Kai's '58 cognac lowlight

nice job

I love this paint color

Edit: what process of polishing did you use ? mecanic or manual ?

Bonjour à tous,

very nice job.
Yes the color is very beautiful.

Bye

Julien

Thanks everyone!

GuiguiGamesa a écrit:

Edit: what process of polishing did you use ? mecanic or manual ?

Manual, with Maguire Compound and Maguire Quick Detailer.

nice job
ask 3M polishing paste to your local bodywork
sold by bottle of 5 littre
very nice product with a professional shiny result

Some more progress:







Leaves just enough room to get the spare wheel and the jack back in their original positions.

I started polishing the ghia. Still needs waxing but looks a lot better already:

Polishing is done. Basically what I did is:
Wash with water.
Wash with Meguiar's Gold Class Shampoo
Meguiar's Clay
Meguiar's Deep Cristal Paint Cleaner
Meguiar's Deep Cristal Polish
Meguiar's Deep Cristal Carnauba Wax

The final result isn't a mirror-like shine, but it has a nice semigloss to it and the 30 years of dirt and grease in the paint is gone. So I'm happy.

Preview of underside nose:


What's next: Install new window rubbers when they arrive, install Sapphire II radio when faceplate arrives, wet sand &polish rims and install caps with stickers, polish chrome and trims, clean new used floor mats, clean inside& trunk& engine bay, lower the front a tad more, service the brakes, adjust valves.

Oaouh!!! nice !

Please, many pics Kai !

My LL cognac.... less bright !!!

YYYes ...........Sebb , you LL is very clean . I remember with Forest at last VW nat. the 3 LL . I hope see yours soon again

We should get them together for a picture!

Started on the rims. Polished one (on the right). Wet sanded 1500 & 2000, and then Meguiars (yes, again) Metal Restorer:

Don't forget sunglasses .

Captown a écrit:

YYYes ...........Sebb , you LL is very clean . I remember with Forest at last VW nat. the 3 LL . I hope see yours soon again

thank Sebb for the picture

New seals arrived this morning. I'm just gonna install the hood seal for now, the rest will have to wait till after the weekend.

Old & new:


all solid underneath (dark spots are seal residue, not rust):

kai a écrit:

New seals arrived this morning. I'm just gonna install the hood seal for now, the rest will have to wait till after the weekend.

Old & new:


all solid underneath (dark spots are seal residue, not rust):

Ready for EBI I assume hopefully ?

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kai a écrit:

Ready for EBI I assume hopefully ?

Yes!

Didn't take much more pics, but here are some from the Budel show that I found on the web:







And here's the 3-liter bottle of Jack we downed with our Danish and American friends:


8-)

hey Kai ! Airmighty pic shoots may be ?