The GTI! - Alex's Thread - Leather :D

Tim_GTi · Post by **Tim_GTi** » Sun Jul 27, 2008 11:36 pm

Klasse AIO won't, it's non carnauba/silcone based and non-abrasive, just as safe as Megs!

Looks fantastic mate, get your proper shoot on tomorrow!

92 rocks · Post by **92 rocks** » Mon Jul 28, 2008 1:35 pm

i wouldnt use much on that paint, barely a skim coat of NXT at best, wet the m/fibre before applying make sure its out of the sun, a 50p piece blob should do that whole car, any more you'll regret it in a month!

Dont polish it in circles!

Post by **alexperkins** » Mon Jul 28, 2008 6:30 pm

really? why would I regret it? lol

Its not NXT im using. Its just deep crystal polish

92 rocks · Post by **92 rocks** » Mon Jul 28, 2008 7:10 pm

the paint will still be slightly soft even if properly oven baked, if you apply a large amount of polish, particularly to red (very soft pigment) it may 'bloom' after a while, if you can guarantee they have baked and baked it then polish as normal but with care, remember that first polish you will also probably find some imperfections if they have rushed the 'mop', if you find them and want to take it back to have the work redone it will be a sod to redo as it will have just been waxed....

i would only wash that for a couple of weeks, two bucket method and dont drop the mitt! that way you can see any imperfections, i bet you find an annoying dry line in the door shut or similar!

your call chap your paint but personally id let that stand around a while

Post by **alexperkins** » Mon Jul 28, 2008 7:53 pm

92 rocks wrote:the paint will still be slightly soft even if properly oven baked, if you apply a large amount of polish, particularly to red (very soft pigment) it may 'bloom' after a while, if you can guarantee they have baked and baked it then polish as normal but with care, remember that first polish you will also probably find some imperfections if they have rushed the 'mop', if you find them and want to take it back to have the work redone it will be a sod to redo as it will have just been waxed....

i would only wash that for a couple of weeks, two bucket method and dont drop the mitt! that way you can see any imperfections, i bet you find an annoying dry line in the door shut or similar!

your call chap your paint but personally id let that stand around a while

Cheers matey. There are a few imperfections here and there, but its not big enough for me to warrant doing anything about it - just gotta deal with it. Most of them will polish flatter anyway so its all good.

Washing carefully it is for a few weeks

92 rocks · Post by **92 rocks** » Mon Jul 28, 2008 7:55 pm

no problem, give it a while if you want me to run the megs 220 over it lightly in a couple a months give me a shout im hampshire way

Post by **alexperkins** » Mon Jul 28, 2008 7:56 pm

92 rocks wrote:no problem, give it a while if you want me to run the megs 220 over it lightly in a couple a months give me a shout im hampshire way

Will do mate thanks

Trottagti · Post by **Trottagti** » Mon Jul 28, 2008 10:47 pm

Whats with the edition sticker on ur strip by the way dude???

Post by **alexperkins** » Mon Jul 28, 2008 11:01 pm

A bit of uniqueness. Sometimes we gotta be a little different

I call it...my personal touch

Trottagti · Post by **Trottagti** » Mon Jul 28, 2008 11:05 pm

Ha fair enough but i hate ppl who do the sticker up the car thing like this cos fair enuf its unique and u like it but i just dont see the point in doing it, really annoys me when u see an astra with like a v8 badge on it, its like the same as doing that in my opinion, cos its not an edition anything, i have stickers of like my strut brace and sound system cos i have that on my car but edition means what dude????
Or was it kinda like im going for summin fifferent?? lol!!
Sorry if im going on abit now but not for me im afraid lol!
SORRY DUDE!

Post by **alexperkins** » Mon Jul 28, 2008 11:09 pm

Trottagti wrote:Ha fair enough but i hate ppl who do the sticker up the car thing like this cos fair enuf its unique and u like it but i just dont see the point in doing it, really annoys me when u see an astra with like a v8 badge on it, its like the same as doing that in my opinion, cos its not an edition anything, i have stickers of like my strut brace and sound system cos i have that on my car but edition means what dude????
Or was it kinda like im going for summin fifferent?? lol!!
Sorry if im going on abit now but not for me im afraid lol!
SORRY DUDE!

Jesus mate chill out for a sec. Its my edition thats what it is, true its not to everyones taste, but its not falsely badged. Its not like im making it out to have a turbo, or a V8 or be made by bugatti is it?

If everyone had a GTI that looked the same, then it would be a very boring place. Sometimes you gotta spice things up a little.

Trottagti · Post by **Trottagti** » Mon Jul 28, 2008 11:12 pm

Yeah i went ona bit then but i just dont see whats edition about it, maybe unique woulda been a better choice of wording!

Iv seen many fakers and i just h8 em lol!!

But u like it and u gotta tidy red gti so alls good, but imo id take it off!

Good to be different but sensibly different!

Post by **alexperkins** » Mon Jul 28, 2008 11:15 pm

Each to their own, but thanks for your opinion

Its just an edition of the GTI - i think that was my idealism around it lol! (its a special edition to a point....16" RX2s, leather, extra CC'ing, sunroof etcetc

)

Trottagti · Post by **Trottagti** » Mon Jul 28, 2008 11:17 pm

Yeah spose so i still hate u lol, joking!

U might no actually, can u get the model number of like the car as in the number of ur car outa so many made like model 4 of 500???

How many gtis were made is it a thousand in each colour?!!!

Post by **alexperkins** » Mon Jul 28, 2008 11:28 pm

You could probably work it out from the chassis number if you had the info to hand.

Its 1000 of each colour. 500 of 3 door and 500 of 5 door