(3rd) Lapiz Blue VW Golf 7R - Detailed by Lawrence
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(3rd) Lapiz Blue VW Golf 7R - Detailed by Lawrence
Sadly the front end of of this car had been subjected to a repaint and the body shop really left these areas in a shocking state and so the objective was to sort these areas out and then get the rest of the paint (which wasn't too bad) mostly (it's still a daily driver) swirl free, and then protect everything, and give the interior a light clean up.
As there was no work to be done on the engine bay the next dirtiest area to clean was the wheels and undercarriage.
Before
During
Fender wells : Pressure rinse / Carchem APC @ 1:5 / Dwell + Agitate / Pressure Rinse / Carpro PERL @ 1:2
Tyres : Pressure rinse / Carchem APC @ 1:5 / dwell + Agitate / Pressure Rinse / Carpro PERL neat x twice
Wheels and brake calipers : Pressure rinse / Valet Pro Billberry @ 1:5 / Dwell + Agitate / Pressure Rinse / Carchem Revolt / Dwell + Agitate / Pressure Rinse / Carpro Tar-x / Carpro PERL neat x twice / Dwell + Agitate / Pressure Rinse / Carpro Hydro
The rest of the vehicle was then cleaned and included all the often overlooked areas such as inside the fuel filler area, in and around badges or emblems, inside door shuts etc.
Before
During
Pressure rinse / Auto Super Snow Soap / Dwell + Agitate / Pressure rinse / Carchem Luxury Shampoo + 2 buckets + lambswool wash mitts
The paint and glass was then decontaminated - Carchem Revolt / Dwell + Agitate / Pressure Rinse / Carpro Tar-x / Shield Heavy Duty Clay + Gyeon Clay Lube @ 1:1
With the paint now free of all the above surface dirt and contamination it could be properly inspected for below the surface defects. Multiple paint thickness readings were taken with the repainted panels being mostly around 220µ to 280µ and the OEM panels around 100µ to 130µ and after multiple test spots on each type of paint (repaint vs OEM) I settled on the following combos in the following areas:
Bonnet and Roof: Menzerna SHC300 + blue Lake Country hybrid foamed wool pads x 2 sets / Menzerna PF2300 + orange Lake Country hybrid pads
The bonnet was riddled with areas like this that from a bit of a distance looked like dull patches where there was no clear, but in reality were sanding marks and pigtails that were not polished out at the body shop.
Cropped in a bit
And some more
Before
After
Before
After
Passenger side (excl front fender) + boot spoiler: Menzerna SHC300 + blue Lake Country hybrid foamed wool pads x 1 set / Menzerna PF2300 + orange Lake Country hybrid pads
Front bumper / Front fenders: Menzerna PF2300 + orange Lake Country hybrid pads
Driver side (excl front fender) + Bootlid + rear bumper: Menzerna FG400 + blue Lake Country hybrid foamed wool pads x 1 set / Menzerna PF2300 + orange Lake Country hybrid pads
Before
After
Before
After
Before
After
B-pillars: Menzerna PF2300 + orange Lake Country hybrid pads / Carpro Essence + white Lake Country hybrid pads
Before
After
The exhaust tips were given a quick polish by hand using Meguairs NXT All Metal Polish
Before
After
The interior was vacuumed and then wiped down using ONR and the leather protected using Gyeon Leather Coat.
The glass was cleaned using Meguiars Perfect Clarity glass cleaner.
The exterior plastics and rubbers were cleaned with Shield Heavy Duty Vinyl and Rubber cleaner and dressed using Carpro PERL.
Here are a few pictures of the completed car.
Total time spent = 29 hours
As always thanks for looking and any comments or questions are welcome.
As there was no work to be done on the engine bay the next dirtiest area to clean was the wheels and undercarriage.
Before
During
Fender wells : Pressure rinse / Carchem APC @ 1:5 / Dwell + Agitate / Pressure Rinse / Carpro PERL @ 1:2
Tyres : Pressure rinse / Carchem APC @ 1:5 / dwell + Agitate / Pressure Rinse / Carpro PERL neat x twice
Wheels and brake calipers : Pressure rinse / Valet Pro Billberry @ 1:5 / Dwell + Agitate / Pressure Rinse / Carchem Revolt / Dwell + Agitate / Pressure Rinse / Carpro Tar-x / Carpro PERL neat x twice / Dwell + Agitate / Pressure Rinse / Carpro Hydro
The rest of the vehicle was then cleaned and included all the often overlooked areas such as inside the fuel filler area, in and around badges or emblems, inside door shuts etc.
Before
During
Pressure rinse / Auto Super Snow Soap / Dwell + Agitate / Pressure rinse / Carchem Luxury Shampoo + 2 buckets + lambswool wash mitts
The paint and glass was then decontaminated - Carchem Revolt / Dwell + Agitate / Pressure Rinse / Carpro Tar-x / Shield Heavy Duty Clay + Gyeon Clay Lube @ 1:1
With the paint now free of all the above surface dirt and contamination it could be properly inspected for below the surface defects. Multiple paint thickness readings were taken with the repainted panels being mostly around 220µ to 280µ and the OEM panels around 100µ to 130µ and after multiple test spots on each type of paint (repaint vs OEM) I settled on the following combos in the following areas:
Bonnet and Roof: Menzerna SHC300 + blue Lake Country hybrid foamed wool pads x 2 sets / Menzerna PF2300 + orange Lake Country hybrid pads
The bonnet was riddled with areas like this that from a bit of a distance looked like dull patches where there was no clear, but in reality were sanding marks and pigtails that were not polished out at the body shop.
Cropped in a bit
And some more
Before
After
Before
After
Passenger side (excl front fender) + boot spoiler: Menzerna SHC300 + blue Lake Country hybrid foamed wool pads x 1 set / Menzerna PF2300 + orange Lake Country hybrid pads
Front bumper / Front fenders: Menzerna PF2300 + orange Lake Country hybrid pads
Driver side (excl front fender) + Bootlid + rear bumper: Menzerna FG400 + blue Lake Country hybrid foamed wool pads x 1 set / Menzerna PF2300 + orange Lake Country hybrid pads
Before
After
Before
After
Before
After
B-pillars: Menzerna PF2300 + orange Lake Country hybrid pads / Carpro Essence + white Lake Country hybrid pads
Before
After
The exhaust tips were given a quick polish by hand using Meguairs NXT All Metal Polish
Before
After
The interior was vacuumed and then wiped down using ONR and the leather protected using Gyeon Leather Coat.
The glass was cleaned using Meguiars Perfect Clarity glass cleaner.
The exterior plastics and rubbers were cleaned with Shield Heavy Duty Vinyl and Rubber cleaner and dressed using Carpro PERL.
Here are a few pictures of the completed car.
Total time spent = 29 hours
As always thanks for looking and any comments or questions are welcome.
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Re: (3rd) Lapiz Blue VW Golf 7R - Detailed by Lawrence
Looks amazing great job I would also like to detail my mk7 r white
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Re: (3rd) Lapiz Blue VW Golf 7R - Detailed by Lawrence
Thank you.!G 4 LYF 86 wrote:Looks amazing great job I would also like to detail my mk7 r white
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Re: (3rd) Lapiz Blue VW Golf 7R - Detailed by Lawrence
Wow, great work
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Re: (3rd) Lapiz Blue VW Golf 7R - Detailed by Lawrence
Hmmm Interior wipe down with ONR?
That's new to me. Care to elaborate using ONR vs APC?
That's new to me. Care to elaborate using ONR vs APC?
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Re: (3rd) Lapiz Blue VW Golf 7R - Detailed by Lawrence
ThanksSabretooth Tiger wrote:Wow, great work
Yeah sure... so a) ONR can effectively be used much like any 'interior quick detailer' and I quite like it compared to other products which tend to leave a more 'shiny' surface behind and b) a full deep clean of all the interior surfaces was not part of the scope of this detail, so in this case I simply used some ONR to give the interior a light clean (essentially removing the topical dust/dirt) and did this on the leather too.amstel18 wrote:Hmmm Interior wipe down with ONR?
That's new to me. Care to elaborate using ONR vs APC?
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lawrence wrote:Yeah sure... so a) ONR can effectively be used much like any 'interior quick detailer' and I quite like it compared to other products which tend to leave a more 'shiny' surface behind and b) a full deep clean of all the interior surfaces was not part of the scope of this detail, so in this case I simply used some ONR to give the interior a light clean (essentially removing the topical dust/dirt) and did this on the leather too.amstel18 wrote:Hmmm Interior wipe down with ONR?
That's new to me. Care to elaborate using ONR vs APC?
Magic, thanks for the tip. That's why I love ONR, its so versatile...
Current:
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Ex:
2018 VW Tiguan Allspace
2013 Audi A3 Sportback 1.8 TFSI S-Tronic
2015 Pure White 1.2tsi Comfortline
2011 2L BiTdi ROK D/C Highline
2006 Seat Ibiza Cupra TDI
91 Caddy, ADY motor on mp9, wildcat 4-1 branch and 50mm Evolution s/s exhaust
96 1600 Chico (sold)
2022 GWM P-Series LT 4x4
Ex:
2018 VW Tiguan Allspace
2013 Audi A3 Sportback 1.8 TFSI S-Tronic
2015 Pure White 1.2tsi Comfortline
2011 2L BiTdi ROK D/C Highline
2006 Seat Ibiza Cupra TDI
91 Caddy, ADY motor on mp9, wildcat 4-1 branch and 50mm Evolution s/s exhaust
96 1600 Chico (sold)
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Re: (3rd) Lapiz Blue VW Golf 7R - Detailed by Lawrence
Those marks on the paint
Came out
Looks Good Lawrence.
Came out
Looks Good Lawrence.
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oh and what was the dilution ratio to the ONR used to clean inside?
Golf 6 Ed. 35 - 2013 (FR&R Tuned)
Tiguan 2018 R-Line
Polo 6C Ex
2004 Golf 1 Baby 1.4i +VAT 76.3 WHP@K.A.R
Polo 2008(9n3)Ex:-(
Golf 1(2 door)branch,exhaust,domingo's,leather seats,electric windows, 2.0L 16v ( sold ) Ex.
Golf 2 2L 16v full house(RIP) Ex
Jetta 2 1.8 16v full house(sold) Ex
Tiguan 2018 R-Line
Polo 6C Ex
2004 Golf 1 Baby 1.4i +VAT 76.3 WHP@K.A.R
Polo 2008(9n3)Ex:-(
Golf 1(2 door)branch,exhaust,domingo's,leather seats,electric windows, 2.0L 16v ( sold ) Ex.
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Re: (3rd) Lapiz Blue VW Golf 7R - Detailed by Lawrence
Pleasure. Totally agree with you on this.amstel18 wrote:lawrence wrote:Yeah sure... so a) ONR can effectively be used much like any 'interior quick detailer' and I quite like it compared to other products which tend to leave a more 'shiny' surface behind and b) a full deep clean of all the interior surfaces was not part of the scope of this detail, so in this case I simply used some ONR to give the interior a light clean (essentially removing the topical dust/dirt) and did this on the leather too.amstel18 wrote:Hmmm Interior wipe down with ONR?
That's new to me. Care to elaborate using ONR vs APC?
Magic, thanks for the tip. That's why I love ONR, its so versatile...
Things I use it for fairly often
Rinseless wash
Clay lube
Quick detailer
Glass cleaner
Water softener in a regular wash
Interior detailer
ThanksRsi huntered wrote:Those marks on the paint
Came out
Looks Good Lawrence.
I used it at clay lube dilution. So 2 oz to 1 gallon or for the rest of the world, pretty much 30ml into 3.8l of water, or 8ml per liter of water.Rsi huntered wrote:oh and what was the dilution ratio to the ONR used to clean inside?
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Re: (3rd) Lapiz Blue VW Golf 7R - Detailed by Lawrence
ok so for newbies what is ONR an acronym for?.
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Optimum No Rinse
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thanks.
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As always, excellent work and great write up, Lawrence.
Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for sharing.
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Thanks Pravin!Djin wrote:As always, excellent work and great write up, Lawrence.
Thanks for sharing.
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Re: (3rd) Lapiz Blue VW Golf 7R - Detailed by Lawrence
Paint work was in a dis-tasteful state and really needed the Law love and it came it came out soo well.
Good job.
Good job.
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Thank you budUnobeat wrote:Paint work was in a dis-tasteful state and really needed the Law love and it came it came out soo well.
Good job.