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Bagss2's Passat detailed
Paul took up my offer of a detail and came down on Saturday morning for me to make a start on what turned out to be a huge challenge (quite literally, it was bigger than I imagined!)
At a first glance it didnt look too bad.... considering it is only 3 years old:
First I washed it to degrease and remove any wax (Paul said it definitly didnt have any on!), then clayed it and removed any tar spots. Billbery was used on the wheels.
As the sun was hiding, I got the spot light on it, and it soon revealed the fruits of the local 5 quid hand car wash that Paul confessed to using since he got the car!
The whole car was covered in a milky haze, and a serious amount of light scratches/swirls!
I used a Sonus pad with Megs #83, and was rather impressed with the result.
Various 50/50 and before/after shots:
After polishing it had another wash with AG body shampoo & conditioner, then applied AG Ultra Deep Shine, and a final coat of Collinite 486 to seal it all in for the winter.
AG Bumper care for the black trim and tailgate opening trim, and some AG metal polish on the roof bars and side trims. Turtle Wax Extreme tyre gel, and AG Fast glass to finish.
13 hours of work later, and it was sitting ready for Paul to arrive.
I was impressed with how well it came up, you could now see the silver glitter in the paint which was no where to be seen before hand!!
Some finished shots:
At a first glance it didnt look too bad.... considering it is only 3 years old:
First I washed it to degrease and remove any wax (Paul said it definitly didnt have any on!), then clayed it and removed any tar spots. Billbery was used on the wheels.
As the sun was hiding, I got the spot light on it, and it soon revealed the fruits of the local 5 quid hand car wash that Paul confessed to using since he got the car!
The whole car was covered in a milky haze, and a serious amount of light scratches/swirls!
I used a Sonus pad with Megs #83, and was rather impressed with the result.
Various 50/50 and before/after shots:
After polishing it had another wash with AG body shampoo & conditioner, then applied AG Ultra Deep Shine, and a final coat of Collinite 486 to seal it all in for the winter.
AG Bumper care for the black trim and tailgate opening trim, and some AG metal polish on the roof bars and side trims. Turtle Wax Extreme tyre gel, and AG Fast glass to finish.
13 hours of work later, and it was sitting ready for Paul to arrive.
I was impressed with how well it came up, you could now see the silver glitter in the paint which was no where to be seen before hand!!
Some finished shots:
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