Corrado VR6 Detailing

Pinched from OJC but what a job :cool:

Hi, some older work here but one that involved lots of photos so thought i would share. This VW Corrado VR6, owned by a lovely couple, had sadly been left to sit on a driveway for some time and was in need of some tlc!

The car arrived to me at 6am on a cold winters morning late last year. Arriving by trailor as it required more than just detailing to get this car back on the road and the owner only wanted to put his trust into 1 company to handle the project rather than transfer the car to various places himself.

So, this was the VR6 on arrival

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One of the items not working was the central locking

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Continuing around the car

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The heating system was broken and had been 'looked at' before

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To begin with a new battery was fitted as the old one was finished

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After a good jet wash, the car was snowfoamed twice and then washed using the 2 bucket method and shampoo plus. It was then clayed, washed again and dried. Taken into the garage to be inspected and a report was produced regarding the paint on the car. The owner decided that no paintwork was to be done despite several areas really requiring this. It was unknown at this point what further issues there could be with the car and the priority was to return the car to be useable on the road. The wheels were not cleaned as they were to be removed and refurbished

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I then proceeded to bring the paint back to life using the Makita rotary, menzerna 3.02 and a Sonus cutting pad with smaller pads where required

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Once this was complete, the interior required a basic clean so the car could be made ready to go to the mechanics.

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Everything was cleaned with APC and hoovered

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The hubs and calipers were to be painted black so were scrubbed with a wire brush as preperation

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Once the car arrived at the mechanics, everything was inspected and another report produced on what the car required to pass an MOT and even be able to start and run, as currently it was struggling to do so! The following work was carried out:

Oil filter
Air filter
Fuel filter
Cabin/pollen filter
Spark plugs
Brake fluid
6.0l of premium oil
Inner cv boot
Suspension stabiliser links x 2
Suspension wishbone assemblies x 2
Brake compensator valve block
Rocker cover gasket
Front suspension top mounts x 2
Barke pipes/unions
Front track rod end
Interior heater module replaced as was previously attacked and most of it was broken. Trying to get one from a non air con model wasnt an easy task
Coolant flush

Unfortunately the owner could not recall where the locking wheel nut key was, so these had to be removed and a new set purchased, with key! At this point the wheels were sent off to be refurbished.

Things were going well and the car was started for the first time. Sounding much more healthy, especially for a car with over 160k miles, the injectors were also then cleaned out which also improved the smooth and responsivness. Trouble occured at this point when the passenger footwell became wet, the heater matrix was gone! Which involved the interior then looking like this to replace it!

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Once this was replaced, the car was road tested. It was hoped that the discs would clear up after some driving but they had also had it. New discs were fitted at the front and new pads all round, the front discs were then repainted black. The front passenger wheel bearing was also replaced as this had some play in it and was causing a vibration through the gear stick area of the console



With the mechanics now over, it running and driving like a totally different car, and a fresh MOT, the car returned to me. An electrician was now called out to repair the central locking and also the motorised rear spoiler which failed to go upright at 50mph. Both tasks completed whilst i investigated the stereo not working which turned out to be a missing fuse. The wheels were ipa's down and poorboys wheel sealant was applied in 2 coats.

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Tools taped up to protect the wheels as they were re fitted

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The engine bay was then degreased using APC and engine & machine cleaner, various brushes and lots of elbow grease. The plug cover was looking very tired and stained. This was removed and painted to freshen it up

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With so much work being done to the car in this time, it was washed again and then polished with menzerna 106fa and a 3m polishing pad

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As time was available the paintwork was then machined again using menzerna 85rd and a 3m finishing pad

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Returning to the interior, all carpets were wet vac'd and hoovered. Plastics were cleaned again with APC and dressed with natural look dressing. The leather was cleaned with gliptone and conditioner applied twice over 2 days. Glass was polished inside and out. All door and boot rubber seals were treated with bumper care

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The front grill was removed, fully cleaned and dressed. The VW and VR6 emblems had badly corroded so these were also painted front and rear

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The tyres were dressed with 2 coats of endurance gel and inflated where required

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The exhaust was polished

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Exterior plastics were treated with bumper care. The paintwork then had swissvax cleaner fluid applied and buffed off. This was followed with Swissvax best of show wax

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These were the final pictures taken before the car was delivered back to the owners. This was a car which the lady had had from teenage years. Both of their reactions were amasing :) This was a really interesting project to be involved in and was a car which i know created lots of happy memories from the past. Hopefully now those memories will continue.

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Thanks for looking,

Christian

Invisible Touch Detailing
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Awesome just fooking awesome!!!

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Awesome just fooking awesome!!!

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Looks spot on dont it Vern? I bet they were more than chuffed when he took that back to them, its showroom condition.

Honestly mate i was open mouthed at condition pre and post valet, your right it looks show room they must have cried when they saw it lol

Attention detail is insane :)

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Honestly mate i was open mouthed at condition pre and post valet, your right it looks show room they must have cried when they saw it lol

Attention detail is insane :)

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Yup i do love a good detail thread 8-)

Awesome work!

WOW! thats a fantastic turnaround

They've done a great job with that! It's actually more rewarding to get involved in a job like that and totally transform the car (like I did on the 530d last winter) than it is doing stuff that's nearly new and already in decent condition. Thanks for sharing this with us mate :thumb:

Out of interest Matt how much would that job cost the owner of that VW?

With everything done there mate, there's about 50 hours worth of work with the mechanical / electrical included. I read the whole thread, there was a 3 stage machine polishing process (compound, medium cut, then refined with a finishing polish) which alone is approximately 35-40hrs work. Really depends on the guys labour rate, as most of the cost involved here is time.

They probably paid, including parts for the service, something like £1500 for that job.

looks amazing! love those VR6s

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They've done a great job with that! It's actually more rewarding to get involved in a job like that and totally transform the car (like I did on the 530d last winter) than it is doing stuff that's nearly new and already in decent condition. Thanks for sharing this with us mate :thumb:

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Anytime Matt, theres a few more of his i will link you up with possibly tonight.

I know theres a nice Supra thread.

Jebus H!!!

What a change! Just a shame he appears to be working out of an open shed, bloke needs a proper studio!!

hopefully the customer wasnt billed for the extra time spent faffing around taking photos every 2 bloody minutes. the end result is great theres no denying that but with a lot of these "detailing" threads i dont see why people have to include a picture of every angle or every orifice on a car before, during and after. talk about getting anal on what really is a glorified wash and brush up.
i can appreciate the hard work from a few straight forward before and after photos. take the snowfoam stage. here is my car during a snowfoam....WTFITAA? and showing the bottles of product to camera? i'm waiting to see a detailer slaking his thirst by blatantly waving a
large PEPSI he is drinking to camera next! FFS.

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hopefully the customer wasnt billed for the extra time spent faffing around taking photos every 2 bloody minutes. the end result is great theres no denying that but with a lot of these "detailing" threads i dont see why people have to include a picture of every angle or every orifice on a car before, during and after. talk about getting anal on what really is a glorified wash and brush up.
i can appreciate the hard work from a few straight forward before and after photos. take the snowfoam stage. here is my car during a snowfoam....WTFITAA? and showing the bottles of product to camera? i'm waiting to see a detailer slaking his thirst by blatantly waving a
large PEPSI he is drinking to camera next! FFS.

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Two friends who both detail professionally show other stuff, one eats TUCs and the other drinks Tea.

Shurrup moaning... Its a niche market thats grown out of the internet and forums, its nice to see lots of pics!

You clearly don't have a clue or appreciate the work done.

I like the pictures of the products, that way you know what to buy.

I know, he could of wrote, I used product xyz. But then there maybe a slight confusion in the buying stage for someone who is new to this.

Anyway, I love the final result and I can't wait to use my new DA on the Punto.

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hopefully the customer wasnt billed for the extra time spent faffing around taking photos every 2 bloody minutes. the end result is great theres no denying that but with a lot of these "detailing" threads i dont see why people have to include a picture of every angle or every orifice on a car before, during and after. talk about getting anal on what really is a glorified wash and brush up.
i can appreciate the hard work from a few straight forward before and after photos. take the snowfoam stage. here is my car during a snowfoam....WTFITAA? and showing the bottles of product to camera? i'm waiting to see a detailer slaking his thirst by blatantly waving a
large PEPSI he is drinking to camera next! FFS.

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I have done a detail on a Focus RS today - took me nigh on 4.5hrs, must have spent 10mins in total taking photo's of various stages. Yep, I also billed the customer for taking photos. How? Why? Simple really, I always quote a time to do a job and state a price for that time, already included in the time is photography. Customers like to see progress. You need to remember the type of customer interested in this service and what they are looking for.

Fact is, and this is fact, not my opinion - you can't appreciate all that has gone into it, or the time taken froma simple before and after. That tells not even half the story.

Know your customer, know your market.

Leave the detailing to me, you stick to what it is you do :)

Brilliant work there, the result is outstanding, really shows that the art of detailling has been refined almost into an art form!

On a lower tone, it also highlights that years upon years of neglect can be very well hidden, and we should all be very wary when buying a second hand motor. Personally I would be in quite a dilemma if I was after a Corrado, and stumbled upon this one (having seen the detail thread)

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hopefully the customer wasnt billed for the extra time spent faffing around taking photos every 2 bloody minutes. the end result is great theres no denying that but with a lot of these "detailing" threads i dont see why people have to include a picture of every angle or every orifice on a car before, during and after. talk about getting anal on what really is a glorified wash and brush up.
i can appreciate the hard work from a few straight forward before and after photos. take the snowfoam stage. here is my car during a snowfoam....WTFITAA? and showing the bottles of product to camera? i'm waiting to see a detailer slaking his thirst by blatantly waving a
large PEPSI he is drinking to camera next! FFS.

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I'm going to call him a customer as i'm no where near good enough to be in the "trade" lol. But a few details back of the red mercedes I did, the guy was fascinated at all the steps I did after showing him the photos.

im not going to call him* i meant to say.

what a transformation good job mate

wow! it looks shineier than the vr6 in forza, such a big differance

Wow what a turn around, i would love to see more like this and the turn around. EPIC

Looks awesome, always wanted a vr6 storm when was younger and had a golf vr6. Vr6 is one of the nicest induction noises I've ever heard, alongside the gti-6

Wow, good job!