In November I purchased a used 2011 candy white GTI. I love it. I have some performance plans come summer time but in the meantime, I wanted to get the paint looking like new. I purchased a PC with Meg's 105/205. I started with LC Orange and White flat foam pads. I wore the **** out of those orange pads. It was not nearly enough to cut through this VW German clear coat. I ended up polishing it the best I could to get me through the winter.
Now I have purchased wool purple pads which I hope to finish spot compounding the hood, hatch, and rear bumper. Now that spring is around the corner, it's time to get the car ready.
Here is my plan:
Spot purple wool - Menzerna 400 or M105 if needed.
LC white pad - Menzerna 4000
P21s Cleansing Polish
BFWD
Poorboy's World Natty's red paste wax
I purchased P21s cleansing polish to try and get a little extra from the paint before applying BFWD. It may not do a darn thing since the car will already be contaminated. What do you think? I figured it can't hurt.
Wax options: Are there any recommendations for a wax with the most gloss and depth? I am looking into Pinnacle Souveran. I don't care much about durability as I'll wax my car once a week if I need to since I enjoy it so much. What has given you the most gloss and depth to your white car?
I have to give LawrenceSA a big shout out for giving me qmany great ideas from all of his VW corrections. I won't settle until my car looks like his final products. Great work.
Car in question. No close ups of paint but enough to tease.
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Now I have purchased wool purple pads which I hope to finish spot compounding the hood, hatch, and rear bumper. Now that spring is around the corner, it's time to get the car ready.
Here is my plan:
Spot purple wool - Menzerna 400 or M105 if needed.
LC white pad - Menzerna 4000
P21s Cleansing Polish
BFWD
Poorboy's World Natty's red paste wax
I purchased P21s cleansing polish to try and get a little extra from the paint before applying BFWD. It may not do a darn thing since the car will already be contaminated. What do you think? I figured it can't hurt.
Wax options: Are there any recommendations for a wax with the most gloss and depth? I am looking into Pinnacle Souveran. I don't care much about durability as I'll wax my car once a week if I need to since I enjoy it so much. What has given you the most gloss and depth to your white car?
I have to give LawrenceSA a big shout out for giving me qmany great ideas from all of his VW corrections. I won't settle until my car looks like his final products. Great work.
Car in question. No close ups of paint but enough to tease.
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