G35stilez
Ari Gold
First up, the filth...
Bimmer is in nice shape but the rims are another story. They were purchased used and weren't kept up too much. They had very bad etching, staining, dulling, baked on brake dust, and some isolated clearcoat failure. All in all, they don't look terribly bad but they were definatley the hardest rims I've ever cleaned. I ended up spending a solid 90 mins on all 4 including the tires and wells. Final processes:
-QEW presoak
-APC presoak (full strength)
-TOL's Wheel Wash (found out the hard way that the lip was uncoated
)
-Polished by hand with Menzerna IP
-Polished by hand with Flitz (MVP of the day!)
-BnB on tires/wells
I used an assortment of brushes, wash mitts, #0000 Steel Wool, and applicators. I did my best on these things and unfortunately they did not come out 100%, but they were much better. To comment on Flitz, it's an all purpose chemical polish that polishes/cleans/protects all in 1 step with no abrasives. VERY similar to Klasse AIO for all of these attributes but MUCH stronger in cleaning ability. I was impressed.
Before
After
Whole Car (QEW)
Next up - 2004 Audi S4
I wash this one weekly and in the past the paint was in pretty good condition. Unfortunately I think the owner dragged the car cover around pretty bad last time it was put on. There was a lot of added marring/swirling. Overall though, the vehicle was in nice shape. Final processes:
-QEW
-Spot Clay
-Meguiar's #80 via rotary and polishing pad @ 1200 rpm
-Meguiar's NXT Tech Wax via rotary and polishing pad @ 900 rpm (single pass, almost no pressure)
-Meguiar's APC (6:1) to clean wheels/tires/wells
-BnB to dress
Before
After
Enjoy!
Bimmer is in nice shape but the rims are another story. They were purchased used and weren't kept up too much. They had very bad etching, staining, dulling, baked on brake dust, and some isolated clearcoat failure. All in all, they don't look terribly bad but they were definatley the hardest rims I've ever cleaned. I ended up spending a solid 90 mins on all 4 including the tires and wells. Final processes:
-QEW presoak
-APC presoak (full strength)
-TOL's Wheel Wash (found out the hard way that the lip was uncoated
)-Polished by hand with Menzerna IP
-Polished by hand with Flitz (MVP of the day!)
-BnB on tires/wells
I used an assortment of brushes, wash mitts, #0000 Steel Wool, and applicators. I did my best on these things and unfortunately they did not come out 100%, but they were much better. To comment on Flitz, it's an all purpose chemical polish that polishes/cleans/protects all in 1 step with no abrasives. VERY similar to Klasse AIO for all of these attributes but MUCH stronger in cleaning ability. I was impressed.
Before
After
Whole Car (QEW)
Next up - 2004 Audi S4
I wash this one weekly and in the past the paint was in pretty good condition. Unfortunately I think the owner dragged the car cover around pretty bad last time it was put on. There was a lot of added marring/swirling. Overall though, the vehicle was in nice shape. Final processes:
-QEW
-Spot Clay
-Meguiar's #80 via rotary and polishing pad @ 1200 rpm
-Meguiar's NXT Tech Wax via rotary and polishing pad @ 900 rpm (single pass, almost no pressure)
-Meguiar's APC (6:1) to clean wheels/tires/wells
-BnB to dress
Before
After
Enjoy!
