Our New Jetta's Mini Build Thread

[Wolfgang]

My old man thinks ive lost my S#*t

My Bravo is the first gunea pig (the paint is pretty bad so it's a good test) then i'll be onto the Jetta, Dad's Audi then my Sisters Calais.

So by the end of all of them i should have a good amount of practice to start working on others cars.

Might have to get myself a diary and start booking cars in,lol.

My old man is the same with me, he doesn't complain when the cars are clean though.

I started off on mum's old Celica GT4 to clean it up before going up for sale. Then started but never finished mine (damn hard VW paint), followed by mum's Fiesta, then sisters year old Impreza after someone dragged something down the side of it. Now have two family friends wanting me to do theirs. One's a 64 Lotus Élan and the other is a 77 Porsche, goodbye weekends. One day mine will be finished.

Got to get me a DAS6-Pro, borrowing my brothers DAS6 currently.

[Silver dub]

my one isn't savable without a wet sanding in some areas unfortunately ahh well

Yeh you might start getting some business on the side!

I actually wouldn't mind doing the odd car here and there on the side.

My old man is the same with me, he doesn't complain when the cars are clean though.

I started off on mum's old Celica GT4 to clean it up before going up for sale. Then started but never finished mine (damn hard VW paint), followed by mum's Fiesta, then sisters year old Impreza after someone dragged something down the side of it. Now have two family friends wanting me to do theirs. One's a 64 Lotus Élan and the other is a 77 Porsche, goodbye weekends. One day mine will be finished.

Got to get me a DAS6-Pro, borrowing my brothers DAS6 currently.

Sounds like you have had a fair bit of practice then.

[dylan8]

just looked back at your alphard pics, and they LOOK CRAP!!!!
in person the wheels and fitments is amazing!!!!!!!
while my teledials are based at being daily wheels, these just made them looking so boring and plain. we need rolling shots asap.

[vwthunder]

It's time to get serious!

2 bucket method !!!

I was planning on having the cleanest watercooled at DOVW, maybe not lol

[Gti Dave]

2 bucket method !!!

I was planning on having the cleanest watercooled at DOVW, maybe not lol

Wow looks like its gonna be a long week end there matey.

[Silver dub]

just looked back at your alphard pics, and they LOOK CRAP!!!!
in person the wheels and fitments is amazing!!!!!!!
while my teledials are based at being daily wheels, these just made them looking so boring and plain. we need rolling shots asap.

Thanks dyl, if anyone is good with a camera and wants to take some rolling shots then let me know.

2 bucket method !!!

I was planning on having the cleanest watercooled at DOVW, maybe not lol

Ahhhhh crap..... DOVW........why did i keep thinking it was towards the end of november.

Oh well their go's my weekend of renovating the house "HELLO 4 Days of Garage Life".

Yeah i'm loving the 2 bucket methond now, get on it vwthunder.

[vwthunder]

Have you joined here

Detail Paradise

I have just been on there for a few weeks

[Silver dub]

Have you joined here

Detail Paradise

I have just been on there for a few weeks

Yeah i got on this about 8 months or so ago but after doing some research and speaking to some people i found one in the UK called detailingworld.co.uk.

It has a lot more information and detailed how too sections not to mention a lot of peoples input on certain products that i was interested in.

Have you been on there?

[vwthunder]

Thanks I will check it out

[Silver dub]

Well, as we all know Day of the Volkswagen is this weekend for all the vic crew and having today and tomorrow off as a part of the long weekend i thought i'd take advantage and give the jetta a overhauling ready for the show.

The day started out at the workshop for a service and a bit of maintenance so on the hoist it goes......well that was the initial idea until i realised i had lowered the car more since last having it on hoist. Funny thing was i had trouble last time getting it on even before the recent drop. Luckily dad had some timber flooring offcuts laying around from his new house so they sure cam in handy.

Got a quick snap with the iphone,



I got home by lunchtime to start pulling pieces of the car to make the cleaning - Chrome grill, lower grilles, number plates ect.

It was at this stage i gave the whole car a pressure clean then it was out with the APC and detailing brush and got to work on every nook and cranny the car had. I'm talking every bumper join, light gap, doors jamb, hinges, just to name a few. It was at this stage where i started to think, "Maybe i do have problems" as i took about 30 min just to complete this step. Once finished out with the Snow foam lance to let it all soak for a while and then pressure washed after.

Then it was wash time for a wash using two bucket method and straight back into the garage still wet for a clay. Now it hadn't been that long since it's last clay but dam did it pull a lot of grime off, especially the lower passenger front door. I spent the good part of an hour claying the car then it was back outside for a rewash and again two bucket method.

After the wash it was back in the garage for a good towel down before taping all the appropriate sections ready for the RO polisher to do it's work tomorrow.

So this is how it sleeps tonight ready for an early morning polishing,

[team_v]

Looks sexy as with no chrome, all black except the wheels and lights!

[GoLfMan]

you have serious problems Timmeh, but I gotta say I always admire the results

[Jarred]

hahaha Yea, you have problems Tim!

Luckily, we still love you.

[vwthunder]

Seems people on here think your strange if you enjoy detailing your car lol

[Silver dub]

Ha thanks buys but I'm afraid my problems don't stop there!

Got up at 8am and started to polishing and I finished up at 5pm.

It's now had 2 stage polish and another wash and it is now ready for a final wax but that will have to wait until tomorrow night because I'm seriously stuffed. Also still have to detail all of the grilles and polish the chrome, clean wheels, plates back on.

Also discovered my shed leaks last night so it's sporting a nice big orange drop sheet rain coat tonight so it stays clean for the wax, lol.