Street Dreams Detail - A little different Audi R8...

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Does anyone have a safe method for removal of dried tree sap from canvas convertible top? I have a spot about the size of a nickle which is resistant to canvas cleaners so far. Any solvents that is fabric and color safe. GM canvas - black top. I have Amazing Rolloff which did a great job on the entire top except for this dried sap. :(
 
Use denatured alcohol and an old toothbrush. After treating each sap spot, blot up the excess alcohol with an old tee shirt. Wash again with Amazing Rolloff to remove any remaining residue. Treat with 303 Hi-Tech Fabric Guard.



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Thanks. It is 75* now and when I get off it would be a perfect time to clean the spot. I have de-natured alcohol. I am going with the RaggTop protectant which is recommended by Haartz which manufactured my top.

Thanks again DavidB for the quick a response.:xyxthumbs
 
Thanks David B. The method you prescribed worked like a charm. Removed the sap without any fabric or color damage.

I am letting the top dry today and if I'm not overwhelmed by this 80* weather and tempted to go cruising this afternoon I will spray on the RaggTop protectant. The Amazing Rolloff really lifted the dust from the fabric and the alcohol dissolved the sap.

YOU ARE THE MAN!!!

Autopia....What a great resource for knowledge! :xyxthumbs
 
2011 Audi R8 V8 in for a new car preparation detail. This car also was just a few days old when it came in.

Some little touches include the painted wheels, gas cap, calipers, rear blades and one child smile inducing Tubi exhaust.

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Factory wheels painted gloss black, cleaned using AutoGlym wheel cleaner. A new set of ADV.1's will be put on this car very soon.

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This car had been dealer prepped so I pretty much expected this to be a breeze Boo Hoo

Sadly all the skilled detailers at the dealership were out to lunch when this car was done so they clearly brought in someone from the B-team to handle the work judging by the finished product....

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After all prior protection was removed and a few IPA wipedowns later this is how it looked under halogen lights.

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The rock hard clear didnt seem to willing to polish out easily. After a few test spots I settled on the LC cyan hydro cutting pad on the Makita using M105 for compounding.

After which I followed up with Menzerna Powerfinish on a green detailersdomain polishing pad. Final polishing was done with PO85rd on a black detailersdomain pad, at that point the finish was already in perfect shape so it was a light burnishing to bring up the last bit of gloss and refine out any minor holograms left from the prior stage, this took no time at all.

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After correcting the hood I tended to a small rock chip

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Carbon mirrors were in fine shape with the exception of a few RIDS here and there. Those were taken care of using M105 by hand with a MF towel and then polished up by machine using 106FA.

Before

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Carbon blades had but a few defects which were freaky deep in some areas, I have seen issues like this on every R8 I have done so far. Correction here was done with a mixture of rotary and M105 plus the use of the Meguiars MF cutting disc. The rotary was used for the more serious defects, MF cutting discs for the other areas not so badly affected.

Before

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After

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After final polishing

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Engine bay was rather dusty with water spots atop the plastic, all areas in here were cleaned and treated with 303 protectant.

Before

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After

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Engine vents were also painted gloss black so I couldnt leave them bare. I hand applied some Powerlock which buffed off to leave a nice finish behind

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After a final IPA wipedown the whole car was treated with 2 coats of Menzerna powerlock, applied by machine.

Wheels were sealed using Rejex while the tires as usual got Swissvax Pneu.

Final shots

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Sun shots, no more defects

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Hope you enjoyed, thanks for looking.


-Dave
 
LOVED IT!!!
Great job as always Dave. The R8 is such a sexy car and you really know how to do it justice.:Dancing Dot:
I noticed that you have been using the Autoglym Wheel Cleaner a lot lately. Do you now prefer that over Sonax as your go to cleaner, or are you still testing?
 
David,
You know I have been waiting for this one ! Your pictures tell the whole story even without words! Not that the write up is unnecessary or anything.

How many coats of pneu does it take to get the tires so black?

The whole project came out awesome.

Looking forward to more great stuff from you.
 
Nice work!

I can't believe a dealer would do that to the paint on a new car - especially one that costs as much as an R8?
 
JSFM35X said:
David,
You know I have been waiting for this one ! Your pictures tell the whole story even without words! Not that the write up is unnecessary or anything.

How many coats of pneu does it take to get the tires so black?

The whole project came out awesome.

Looking forward to more great stuff from you.
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Tires usually get 2 coats, its all in the prep though to be honest. Once you strip away every last drop of grime and old dressing your new product of choice should stick like glue and give you the look you want.

Lanzo said:
Nice work!

I can't believe a dealer would do that to the paint on a new car - especially one that costs as much as an R8?
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Forget Audi, how about Ferrari? Their finishes are 10x worse from the factory, not even dealership preps.

Again you will never hear me complain about a bad dealer prep or poor quality finishes from the factory... in the end its more work that I have to do on each car. If every new car came perfect from the factory and had no dealer prep all I would need to do would simply be wash and wax details, not full corrections ($$$).
 
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