TheBurninator

Personally if the UV coating that comes on the headlights isn't compromised, I wouldn't polish them at all. Just clay and seal. If the UV coating is compromised then a headlight correction is in order and I would look into using something to add a UV coating back to them afterwards. Just sealing them doesn't last long and you are back to square one with clouded headlights. Just my $0.02

No different than polishing anything else aluminum... Should shine up pretty well, but you might need something a bit more aggressive than Adam's MP

Yep. Thought I had a pic of them somewhere but I can't find it.

IIRC Brilliant Glaze contains some wax as fillers...

I have multiple trim and lug nut brushes. One is the normal stock length, but the other two I have shortened the hairs on. The shortest one is fairly aggressive at cleaning for really tough jobs. The medium length one seems to do better on leather, and the long one is for areas that require a longer reach.

You can always follow up with using a MF utility towel to wipe off from the lettering. Avoiding the lettering the best you can will probably help as well

I've been using a single soft for application and the plush drying towel for wipeoff.

Sometimes I need more power than what Adam's APC can offer me. I'll leave it at that.

Full strength.... I find Adam's APC a bit on the weak side.

If you apply SVRT to the trim before polishing and/or applying sealant it acts as a barrier and helps prevent staining. LPS generally is pretty good with not staining.

Dylan, good pointing out the difference with how to sit the pad with a rotary vs a DA style tool. You should have also touched on how fast you are moving across paint with a rotary vs a DA. I see way too many people move across a panel too quickly with a DA thinking it is like a rotary. Oh and Audi Boulder's parts guy is happy to have his loaner car back Especially with perfect paint now.

Nice job. For some reason VAG cars tend to use crappy material for exhaust tips. My old A6 was the worst for keeping them clean. Seems like they would dull after 1000 miles.

Look into Mann Provent catch can's. Actually they are an oil/water separator and the caught oil is recycled back to the oil pan if you install it how they are meant to. I've seen no I'll effects with running them without recycling them though, just have to remember to drain it. The filter element is easily changed and have a life span somewhere around 100k from what I've read.

They work just fine with Tire Shine.

Thanks Michael! Yeah I think you guys get a bit warmer than us... It was 97 here all weekend, but you also have humidity that makes it so much worse to try and work in. Most of my details right now are favors to friends in trade for other work. The next big one I do will be a 500WHP Gallant VR4 for my powder coater with original single stage chalky white paint. Should be an interesting one to be detailing. Excuse the language in the video... someone pulled out in front of us.

Black cars can be very rewarding, but they take a bit more work to get looking perfect. Is the Jetta a BMP car or just normal black?

Beer of choice was Tecate. Perfect for chugging. But at that point I would have chugged a Stone I P A haha

He loves the mirror caps too much. I said the same thing At least they are real Votex caps instead of cheap eBay knock offs. I think it needs stubby mirrors in BMP instead. Really wish I had taken more before and during pics but as Dylan said it was hot this weekend in CO and I just wanted to finish the car so we could drink cold beer.

It was really hot and during the wash I got a nice sunburn. The beer afterwards has never tasted so good.

My dealership parts hookup decided it was time to call in a big favor I owe him for all the times of random texts with part numbers to lookup and allowing me to use his employee discount on everything I need. He keeps his R32 in pretty good shape, but it has never had a full paint correction. It is a garage queen that doesn't come out often. Unfortunately I was strapped for time and didn't take too many pictures before or during. But the after shots speak for themselves. Products Used: Adam's Car Shampoo Adam's DWC Meg's D101 APC Adam's Fender Brush Adam's Wheel Woolies (All 4 of them) Adam's Trim and Lug nut brush (Two of them, one cut down to about 1/3 length for certain areas) Adam's Red Wheel Brush Adam's Tire Brush Adam's Wash Pad Adam's Wash Wedge (really liked this, found it to release dirt WAY easier than the pads) Meg's Hyper dressing @ 3:1 for wheel wells Adam's TS Adam's Glass Cleaner (Old Stuff) Megs D155 @ 1:1 for clay lube (Saves my DS for wipedowns) Adam's Clay Bar (New grey that replaced the horrible blue stuff) Cyclo Porter Cable L3403 VRG Lightweight Rotary Adam's Orange Microfiber Pads Adam's White Foam Pads Other pads for the Flex Adam's PCP Adam's PFP Adam's SVRT Blackfire Trim sealant for the Cupra R lip. Adam's In & Out Spray for lower grills Adam's LPS Adam's Patriot Wax Wheels and tires were addressed first. Then wheel wells. Did a quick cleanup on the engine bay, but forgot to grab after pictures. I'll have the car sometime soon for a cleanup before The Bug In show, so I will grab some then. Car was washed, tail pipes cleaned up, but not polished. Again main focus today was just the paint correction. Rubber trim dressed with SVRT Whole car was then clayed with Adam's Clay Bar and Megs D155 @ 1:1 Then on to the paint correction. After doing a test spot on the hood I found that I was pulling about 85% defects out. On some of the deeper stuff I pulled out the rotary. In the right hands they can be a useful tool. I also noticed some DA haze from the microfiber pads on the black paint so I knew a polishing step would be required on the whole car. Obviously minor holograms from the rotary were fixed with the polishing step as well. Tight areas were handled with the PC with a 4" pad, larger areas were handled with the Cyclo. After correction the car was pulled into the sun to inspect the work. I'd say this was close to 95% perfect. Some deeper defects remain. I didn't feel comfortable wet sanding them as the paint was a bit on the thin side where they were, and other defects were through the clear and wouldn't have made much of a difference. Car was sealed with LPS and then a nice coat of Patriot to top it off. At that point I dressed the grills and lip, and cleaned the windows. The owner said he has never seen the pearl show through like this before. Even with a bit of cloud cover at dusk it was still popping out. On to the pictures: (Even got the owner wanting to try out the wheel woolies) Paint condition after the wash: After compounding the hood: After Polish: Really shows how the pearl came out Owner and I give it a big thumbs up Some patriot and a victory beer to go with it Finished: Ignore the stock beater wheels. He is dropping off the new BBS CK's to my house later this week for CQuartz coating on them before putting them on. Hopefully we can get a full photoshoot of the car outside with more than my iPhone then too. In a couple of weeks before the next show I will be doing a follow up wash and surprise him with the interior being show ready and a couple other little things I didn't have time to address. ALWAYS KEEP YOUR PARTS GUY HAPPY! -Kyle

I throw about 1.5oz of SVRT into 16OZ of TID for interiors and like it better than making VRT milk.

Side question: Are the reds the same as the Tolco grey's or are they the Tolco whites?

It depends on what I am doing. LPS is my usual go to for longevity. Quick sealant is so useful for tighter areas and on wheels. I really hope it never goes away. For wax Patriot is awesome. The one time I got to play with it, it was great. Buttery is nice to always keep around too. I've been doing some testing with it. On a car with bare paint using the dry method as a standalone it seems to hold up really well. What really impressed me was when it was raining like crazy here for a month a buddy stopped by. It was still raining out and I sprayed some on his windshield real quick and spread it around just to see if it would work. Well... over a month later it was still holding up.

It seems to streak less too, and isn't too shiny like SVRT can get on dashes and door panels sometimes.