08 VW R32 got the works

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DanSTi

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Since I was home and bored I decided to detail my mom's 08 R32 yesterday. It's pretty new but clearly she doesn't get it washed very often so it looked terrible. Once I got the grime off the paint actually looked fine, just a few very stubborn scratches on the roof from a tree branch (whoever said VW clearcoat is hard wasn't kidding). The process was:



-Wheels w/ Megs Wheel Brightener 4:1

-Tires, wells, exhaust tips w/ Simple Green 4:1

-Pretreat w/ Poorboys Bug Squash 2:1

-Wash w/ Megs Gold Class in a foam gun and a Schmitt

-Clay w/ Sonus Green and ONR as lube

-Menzerna SIP on LC CCS orange @ 1800rpm for scratches (took 3 or 4 passes)

-Menzerna 106FF on LC CCS green @1300rpm

-Menzerna Top Inspection wipedown

-Klasse AIO on LC CCS white via PC @ speed 5

-Collinite 845 on LC CCS blue via PC @ speed 4

-Collinite 850 on exhaust tips

-CG VRT on rear diffuser and other plastics

-CG Silk Shine on tires



Interior (sorry no pics):



-Vacuum

-Woolite 8:1 on leather

-Sonus Leather Conditioner

-Megs Quick Interior Detailer on dash and vinyl/plastic parts

-Plexus on gauge cluster and nav screen

-Stoner's IG on windows



And now for the pics:



Before



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During (wheels done, foam sitting)



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After



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Sorry for the crappy garage pics, it was raining all day today so I didn't want to pull it outside.
 
great job.

850 is my go to for exhaust tips.

do you like the top inspection better than a 50/50 wipe down?
 
yea... i wish mine did also... mine drives a saturn vue. My dad drives a VW eurovan (right now) and soon hes going to be driving an 81 VW diesel truck.
 
Thanks everyone :) My dad actually bought the car as a daily driver and my mom apparently drove it and loved it so much she wanted it for herself.



As far as the top inspection vs. 50/50 IPA, I think I actually like the 50/50 better. I'm not sure which has more cleaning ability as far as promoting bonding but the top inspection seems to take more wiping to get rid of the residue, whereas the 50/50 wipes away almost instantly. And it's a whole lot cheaper :)
 
qballjr13 said:
Wow, I actually thought the car came with a "gunmetal" colored wheel. Great cleanup!
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Yeah the wheels were the filthiest part of the car. I think I need to tell her to get some low dust pads. I actually sprayed them down with P21S gel and let it sit for 20 or 30 mins. then scrubbed and there was still brake dust caked on so I had to use the wheel brightener to get it off.
 
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