PVW Feature - Mk3 GTI Supercharged

[Waxwerks]

Early March 2008. UK is being pelted with storms, it's 6pm, and Mark AKA Albino and his freshly finished 300bhp eaton charged ABF - known as 'WRP' have to be in surrey by midday tomorrow for the PVW photoshoot. No big deal apart from the fact the car has to be fully detailed before it goes, and as it's being shot in an all-white studio, it has to be clean when it's there!

No before photos as it was raining and getting dark when we started, and we wanted to get it washed and inside as soon as possible! (but here's one from the meet a few weeks before!)
http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w131/Slangdetail/WRP/aabefore1.jpg
Process was a foam pre-rinse via the gilmour, wheels and arches cleaned with meguiars APC, car washed with a wool mitt and Megs shampoo+ using two bucket method. Car was then brought inside and dried off with Last Touch and a Sonus waffleweave towel - no claying required as the car was fresh out of having a full respray. With time ticking Mark started on the wheels while I looked at the paint.

The Polished lips were buffed with Meguiars NXT metal polysh to remove water spotting, and each wheel was given a coat of Chemical Guys Wheel Guard to give it some protection:
http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w131/Slangdetail/WRP/b9-1.jpg

On to the paint - as you'll know if you read the mag, the car had been fully resprayed, and despite quite a few problems with the painter (delays, more delays and bits going missing!) the Alpine White paint was in pretty good order, with minimal body defects, but a dull finish - evidently from bodyshop rotary.
Wing before:
http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w131/Slangdetail/WRP/b2.jpg
And after a hit with Menzerna Final Finish 85RD via PC on a Menzerna Polishing pad - yellowing and haze eliminated
http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w131/Slangdetail/WRP/b3-1.jpg

This combo was ideal on the new paint, and every panel got a hit. Some 50/50 shots
http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w131/Slangdetail/WRP/b4-1.jpg
http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w131/Slangdetail/WRP/b5-1.jpg
http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w131/Slangdetail/WRP/b6-1.jpg

Rear clusters got the same treatment:
Before
http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w131/Slangdetail/WRP/b7-1.jpg
After:
http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w131/Slangdetail/WRP/b8-1.jpg

Mirrors too!
http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w131/Slangdetail/WRP/b12.jpg

[Waxwerks]

Then the engine got a wipe down with APC, safe degreaser, and some thinners for some stubborn oil stains
http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w131/Slangdetail/WRP/b10.jpg

Inerior was hoovered, dash and plastics dressed with Poorboys Natural Look, but the Leather Porsche 996 GT3 bucket seats were brand new, so didn't need treating!
http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w131/Slangdetail/WRP/b11.jpg

We called it a night at early o'clock, after hitting the plastics with black WOW, cleaning the glass with AG fast glass, and giving the whole car a coat of Dodo Juice Purple Haze to add a glossy glow and some protection. No tyre dressing as it was still raining, so didn't want any to sling off onto the body!
Ready to roll:
http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w131/Slangdetail/WRP/c1-1.jpg
http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w131/Slangdetail/WRP/c2-1.jpg

Approximately 160 miles, around five rainstorms and 10 hours later we arrived at the studio ready for the shoot. As you'd expect the car was dirty, so it was against the clock again to try and get it ready for the shoot, which was due to kick off in about 20 mins!

Due to a water supply problem I managed to get one bucket full of water, wash the entire car with Shampoo+ and a mitt, rinse it off with a well-timed rain shower, then QD the paint, glass, wheels and shuts with Meguiars Ultimate Quick Detailer and some monster fluffy MF's - I was still buffing the car as it went in, but it worked out OK!

http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w131/Slangdetail/WRP/d1-1.jpg
http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w131/Slangdetail/WRP/d2-1.jpg
http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w131/Slangdetail/WRP/d3-1.jpg
http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w131/Slangdetail/WRP/d4-1.jpg
http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w131/Slangdetail/WRP/d5-1.jpg

And a couple of after shots from this month's So-Wal meet for good measure!
http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w131/Slangdetail/WRP/e1-1.jpg
http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w131/Slangdetail/WRP/e2-1.jpg

Hard work but enjoyable, and a thoroughly deserved feature on an awesome dub!

[Das Booted]

looks wicked in the mag love the yellow in the lights