Weekend Warrior ... 2007 VW GTI

[FIREdawg]

I'm by no means a professional, just a weekend warrior (many weekends at that). After lurking here for a bit and soaking up as much knowledge as I can (and still learning), just decided to post cause, heck, I'm proud of it! And the adage about black cars being a second job ... its true.








Don't stare directly at it Guinness, you'll burn your retinas!

[wifpd4]

Re: Weekend Warrior ... 2007 VW GTI

Please tell us what you did and what you used to get it looking that good.

[FIREdawg]

Wash with GC Shampoo
Clayed with Megs Clay kit
GV110v2, polishing pad & UC
After several runs with UC it gets a bit crazy. Still testing out which wax I like, so depending on what panel you look out it's either NXT2.0, or ULW.

[wifpd4]

Re: Weekend Warrior ... 2007 VW GTI

Oh good, a side by side test. What were your impressions of the two waxes?

[FIREdawg]

Re: Weekend Warrior ... 2007 VW GTI

Both were my first ever use of a liquid wax. I'm honestly still befuddled as to how to classify the two. Both are exceptionally easy to apply; though a bit difficult on a black car, which would explain the lack of streaking on the ULW that I've read so much about (I think I overlapped and really took my time applying 2 thin coats and waiting 5-7 minutes and buffing off). I split my hood down the middle left side ULW and right side NXT. ULW seems to have a mirror sheen, great reflectivity and the NXT seems to keep it wet looking, but not as crisp in reflections. Both sheet water like gangbusters! Its been almost 4 weeks since the wax was applied both are holding like a champ.

I did try applying ULW via DA, but not really sure I did any good. Again, on a black car and thin coats I wasnt sure I was applying correctly so went back to hand applicator pads.

But now have some #16 on the way so, looks like yet another panel will be a different wax.

[Golden]

Re: Weekend Warrior ... 2007 VW GTI

It looks great! Cool ride and cool dog.

[agp56]

Re: Weekend Warrior ... 2007 VW GTI

Excellent work. ULW can be applied with the DA but is a bit tricky to stay with a thin coat.

[wifpd4]

Re: Weekend Warrior ... 2007 VW GTI

Looking at the sun glare, it looks like you and UC did a great job. No sign of swirls.

I like UW and agree it has good clarity and nice reflections. I use a 4", soft black, Lake Country pad at speed 3 to apply UW. I move rather quickly and it stays fairly thin.

Nice job, well done!

[FIREdawg]

There are a few swirls and marks here and there. I just have to tone down my OCD and let them slide. As a daily driver it will see it's fair share of nicks bumps and bruises over the years. So no reason to get bent out of shape everytime I see one. I figure at least once maybe twice a year on paint corrections should be good enough.

Thanks for kudos.