Passat, M6, X5 - lots of pictures

[Thomas Dekany]

Part of the car is getting repainted so we just kicked it up a notch :D



The paint looked good to start with and is protected by SG



As far as I know we will do a full detail for Waterfest. (vw show)



The owner is a member here.



qew

CG Ez Creme pc 6

grape dressing on tires/trim



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[Thomas Dekany]

This car was in an accident as well, and was repainted. (right front door and the right fender)



The color match was good but the OP was overdone.:furious: :furious: :wall



So I tried matching the existing amount that is on the car. It came out real good. I;ll see the car next weekend and hopefully we will have a dry day to take AFTER pictures.

I did this detail over 2 days and ended with so so after pictures. Sorry.



befores



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Afters



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[757motoring]

Looks good where`s the m6

[Antonio Wright]

I am the owner of the Passat. Thomas, I just want to say it was good that I finally got to meet you. Picture #6 clearly shows the difference in paint color and that will greatly help my court case.



The X5 looks amazing!

[Thomas Dekany]

Polishing Process:



repainted areas:



SSR3 black optimum wool pad 2100rpm X2/3

Super intensive polish orange ssc pad 1800rpm

Super intensive polish white pad 1500>1200rpm

106ff white ssc pad pc 6



Rest of the car:



Super intensive polish orange pad 1500/1800 rpm

106ff white pad pc 6



Protection



Zaino Z5pro

Zaino Clear Seal

Zaino Z8



Tires are wearing grape dressing

Trim is done with Z16



Interior:



Vacuumed

Steamed

All weather mats were pre treated with Purple power

Then pressure washed

Protected by Grape dressing



here is the difference between the rear door and the newly painted front door.



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Repainted front fender before



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Front fender after - although I admit that this picture doesn`t show a huge difference, remember that I was just reducing orange peel, not eliminating it.



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More after where you can see the match with the rear door



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[Thomas Dekany]

I also had to sand and retouch one of the door handles.



Anyways, more random after pictures



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[Thomas Dekany]

One of my favorite cars!!!!! The owner is Harry Houdini (he also owns the X5)



Again I finished way too late - around 10:30pm and all I coud do is produce dark pictures.:chuckle: :chuckle: :chuckle: Me and pictures.........



The owner of this car should have a sticky on Autopia on how to maintain a black car.



The M6 was washed and clayed for me :) so I immedietly started removing random imperfections that wasn`t induced by the owner.



I was going for maximum wetness while the owner wanted long lasting protection. So!



Process:



ec rotary 1500rpm in some places

106 rotary green pad 1500rpm

106 pc 6 green pad



At this point Harry Houdini "washed" all the dust off the car and dried it for me so I could make it look as good as any M6 out there. :D



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[Thomas Dekany]

Once the car was dry:



CG EZ Creme pc 6 black pad

FK1 #1000

FK1 #1000 (2nd coat)

NL on tires

Zaino CS on wheels



We did the interior too but no pictures.



After all said and done



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[gmblack3]

It appears that Mr Houdini is in very good hands.



God the OP on the X5 door is horrible, good luck to the owner in court.

[Harry Houdini]

Great work, nothing unexpected from a guy professional as you :spot

That X5 I was looking to get repainted both those areas before, but no need

anymore since it is fixed and will be traded in for the 2008 X5.



Also thank you for your advices. I am amazed by how much knowledge you have on

almost every product out there, a true professional.



Note: I will be adding Pink Wax and my favorite go to wax Pinnacle Liquid Souveran Spray.

while I really believe that this M6 looks better than any M6`s out there unless they are painted chrome :D

[silvergray]

That M6 looks insane! What a perfect detail!



What kind of soap did you guys use with the Foam Gun?

[klnyc]

Man, that M6 is hot.

What camera are you using anyway?

[Jmiller07]

They all look great. That m6 is sick. I love the reflection in the taillights of the Passat as well...

[Harry Houdini]

[quote name=`silvergray`]That M6 looks insane! What a perfect detail!



I have used almost every car soap out there, but ended up with gold class because you

can find the thing in gas stations lol. and it cleans short of stripping the wax than any

soap I used so far including zaino.

[imported_AZ Ferrari Man]

The EX creme glaze you frequent, does is add protection? Also what is the process of application?