dsms
09-25-2008, 03:32 PM
This one needed quite a bit of work, unfortunatley the owner did not want any correction or polishing done to the car and needed it back the same day.
The A8 arrived at my house around 8am Sunday. It was a chilly 50degree morning here in NJ that day...the last car I worked on was in 80+degree weather, just one week prior.
Here is the inital condition of the car upon drop off
http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh316/nosdrummer91/DSC05614.jpg
http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh316/nosdrummer91/DSC05618.jpg
http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh316/nosdrummer91/DSC05621.jpg
http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh316/nosdrummer91/DSC05622.jpg
I inspected the Audi and saw lots of road grime on the lower panels and tons of dried bugs on the front end. After cleaning the wheels using PoorBoys spray and rinse in conjunction with the swissvax and EZ wheel brushes I moved onto washing the Audi.
My wash process was as follows:
Pre soak w/ P21s TAW
Treat all dried bugs with Poorboys bug squash 2:1 (superb product)
Treat all lower panels road grim with Surf City road grime destroyer(new favorite)
2BM using Gloss It Gloss shampoo (slicker than Z7, highly concentrated)
Here are some shots of the lower panels
http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh316/nosdrummer91/DSC05616.jpg
Before surf city road grime destroyer
http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh316/nosdrummer91/DSC05623.jpg
During
http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh316/nosdrummer91/DSC05625.jpg
After
http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh316/nosdrummer91/DSC05626.jpg
Before
http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh316/nosdrummer91/DSC05624.jpg
http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh316/nosdrummer91/DSC05627.jpg
I must thank Todd Helme for the reccomendation of this product. I saw his thread about a orange gallardo which had very similar road grime/tar that was taken care of with the grime destroyer from surf city. Overall I really think this is a great product to have in your arsenal, its a very think gel that you spray on and let dwell before some light agitation and it works like a charm. Also the PB bug squash is great, similar application but its much thinner consistancy and it really loosens dried bugs on the paint.
Next came claying. I used Gloss It green clay(mild) with megs last touch 1:1 as lube. The gloss it green clay is very smooth and for a mild clay it picks up a lot of contaminants n 1 pass.
Here is the clay after only 1/2 the hood:shakehead:
http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh316/nosdrummer91/DSC05630.jpg
I clay only 1 panel at a time and then re-wipe the panel using the last touch lube to avoid re-washing the car to remove the clay/lube residue
After clay I moved on to the "less than stellar" interior.
I used Gloss It satin leather cleaner for all leather care, its by far the best leather cleaner I have used. Its as easy to use as Lexol or Zaino stuff but it has the cleaning ability of Leather Masters...the best part? No streaking!
Passenger seat before cleaning
http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh316/nosdrummer91/DSC05632.jpg
Passenger seat after cleaing
http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh316/nosdrummer91/DSC05636.jpg
50/50
http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh316/nosdrummer91/DSC05633.jpg
What looks like body oils from leaning on the arm rest
http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh316/nosdrummer91/DSC05641.jpg
http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh316/nosdrummer91/DSC05643.jpg
Scuffs and stains on the interior lower panels
Before
http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh316/nosdrummer91/DSC05637.jpg
During
http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh316/nosdrummer91/DSC05638.jpg
After
http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh316/nosdrummer91/DSC05640.jpg
I then turned my attention over to the carpets. After dry brushing and vacuuming I pre treated the stained areas with Folex solution and then pressure washed the carptes to remove the deeper stains. After PW`ing the carptes I used APC 10:1 and agitated for several minutes followed by another PW rinse and then drying in the sun.
Before, all 4 looked similar to this one
http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh316/nosdrummer91/DSC05619.jpg
Here are how the carptes tunred out
http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh316/nosdrummer91/DSC05654.jpg
http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh316/nosdrummer91/DSC05655.jpg
Door panel cleaned and conditioned
http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh316/nosdrummer91/DSC05656.jpg
Next I cleaned all door jamb areas including the trunk. I used APC 20:1 and the swissvax brush to agaitate the solution o certain areas. This part got a little messy
Before vacuuming and cleaning jampbs
http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh316/nosdrummer91/DSC05644.jpg
During
http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh316/nosdrummer91/DSC05648.jpg
After a wipedown with 1Z CP
http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh316/nosdrummer91/DSC05649.jpg
All water spots and dirt stains were cleaned off the under part of the trunk lid using another MF
http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh316/nosdrummer91/DSC05651.jpg
Trunk area before
http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh316/nosdrummer91/DSC05645.jpg
After
http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh316/nosdrummer91/DSC05652.jpg
The A8 arrived at my house around 8am Sunday. It was a chilly 50degree morning here in NJ that day...the last car I worked on was in 80+degree weather, just one week prior.
Here is the inital condition of the car upon drop off
http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh316/nosdrummer91/DSC05614.jpg
http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh316/nosdrummer91/DSC05618.jpg
http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh316/nosdrummer91/DSC05621.jpg
http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh316/nosdrummer91/DSC05622.jpg
I inspected the Audi and saw lots of road grime on the lower panels and tons of dried bugs on the front end. After cleaning the wheels using PoorBoys spray and rinse in conjunction with the swissvax and EZ wheel brushes I moved onto washing the Audi.
My wash process was as follows:
Pre soak w/ P21s TAW
Treat all dried bugs with Poorboys bug squash 2:1 (superb product)
Treat all lower panels road grim with Surf City road grime destroyer(new favorite)
2BM using Gloss It Gloss shampoo (slicker than Z7, highly concentrated)
Here are some shots of the lower panels
http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh316/nosdrummer91/DSC05616.jpg
Before surf city road grime destroyer
http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh316/nosdrummer91/DSC05623.jpg
During
http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh316/nosdrummer91/DSC05625.jpg
After
http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh316/nosdrummer91/DSC05626.jpg
Before
http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh316/nosdrummer91/DSC05624.jpg
http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh316/nosdrummer91/DSC05627.jpg
I must thank Todd Helme for the reccomendation of this product. I saw his thread about a orange gallardo which had very similar road grime/tar that was taken care of with the grime destroyer from surf city. Overall I really think this is a great product to have in your arsenal, its a very think gel that you spray on and let dwell before some light agitation and it works like a charm. Also the PB bug squash is great, similar application but its much thinner consistancy and it really loosens dried bugs on the paint.
Next came claying. I used Gloss It green clay(mild) with megs last touch 1:1 as lube. The gloss it green clay is very smooth and for a mild clay it picks up a lot of contaminants n 1 pass.
Here is the clay after only 1/2 the hood:shakehead:
http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh316/nosdrummer91/DSC05630.jpg
I clay only 1 panel at a time and then re-wipe the panel using the last touch lube to avoid re-washing the car to remove the clay/lube residue
After clay I moved on to the "less than stellar" interior.
I used Gloss It satin leather cleaner for all leather care, its by far the best leather cleaner I have used. Its as easy to use as Lexol or Zaino stuff but it has the cleaning ability of Leather Masters...the best part? No streaking!
Passenger seat before cleaning
http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh316/nosdrummer91/DSC05632.jpg
Passenger seat after cleaing
http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh316/nosdrummer91/DSC05636.jpg
50/50
http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh316/nosdrummer91/DSC05633.jpg
What looks like body oils from leaning on the arm rest
http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh316/nosdrummer91/DSC05641.jpg
http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh316/nosdrummer91/DSC05643.jpg
Scuffs and stains on the interior lower panels
Before
http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh316/nosdrummer91/DSC05637.jpg
During
http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh316/nosdrummer91/DSC05638.jpg
After
http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh316/nosdrummer91/DSC05640.jpg
I then turned my attention over to the carpets. After dry brushing and vacuuming I pre treated the stained areas with Folex solution and then pressure washed the carptes to remove the deeper stains. After PW`ing the carptes I used APC 10:1 and agitated for several minutes followed by another PW rinse and then drying in the sun.
Before, all 4 looked similar to this one
http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh316/nosdrummer91/DSC05619.jpg
Here are how the carptes tunred out
http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh316/nosdrummer91/DSC05654.jpg
http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh316/nosdrummer91/DSC05655.jpg
Door panel cleaned and conditioned
http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh316/nosdrummer91/DSC05656.jpg
Next I cleaned all door jamb areas including the trunk. I used APC 20:1 and the swissvax brush to agaitate the solution o certain areas. This part got a little messy
Before vacuuming and cleaning jampbs
http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh316/nosdrummer91/DSC05644.jpg
During
http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh316/nosdrummer91/DSC05648.jpg
After a wipedown with 1Z CP
http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh316/nosdrummer91/DSC05649.jpg
All water spots and dirt stains were cleaned off the under part of the trunk lid using another MF
http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh316/nosdrummer91/DSC05651.jpg
Trunk area before
http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh316/nosdrummer91/DSC05645.jpg
After
http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh316/nosdrummer91/DSC05652.jpg