Audi A4 1.8T

[Flexin]

Well I thought I would start posting some of the cars I have worked on in our shop.



This is an 02 Audi A4 1.8T. I don't really know why we got this car. The guy wants to paint it in a month or so because of chips on the hood. When he picked up the car he said we did a great job and that it proved that he really needed the paint job. He can't stand the chips.



Interior was Omni APC on panals and dressed with Appeal.

We used a hot water extractor on the carpets with the Malco extrac powder and odor terminator.

Diamond Cut #85 on paint using a rotory and a green edge pad.

If I remember right I had to hit the hood with a wool pad.

Finished with the Klass twins

S100 on the wheels



I couldn't take the small pictures. Lets try this.

James

 

[Flexin]

It wasn't that dirty.



James

 

[Flexin]

Passenger side door.



James

 

[Flexin]

Passenger side door 2.



James

 

[Flexin]

Car.



James

 

[AJLT1]

beautiful work on the swirls

 

[X-Trail]

Nice clean up on the doors.

 

[Flexin]

This is my favorite shot of this car. I like it better full size but...



James

 

[MongooseGA]

Nice job.



Are the roads bad enough where you are that a car so new would already need a repaint?

 

[Flexin]

Clean interior.



James

 

[Flexin]

Nice job.



Are the roads bad enough where you are that a car so new would already need a repaint?

Thanks everybody.



No the roads aren't that bad. Most of the cars I see like that are owned by drivers that like to tail gate. I know someone with a Maxima that tail gates way to much and has 30+ chips on the hood and 7+ on the windshield. And the bumper looks like its sand blasted.



Now my car only has a couple.



James

 

[Spilchy]

You went from Diamond Cut to AIO with no middle polishing step?



Wow! Nice work :xyxthumbs Those door panels look great



You portrayed one of the proper ways to show off your work - putting it under those halogens :up



Continued success with the shop :2thumbs:

 

[Flexin]

You went from Diamond Cut to AIO with no middle polishing step?



Wow! Nice work :xyxthumbs Those door panels look great



You portrayed one of the proper ways to show off your work - putting it under those halogens :up



Continued success with the shop :2thumbs:

Yes for the most part. I tried Dual action #83 with the PC after the #85. I worked my butt off on this car. I spent all day on it. If I knew he wasn't picking the car up that day (had it for three days because he said he wasn't picking it up if it was raining) I would have worked more on it. I tested a lot of what I had on this car to see what I could do with it. He said just see what you can do.



James

 

[imported_series1]

Nice job removing the swirls. The whole car looks great.

 

[Flexin]

Another.



James

 

[Crazy Quattro]

how come you taped up the side moldings?

 

[Flexin]

how come you taped up the side moldings?

Because I worry about burning them with the rotary. I go over them with the pc after I'm done the doors.



James

 

[sQuashed]

Thats one kick butt job James. Brought that car back from the dead.

 

[Accumulator]

Nice job :xyxthumbs That's good rotary work to get it that good with only the #85. Heh heh, guess that's one of the advantages to the hard Audi clear, but one that only works in your favor when you have *your* skills with a rotary.



People who want to fix Audis with a PC oughta learn a little something from this thread



Edit: just noticed that you used some #83 too, but that in no way diminishes my respect for your work on that car. Smart move taping the side moldings, BTW. The paint is somewhat thin on them and combined with the plastic that makes their finish rather fragile.

 

[Bill D]

The before photos made me want to cry. Very nice work for sure :up. I wish I could improve my skills using the rotary on doors.