VW Caddy - Work in progress - Printable Version

VW Caddy - Work in progress - Printable Version

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VW Caddy - Work in progress - Vincent - 08-11-2010 09:38 AM

Not sure if anyone remembers seeing pics of my Caddy on the Forum in the past.

Story goes that I bought the car back in Dec 2009.
Looked a long time for a Black Caddy and eventually came across this one standing at a Ford Dealership.

Without thinking too much about it i just took it.
It had a ding or a dent on just about every panel of the entire car but i didnt care... i just wanted a black Caddy.

So off course whenever i took pics of the car I tried hard not to highlight the imperfections on it - he he he.

My idea was always to have it fixed up and sorted out then have sign writing done on it.

So at last I got around to it... Last weekend I had a Friend of a friend of a friend spend an entire weekend fixing, prepping and spraying the car. I also aksed that they use the darkest variant of the VW Black magic on the car. So the plan was not to book any cars for the weekend past and just flat and polish.

Well did I get a suprise. Flatting a sprayed car is NO Joke. jeepers.
I bought myself the Meguiars Uni-Grit 2000 paper and a block and got cracking friday. By sat morning 11am I gave up. I just couldnt get a good finish. So I got Mike the Meguiars Guru to come help me out.

In no time he got my car to start looking like a million bucs. and as he went along he taught me all the nitty grittys of Flatting and Polishing with a Wool Mop and M95 - Speed Cut.

So a whole Sunday basically later... I managed to complete one side of the car about 90% and the Bonnet. Still plenty of work to do!

here are some pics.
1st pic is a before shot taken Sat morning... Only the front left panel on the pic can you see has been flatted and Polished.
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OH and I had my car lowered... 50mm Drop... on a caddy thats nothing. They go up to 90mm drop in the UK. But here I thought rather keep it semi that go all out.

some garage shots last nite
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the Megs M95 really works a charm I must say. It cuts out the sanding marks so nicely and brings up the gloss quickly. Gem of a product.

Some shots taken this morning quickly before the rain.
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Still a long way to go yet

RE: VW Caddy - Work in progress - onyx - 08-11-2010 11:33 AM

Nice... very nice - the signage on the side is really going to look great!

Wool mop + M95.... What steps are next?

RE: VW Caddy - Work in progress - Vincent - 08-11-2010 11:35 AM

Next Steps will be SIP then Final Finish then BlackFire Wet Diamond

Idea for signage... the white/silver lettering will be done in Chrome Vinyl

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RE: VW Caddy - Work in progress - Carn - 08-11-2010 12:20 PM

Will look brilliant with the signage completed. Look forward to seeing it

RE: VW Caddy - Work in progress - onyx - 08-11-2010 01:18 PM

Could be mistaken but i reckon you'll be the very first Detailer wif his own branded 'mini-van' Clap

RE: VW Caddy - Work in progress - Carn - 08-11-2010 05:28 PM

(08-11-2010 01:18 PM)onyx Wrote: Could be mistaken but i reckon you'll be the very first Detailer wif his own branded 'mini-van'

Myself and Grant had a Sonax branded Corsa utility back in 2006. Didn't last long however as the franchise arrangement fell apart at the seams shortly thereafter Hammerhead

Wasn't anywhere near as cool as Vincents van though

RE: VW Caddy - Work in progress - onyx - 08-11-2010 07:18 PM

I was mistaken then!
That caddy really will look the part...

RE: VW Caddy - Work in progress - Carn - 08-11-2010 07:29 PM

(08-11-2010 07:18 PM)onyx Wrote: I was mistaken then!
That caddy really will look the part...

You're right on the mini-van bit...Caddy > Corsa UTE Bluebiggrin