Jetta Cleanup

[Nizmo]

Yea, finally got around to editing the pictures I took last weekend. My camera is on its last leg, so only half the pictures I wanted looked right. I mostly have befores of the interior, the lighting the next day was really wigging out the camera.

You can see fresh from the car lot and it's a mess. I don't think I've seen a vehicle that I've bought from a dealer this dirty before. I know they shipped it from Georgia, but come on!

Before:

Really nice, compound on the door. ( I also see I need to do some weeding :rofl)

Noticed the inner barrels were nice and cruddy too.

Ok, here are the afters. Only one of the interior came out ok, but you'll get the idea.

Tips didn't come out as nice as I would have liked them to. Gonna have to get some metal polish and have another go at it.

That's it for now folks, sorry about the picture quality. It's a daily driver, so I didn't want to go all out, just protected. Used the following:

Wash: Meguiars Hyper Wash
Wheels/Tires: Chemical Guys Diablo Wheel Gel
Decon: XMT Speed Clay - Their brand lube
Sealant: Poorboy's EX Sealant With Caranuba
Topped with Poorboy's Natty's Red Paste

 

[Ronkh]

nice job

 

[Ronkh]

nice clear reflections

 

[PA DETAILER]

looking good! :bigups

 

[tropicsteve]

nice final finish !

 

[mjlinane]

Well done!

 

[Nizmo]

nice clear reflections

Thank you! It surprised me how well it looked without doing a polishing step!

looking good! :bigups

Thanks man!

nice final finish !

Appreciate it, I'm glad it's silver since if you look at right in the sunlight you can see the nice DISO marks. Another project for when the weather gets nice and warm.

Well done!

Thanks guys. It was kinda funny, when I was washing it I got to the end and realized I had spent half the time compared to my truck. :rofl

 

[Reddwarf]

So much better! Got to love the PB sealant and red!

 

[Pats300zx]

Excellent work...

 

[Todd@RUPES]

That looks soooooo wet. I'm not surprised given your LSP choices.

 

[dc52nv]

Great job. Which tire dressing did you go with?

 

[Nizmo]

So much better! Got to love the PB sealant and red!

Yea it was bothering me all week how dirty it was. I love PB's Sealant, it last a long time for the price, not to mention goes far. Thanks!

Excellent work...

Thank you!

That looks soooooo wet. I'm not surprised given your LSP choices.

Thanks, I think it looked darn good for no polishing step. It's obvious a couple panels have been re-painted, but I'm gun shy about correction. After the disaster my Nissan's hood turned out to be (it was a repaint as well), I've been super timid.

Great job. Which tire dressing did you go with?

Thanks for the kind words. To be honest, I used Black Magic Tire Wet applied with a terry applicator. Gives a nice satin finish to it that doesn't sling. It's one of the few over the counter products that I like and have figured out an application process that works for me.