Dylan

Looks soooooo good. Keep clening it. Mine probably mark too, but I wash and wax mine twice a week so have never noticed.

Mr Scoops wrote:

Why not try some Auto-glym plastic/rubber treatment, it might help stop that.
A couple of good coats of wax on the body may well help too.

I think it looks great Kate, well worth the wait.
Can't wait to see it. Have fun driving and being aircooled again buddy!!

i will have a look at the auto glym at work tmz cos its 3 for 2 but i spoke to a customer who sprays cars and he said that i wasnt allowed to wax it for months he said just wash with water only.

Hmmm, good point. I would say the Auto-Glym resin polish would be okay though after a week as it is a non-abrasive polish as opposed to the actual wax in a pot type as they take a few microns off each time it is poslished.......just my two penneth and I would definately recommend talking to someone who know what they are talking about!!!

Thats rubbish you can wash, polish, wax the paint the same day it's painted, well thats what you learn at college anyway and what i've always been tought in the years i worked in the motor trade..
To be honest it dosen't matter about non-abrasive polish, G3 is really really abrasive and you have to use that with a machine polisher and thats the first polish painted cars get with in the first month the G7/10 then final cut and then a top wax..

Ive always learned that as soon as the paint is dry you can flat and polish straight away and that has been in a couple of body shops

thecrewkid wrote:

Thats rubbish you can wash, polish, wax the paint the same day it's painted, well thats what you learn at college anyway and what i've always been tought in the years i worked in the motor trade..
To be honest it dosen't matter about non-abrasive polish, G3 is really really abrasive and you have to use that with a machine polisher and thats the first polish painted cars get with in the first month the G7/10 then final cut and then a top wax..

well now this means i will have to polish it, it was a gd reason not polish it though

still putting bits on

I G3's mine within 2 hours of my respray, should have left it a day or 2 in theory but I was like a kid at a sweet shop and couldnt help myself. Did it no harm at all.

I want to be the first to say I love that rear window cowl. Alweays wanted a baja with one of those on, getting rare now.

always good to see another beetle with a rear window cowl on

Having seen this in the flesh tonight, I can honestly say the crewkid has done himself proud, and Kate is a very lucky girl to own such a cracking motor.

looking good kate, almost wish id kept it now although it d have been matt black with pin striped flames and on red steels with white walls

looked good tonight

I agree. It looked fantastic.

Mr Scoops wrote:

I agree. It looked fantastic.

I third that....looked fab in the metal last night (love the rear louvre!).....get that agreed value sorted & fast

Impy Mcdub wrote:

Mr Scoops wrote:

I agree. It looked fantastic.

I third that....looked fab in the metal last night (love the rear louvre!).....get that agreed value sorted & fast

Agreed value is all sorted now cost me another £30 for the year and then £15 for a new certificate

so bits ive added recently are new headlights now mk1 golf ones cos one of the old ones cracked and i was informed that i would only be able to get real german ones at about £70 each. also there is a nice shiney bonnet grill.



on the back mudflaps that only cost £5 at vanfest.


also had a new engine seal fitted well i say fitted but it didnt actually fit very well at all .

almost there kate

dylan has his first mot in the morning after his resto

good luck

fingers crossed

Good luck hun ..... everything crossed for ya!

I'm sure it'll fly through!!

good luck for tomorrow

Good luck girl....

god luck.i t will be fine