This lovely example of a Lupo GTI belongs to the wife of my mate who owns the 5 door Golf GTI 'show car' which I detailed a few months ago (its won a few awards this season - congrats Al )
The car itself is in generally very good condition for a 10 year old car, but the flat black paint had very obvious swirling and scratches (visible in natural daylight) and the car needed some protection.
Please note that the wheels are for sale and being replaced with original Lupo GTI wheels, which are being refurbed by A1 Wheels in Anthracite, which will be on the car after I have protected them, mid next week.
I actually started the car last weekend, but got rained off just before I started the correction process, but this meant I was able to play with the new Meguiars D300 and MF DA System, which I'd purchased last week from Tim@CYC (thanks Tim!).
I also took the opportunity to test out some more Auto Finesse products, so I'll add thoughts and comments on these too...
So, to start off, some befores...
P1050967 by RussZS, on Flickr
P1050968 by RussZS, on Flickr
P1050972 by RussZS, on Flickr
P1050973 by RussZS, on Flickr
As ever, I started with the wheels.
First off, I rinsed the wheels and arches with my Karcher X5.700:
P1050974 by RussZS, on Flickr
P1050975 by RussZS, on Flickr
Next up, I used Auto Finesse Imperial Wheel Cleaner and consciously worked quickly given the potentially delicate nature of the polished part of the wheels.
P1050976 by RussZS, on Flickr
Applied liberally - I like the way this product foams up, it's very easy to work with
P1050977 by RussZS, on Flickr
Worked with an Envy Brush and Wheel Woolies:
P1050978 by RussZS, on Flickr
P1050979 by RussZS, on Flickr
Tyres and Arches were dealt with via Autosmart G101 @ 4:1
P1050981 by RussZS, on Flickr
P1050983 by RussZS, on Flickr
Lots of dirt in the upper part of the arch:
P1050984 by RussZS, on Flickr
P1050985 by RussZS, on Flickr
Rinsed:
P1050986 by RussZS, on Flickr
Next I worked around the car with G101@10:1 and dealt with the shuts, petrol cap, etc etc:
P1050987 by RussZS, on Flickr
P1050990 by RussZS, on Flickr
P1050991 by RussZS, on Flickr
P1050992 by RussZS, on Flickr
P1050993 by RussZS, on Flickr
P1050994 by RussZS, on Flickr
P1050995 by RussZS, on Flickr
P1050996 by RussZS, on Flickr
P1050998 by RussZS, on Flickr
P1060001 by RussZS, on Flickr
P1060004 by RussZS, on Flickr
P1060006 by RussZS, on Flickr
P1060007 by RussZS, on Flickr
The car itself is in generally very good condition for a 10 year old car, but the flat black paint had very obvious swirling and scratches (visible in natural daylight) and the car needed some protection.
Please note that the wheels are for sale and being replaced with original Lupo GTI wheels, which are being refurbed by A1 Wheels in Anthracite, which will be on the car after I have protected them, mid next week.
I actually started the car last weekend, but got rained off just before I started the correction process, but this meant I was able to play with the new Meguiars D300 and MF DA System, which I'd purchased last week from Tim@CYC (thanks Tim!).
I also took the opportunity to test out some more Auto Finesse products, so I'll add thoughts and comments on these too...
So, to start off, some befores...
P1050967 by RussZS, on Flickr
P1050968 by RussZS, on Flickr
P1050972 by RussZS, on Flickr
P1050973 by RussZS, on Flickr
As ever, I started with the wheels.
First off, I rinsed the wheels and arches with my Karcher X5.700:
P1050974 by RussZS, on Flickr
P1050975 by RussZS, on Flickr
Next up, I used Auto Finesse Imperial Wheel Cleaner and consciously worked quickly given the potentially delicate nature of the polished part of the wheels.
P1050976 by RussZS, on Flickr
Applied liberally - I like the way this product foams up, it's very easy to work with
P1050977 by RussZS, on Flickr
Worked with an Envy Brush and Wheel Woolies:
P1050978 by RussZS, on Flickr
P1050979 by RussZS, on Flickr
Tyres and Arches were dealt with via Autosmart G101 @ 4:1
P1050981 by RussZS, on Flickr
P1050983 by RussZS, on Flickr
Lots of dirt in the upper part of the arch:
P1050984 by RussZS, on Flickr
P1050985 by RussZS, on Flickr
Rinsed:
P1050986 by RussZS, on Flickr
Next I worked around the car with G101@10:1 and dealt with the shuts, petrol cap, etc etc:
P1050987 by RussZS, on Flickr
P1050990 by RussZS, on Flickr
P1050991 by RussZS, on Flickr
P1050992 by RussZS, on Flickr
P1050993 by RussZS, on Flickr
P1050994 by RussZS, on Flickr
P1050995 by RussZS, on Flickr
P1050996 by RussZS, on Flickr
P1050998 by RussZS, on Flickr
P1060001 by RussZS, on Flickr
P1060004 by RussZS, on Flickr
P1060006 by RussZS, on Flickr
P1060007 by RussZS, on Flickr