12 hours cleaning the GTI!

Mouse_GTI · Post by **Mouse_GTI** » Wed Apr 04, 2007 12:16 pm

Cleaning process:
http://www.eastsidevw.co.uk/forum/viewt ... 0945#10945

Photos after:
http://www.eastsidevw.co.uk/forum/viewt ... 0948#10948

What y'all think?

spawngti · Post by **spawngti** » Wed Apr 04, 2007 12:39 pm

Nice job, nice photo's. I hate thoughtless builders!

Luke'sGti · Post by **Luke'sGti** » Wed Apr 04, 2007 1:00 pm

i think you have too much time on your hands

car looks good though

nafeGTI · Post by **nafeGTI** » Thu Apr 05, 2007 9:00 am

crikey! fair play, wish i had 12 hours spare to wash my GTi!

GTILass · Post by **GTILass** » Thu Apr 05, 2007 1:45 pm

looks nice

i spend 4 hours on a sunday morning scrubbing betty most weeks.......

samil87 · Post by **samil87** » Thu Apr 05, 2007 2:03 pm

i hav brake dust stuck to my wheels on the dish

how do i get rid of it

tried some wonder wheels stuff my frend lent me

ended up almost burning my fingers but the brake dust is still there

what do you use?

Post by **alexperkins** » Thu Apr 05, 2007 2:11 pm

Fantastic job there - its so damned clean. Come and give mine that much attention

I've spent 6 hours cleaning it before, but have never tried this pre wash etcetc stuff

Best thing ive found for alloy wheels is just industrial Aluminium Cleaner - works a treat. Smells foul but the results are astounding

Mouse_GTI · Post by **Mouse_GTI** » Thu Apr 05, 2007 2:17 pm

samil87 wrote:i hav brake dust stuck to my wheels on the dish

how do i get rid of it

tried some wonder wheels stuff my frend lent me

ended up almost burning my fingers but the brake dust is still there

what do you use?

Using a clay bar and some lubricant should remove the brake dust. If your looking for a wheel cleaner to do the job I'd probably recommend Meguiars Wheel Brightner (though it does strip wax so you couldn't use it all the time if you wanted to protect your wheels)

Post by **alexperkins** » Thu Apr 05, 2007 2:34 pm

Where can you get this clay from?

darranwrx · Post by **darranwrx** » Thu Apr 05, 2007 9:12 pm

What u should of done was get 2 smart girls with bikini's to hold your bucket and sponge

that would have cut it down a few hours of hard labour

Mouse_GTI · Post by **Mouse_GTI** » Thu Apr 05, 2007 9:44 pm

alexperkins wrote:Where can you get this clay from?

Best beginner kit would be a Meguiars kit. Some times Halfrauds sell them. Here's one for Â£10 online:

http://www.bigjohnsbits.co.uk/index.asp ... ductid=155

Guide on how to use it:

http://www.polishedbliss.co.uk/acatalog ... clean.html

If you were wanting to go down a more expensive route, get a 5l bottle of Meguiars Last Touch (Â£15) and the spray bottle to go with it (Â£3) - it dilutes 1:1 and works out cheaper than small bottles you can buy. And for the clay I'd recommend Pinnacle Poly Clay (which I used) or Lehm Clay (around about Â£20)

Post by **alexperkins** » Fri Apr 06, 2007 1:27 am

Cheers dude, much appreciated

DanDiesel · Post by **DanDiesel** » Fri Apr 06, 2007 9:38 am

wow that looks fantastic Mouse lots of hard work, well done!

Mouse_GTI · Post by **Mouse_GTI** » Fri Apr 06, 2007 5:52 pm

It's still shining like mad today