AutoLavish VW Collection Part II

MarcHarris

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So here are two more rides that were worked on at the begining of Winter. The first of these is a '92 Audi 100S. While she certainly looked good for her age, there was still room to bring her back to her glory.



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Meguiar's Degreaser and Wheel brightener made the wheels, tires, and wheel wells much better with a little agitation



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Here's how they ended:



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While I handled those items, Jacob turned his attention to something we feel is an often over-looked eye sore: nasty door jams. Using FK1119 and a brush to clean, and then diluted ONR to flush the chemicals, the area was thoroughly cleaned.



Before:



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During:



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After:



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For the wash, we used our (them) newly acquired CG Citrus Wash. This is some THICK stuff and need to be thoroughly mixed prior to use. While sitting in the bottle of the foam cannon, prior to proper mixing, you can see just how much this stuff doesn't want to easily dilute.



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Once mixed to a homogenous solution, I fired up the pressure washer and began with the initial foaming



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Jacob washing while I took over as camera man :)



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Washed and dried, the finish surely left something to be desired.



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When you can see a big difference in indirect light; you know you're making a major improvement. Often times clients CAN understand how you can spot the difference in a proper finish under sunlight or direct light from halogens/search lights, but fail to realize there is a large visual difference in lower light conditions as well.



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500W Halogens



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Making a turn around...



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Rinsing away polishing dust/oils



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For our LSP, we were lucky enough to get to try the new version of Danase Paint Sealant. While the last version had a mint-like smell and toothpaste feel, this new version had nearly no smell and was a thicker cream colored substance. Because the product still claimed "Instant Cure Time" we were able to apply one coat right after the other.



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As usual, we used sealant on everything (minus the front windshield which was Aquapel'ed). To our surprise, this new version of DPS seemed to do a much better initial job on coating the plastic trim on the car.



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By the time we were finished, the trim still looked great, but not quite as black. Unlike many dedicated products meant for trim, the sealant needs to be buffed off to eliminate any haze on the plastic.



With Aquapel being left to bond to the windshield, the final wipe-down was conducted along with the application of tire dressing.



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And finally:



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Next we have a 2000 model VW Jetta that had its paint refreshed the week after the 100S



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Door jams were even worse than the Audi's, and Jacob used the same method to fix the problem.



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Clay pulled off a lot of nastiness after the wash - just as expected



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Flourescent lights don't put out an incredible amount of lumens (they're popular solutions for industrial lighting because they're much more effecient than incadecent lights), but because of the nature of black and the condition of the paint, even they made the car look pretty bad.



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The story of the rear driver's side quarter:



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Hmmm... That's not good enough. Let's try something else



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New combo on driver's side rear door



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Jacob handled the cutting while I handled the finesing



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Remember my speal about indirect light when working on the Audi? Case and point:



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different angle:



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Coming along...



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Those crazy Flourescent lights aren't looking quite as bad anymore ;)



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Final Touches...



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Final result was a nice turn-around. Sealant used was Blackfire



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Thanks for looking!



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Yeah some of the DD's is what I like to see :)! Awesome TA especially on the VW! Tip: Use warm water (if possible) when mixing snow foam and if you want some suds even thicker than that, add about 5% of CG's citrus degreaser in with it... "Gillette" after that! Besides, if it's a bit alkalic it actually cleans something.
 
:) Thanks Jesse. I used hot water in this case which made things a lot easier. Warmer water helps things dilute easier/faster and also provides better cleaning power. While we have CG Citrus Wash & Clear, this was out first time using the CG Citrus Wash (not to be confused with citrus wash and gloss) which is some THICK stuff. It moves like cold honey and took a bit more effort than normal. Using APC is a nice trick that we often employ in the initial foam stage ourselves :D

Hope you're keeping warm buddy and I'll be PMing you about a couple of things soon!
 
MuttGrunt said:
:) Thanks Jesse. I used hot water in this case which made things a lot easier. Warmer water helps things dilute easier/faster and also provides better cleaning power. While we have CG Citrus Wash & Clear, this was out first time using the CG Citrus Wash (not to be confused with citrus wash and gloss) which is some THICK stuff. It moves like cold honey and took a bit more effort than normal. Using APC is a nice trick that we often employ in the initial foam stage ourselves :D

Hope you're keeping warm buddy and I'll be PMing you about a couple of things soon!



Aha! Great minds think alike :)! I remember one time I put some IF Super Foam in my cannon on a relatively cold day. I filled it up with about 2 inches of hot water and it didn't budge... so then I shook it up to "help" things along... doh!!! Took me 10 minutes to get the suds outta the bottle :)!
 
That is some incredible work guys, fantastic job!



I'm just curious, what products did you use on the Jetta to remove the heavy swirls?
 
Apollo_Auto said:
Aha! Great minds think alike :)! I remember one time I put some IF Super Foam in my cannon on a relatively cold day. I filled it up with about 2 inches of hot water and it didn't budge... so then I shook it up to "help" things along... doh!!! Took me 10 minutes to get the suds outta the bottle :)!



Anytime you'll be using thick soaps - always add the hot water and THEN soap ;)



mystickid said:
Awesome Jobs Marc!

Both are dramatic turnarounds.



Much appreciated. Thanks for taking the time to take a look :)



Barry Theal said:
thats how you do it!



Thanks Barry and good talking with you buddy



tabootim said:
did you apply blackfire to the trim of the jetta?



Actually no, and there are two real "goofs" on our part with the jetta. While rushing to pick up and get out of the shop we did the work at (finished around 10PM) we didn't give a final wipe to the tires (gives a more consistent look and reduces the risk of sling) nor apply Meguiar's Trim Detailer prior to the "final pics"

We used BF on nearly everything, but because of how low the only trim on the car was combined with the front lower grill not being accessible with the PC, the solution for us was our favorite easy to use spray.



96Lude said:
That is some incredible work guys, fantastic job!

I'm just curious, what products did you use on the Jetta to remove the heavy swirls?



Flex DA+PFW+105 followed by PC+orange LC+205

Thanks for the kind words :)
 
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