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This MK5 Golf GT170 was brought in to bring it back up to a standard where it could be put up for sale.
The owner only had the car as an economic way of driving himself and 2 dogs to Portugal a few times a year and just sits around between trips.
Since taking ownership, the car hasn't been washed, dusted or hoovered out... it was pretty nasty.
The order of the detail:
Full safe wash and decontamination.
Engine bay tidy up.
Enhancement Detail - single stage machine polish.
Interior deep clean - full shampoo, team clean and wet extraction.
Onto the car.
20171121_084213 by Richard Lewin, on Flickr
20171121_084220 by Richard Lewin, on Flickr
20171121_084223 by Richard Lewin, on Flickr
20171121_084259 by Richard Lewin, on Flickr
A squirrel had made a little nest behind the under bonnet sound deadening.
20171121_085236 by Richard Lewin, on Flickr
Wheels up first.
After an initial rinse.
20171121_091032 by Richard Lewin, on Flickr
Cleaned and then treated with fallout remover.
20171121_093133 by Richard Lewin, on Flickr
20171121_093556 by Richard Lewin, on Flickr
Onto the safe wash process for the bodywork.
20171121_093800 by Richard Lewin, on Flickr
20171121_093854 by Richard Lewin, on Flickr
The headlights weren't part of the plan, but they were too bad to let them go. I didn't pend too much time on them so they are far from prefect - but good enough to be able to see at night.
20171121_124025 by Richard Lewin, on Flickr
20171121_125233 by Richard Lewin, on Flickr
Onto some machine polishing shots.
20171121_131826 by Richard Lewin, on Flickr
20171121_131936 by Richard Lewin, on Flickr
20171121_153231 by Richard Lewin, on Flickr
20171121_131953 by Richard Lewin, on Flickr
20171121_132346 by Richard Lewin, on Flickr
20171121_134545 by Richard Lewin, on Flickr
20171121_134741 by Richard Lewin, on Flickr
20171121_150148 by Richard Lewin, on Flickr
20171121_150621 by Richard Lewin, on Flickr
The bonnet was especially bad. Bird bombs had been removed with a scouring pad by the looks of things.
20171121_140006 by Richard Lewin, on Flickr
2 machine polishing stages were used to make a nice improvement.
20171121_141931 by Richard Lewin, on Flickr
20171121_145201 by Richard Lewin, on Flickr
20171121_145825 by Richard Lewin, on Flickr
20171121_145215 by Richard Lewin, on Flickr
20171121_153025 by Richard Lewin, on Flickr
20171121_153455 by Richard Lewin, on Flickr
20171121_153715 by Richard Lewin, on Flickr
20171121_154432 by Richard Lewin, on Flickr
20171121_154813 by Richard Lewin, on Flickr
20171121_155425 by Richard Lewin, on Flickr
20171121_155538 by Richard Lewin, on Flickr
20171121_155913 by Richard Lewin, on Flickr
20171121_160539 by Richard Lewin, on Flickr
20171121_160803 by Richard Lewin, on Flickr
20171121_161718 by Richard Lewin, on Flickr
20171121_162044 by Richard Lewin, on Flickr
20171121_161434 by Richard Lewin, on Flickr
20171121_162111 by Richard Lewin, on Flickr
20171121_162445 by Richard Lewin, on Flickr
20171121_162640 by Richard Lewin, on Flickr
Exhaust tips polished.
20171122_150113 by Richard Lewin, on Flickr
The owner only had the car as an economic way of driving himself and 2 dogs to Portugal a few times a year and just sits around between trips.
Since taking ownership, the car hasn't been washed, dusted or hoovered out... it was pretty nasty.
The order of the detail:
Full safe wash and decontamination.
Engine bay tidy up.
Enhancement Detail - single stage machine polish.
Interior deep clean - full shampoo, team clean and wet extraction.
Onto the car.
20171121_084213 by Richard Lewin, on Flickr20171121_084220 by Richard Lewin, on Flickr20171121_084223 by Richard Lewin, on Flickr20171121_084259 by Richard Lewin, on FlickrA squirrel had made a little nest behind the under bonnet sound deadening.
20171121_085236 by Richard Lewin, on FlickrWheels up first.
After an initial rinse.
20171121_091032 by Richard Lewin, on FlickrCleaned and then treated with fallout remover.
20171121_093133 by Richard Lewin, on Flickr20171121_093556 by Richard Lewin, on FlickrOnto the safe wash process for the bodywork.
20171121_093800 by Richard Lewin, on Flickr20171121_093854 by Richard Lewin, on FlickrThe headlights weren't part of the plan, but they were too bad to let them go. I didn't pend too much time on them so they are far from prefect - but good enough to be able to see at night.
20171121_124025 by Richard Lewin, on Flickr20171121_125233 by Richard Lewin, on FlickrOnto some machine polishing shots.
20171121_131826 by Richard Lewin, on Flickr20171121_131936 by Richard Lewin, on Flickr20171121_153231 by Richard Lewin, on Flickr20171121_131953 by Richard Lewin, on Flickr20171121_132346 by Richard Lewin, on Flickr20171121_134545 by Richard Lewin, on Flickr20171121_134741 by Richard Lewin, on Flickr20171121_150148 by Richard Lewin, on Flickr20171121_150621 by Richard Lewin, on FlickrThe bonnet was especially bad. Bird bombs had been removed with a scouring pad by the looks of things.
20171121_140006 by Richard Lewin, on Flickr2 machine polishing stages were used to make a nice improvement.
20171121_141931 by Richard Lewin, on Flickr20171121_145201 by Richard Lewin, on Flickr20171121_145825 by Richard Lewin, on Flickr20171121_145215 by Richard Lewin, on Flickr20171121_153025 by Richard Lewin, on Flickr20171121_153455 by Richard Lewin, on Flickr20171121_153715 by Richard Lewin, on Flickr20171121_154432 by Richard Lewin, on Flickr20171121_154813 by Richard Lewin, on Flickr20171121_155425 by Richard Lewin, on Flickr20171121_155538 by Richard Lewin, on Flickr20171121_155913 by Richard Lewin, on Flickr20171121_160539 by Richard Lewin, on Flickr20171121_160803 by Richard Lewin, on Flickr20171121_161718 by Richard Lewin, on Flickr20171121_162044 by Richard Lewin, on Flickr20171121_161434 by Richard Lewin, on Flickr20171121_162111 by Richard Lewin, on Flickr20171121_162445 by Richard Lewin, on Flickr20171121_162640 by Richard Lewin, on FlickrExhaust tips polished.
20171122_150113 by Richard Lewin, on Flickr
