The black 2002 Audi A6 is owned by a regular (it was hammered hard by the dealer when he first got it, the before shots were a real horror show-posted about it a couple years ago) and I detail it 2-3 times a year. The blue 2004 is his brother's car (and a V8!) and this is the first time I have done it. Both in decent shape, especially since the owner of the '02 had taken it to a good body shop (the one I recommended he take it to) and had the crappy repaint by the dealer redone correctly. Typical Audi hard paint. Optimum Hyper Compound using a burgandy Meguiars cutting pad, Optimum Polish + Poli-Seal using an orange Soft Edge one step pad, Meguiars NXT 2.0 by hand. Fun day, the sun went away very quickly only to be replaced by strong winds and dust. I had to finish them in the garage then back them out quickly for pics and put them right back in.
I'll be seeing the '02 again this Sunday, they are redoing the roof at his office and he has light tar overspray all over it.
2002 Chevy Silverado. Overall, it wasn't too bad, but it needed a lot of claying. A lot! Probably spent close to an hour claying it. I then used Optimum Compound + Poli-Seal using an orange Soft Edge one step pad, Meguiars NXT 2.0 by hand.
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2003 Lincoln Navigator. Detailed it a couple years ago, his wife drives it and doesn't take all that good care of it. He was just interested in a light polish and seal. Optimum Poli-Seal with an orange Soft Edge one step pad, Opti-Seal by hand.
2004 BMW 330i. I've been detailing this car a couple times a year since it was new. The owner does a decent job keeping it up between details too.
Most just some light marring and spider swirls here and there.
Optimum Compound + Poli-Seal using an orange Soft Edge one step pad.
A shot before the cold front and clouds rolled through (dropped from 78 to 59 in about 2 hours).
Using my LED flashlight (actually pretty good about showing swirls, but in a more limited area than halogens or xenons).
After polishing, I sealed it with Meguiars NXT 2.0.
BioKleen TLC on carpets, Woolite/water on the leather/vinyl. Vinyl dressed with Meguiars Interior QD, leather with Meguiars Gold Class leather conditioner.
This '04 Carrera gets detailed about 6-7 times a year. Just a quickie on the exterior because the Ultima twins held up well the past couple of months. Optimum Opti-Seal followed by Optimum Car Wax v2.
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2004 Rolls Royce Phantom. Another regular but I haven't seen this one as often as I used to. The owner is having back and knee problems and isn't in the office much when I am there on Wednesdays due to therapy. It really needs some polishing but I had a 2 1/2 hour window of time to wash and seal it. Same as the Carrera, Opti-Seal followed by OCW v2.
All of them look great but man, that Silverado looks insanely wet for yellow. You seemed to have captured the wetness nicely in those shots, I know how hard it is to photograph yellow.
I remember some on these rides that you have detail in the past, it's great to see them again and you awesome work after your done with them!........:bow
Nascar Ultra Shine Tire Finish on all of them. Probably have to go back to Armor All (which works just fine) pretty soon since I have cleared out two Big Lots of their stock of the Nascar stuff already.
I got it from David at Optimum to try out. I don't think he is looking to actually carry a line of buffing pads (although maybe he is) but more to see what works best with his products. A Google search gave me this link:
