2006 VW Golf V

The marring on my car, from weekly maintenance, was now at a state where machine polishing was required. Clean up process:



Wheels

Wheels and wheel wells were soaked with all purpose cleaner and agitated with a couple of brushes and a synthetic wash mitt. After rinsing and drying, wheel wells were dressed with Adams undercarriage spray. Mags were cleaned and protected with Werkstat Prime Strong. Tyres were dressed with M40 Vinyl & Rubber Cleaner/Conditioner



Washing and paint cleaning

Bugs were pre-treated with Sonax Insect Remover. The rest of the car was washed with M62 Car Wash Shampoo & Conditioner. After washing, I clayed the car with Meguiars Mild blue clay using Last Touch as a lubricant.



Clay bar after claying the entire car

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Paint correction was performed with a Makita BO6040 dual action polisher + Menzerna Super Intensive Polish on a Sonax orange polishing pad. This was followed by Werkstat Prime (Carnauba) on a W9006 finishing pad. After paint cleaning, I applied Chemical Guys EZ Crème Glaze using a yellow foam applicator pad. I believe the second version doesn’t have cleaners, so I was hoping that it wouldn’t remove the Werkstat Prime.



Couple of pictures after correction with Menzerna SIP

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Dressing

Vinyl and trim was dressed with SmartWax’s SmartDressing. Glass was cleaned with Werkstat Prime Strong. Honeycomb grill was dressed with Meguiars Accent Dressing. Tailpipes cleaned with NXT Metal Polysh.



Protection

The plan was to protect with JetSeal109, I hadn’t used the sealant before and I was looking forward to cracking on with JS109 after having read all the glowing reviews on detailing forums and CG’s own website. However, I was not blessed with the same results as previous users.



So I decided to top JS109 with a carnauba wax. After 30 minutes, I put on a coat of Chemical Guys 5050 Limited Series Concours Paste Wax (version 1). After removing the CG 5050 wax, the finish looked a bit darker and wet.



A few pics after CG 5050 in the garage

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Final pics

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Thanks for viewing
 
Sludge said:
Looks wet and beautiful. What kind of problem did you have with Jetseal 109? :xyxthumbs



Thanks for the comment.



I was planning to use JS109 as my last step product, but when I pulled the car out in to the sun I was a bit underwhelmed. This could be attributed to the high expectations I had for this product. I read multiple glowing reviews on detailing forums and on the Chemical Guys website on the aesthetic abilities of this sealant. But I found the final results did not match LSPs I've used on the same car in the past (Werkstat Carnauba Trigger, M26 High Tech Yellow wax, M21 Synthetic Sealant...).



Maybe I should have applied a second coat as recommended by certain users. I will be trying it out again on different cars pitted against other sealants
 
Baei Danke mi broo! Great looking detail! How are things in the Gauteng Providence? I lived there for 2 years right outside Pretoria.
 
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