Golf mk6 2012

**dragan75** · 09-08-2017, 05:24 AM

I by yesterday this car its ok but white acrilic no metalic what best product to use got rupes 21 any sugestion for light svirls

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**PurpleTowel** · 09-08-2017, 08:13 AM

I personally owned a 2012 Candy White GTI, and the paint is very hard. To clean up light swirls on it, I was using Meguiar's M105/205 combo with a final wax coat of Wolfgang Fuzion, but any wax/sealant will make it look good if the polish is done well. I use Megs maroon/yellow thin pads, too. I have since switched to Jescar compound/polish/sealant, and for a white car like that, I think it would be a better solution to the hard VW paint.

**dragan75** · 09-08-2017, 08:19 AM

I think to use same megs 105 205 mf pads i got here that..just whish to chek is that clear coat collor?

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**PurpleTowel** · 09-08-2017, 08:21 AM

Yes, Candy White is a 2-stage paint with a clear coat.

**dragan75** · 09-08-2017, 08:21 AM

Ok not acrilic collor if you uderstand me ..

isnt m105 to agresive for that coat ?

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**Mantilgh** · 09-08-2017, 08:36 AM

Usually single stage white is one of the hardest paints, but a test spot will let you know for sure.

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**lawrenceSA** · 09-08-2017, 08:43 AM

The problem is it is impossible for someone to look at swirls and know how deep they are, and therefore how much paint would need to be removed to remove all the swirls. Also, your expectations for the end result may not be the same as the next person.

So instead of going into the detail with a pre-conceived idea of what level of aggression you will need, rather have on hand a finishing polish, a medium cut polish and a compound.

Start with your finishing polish and do a test spot and see what the results are. If you have not removed enough swirls, step it up to a medium cut polish and repeat your test spot (on a new section). Again, if you are not satisfied, step up the aggressiveness to a compound.

I hope you have a PTG to get thickness readings before your start, so you know how much paint can safely be removed, which may limit how aggressive you can get.

I have detailed 55 VW's, of which 13 were a candy white variant and can say that whilst on the whole VW paint is on the harder side, I have encountered a couple that were soft, and Candy White definitely seems to be a tougher to correct than some of the others.... BUT.... again.... this is not a rule, and so the test spot is critically important.

My gut feeling is you will probably NOT correct swirls with a finishing polish, but quite often a medium cut polish is all that is needed. You obviously want to try and avoid compounding if possible, to preserve as much clear coat as possible. But again, my idea of light swirls, and the expected level of 'perfection' required by me or my clients may be vastly different from yours, so test spot, test spot, test spot!!!!