What have you done with your Polo so far (and today)

**najje** · 17-01-2017, 08:43 PM

So my wife did this he other day:

And I did this:

Final result as good as I could get it:

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**wrecksigge** · 17-01-2017, 09:35 PM

Originally Posted by najje

So my wife did this he other day

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Wow, impressive

Did you just polish it after you sanded it down?

**najje** · 17-01-2017, 09:52 PM

Originally Posted by wrecksigge

Wow, impressive

Did you just polish it after you sanded it down?

Cheers, I basically got it contoured as best as I could with the die grinder then wet sanded with various grit until smooth. I tried my polishing wheel but it ended up shinier then factory and stranded out so I ended up wet sanding with 800 grit trying to blend it as best I could matching the machined finish.

Hopefully with time the alloy that Ai worked will dull slightly and match the factory finish.. Wishful thinking!!

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**wrecksigge** · 17-01-2017, 11:20 PM

Originally Posted by najje

Cheers, I basically got it contoured as best as I could with the die grinder then wet sanded with various grit until smooth. I tried my polishing wheel but it ended up shinier then factory and stranded out so I ended up wet sanding with 800 grit trying to blend it as best I could matching the machined finish.

Hopefully with time the alloy that Ai worked will dull slightly and match the factory finish.. Wishful thinking!!

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Yeah well based on the last Picture you posted you can barely see where the damage is!

**green_comet** · 18-01-2017, 04:46 PM

Originally Posted by Mi16 Man

I enjoyed the bead!

Yeahhh, I love a good bead...

**Mitchh** · 19-01-2017, 06:09 PM

Originally Posted by Mi16 Man

And, all calipers and inside of rims got a clean.... Rotated them to... Using the skinny spare helps greatly when rotating opposing corners

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I did some thing similar 2 weeks ago

Cleaned, clayed and waxed my wheels and cleaned calipers

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**sssstew** · 20-01-2017, 12:29 PM

I did this zero cost mod, removed the weather strip and can confirm more blow off valve noise now! Still missing my turbo spool noise but the BOV sounds good!

Hood Cowl/Weatherstrip Removal: More Turbo Spool Heard - GOLFMK7 - VW GTI MKVII Forum / VW Golf R Forum / VW Golf MKVII Forum

**teflon** · 24-01-2017, 07:48 PM

Got my interior led lights today. Changed the front dome lights and vanity lights ok. Can't for the life of me pop the rear dome lights. Any tips? Paranoid about breaking something. Everything I've read has advised to be gentle! Got trim removal tools but just can't get the clips to pop.

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**danielv10** · 24-01-2017, 10:33 PM

Originally Posted by teflon

Got my interior led lights today. Changed the front dome lights and vanity lights ok. Can't for the life of me pop the rear dome lights. Any tips? Paranoid about breaking something. Everything I've read has advised to be gentle! Got trim removal tools but just can't get the clips to pop.

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IIRC I had to pull down really hard on the grey/black plastic housing. There was quite a bit of force required. Try to pry a corner with the trim removal and see if you can get a finger in there to pull down.