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    VW paint hardness?

    Never worked on one, have a jetta coming up.
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    Re: VW paint hardness?

    Hard like Audi paint.

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    Re: VW paint hardness?

    Is there a chart or guide to hardness somewhere?
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    Re: VW paint hardness?

    Did my buddies GTI a few months back and it didn't seem to hard. Not nearly as hard as a Corvette!

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    Re: VW paint hardness?

    I always do a test spot, but it's nice to have an idea in advance.
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    Re: VW paint hardness?

    Hey Z, roll your sleeves up, VW Jetta has a very, very hard coat. like a Benz and BMW......bought my wife a Jetta 6 months ago, needed allot of paint correction, used Purple wool foam pad then Orange LC pad down to White LC Pad and finally with 85rd used gray.......but man even though ours is Silver,,,,the car looks awesome !!! very deep gloss to it !
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    Re: VW paint hardness?

    I'm working on a 2011 Jetta Sportwagen, don't seem to be making any progress, GRR.

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    Re: VW paint hardness?

    Don't know about earlier models but I did my daughter's new 2011 Jetta recently. Menzerna Super Finish did nothing on the hard paint. Power Finish did work, although I had to hit the car twice in some spots - Orange HT Pads on a Griot's. Here's a couple of pics of the finished car:





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    Re: VW paint hardness?

    SIP was the best of what I tried, not good enough for my tastes. I'll have to give Powergloss a try next time.

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