My mk2 golf gti tidy up

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  • tommy
    April 10, 2011 at 11:53 pm #30265

    nothing yet mate?

    Andy Taylor
    April 11, 2011 at 12:06 am #30266

    [quote=”turbo t” post=19963]nothing yet mate?[/quote]

    Awesome.

    I typed out a long detailed reply, and the forum just seemed to eat it :compsmash

    I’ll try again….

    tommy
    April 11, 2011 at 12:11 am #30267

    thanks mate !

    going to try it during the week ….smells like window cleaner lol

    Andy Taylor
    April 11, 2011 at 12:44 am #30268

    Yeah, that’ll be the water and alcohol in the thinner.

    I haven’t tried drinking it yet 😆

    tommy
    April 16, 2011 at 10:24 pm #30334

    Well decided as the depth of the black and the finish on the car just to flatten and polish it !!

    so this was done with 320g 600g 800g 1200g 1500g 2000g all by hand and 3000g on da man my fingers were like wrinkled proons :rolleyes:

    anyhow pics of process

    finished in 3000 grit on da

    [img]http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b65/xr3iturbo/golf%20mk2/IMAG0125.jpg[/img]

    [img]http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b65/xr3iturbo/golf%20mk2/IMAG0127.jpg[/img]

    [img]http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b65/xr3iturbo/golf%20mk2/IMAG0131.jpg[/img]

    then polished with 3m perfect it polish … no compound required on this one :p

    [img]http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b65/xr3iturbo/golf%20mk2/IMAG0135.jpg[/img]

    [img]http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b65/xr3iturbo/golf%20mk2/IMAG0129.jpg[/img]

    [img]http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b65/xr3iturbo/golf%20mk2/IMAG0133.jpg[/img]

    [img]http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b65/xr3iturbo/golf%20mk2/IMAG0130.jpg[/img]

    thats as far as i got today so more polishing and detailing tommorow :yep:

    tommy

    Ben Hart
    April 17, 2011 at 6:10 am #30339

    Holy fawk…thats more wetsanding and polishing than I do it a year!

    Looks great though!

    jackcarlson
    April 17, 2011 at 7:22 am #30340

    ur a very sick basturd sweet looking ol vw though;)

    tommy
    April 17, 2011 at 4:16 pm #30343

    some more pics from today got qtr panel all done .just awaiting sanding discs and the rest will be done

    [IMG]http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b65/xr3iturbo/golf%20mk2/IMAG0138.jpg[/IMG]

    [IMG]http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b65/xr3iturbo/golf%20mk2/IMAG0137.jpg[/IMG]

    [IMG]http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b65/xr3iturbo/golf%20mk2/IMAG0140.jpg[/IMG]

    [IMG]http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b65/xr3iturbo/golf%20mk2/IMAG0141.jpg[/IMG]

    tommy

    nick
    April 18, 2011 at 1:28 pm #30362

    wow all the way down to 320, thats pretty brave Tommy.

    Looks like it has done the trick though, looks super flat.

    ryan brown
    April 18, 2011 at 3:04 pm #30363

    Thats a great looking job! :cheers

    WEIDERMAN MOTORSPORTS
    April 19, 2011 at 12:59 am #30369

    [quote=”Ben” post=20033]Holy fawk…thats more wetsanding and polishing than I do it a year![/quote]

    X2 You should be very proud of that car. You did a fantastic job!!!! :clappy :clappy

    Nelson Hays
    April 19, 2011 at 3:17 am #30370

    very nice.

    all that sanding was by d/a?!? very impressive! what make/model sander? I’m assuming you did the edges and whatnot with a handblock, or you have more balls than I do! :rock

    Barry Overby
    April 19, 2011 at 3:55 am #30371

    Nice Job

    tommy
    April 19, 2011 at 10:50 am #30382

    [quote=”bobwires” post=20064]very nice.

    all that sanding was by d/a?!? very impressive! what make/model sander? I’m assuming you did the edges and whatnot with a handblock, or you have more balls than I do! :rock[/quote]

    Thanks guys !!

    all the block sanding was done by hand from 320 -2000 then 3000 trizact on da ….. yeh i know you can buy 1500g discs but i am a cave man 😆 😆

    the edges were all done with 1500/2000/3000 and there still there:p

    tommy

    Simon
    April 20, 2011 at 10:29 am #30404

    Nice mate are you picking Will’s and Kate up from the church in it.Dont go parking it in Tesco’s car park though some dick will open a car door on it in the first week.

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