Detailing 37 Year Old Paint! Is it Restored?

[@brcron007]

The scirocco has come a loooooong way in a short time. "Saved from the Crusher"

[@calvinkulick]

I’ll watch a detailing video any day

[@psavel274]

I have a little experience getting single stage paint back to life in mk2's and such, but wow did he do one hell of a great job!!! What a difference. Seems like a cool dude as well. Nice to see guys that take pride in their work and really appreciate some of the cool old rides. That GN was freakin beautiful.

[@jefferysmith3930]

That it a beautiful car! Nothing looks better on an old VW than shiny Mars red. The wheels and the stance are spot on too. Nice job.

[@tjw8t1]

I haven't had VW's for many years, but you guys are making the itch come back again.

[@sletourneau3]

I was volkswagen-less for 11 years and ended the streak July 2020. Just do it. Go buy one.

[@tjw8t1]

@@sletourneau3 I'm always keeping my eye out for a decent MK2 to MK4 GTI, but never seemed to find the right one... although I haven't been trying that hard. I better act fast before these things go the way of the Supra and be worth 40K+. 🤣

[@sletourneau3]

@@tjw8t1 found my mk4 golf on Facebook marketplace 🤣🤣 she's just a regular 2.0L and she was totally not loved, so, my friend and I are getting her back to health, but, she's still awesome and an mk4. And I love her. Lol 😆 I bought her for 1600. Just go hunting. Find a project. Fall back in love.

[@eppyz]

As Marty would say from MCM "IN THE BIN" haha

[@TheRealChetManley]

Wow, Neil absolutely killed it. Car looks great

[@matthewshambler2644]

For what he had to start with, it turned out beautifully! That car just gets better and better.. love it!

[@gotindrachenhart]

I so love this car. Brings back memories of being a kid and riding around in mom's Scirocco back in the 70's :)

[@markohd1075]

I had that exact car (minus sun roof and rear wiper) in same color, same interior, but not a VR6 powered. When I sold it, I knew I made a huge mistake. The Sirocco is a fun car to drive. How I miss it.

[@isaaccan3155]

Me too but I wrecked mine.

[@markohd1075]

@@isaaccan3155 Sorry to hear that.

[@htownblue11]

Amazing transformation. Guy has skills.

[@davidbias2509]

Love to see someone who is great at their craft work their magic. Hence the term professional detailer.

[@CAPabloco]

Amazing results! Neil's a detailing wizard. Want to see what else he would have done.

[@davepetrakos1192]

It's great to have a neighbor like Neil to restore the original ish paint. Needless to say an economy car would not have the same quality paint as his beautiful classics. Kudos to all who chose a pro for bringing out natural patina of this old car with a beast of a heart. I liked Jamie's heat treat idea and recognize the stressful time when he did it. My thought was in perfect conditions the black should have been deep cleaned with a final distilled water rinse. Now we see Neil's product that I would finish with. Maybe some day I can experiment with a friend applying the dressing just a moment behind the torch. It's great to see a recommendation on the re-black of Neil's. We all hate perusing the shelf, trying to figure out what to use next when it comes to these products that tend to be all hype. Three days later as you're cruising down the boulevard the alley dogs come out to howl the naked truth, "Your new do looks like doo-doo!" The best part of you having a friend (who has never layed a finger on a VeeDub) is showing all the quick ways to work around these cars. For this video the example would be removing the one screw holding door handle the pull and turn the handle out instead of tape and wearing out knuckles to polish the recess (obviously get a better job done, too) People will ask me why I drive a small car after they see all 6ft 6 rise out of say a MK1 Rabbit ala Wilt Chamberlain (who stood over 7ft) in a VW commercial. My answer is much like his. American cars were made for the typical American in the day (Dads '70 cutlass in high school comes to mind) with my knees wrapped up around the steering wheel and my neck bent due to roofline. So, my VeeDub count is 6 - NO 7. Recently made a stupid adoption of a b6 wagon, dead engine... make it into an unbadge R? Or electrify? Quick note; Wilt could run 440 in 49 seconds - that's a 1/4 mile, due the math. That was as fast as a Rabbit diesel! Okay, not true. The Wabbit could do it in half the time BUT! only going downhill with a tailwind. I'm super glad to see how great the Scirocco looks - sort of a sleeper which, in my world is more sweet than a new wild paint scheme.

[@watershed44]

@Dave Petrakos Actually VWs from that era, especially the German made cars had amazing paint, it was some of the best paint of any make at the time.

[@matthewkopf6243]

Sweet ride, with the engine swap and cleanup of the interior and exterior! Great project!

[@LandRoverDS2020]

Showing the true age of the car and at the same time looking good. Leave the way it's and enjoy it.

[@pjson70]

Driving a Vw today, a Passat 1.8T from 2001. But this just makes me want to buy an older one, so im going to take a look att a Golf from -88 tomorrow. Great work from Neil, he really brought that car to life again.

[@alanholmes2366]

Brings back memories. Loved the Scirocco platform. This is why I detail cars, being able to make them look as good, or in some cases better than new, through great product and hard work is beyond satisfying when you love cars!

[@gar24407]

That thing is a perfect weekend car, cars and coffee ride.

[@coosvalley]

I love this project. Hoping for more Scirocco content!

[@TheRebuilt1]

Nice, that guy is good and playing with fire with all that thin paint and lack of orange peel says someone has worked that paint to the end. Hopefully a good sealant will hold off a respray for a year or so. Great video and thanks for sharing.

[@miketeeveedub5779]

INCREDIBLE! I have an 84 Jetta GLi coupe that had similar paint condition to this. I repainted it to address some rust issues around the fender flares. Had I known a restoration like this was possible, I might have put off the body work for a few years. Again, simply incredible! Search 'my 1984 gli coupe' on Imgur for pics. Cheers!

[@stuartcarrico870]

Always wanted one....this one cleaned up great. Awesome, good looking car, still to this day!

[@djsiuk]

Wow an Amazing transformation on the VW.

[@Jbyrneham]

"I'm not good at math i'm good at detailing" 😂

[@leepaulison4928]

Amazing transformation. Such a fun little car.

[@mrman17]

Looks a lot better. He's done a great job (I know as I used to do this myself). I don't know what was put on the paint to protect it (I may have missed it in the video), but you need to keep on top of it with a good sealer/wax/ceramic coating, or it will fade again.

[@darkwires]

my daily driver is a 86 16valve. paint fully blistered. still love it.

[@sletourneau3]

She just keeps getting better. 😍

[@joannaatkins822]

I have a huge soft spot for sciroccos. This one looks so much like my grandfather's 1.8 16v that he took up to 350,000 miles

[@Flies2FLL]

I love this! My second car ever was an '85 Scirocco turbo. YES these existed for homologation issues. My car was "rock gray metallic", code LK7V, the most beautiful gun metal blue gray you can imagine, and VERY rare. It was used on probably 500 Scirocco's but only about 200 Jettas that were sent to the United States. the Scirocco was the VW "sports car" that was really like your athletic kid who could get on the team....But he couldn't get any awards. You love him like crazy but in the end you realize that he's just a nice looking regular kid. But he's just average performance...

[@devatidevati8604]

Amazing! Really a WOW effect!

[@300DBenz]

It looked ok with the matte finish, but it looks a million times better with the shiny paint and re-blacked trim!

[@Freakezzz]

Like he said, he may not be good at math.. but he's a damn good detailer.

[@MrTheHillfolk]

7:02 Too bad they were heated in a previous vid , I can see the warping and waves from it. A dye is definitely the way to go for a better finish.

[@justinyancosky3800]

I had quite a few Volkswagens of that era including a 16 valve scirocco that was red and I don't know what kind of paint they used on them but they buffed out like crazy and look like brand new if you did it right

[@BuildTheSandbox]

Loved this series

[@Dance4lifeBR]

neil good professional. well done !

[@robrockatansky5905]

Looks sharp! Just ordered some wash from your friend, can’t wait to try it on my GTI.

[@karenmurray3098]

wow a great result, love the shape of that car, it remonds me of my alfa romeo sprint i had

[@tonystefani3275]

Euro bumpers you need them. I got some. Euro headlights you need them. I got some. Full BBS body kit for the scirocco mk2? Maybe I have that too😀

[@ScottOrd]

So cool to see the progress, beautiful work!

[@PeteCourtier]

Love it👍 Love it even more with euro spec bumpers👍👍

[@jman24961]

Wow awesome work.

[@lacv75]

"You can probably fit 3-4 or those VW that you are fans of in this" LOL - Amazing work

[@ryanbartkowiak4147]

By chance do y’all have a full parts breakdown of everything you needed to swap to a VR6? I just picked up an 84 Scirocco and would love to attempt this build

[@JunkVWs]

That line about painting the sill black with bedliner 😂 just NO. would look terrible

[@freibier]

Mars red and black trim is killer. Friend had a Golf 2 GTD in Mars red, and it looked mean as hell.

[@bjjbrawler1]

Looks amazing! I would prefer it in OEM wheels, but this Scirocco is amazing, thanks

[@TheRebuilt1]

Wow that GNX was a beaut!!!!

[@nawledgeop8352]

I have a 92 Corrado with the same same rust spot on the drivers side door corner and i have to day off today I know what I'm doing today. Great idea I can mow the yard tomorrow she'll understand.

[@davidbarr707]

At first glance I didn't care for that car, but as the video went on and I got to look at it from different angles I grew to appreciate the styling of it.

[@donbrashsux]

That’s Awesum ..what a great job he did ..

[@alanhanniffy8177]

Love love love it 😊🇮🇪

[@pilotbowman]

Such a great project!

[@ledmk2]

Nice Scirocco

[@wanneroo7106]

Looks much more presentable now and what life was left in the paint was brought out. But at some point the car will need a repaint and rust repair.

[@christianingerson8784]

Need to do this to my audi a6 2.7t, its the green black color and I love it

[@anwarcooper]

I 100% need to do this also.

[@ghomerhust]

i had a mk1 rocco that same red/orange color. i tossed some wax on it one day, it just glowed! this looks fantastic

[@MrTheHillfolk]

My 91 coupe would get shitty within a few weeks of being waxed. After watching AMMONYC I got it corrected with polishing compound. It was slower than rubbing compound but that's the key, start gentle and work up to more aggressive if it's not working. Now it holds a wax job for a heck of a lot longer and not being driven in the past 2yrs it looks as good as when I waxed it up before storage.

[@ABSjazz]

Cant wait to see this at AVF in a few days!

[@dakavanagh]

That's a really good 6 footer now!

[@philsmith2219]

Beautiful old motor and great job on restoring the paint. Next job sourcing euro spec bumpers, man the US ones are awful

[@ericcurlett811]

Like magic!

[@nsfvw169]

Cars and cocktails? My Mondays aren't the same without them

[@Deutscheautoparts]

On hold for now. We just couldn’t dedicate the time.

[@drakeorion94]

Amazing

[@roccoracer]

Any idea how much that service costs? My 88 Scirocco could use that treatment.

[@Revfast]

Service like this starts around $300 for light paint correction and sealant.

[@SeanBZA]

Yes the 2 door VW is getting rarer by the year, those long doors tend to sag with time, and kill the hinges as well.

[@1338-c9s]

Tons of oxidation. But, I have to call him out on something (as a professional detailer myself). Those old school classics were all repainted , which would make his life a ton more easier. Unlike the scirocco. Nonetheless he knows what he’s doing and those single stage paints are extremely difficult not to fuck up. Also, I like using glassparency myself . And a ceramic coating would def help boost the gloss finish.

[@orbiterL]

impressive!

[@Nabeelco]

Whats the name of the colour on it? Is it Tornado Red?

[@MOTA_KRAMPUS]

Awesome work! But if you really wannasave that beautiful car, body needs a restoration. Beautiful, just beautiful work. Nothing of the new cars can't compare to the passion and love for the old school. :)

[@SeaJayEm_32]

Dang... The car looks incredible! This inspires me to drop my car off for a real paint correction/ detail. 😆

[@AllSpeed]

the perfect Radwood car.

[@Me-sb3mx]

When is the video on James Pumphrey's Golf ?

[@josephjacobi5413]

Why don't u put some nice 15 inch BBS rims on the scirocco.

[@joen2418]

Nice effort I wouldnt use anything harsh on old paint Regular wash with dish soap, a good polish not some compound Than a coat of paste wax And yes i have over 30 years in real detailing

[@Captain_Brown_Beard]

I'd love to own one of those old Sciroccos, but too many deer in my area to drive a car thats only worth $500 to the insurance company

[@maxcichon2557]

You need spacers on the rear wheels....

[@vividvulpe9842]

Holy balls!

[@mpilomkhwanazi4040]

Some in South Africa newcastle made one

[@benaarsify]

patina, ok, but this thing really needs and deserves a full body repaint with good rust repair. And full interior restoration mainly the dashboard. But that is talking big bucks (worth it).

[@Deutscheautoparts]

What’s another 15-20k

[@Czechbound]

Not as good as a full White Detail ( check out that channel ), but not a bad result for a quick buff and shine.

[@rav273]

euro bumpers? when?

[@isaaccan3155]

Or shorten the park benches.

[@davewhite724]

I want this car sooooo bad

[@ianatkinson8464]

😎👍

[@johnbozic9920]

The one thumbs down must have misunderstood that it's not opposite day but I forgive...hit that thumbs north tomorrow.

[@raleighpurtzer4601]

Black out the B pillar? Maybe?

[@tomasthonell5445]

Eurobumpers maybe?

[@bmuns6445]

You should have MAACO paint it pearl royal blue and reupholster the seats in black leather. I'll bet there is someone out there who would pay top dollar for it after that.

[@harisdevedzic3167]

Pls change the US bumpers, thenks in advance

[@carsondrew1894]

You're not gonna torch the whole car like you did to the bumpers?

[@touraneindanke]

Take a Touran for that please!

[@ervx6301]

Much improved. Got to get rid of those wheels

[@watershed44]

@Evr x Absolutely, he should put some factory alloys on it, those oversized clodhoppers are horrible and probably do the car no favors with handling and probably put extra stress on the suspension parts.

[@Gilerajohannes]

3 doors down :P and 3 chains :P

[@joewontwice]

Slap some pretorias on the scirroco

[@jameshaulenbeek5931]

I don't think my 91 civic's paint could be salvaged...

[@fedeszel]

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🙌🏻

[@trevorreece6999]

That is a beautiful turd!

[@bicycle019]

I'm actually kind of disappointed. Restoring a single stage paint job that's already thin isn't about using abrasives to buff off the oxidation and remaining paint, it's about revitalizing the paint that's still left on there. Start with Meguiars #5 and go to town . Watch the vids from Mike @ Autogeek on how to work single stage paint and you'll end up with amazing results. I have an '84 Mk1 with single stage Mars Red paint (same as this car) and had mind blowing results following his steps. This car looks nicer than when it rolled into the shop but I don't know if this was the best path, long term, on how to get there.

[@Jommybutler1234]

Do you mean Megs #7 ?

[@bicycle019]

@@Jommybutler1234 yes you are correct #7

[@dosgos]

Zymol 100% carnuba wax gives that VW single stage red a very deep lustre. It takes some effort to apply, is expensive, and doesn't last quite as long as modern chemicals. Now that the car is polished, consider a 100% carnuba wax.