Detailer's Domain: Winter Prep - VW GTI

Subject: VW GTI
Requirements: Remove Hurricane Sandy and prep it for the winter months.

Exterior

- Wheels were prepped with Sonax Full Effect Wheel Cleaner and cleaned up with various brushes
- Tires were spritzed down with Auto Finesse Citrus Degreaser
- Wheel wells were cleaned up with Auto Finesse Citrus Degreaser
- Washed with Sonax Gloss Shampoo
- Decon with Auto Finesse Iron Out
- Wash down and rinsed
- Door jambs were cleaned up
- Nano Scrub Auto Scrub
- Dried
- Tires dressed
- Auto Finesse Tough Prep - Pre cleaner
- Auto Finesse Tough Coat - Paint Selant
- Wheel wells were cleaned and dressed
- Rubber and Plastics Treated
- Exterior windows and mirrors cleaned and sealed
- Exhaust tips cleaned
- Windows were auto scrubed, cleaned, and sealed

Interior -
- Dash and plastics were cleaned with 1Z einszett Cockpit
- Interior Vac
- Glass cleaned

Products used

Links to products used -
Sonax Gloss Shampoo
Auto Finesse Citrus
Auto Finesse Iron Out
Sonax Full Effect Wheel Cleaner
NanoSkin AutoScrub System
Auto Finesse Tough Prep
Auto Finesse Tough Coat
Wolf's Glass Guard
Adam's Super VRT
Optimum Metal Polish
1Z einszett Cockpit

Tools used
Uber Wool Wash Mitt
Uber No Name MF Towels
Griot's 6 inch Random Orbital Polisher
Uber Buffing Pads
Fenix TK35
Brinkmann
Kranzle Pressure Washer
Cam Spray Foam Canon
2 Grit Guard Buckets with Caddies
Uber Firehose Nozzle
Metro Air Force Blaster

Before








Prep - Wash/Decon/Wheels/Tires/Wheel Wells

Sonax Full Effect Wheel Cleaner in action


Rinse


Decon


Wash



Rinse


Dry

Autoscrub


Auto Finesse Tough Prep and Tough Coat applied



Afters

 

"Remove Hurricane Sandy" lol Great Job as always

 

Makes me miss my oooooooold 1.8L turbo. Lol. Sexy little German. Nice work Philip.

 

good job, did you replaced w99 with Auto Finesse Citrus Degreaser

 

w99 is still used just not on this job, as you know we have many degreasers on hand. all of them are great. :thumb:

 

Nicely done but those plasti dipped detroits look awful!

 

if you want it done right you have to take it to the guys at DD. great work fellas.

 

what color pad were used to apply the tough prep & tough sealer? Ive bought the Uber collection and was just curious

 

used the blue pad for the tough coat prep and tough coat was applied by hand.

 

I to have a black mk6 gti that has come from the dealer with a heap of minor scratches marring and other little imprefections so i was going to do a complete correcttion, if the tough coat was applied by da blue/black pad would it yeild a better result?

 

Great job once again!

 

I would recommend a full paint correction prior to Tough Prep and Tough Coat.

 

Is it okay just to use the nano skin pad without correction.

 

yes you can.

 

I was thinking of using the Nano skin pad, Meg 105 or D300 with a MF pad then Tough Prep Tough coat and finish it with Wolfs HB, looking forward to posting pics my first correction on black paint

 

I would say try the D300 with the MF Cutting Pad then a finishing polish then Tough Prep to Tough Coat.

 

like menzerna fg300 with a green pad?

 

you can do FG400 to SF4000

or D300 to SF4000 if you like.

 

Sweet thanks Phil, always a pleasure

 

can the nano skin pad be used with water or does it need a lubricator?