My black TT

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Tyke

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Hi guys, thought I'd post some pics of my TT after I detailed it last weekend. It's a metallic black 2005 225 Quattro Coupe I bought new last June that's kept outside and is my daily driver doing around 10,000 miles a year.



It was the UK TT owner's club meeting last weekend so I thought I'd spruce it up for the trip.



Initially I tried cleaning/waxing it with Swissol paint cleaner then wax but I couldn't get rid of an annoying small amount of smearing no matter how little wax I applied nor how long I left it to cure.



Anyway, I returned to my range of Meguiars products to do the job.



Process, all by hand, was:



1. Wash with baby shampoo

2. Wheels cleaned with Virosol [a citrus based degreaser, works v well]

3. Dried with silicone type wiper and then water magnet

4. DC1 [clayed only recently so didn't bother with that]

5. DC2

6. NXT liquid wax



By the time I got to take some pics I'm afraid there was very little light left:



A shot of the front

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A reflection shot off the roof

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A reflection shot off the hood

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Another, this time with the flash on to pic up the metallic flecks in the paint [the blob in the bottom left must be an artefact]

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OK the next morning I dug the camera out again for some sun shots:



Roof reflections

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A reflection shot off the hood

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Rear view

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I hope you guys approve! :up
 
Looks beautiful! I sooo want a TT. I'll take mine in a convertible with Nimbus Gray and the amber baseball optic leather interior. I didn't care for the gray when I first saw it, but it really grew on me.
 
D3mon said:
Baby Shampoo?? As in 'Infant'?
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That's the stuff! If it's gentle enough enough for your baby's bum then it's gentle on your paint/wax too! It's very effective too in fact.



Normally I'd have used my NXT wash prior to using the Meg's stuff, but I'd planned on using the Swissol products so went with baby shampoo [used several times before on the advice of one of the detailers/valeters on the UK TT forum with good effect - try it!]
 
Mmm, love TT's and your's looks amazing. I was wondering about the baby shampoo too. I'd be sticking with the NXT soap as it does a great job. NXT does look good on darker colours!
 
Mmm, love TT's and your's looks amazing. I was wondering about the baby shampoo too. I'd be sticking with the NXT soap as it does a great job. NXT does look good on darker colours!
 
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