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VW Tiguan with both front footwells wet. Sunroof drain pipes had shrunk and disconnected from their grommets: all four replaced and modified to flow more freely. Interior dried. Scuttle cleaned.

VW Beetle soft-top clean and reproof. Arrived very dirty: the team was not sure how well it would come up. It came up like new. Two-year waterproof coating applied.

This Golf sits outside permanently, and it shows. The canvas roof had gone fully green, the rubbers were mouldy, and the drains were blocked. Here is what we did about it.

A 2008 VW Tiguan full of water: front footwells, boot, both sides. A garage had already tried to fix it and failed. Four sunroof drain pipes: the front two had shrunk and were leaking through the A-pillars into the footwells; the rear two were disconnected. One just fell out when touched: someone had been up there before. Airbag terminal sitting in water with visible corrosion.

VW Beetle convertible with a very dirty roof. No magic product: mechanical brushes, strong detergent, multiple passes. Two-year waterproof coating with antifungal. Old ?for= link slugged.

VW Passat end-of-lease inspection. Paintless dent removal on the dents, scratches polished. Advice on what to fix and what to leave to stay below the recharge threshold.

A VW Golf with wet footwells and water in the boot. Door membranes perished, rear air vents leaking, aftermarket sound system holes sealed. Carpets dried. Matrix Black 8-year ceramic coating applied after smart repair and machine polish.

VW Golf R graphene coating. Previous poor polishing left haziness and swirl marks on every panel; lacquer peel and overspray on front bumper. Full clay bar and multi-stage buff before graphene coating applied. Result: shiny enough to film.

A VW Transporter camper conversion with multiple water entry points: pop-top roof seal, rear tailgate rubber gap, and passenger door membrane. Leaks fixed, seats shampooed, Matrix Blue 3-year ceramic coating applied.

VW Beetle bronze with tan convertible roof: visible pressure washer streaks from a domestic machine. Hood cleaned and hydrophobic-coated. Paintwork polished with 3-month spray wax.

Recently bought VW Golf cabriolet with a dirty, neglected hood brought straight to us. Cleaned and reproofed, the right call before the condition worsened.

A VW Beetle cabriolet in for roof clean, rubber conditioning and drain flush. The roof had some chemical staining from a car wash using strong alkaline products: Gary explains why those marks can be permanent. All rubbers done, drains cleared, AutoGlym three-month wax on the outside.

A VW Scirocco came in covered in dried concrete splatter. Three acid washes to dissolve the lime and calcium, a machine polish to remove the grit scratches, and it came out cleaner (and cheaper) than expected.