LanceM Detailed: Audi A4

[LanceM]

This car was fun to detail. I didn`t think the car was in that bad condition. The owner wanted to remove scratches and put some protection on the vehicle.





Some of the RIDS were removed by wet sanding



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Here are some before pictures:



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Using the 3m sun gun to show the sanding marks



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First I started by spraying down the wheels with P21s wheel gel and letting it sit and dwell.



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I then hit up the engine bay. I sprayed the bay down carefully avoiding electronics under the hood. I used Meguire`s APC diluted 5:1 and degreaser. I then scrubbed with a soft brush and used the swissvax wheel brush forharder to reach areas. 303 areospace was used to coat the hoses and black wow for the plastics.



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During:



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After:



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I then washed the car by using the two bucket system. I filled up my bucket with a strong solution of Chemical Guys Citrus Wash and Gloss and then put a good solution of DP suds and CG CWG into the foam gun. I completed a rinse and then foamed the car and let dwell. Next, I rinsed the car off, foamed again and washed with a shmitt. After, washing, I clayed with Meguire`s blue clay and washed again.



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Next, I used a finger glove to agitate the wheels and cleaned them with the EZ detail brush and Swissvax Brush. The wheels were clay to remove any other contaminants.



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After cleaning, I dried the car with PakShak Waffle Weaves and taped the car`s trim with 3m automotive tape.



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I decided to use the makita 9227 partnered with a 3m back plate, LC 5.5 orange pad and SIP. In some areas I used a yellow pad and Power gloss. Here are some pics showing the removal of the sanding marks. I used the sun gun to point out the defect. I used the zenith approach, but didn`t go over 1500 rpm.



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The decided final polish was final polish. I like it because it leaves a very nice gloss.



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I polished the paint work and also the head and tail lamps, by switching to a smaller bp and using 4" orange pads with SIP. After polishing, I used Zymol screen and lens. I think it leaves a very nice finish.



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[LanceM]

After polishing the paint, I decided to polish the glass with 1Z glass polish. I applied the polish on to a white pad and used the udm on setting 4 to polish. I then wiped off with a mf and applied rain x. I let rain x haze and I buffed it off.



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Door jams and residue was cleaned with adam`s quick detailer. I really like this QD.



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I then applied a coat of Swissvax cleaner fluid to leave the paint work nice and clean. It leaves a very nice shine. For protection, I layered Jetseal 109 twice.



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While waiting between coats of jet seal, I decided to put the finishing touches on the wheels. I used swissvax cleaner fluid and autobahn. It left the wheels looking great. I used Swissvax pneu on the tires. I like the look pneu leaves. Sorry about the bad lighting.



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Black wow was then applied to the trim of the outside of the car. After application, I buffed off the excess.



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After letting jet seal cure, it was time for the LSP. The choice was Swissvax Mystery. It left the paint looking great. I was really impressed. I`ll post these pics later on in the post.



The interior was not too bad. I cleaned the windows with invisiglass and a glass mf and cleaned the plastics with APC. I then treated the interior plastics with 303 aerospace.



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The wood trim was cleaned coated with cleaner fluid and protected with swissvax wood polish.



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The leather was cleaned with swissvax leather cleaner, treated with leather milk and left alone for 30 min. After 30 min, I treated the most worn parts (mostly bolsters) with leather glaze.



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Some after shots of the interior:



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Now for the outside shots (mystery x 3). These pics were late in the day and car was taken out the next day for some sun pics:



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Sanding marks removed



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showing off flake



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[LanceM]

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At this point, I thought the detail turned out well. I really liked Mystery leaves a nice wet look and adds somewhat of a 3d look hard to explain. Thanks for looking!

[Thomas Dekany]

Fantastic work, I missed your C&Bs. :2thumbs::2thumbs::2thumbs::2thumbs:

[Robb]

Lookin Good http://1person1million.com/img/149/r08c1006bidc/biggrin.gif

[dublifecrisis]

awesome! i love me some VAG cars

[VBPXer]

Over here from CRSX great job on the audi man :heelclick

[Joel_MD]

Wow, that turned out nice!



I like the look of Swissvax Pneu on your tires. I can`t stand glossy looking tires, and Pneu seems to give a nice rich black look without adding much gloss. Does Pneu hold up well?