2013 Golf R - full correction and Opti-Coat Pro

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Spent a couple days bringing this 900 mile "new" Golf R up to spec. It was pretty rough from the dealership's handling of the car. Lesson: Don't let the dealer wash your car or prep it before you pick it up. I brought Ryan in again to help me knock this one out as my schedule has been pretty packed. After the paint was corrected, Opti-Coat Pro was applied for the ultimate protection, guaranteed to last years, not months.

Products used:

Foamed with Dawn/CG Citrus Wash
Washed with Dawn/CG Citrus Wash
Sonax FE on wheels with Wheel Woolies and Swissvax Wheel Brush
Clayed with Meguiars Final Inspection and Blackfire Poly Clay II
Tires cleaned with Stoner's Tarminator
Meguiars 101, D300, Menzerna 203
IPA wipedown
Opti-Coat Pro




Upon client drop off

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Typical of most German cars....HEAVY brake dust. Car only has 900 miles and inner wheel barrels are basically black.

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Very stubborn water spot etching on the grill. Took a few hours to remove fully.

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Not just water drips...Meguiars 101 was required to compound these marks off. Seen similar marks on numerous German cars lately.

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Documented pre-existing damage courtesy of the dealership's detailer/porter.

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The very soft B-pillars had been scrubbed with what looked like a brillo pad....these would take a while to correct. Heavy water spot etching on the glass as well.

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Swirled up tail lights....

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After compounding, swirls gone. Final polishing will restore the gloss and will be carried out in the next step.

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After final polishing

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Time for the B-pillars...

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Passenger's side

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Finished pics

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Water spot etching fully removed

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No interior work was done, but I snapped a few pics anyway as the interior is pretty nice. VW did a good job with it.

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Windows were freshly tinted and the shop left this behind....A nice touch, simple and effective.

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Owner picked the car up late at night so I could not get sun pics. So the owner took a few and sent me some the next day.

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Thanks for looking!
 
Great work car looks great :) It still always amazes me how dealers trash cars.
 
Great job! I had a 2013 GTI same color and those pillars were the only part of the car with swirls I tried a bunch of stuff on em and nothing seemed to work so Im curious what you used on them specifically?
 
What a nightmare before the correction, can't imagine if that was autogeek's followers car. One whole night can't sleep.
 
Very nice job!! I'm a sicker for a vw I can't stand what the dealership does to cars, this why a dealership is going to hate me when I buy a car from them they better be knocking he price way down if they were to ever do a terrible job on the car like this

Very nice clean up


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Great attention to detail and great correction. Water spots can be so frustrating and time consuming, hope your client appreciates how much it took to get his car looking that nice
 
Looks like a new car - now! Great job!
 
BlkHemiLTD said:
Great job! I had a 2013 GTI same color and those pillars were the only part of the car with swirls I tried a bunch of stuff on em and nothing seemed to work so Im curious what you used on them specifically?
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In Jeff's case it is experience. And lots of it. Even if the combo is known, doesn't mean someone can just do it. You can scrape off the clear very fast if you don't know what you are doing. jm2c
 
great job. I have an 04 audi, I clean rims,and after a week, they are black. If worse comes to worse, I use meguiars hot rims all wheel cleaner and then iron x em. Helps so much
 
tdekany said:
In Jeff's case it is experience. And lots of it. Even if the combo is known, doesn't mean someone can just do it. You can scrape off the clear very fast if you don't know what you are doing. jm2c
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Sure, but knowing the combo takes away some of the variables and would obviously give someone a jumping off point that is proven to work already.
 
BlkHemiLTD said:
Sure, but knowing the combo takes away some of the variables and would obviously give someone a jumping off point that is proven to work already.
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Partially true, as not every brand responds equally to the same product.

101 and HD Polish is what works for me without filling. you can try that. Menzerna 85rd is another one, although I don't use it due to seeing how well it fills. Sonax Perfect finish is another one that finishes well, but it hides. Pick one.
 
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