I was asked to carry out a detail on a year old Audi S5. The owner wanted the best he could get, correction, good level of wax etc......The Customer doesnt really use the car on a daily basis but when he does it mostly trips down south so a lot of motorway driving and when turning up it was evident the car had not seen a sponge for a while.
So started by giving the car a quick rinse, remove any dust or dirt that the Pressure washer would remove, then I sprayed APC on the lower half of the car and left whilst I cleaned the alloys. On the alloys I used Wheel Cleaner and APC on the tyres and Arches
Then worked round the car with APC in the petrol cap, door hinges and engine bay and then rinsed
Then moved onto snowfoaming the car with a PH Neutral Snowfoam
Aggrigated dirt from crevises using a Detail Brush and rinsed, then I washed the car using a shampoo (Two bucket method of course) and a wash mitt, rinsed, then clayed with a clatbar and a Quick Detailer
The Engine bay was treated to a laquired based protectant which coats all the engine trim and ensures it keeps the gloosy black look forever with no chance of discoloration.
The car was then dried using a hot air blow dryer. By this time it was late in the evening and I finished up to continue in the morning.
So next morning nice and early, got the car back out the garage, gave another quick wash (2bm) and dried again with the hot air dryer.Had a look over the car to view the correction required and found the car covered in swirls and hologramming and marring
Took some paint depth reading with some interesting results :shock:
The owner had told me the car had be valalised many times throughout the year of ownership and had been resprayed a couple or times :?
So i taped the car up and started to the correction
Without naming any brands, for this detail, i had chosen different polishes and pad combination until i found the right one for the paint work due to the respray etc.
Some pics once once corrected
The paintwork was then treated to pre wax cleanser and then 2 layers of a wax (76% Carnauba content) was applied including inside the door shuts.
Whilst waiting for the wax to cure, the alloys were treated with pre wax cleanser and then a PTFE alloy wax was applied and the Tyres with a waterbased dressing and both left to cure.
Whilst waiting on the wax and alloys to sure then moved onto the exhaust trim, this was treated with a Metal Polish and ultrafine steel wool, then waxed with Metal Wax.
before
after
So started by giving the car a quick rinse, remove any dust or dirt that the Pressure washer would remove, then I sprayed APC on the lower half of the car and left whilst I cleaned the alloys. On the alloys I used Wheel Cleaner and APC on the tyres and Arches
Then worked round the car with APC in the petrol cap, door hinges and engine bay and then rinsed
Then moved onto snowfoaming the car with a PH Neutral Snowfoam
Aggrigated dirt from crevises using a Detail Brush and rinsed, then I washed the car using a shampoo (Two bucket method of course) and a wash mitt, rinsed, then clayed with a clatbar and a Quick Detailer
The Engine bay was treated to a laquired based protectant which coats all the engine trim and ensures it keeps the gloosy black look forever with no chance of discoloration.
The car was then dried using a hot air blow dryer. By this time it was late in the evening and I finished up to continue in the morning.
So next morning nice and early, got the car back out the garage, gave another quick wash (2bm) and dried again with the hot air dryer.Had a look over the car to view the correction required and found the car covered in swirls and hologramming and marring
Took some paint depth reading with some interesting results :shock:
The owner had told me the car had be valalised many times throughout the year of ownership and had been resprayed a couple or times :?
So i taped the car up and started to the correction
Without naming any brands, for this detail, i had chosen different polishes and pad combination until i found the right one for the paint work due to the respray etc.
Some pics once once corrected
The paintwork was then treated to pre wax cleanser and then 2 layers of a wax (76% Carnauba content) was applied including inside the door shuts.
Whilst waiting for the wax to cure, the alloys were treated with pre wax cleanser and then a PTFE alloy wax was applied and the Tyres with a waterbased dressing and both left to cure.
Whilst waiting on the wax and alloys to sure then moved onto the exhaust trim, this was treated with a Metal Polish and ultrafine steel wool, then waxed with Metal Wax.
before
after
