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get a red lip on the wheels :)
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HONDAB88 wrote:looks good marc , i get polish for 38eur its us gallon bout 4 and half litres lasts ages , its car brite crystal shine. top stuff
is that delivered? where do you order from?
EE9 CVC wrote:8)

SRP has always been expensive, but its worth it and last quite a while.
aye, I be on a budget lol. But if it works out cheaper than Autoglym I'm game. Or are there any other polishes recommended? I find the Autoglym stuff doesn't give you deep glass like shines. My bonnet for instance always seems a bit hazey, and it never removes all scratches/swirl marks.
James4g wrote:looks sick bro
walsh123 wrote:Looks good Marc 8)
cryz2 wrote:cracking car !!!!
safe :lol:

EllisG93 wrote:get a red lip on the wheels :)
Hell no!!
Gizmo wrote:I like it, but i cant help thinking that the wheels need some colour.

The wheels suit the car, but i dont think they go with the car if you know what i mean?
Yeh I know what you mean.
They are paintless at the moment, they are just lacquered. I will spray them at some point, mid shade metalic grey, or dark grey with a polished lip, as Watanabe's suit polished lips well.

Tahir wrote:Looks lovely, needs tiny bit more lowness on rear.
It does yeh, but I can't afford coilovers yet.

When I have a full tank it sits sweet :lol:
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Lovin' it Marc 8)
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Marc_VT wrote:Or are there any other polishes recommended? I find the Autoglym stuff doesn't give you deep glass like shines. My bonnet for instance always seems a bit hazey, and it never removes all scratches/swirl marks.
TBH, SRP is one of the best polishes to use if you are doing it by hand, you can't remove all the scratches and swirls without using a machine.
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:shock: Win!
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EE9 CVC wrote:
Marc_VT wrote:Or are there any other polishes recommended? I find the Autoglym stuff doesn't give you deep glass like shines. My bonnet for instance always seems a bit hazey, and it never removes all scratches/swirl marks.
TBH, SRP is one of the best polishes to use if you are doing it by hand, you can't remove all the scratches and swirls without using a machine.
Yeh I understand that. It's on the shopping list lol
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i've used meguirs deep crystal polish on the golf and i'm well impressed with it, even covered in 3 weeks worth of dirt it was as shiney as a 58 plate volvo that was cleaner.

really deep shine. paid under 9 quid for a bottle.

it is a 3 stage system but i'm only got stage 2 but use my own wash/ tratments

doesn't do too much with swirls srp is meant to be good for a hand polish in reguards to the swirls. wont save mine. i need a machine polisher. i did have one until my old dear told me it was broken and to throw it out. so i did then dad told me he changed the motor and it was working after. :roll:

looking good as ever 8)
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Post by TG1 »

also have a look on waxamomo or whatever its called for polish and that.

sign up to golfgtiforum.co.uk and get a fiver off you're first order :wink:
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I bought a 1lt bottle of Car Plan triple wax from Sainsburys as it was only £4.99

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ill give that a go, but im not one to spend too much on polish, but i do need a rotary buffer. shame xmas/my birthday isnt for 6 months
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Marc_VT wrote: And I also bought x3 Enkei RP01's; I will use two and make a set with the pair of Enkei CPS's I have.

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Refurbished two of them the past two days...

Prepped...
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Primed...
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Centre cap before and after...
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Top coat and done...
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And also received another 3 Enkei's...

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8) :lol:

Enkei's FTW

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nice refurb, and the car is looking good also 8)

on the AutoGlym note, i get the AG Radiant Wax (basically the very same thing) from my local AG Rep, £25 for 5 litres ;)
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And got one done so far of the Wat's..

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The wantanbe's will look 8)
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Wat's done.

8)

Not the easiest wheel to refurbish!

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yeh they've all come out great man, glad I went with black
took me about 4 full days to do them, loads of nooks and crannys :lol:
the paint was cheap too, £5.62 a can on special offer, and i used 4 cans in total

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i went back yesterday to stock up and its not on offer anymore :(



I've also got two very special cam covers lined up for the VT. going to need some help deciding which to go for
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