imported_Picus
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Hi gang - lots of details today, I apologize to anyone with a slow internet connection. 
I'll go in chronological order.
The first of 8 Audi's, one of the tougher ones... a 2000 B5 S4, black of course. Overall condition was pretty rough and of course the paint is hard as a mutha. Process was:
HTEC+OP / yellow @1800-1900
IP/RMG/orange @ 1600
106FF/white @ 1300
Zaino Z5pro
The next Audi, this time a 2001 A4. This was far and away the toughest of the bunch. The owners girlfriend had "chipped away ice with a chipper" so the hood and rear deck were... :nervous2: Those white marks in the pics are actual scuffs. LUCKILY my PTG measured a lot of paint on the whole car, so I was able to "go to town" with 2000 grit, 3000 grit, and the rotary. This one took awhile and was the most paint I've ever removed, but it was that or respray...
Process was:
Sand front hood, rear deck and rear fender tops with 2k, and 3k grit.
Entire car EC+OP / megs wool @1600
HTHC / orange @ 1900
106FF/white @ 1300
Z5pro
A small spattering of really deep goodness:
Bueno:
Some of the worse scuffs, visible in normal light obviously. Some were down into primer, most were just bad scuffs.:
The decklid after:
Some deeper stuff on the hood
Some weren't coming out.
A new BMW 328i sedan to break up the onslaught of Audi's. This was clearly washed wrong by the dealer or a local wash place. The paint was very hard. Oddly, BMW's new metallics seem really tough, and the flats really soft.
Process was: HTHC/orange @1500
106ff/white @1200
Z5pro
Back to the Audi's. This is a newer S4 but with the older body (2005.5 or something?) so it's the V8. Paint condition was good but the front and rear bumper were bad resprays unfortunately.
Process was: Clearkote VM/white via PC
CMW buffed off with Werkstatt CJ.
More coming!
I'll go in chronological order.
The first of 8 Audi's, one of the tougher ones... a 2000 B5 S4, black of course. Overall condition was pretty rough and of course the paint is hard as a mutha. Process was:
HTEC+OP / yellow @1800-1900
IP/RMG/orange @ 1600
106FF/white @ 1300
Zaino Z5pro
The next Audi, this time a 2001 A4. This was far and away the toughest of the bunch. The owners girlfriend had "chipped away ice with a chipper" so the hood and rear deck were... :nervous2: Those white marks in the pics are actual scuffs. LUCKILY my PTG measured a lot of paint on the whole car, so I was able to "go to town" with 2000 grit, 3000 grit, and the rotary. This one took awhile and was the most paint I've ever removed, but it was that or respray...
Process was:
Sand front hood, rear deck and rear fender tops with 2k, and 3k grit.
Entire car EC+OP / megs wool @1600
HTHC / orange @ 1900
106FF/white @ 1300
Z5pro
A small spattering of really deep goodness:
Bueno:
Some of the worse scuffs, visible in normal light obviously. Some were down into primer, most were just bad scuffs.:
The decklid after:
Some deeper stuff on the hood
Some weren't coming out.
A new BMW 328i sedan to break up the onslaught of Audi's. This was clearly washed wrong by the dealer or a local wash place. The paint was very hard. Oddly, BMW's new metallics seem really tough, and the flats really soft.
Process was: HTHC/orange @1500
106ff/white @1200
Z5pro
Back to the Audi's. This is a newer S4 but with the older body (2005.5 or something?) so it's the V8. Paint condition was good but the front and rear bumper were bad resprays unfortunately.
Process was: Clearkote VM/white via PC
CMW buffed off with Werkstatt CJ.
More coming!
