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100% Hydrophobic: 2011 Black VW GTi drenched in CQuartz by AutoLavish - 300 pictures
Pleased don't hate me for such a long thread! It actually reads thorough fairly quick
Perfection. The best value in the small car market today, the GTi has world class build quality and materials, engine and drivetrain, performance, and appearance. The 4-door version of the GTi add even more value, with a clean non-4-door style and additional utility. This particular GTi was loaded: Leather, Nav, with a Manual 6-Speed. The owner contacted us awhile back, and we advised to wait until all the mods were done so we could "fix" any issues that happened along the way. After suspension work, window tint, and a few interior enhancements the owner dropped it off at our place. The goal: perfect paint and to not have to use a towel to dry the car. Our initial thoughts: Meg's MF followed by C-Quartz and Reload. The vehicle had under 4,500 miles. It had been washed a handful of times, including at the dealer at least twice.
Exhaust tip:
Swirly Wheels
I started the jambs first with cleaner followed by steam and a wipe to dry, then sealed.
As shiny as my head!
Engine bay started with the underside of the hood:
Got to get behind the seals and gaskets as well as these are the areas that accumulate hard core grime:
Engine was doused in degreaser, brushed and wiped, rinsed and dried. No dressings.
Notice the R8 oil cap
Plate comes off of course:
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Re: 100% Hydrophobic: 2011 Black VW GTi drenched in CQuartz by AutoLavish - 300 pictures
Mirror, mirror on the hood...
There were significant paint defects for its age, and they were DEEP! Some were light, like this marring:
Others were medium like these swirls:
And others were deep like these Random Isolated Deep Scratches. You’ll notice multiple scratches parallel to one another as a result from either a water blade / jelly blade, or the brushes of an automatic car wash:
Some more nastiness:
Paint was typical: very thin down low and building up as the robots worked their way up the panels. If you are working on soft and thin paint trying to correct deep defects, you better know your paint's health. Who do you trust your car to?
Three measurements on the same panel at the same longitude show paint growth caused by global warming! …or something like that
For polishing we decided, after trying a few combos, to use the good cutting power of the Meguiar's Microfiber pads but with M105 for additional cut. The defects in this paint were deep. The worst ones were long and straight, as if caused by a water blade or automatic car wash brushes. Others were somewhat more curved, either from drying or a dirty wash mitt. Dealers will never be able to wash correctly when they pay bottom dollar and put rookie guys in charge of tasks like touching your expensive car. The dealer/washer who put these marks into this paint was negligent in doing so, and should be held responsible for the damage. There is no way a car this new should be this thrashed.
Here Marc is working the area around the door handles with the PC and the 6" mf cut pad:
This is one of those that will never come out and is large enough to be seen easily
We got a taste of what Bob Willis of Auto Concierge enjoys by having the car slightly raised; it makes for a less stressed and cramped back. Unlike us, Bob has a top of the line Snap-On scissors lift in his shop. We envy his set-up like you cannot imagine!
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Re: 100% Hydrophobic: 2011 Black VW GTi drenched in CQuartz by AutoLavish - 300 pictures
Check out the wheels water sheeting properties even under the pressure washer!
Next was to remove the crappy film the fogs had on them, to replace with better film and a better install. Key to a proper install is light removal. Since we had the wheels off getting to the fogs was easy.
OK, maybe not quite that easy...
I am victorious:
Crappy film:
They had some defects, so Tim and I hit them with the MF pads:
The key to not breaking off tabs is to have someone to hold the light. A vise or a table will not work, and will exert excessive force on tabs and features, not to mention it is difficult to keep stable enough to polish.
We slapped the 12% tinted film on there and reinstalled the fogs:
Windows need special care too! I like to polish the inside surface with Klasse AIO. I find it helps keep the windows clear of fingerprints and dust, and even makes them more quiet during rolling up or down. So far I have not had any issues with tinted film. I don't rub hard, though, and I only apply after a good cleaning with Meg's Glass Cleaner.
Lets start by working the edges, but not into the rubber. This rubber would be coated with CQuartz, and I did not want the Klasse interfering:
Leave to haze slightly. Leave on too long and it becomes hard to remove:
Per the owners request, C-Quartz would be applied to all exterior surfaces except the windshield, which would get Aquapel:
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Re: 100% Hydrophobic: 2011 Black VW GTi drenched in CQuartz by AutoLavish - 300 pictures
Trim would get C4 Permanent Trim Restorer:
Wow!
Marc goes over the CQuartz looking for areas in need of further working:
Looks OK:
At this point the vehicle had been polished with Meguair’s 105 on the Meguiar’s microfiber cutting pad, Meguiar’s 205 on a white Lake Country pad, Menzerna 106FA on a black Lake Country pad, and 3M Ultrafina on a blue Lake Country pad, some wetsanding, chips filled and sanded flat, wheels polished with Meguiar’s 105 on an orange Griot’s pad then followed up with Meguiar’s 205 on a white 4 inch Lake Country pad, coated, paint coated, trim coated, interior cleaned with 1Z, windows polished inside, and windscreen coated with Aquapel:
Time for sun shots! Just a few cloud in the sky and a beautiful day!
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