t. Even cleaned the spare wheel. Thats either real love for the Polo or a really addictive chemical in the polish

DAZZA_TDI · Post by **DAZZA_TDI** » Mon Mar 13, 2006 7:13 pm

Good dedication dino, car looks in showroom condition

wish i had the get up and go to do even an hours work on cleaning the car in this weather

Dazza

Ste-9n2 · Post by **Ste-9n2** » Sat Apr 22, 2006 7:09 pm

Looks good mate! how much did you pay in total to get that sort of finish if you dont mind me asking?

Ste

polo_mf · Post by **polo_mf** » Sat Apr 22, 2006 9:48 pm

yeah, u musta spent a hell of a lot on them products...lol

looks worth it tho!!

mitch