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    How obsessive are you?

    I bumped into an old school mate the other day and was suprised/delighted that he owned an R32. Conversation about our respective Golfs soon lead me to revealing that I take the wheels off my Mk6 GTI to clean the brakes and inside of the rims... However, my school buddy upped me by saying he POLISHED the inside of his wheels - to help stop brake dust from sticking to the rim...
    So, what do you do to your Golf to pamper it?
    Can you top that?
    Cheers,
    Cam
    MkVI GTI, Tornado Red, Leather, Tint, 17" wheels, Black Euro plates.
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    I vacuum the carport
    MY14.5 VW Polo 81tsi Comfortline - Candy White - Comfort Pack

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    • #3
      Obsessive... Hmmm - my babies get the best of everything...
      But how obsessive is the individual...
      I have the VW logo tattooed on my back
      Has anyone else gone this far??
      I'm going to the pub... I may be some time...

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      • #4
        Originally posted by GTICam View Post
        my school buddy upped me by saying he POLISHED the inside of his wheels - to help stop brake dust from sticking to the rim...
        What, are you saying that this is not normal? How else do you keep them clean?
        Flipper Dog
        Now - T-Roc R, Audi Q5
        Past VWs- T-Roc R-Line, Golf 6, 7 and 7.5, Touareg 7L and 7P, Passat B5.5, Polo MK3, Polo MK4 and GTI

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        • #5
          If you really want to see obsessive try this link: VxrMarcs 3 month Nurburgring Detail... - Detailing World

          If you have not seen it before its about a guy into detailing and the 3 month process of doing up his limited edition vrx vaxhaul (opel/holden) astra Nurburgring.
          Note it is a very long thread with lots of images but now has sections at the top that you can load.
          FYI he has now sold this and bought a Ford Focus RS and the process begins again. Its impressive but absolutely obsessive!

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          • #6
            Wow!
            Thanks Cube, I hadn't seen that before. Sort of takes it to a new level.
            Cam.
            MkVI GTI, Tornado Red, Leather, Tint, 17" wheels, Black Euro plates.

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            • #7
              That is reeediculous! Awesome results but wow.... sooooo much time and money!

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              • #8
                is that guy all there in the head?

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                • #9
                  wow. that's awesome, and nuts at the same time. I know it's appalling, but i just give the car a squirt with the pressure washer every now and again, i drive so many km's in a week - at least 500-600 - that it gets dirty again really quickly, so i can't be bothered unless it's for a photo shoot or sale or something.

                  My partner has a bunch of ferrari washing/polishes and stuff which he imports to use on his ducati, but it takes so long to do an entire car!! 2 hours at least just to do a bike properly.
                  2010 CW 118TSi w/ Sports pack, tinted windows (all), black vinyl wrapped roof, MDI.

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                    Originally posted by Olaf the Golaf View Post
                    wow. that's awesome, and nuts at the same time. I know it's appalling, but i just give the car a squirt with the pressure washer every now and again, i drive so many km's in a week - at least 500-600 - that it gets dirty again really quickly, so i can't be bothered unless it's for a photo shoot or sale or something.

                    My partner has a bunch of ferrari washing/polishes and stuff which he imports to use on his ducati, but it takes so long to do an entire car!! 2 hours at least just to do a bike properly.
                    I bet you the Menzerna polishes could do better off a Festool machine on a whole car in an hour!!

                    Obsessive...Yeah. I've clayed, polished, cleansed and sealed the insides of my wheels before. I've scrubbed wheel arches and underneath the car back to white. I've taken black textured trim off, clayed polished and sealed the paint underneath it and put the trim back on, and I'm currently contemplating a new floor carpet so as dirt/sand can be vacuumed out of it easier.....

                    I'm getting there.
                    Mrk Detailing, premium automotive detailing. Paint correction/protection specialist. PM me

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                    • #11
                      Originally posted by Axis View Post
                      That is reeediculous! Awesome results but wow.... sooooo much time and money!
                      On an Astra...

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                      • #12
                        Originally posted by Mrk_Mickey View Post
                        I've taken black textured trim off, clayed polished and sealed the paint underneath it and put the trim back on
                        Well that's silly because then the trim wouldn't stick to it properly... lol

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                        • #13
                          The bloke with the Astra....

                          If you cleaned your car that often in Australia you would get lynched by Prius driving ecomentalists.


                          I wonder if his girlfriend/wife has made a CLEAN getaway!
                          08 Golf GTI - SOLD

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                          • #14
                            Have a talk to vwtech who bought my R32....The whole underbody was always cleaned, brakes suspension floor....look me up on facebook u will see a heap of pics

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                            • #15
                              I just do a general clean, but add in the door jams, since my Pug has shiny plates on the sills, they need to be kept clean.

                              Otherwise it's just all the stuff you can see, and I make sure there's no build ups of crap that might be an issue over time.

                              I will get around to taking my wheels off, but not anytime soon. Actually... I might do it Saturday

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