LawrenceSA
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I detailed this car for the first time in September last year and as you will see if you read the write up, it was more of a 'tidy up' kind of detail than a full blown correction detail - cleaning up the previous "detailer's" sloppy work. http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/show-n-shine/71133-daytona-grey-audi-rs3-detailed-lawrence.html
Well the car has since changed owners but before the new owner received it, the previous owner sent it back to the place he sent it to before sending it to me to "fix" in the first place - gotta wonder about some people's thought processes
So I spent the last weekend cleaning it up, again :crazy:
Here is what it looked like early on Thursday morning.
Not bad in this light and from this distance.
But get a little closer and the sloppiness becomes apparent
Not even the PPF was spared
The car had some surface dirt too
And some bug splatter
And some deep scratches
All of this sticker residue needed to come off
The exhaust tips needed some love
As did the wheels
Which is exactly where I started.... as always....
Arches: Cyclo APC / Mothers Fender Well Brush / HP Rinse / Glossworx - Extreme Tyre Shine (This is a definite winner in my books so far. A little goes a long way and the spray pattern of the bottle it comes in assists here. Its priced really well at R108/500ml and it left the arches looking good.)
Tires: Meguiars All Wheel and Tire Cleaner / Mothers Tire Brush / Optimum Optibond Tire Gel (For me personally, I prefer the more satin look Optibond gives over the shiner look of the Glossworx Extreme Tyre Shine, but tire dressing is always going to be personal thing anyway)
Wheels: Glossworx Wheel Cleaner (still liking it :thumbup: )/ Daytona Jnr / Various brushes/ Autoglym Intensive Tar Remover / APC rinse / AF Iron Out / Daytona Jnr / HP Rinse / Flooding Rinse / Menzerna Powerlock
Some pics
Tires getting cleaned
Wheels getting cleaned
Decontamination
Clean :grin:
I then washed and dried the car
Door shuts, window rubbers, fuel flap, badges: Cyclo APC / Various Brushes / HP Rinse / Collinite 845 / Chemical Guys Pete'53
Wash: Chemical Guys Maxisuds II via foam cannon / Glossworx Shampoo (at R69/500ml it is priced well and seems to be working, but I need to do a maintenance wash on my own car to tell for sure) / 2BM with Lambswool wash mitt
Dry: ONR at QD strength / WW Drying towel / Compressed Air
And decontaminated it
Tar removal : Autoglym Intensive Tar Remover
Iron removal : Autofinesse Iron Out
Remaining Contaminants : Autoglym Fine Grade Clay / ONR at clay lube strength
Now you can start seeing the true condition of the paint, and what the (presumably) combination of a filler heavy polish combined with a glaze, was covering up
Exhaust tips : AF Mercury Metal Polish / MF Towels / Mothers Power Ball
Glass : AF Iron Out / Autoglym Fine Grade Clay / ONR at clay lube strength / Autoglym Fast Glass / StreakFree Microfiber Glass Cleaning Cloth
Paint correction : Menzerna PF 2500 / Hydro-Tech 5.5 Inch Tangerine Ultra Polishing Foam Pad
Tail light and B-Pillar Correction: Menzerna PF 2500 / 4" Lake Country - CCS White Pad / Menzerna SF 4000 / 4" Lake Country - CCS Grey Finishing Pad
Protection : Collinite 845 / Pete's 53
Door rubbers, plastic trim : Shield Heavy Duty Vinyl and Rubber Cleaner / Smartwax Smart Dressing
Interior: Blown out with compressed air / Vacuum / dash and trim wiped down / Smartwax Smart Dressing
Leather: Cyclo CM30 @ 20:1 / Various brushes / Damp wipe down / Compressed Air dry / Glossworx Leather Conditioner.
<span>Now here is how it looked on Sunday afternoon...
http://i1217.photobucket.com/albums/dd393/polo_playa/Detailing%20-%20Rashid%20Audi%20RS3/20140323_144831_zpsfd1b5e09.jpg
http://i1217.photobucket.com/albums/dd393/polo_playa/Detailing%20-%20Rashid%20Audi%20RS3/IMG_6430_zps7769f6d8.jpg
http://i1217.photobucket.com/albums/dd393/polo_playa/Detailing%20-%20Rashid%20Audi%20RS3/20140323_144810_zpsb3bd7e4d.jpg
http://i1217.photobucket.com/albums/dd393/polo_playa/Detailing%20-%20Rashid%20Audi%20RS3/IMG_6462_zps88a1f02d.jpg
http://i1217.photobucket.com/albums/dd393/polo_playa/Detailing%20-%20Rashid%20Audi%20RS3/20140323_145335_zps7003cb8d.jpg
Total time spent = 26 hours
Thanks for looking and as always any comments or questions are welcome
:hi:
Well the car has since changed owners but before the new owner received it, the previous owner sent it back to the place he sent it to before sending it to me to "fix" in the first place - gotta wonder about some people's thought processes
So I spent the last weekend cleaning it up, again :crazy:Here is what it looked like early on Thursday morning.
Not bad in this light and from this distance.
But get a little closer and the sloppiness becomes apparent
Not even the PPF was spared
The car had some surface dirt too
And some bug splatter
And some deep scratches
All of this sticker residue needed to come off
The exhaust tips needed some love
As did the wheels
Which is exactly where I started.... as always....
Arches: Cyclo APC / Mothers Fender Well Brush / HP Rinse / Glossworx - Extreme Tyre Shine (This is a definite winner in my books so far. A little goes a long way and the spray pattern of the bottle it comes in assists here. Its priced really well at R108/500ml and it left the arches looking good.)
Tires: Meguiars All Wheel and Tire Cleaner / Mothers Tire Brush / Optimum Optibond Tire Gel (For me personally, I prefer the more satin look Optibond gives over the shiner look of the Glossworx Extreme Tyre Shine, but tire dressing is always going to be personal thing anyway)
Wheels: Glossworx Wheel Cleaner (still liking it :thumbup: )/ Daytona Jnr / Various brushes/ Autoglym Intensive Tar Remover / APC rinse / AF Iron Out / Daytona Jnr / HP Rinse / Flooding Rinse / Menzerna Powerlock
Some pics
Tires getting cleaned
Wheels getting cleaned
Decontamination
Clean :grin:
I then washed and dried the car
Door shuts, window rubbers, fuel flap, badges: Cyclo APC / Various Brushes / HP Rinse / Collinite 845 / Chemical Guys Pete'53
Wash: Chemical Guys Maxisuds II via foam cannon / Glossworx Shampoo (at R69/500ml it is priced well and seems to be working, but I need to do a maintenance wash on my own car to tell for sure) / 2BM with Lambswool wash mitt
Dry: ONR at QD strength / WW Drying towel / Compressed Air
And decontaminated it
Tar removal : Autoglym Intensive Tar Remover
Iron removal : Autofinesse Iron Out
Remaining Contaminants : Autoglym Fine Grade Clay / ONR at clay lube strength
Now you can start seeing the true condition of the paint, and what the (presumably) combination of a filler heavy polish combined with a glaze, was covering up
Exhaust tips : AF Mercury Metal Polish / MF Towels / Mothers Power Ball
Glass : AF Iron Out / Autoglym Fine Grade Clay / ONR at clay lube strength / Autoglym Fast Glass / StreakFree Microfiber Glass Cleaning Cloth
Paint correction : Menzerna PF 2500 / Hydro-Tech 5.5 Inch Tangerine Ultra Polishing Foam Pad
Tail light and B-Pillar Correction: Menzerna PF 2500 / 4" Lake Country - CCS White Pad / Menzerna SF 4000 / 4" Lake Country - CCS Grey Finishing Pad
Protection : Collinite 845 / Pete's 53
Door rubbers, plastic trim : Shield Heavy Duty Vinyl and Rubber Cleaner / Smartwax Smart Dressing
Interior: Blown out with compressed air / Vacuum / dash and trim wiped down / Smartwax Smart Dressing
Leather: Cyclo CM30 @ 20:1 / Various brushes / Damp wipe down / Compressed Air dry / Glossworx Leather Conditioner.
<span>Now here is how it looked on Sunday afternoon...
http://i1217.photobucket.com/albums/dd393/polo_playa/Detailing%20-%20Rashid%20Audi%20RS3/20140323_144831_zpsfd1b5e09.jpg
http://i1217.photobucket.com/albums/dd393/polo_playa/Detailing%20-%20Rashid%20Audi%20RS3/IMG_6430_zps7769f6d8.jpg
http://i1217.photobucket.com/albums/dd393/polo_playa/Detailing%20-%20Rashid%20Audi%20RS3/20140323_144810_zpsb3bd7e4d.jpg
http://i1217.photobucket.com/albums/dd393/polo_playa/Detailing%20-%20Rashid%20Audi%20RS3/IMG_6462_zps88a1f02d.jpg
http://i1217.photobucket.com/albums/dd393/polo_playa/Detailing%20-%20Rashid%20Audi%20RS3/20140323_145335_zps7003cb8d.jpg
Total time spent = 26 hours
Thanks for looking and as always any comments or questions are welcome
:hi:
