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Reflex Silver GTi in da house
28-08-2010, 01:43 PM
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Reflex Silver GTi in da house
After detailing my wife’s Freelander, I decided to give my own ride a little attention.

This car is a 2006 model with 56xxx km on the clock and I really try to keep it in good shape ever since I bought it in 2008.

It had a few parking lot type scratches on the sides and the black B-Pillars were showing some very bad swirls. The side mirrors (which Maldino painted black some time ago) also showed very bad swirling.

Some before pics:

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I also decided to refit a part of the colour coded front lip which I damaged a while ago while I was busy. I replaced the very lower section with the stock OEM (black) part. While I was at it, I also removed the grills in order to clean them properly.

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The engine bay was filthy from oil blown out through the filler cap. (I have replaced this cap twice but it somehow seems to keep doing this)

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Getting to the real work - I again used the following products:
Megs Gold Class Shampoo
Adams Clay Kit
CG Cut 1.5
Menzerna PO 203S
Collinite 845
303 Aerospace Protectant
Raceglaze Leather Kit
Sonax Glass Cleaner

Work in Progress Pics:
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And some final random after pics:
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The Honeycomb parts came out looking like new!

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When I took the car out for some final shots, the rain came down in Cape Town – so herewith some beading shots…

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The big van behind the GTi is my next challenge!

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Duration:

In total I spent 19 hours (over 3 weeks) on this car as follows:
Wash down – 1 hour
Vacuum & Clean Interior – 1 hour
Leather Treatment – 2 hours
Clay – 3 hours
Tape – 1.5 hours
Polish – 4 hours
Wax – 1 hour
Trim (including strip & fitment) - 3 hours
Wheels & Rims – 2 hours
Windows – 0.5 hours

I used the Raceglaze Leather Kit to transform the seats back to original condition. The seats were starting to show their age and I gave it 2 successive treatments. I am very impressed with this kit as the leather now feels soft (like new) again. Unfortunately this is difficult to capture on pics.

Thanks for looking!
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28-08-2010, 04:28 PM
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RE: Reflex Silver GTi in da house
Nice work. Dont worry, claying and taping time will come down considerably with practice. Polishing however will probably go up.
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28-08-2010, 05:47 PM
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nice work bud.
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28-08-2010, 05:57 PM
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Very nice Paul...your car is a beauty.
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28-08-2010, 06:17 PM
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Nice work Paul Thumb

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28-08-2010, 07:39 PM
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Nice work. It seems August is GTI month. Bluebiggrin

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29-08-2010, 06:36 AM
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Nice work PaulVW. GTi is looking good...
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31-08-2010, 08:07 AM
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RE: Reflex Silver GTi in da house
Thanks for the kind words guys Bluebiggrin

@calypso - thanks for the info.
I am trying to reduce the claying & taping time and I am getting a rotary soon, so I am sure the polishing time will go up significantly. Bluebiggrin
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31-08-2010, 08:20 AM
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Awesome work Paul!!! Your GTI looks stunning mate!!! ClapClapClap

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31-08-2010, 10:10 AM
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Nice work Paul

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31-08-2010, 12:49 PM
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great work,Clap
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31-08-2010, 01:54 PM
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Thanks Wayno, Dood & Delta!
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01-09-2010, 07:42 AM
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Excellent work....cool car.
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01-09-2010, 03:23 PM
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Excellent work Paul
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