Reflections Detailing - Polo GTI Decontamination

lambchop

Member
Sup Guys

Been a while but I had a bit of work to do today. The SO finally traded in her Polo Vivo on this little Gem. Awesome little car and goes like the stink.
We had asked the sales lady not to wash the car. At first she thought it was a strange request but I didnt care. I didn't want those stupid uneducated car washers touching this car before I did. It def pays off in the long run and will do that for every car I buy new.

Long story short. I didn't have much time this weekend to do a proper correction detail but did what I could in the 4hrs I had available.
I have a lot of questions from people asking me why a new car should be detailed.. Well, ill let the pics do the talking..

The process was as followed.

  1. Foamed with Hyperwash
  2. Washed 2BM
  3. Clayed
  4. Auto Finesse Iron out
  5. Washed 2BM
  6. LSP applied - Auto Finesse Tough Coat

Tyres were dressed with Satin and interior trims etc was treated with Spritz.
All glass was cleaned with Crystal and exhaust tips polished using mercury

I did inspect the car and there are a few light scratches on the paint but you will have to look really hard to see them.

Before's










Prior the the foaming stage the front and lower doors were treated with AF Citrus power to remove some grime


Foam




I spent the over an hour removing bonded contaminants that were stuck to the car. This was a very painful process cos it was so evident on the color. I couldn't pic up the contaminants on the camera but the clay was slightly yellow after I had clayed all the panels



Now for some magic. Claying removes alot of muck but Iron Out really ups the game in the decontamination department. I would highly recommend this product if you serious about keeping your car Iron free. I left the Iron out on the car for about 30min and rinsed the car thoroughly. Iron Out is PH neutral and can be used on panels windows and trim without causing any damage



Now for the Nasty















Afters










 

Kish2604

Administrator
Staff member
Awesome work buddy...

The GTI my SO drives is also suffering badly with contamination on the white paint... I smell an issue at the factory that nobody is talking about...

Altogether I just say you got a lot done in 4 hours and make the process look easy...
 

444YYY

Honorary ///Member
Wow, impressive post, thanks for sharing.
I've also got a Polo GTI, and I figured that the paint should be 'clean' from the factory... (Ok, I know the car is transported by ship, that's possibly where the contamination occurs.... )

Anyway, I did not do any detailing per say from new, and after a few months I noticed the colour to be brighter and cleaner.... That's probably the regular washes doing the deeper cleaning so to speak.

* runs to buy iron out *
 

cOlDFuSiOn

New member
Wow, did not expect that much contamination on a new car!! :bangdesk:
Amazing job you did here, really looking the business now! :thumbs:
 

sash

///Member
Great work, car looks awesome. Amount of contamination is scary.

How much iron out did you have to use on the car?
 
J

Jakkals_F30

Guest
Awesome stuff and congrats to the SO on her new car :rollsmile:
 

Devzo

Active member
Great job buddy! I’ve noticed many detailers are catching onto the benefits of Iron Out and are incorporating it into their details now… Excellent product!:bravo:...

Need to get me some of that Mercury Metal Polish....
 

lambchop

Member
Thanks Guys :praise:


Devzo said:
Great job buddy! I’ve noticed many detailers are catching onto the benefits of Iron Out and are incorporating it into their details now… Excellent product!:bravo:...

Need to get me some of that Mercury Metal Polish....

The only problem with Iron out is that its a bit expensive but it works like a bomb

IUf you want mercury let me know


sash said:
Great work, car looks awesome. Amount of contamination is scary.

How much iron out did you have to use on the car?

I would say about 200ml Sash
 

lambchop

Member
RAArmstrong said:
Awesome job!!

Car looks stunning, I'm amazed at what you get done in such a short space of time! :praise:

Plenty practice :) It all about maximizing time. Do other jobs while u wait for others to finish.
 

sash

///Member
lambchop@reflections said:
RAArmstrong said:
Awesome job!!

Car looks stunning, I'm amazed at what you get done in such a short space of time! :praise:

Plenty practice :) It all about maximizing time. Do other jobs while u wait for others to finish.
Definitely need to perfect this art...:thumbs:
 

GoCart

///Member
Hijack!!

Here is what Iron Out and Imperial wheel cleaner does to clean rims, only apply and power hose off, no cloth or wheel woolies used.

You can see by the Iron Out reaction that these rims were almost black, well first time they have been washed in over a month.





 
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