LawrenceSA
New member
The owner bought this vehicle second hand and after getting his new wheels and suspension sorted, the car was dropped off to be restored to a condition more befitting such a nice car, which in my humble opinion, must be such a nice daily driver for the petrolhead with a family.
As always I try work from dirty to clean to prevent having to re-clean something - not only is it inefficient but more so, it simply doubles the potential for damage to be inflicted in the surface you are cleaning (especially if it is the painted) - and so first up was the home of the Twin-turbo V6 3.0 TDI
Engine Bay
Equipment - Karcher K7, Mothers Fenderwell Brush, Daytona Large + Small, MF towels, Electric Blower
Clean - Carchem Citrus APC @ 1:5 though a foaming spray nozzle left to dwell, agitated, pressure rinsed, blown dry
Dress - Autofinesse Dressel
Fender wells
Equipment - Karcher K7, Mothers Fenderwell Brush, Daytona Large + Small
Clean - Pressure rinsed, Carchem Citrus APC @ 1:5 though a foaming spray nozzle left to dwell, agitated, pressure rinsed
Dress - Autofinesse Dressel
Tyres
Equipment - Karcher K7, Mothers Tire Brush, Foam Tire Applicator, MF towel
Clean - Pressure rinsed, Carchem Citrus APC @ 1:5 though a foaming spray nozzle left to dwell, agitated, pressure rinsed
Dress - 2 Coats of Carchem Tyre and Trim Gel, 12 hours apart
uke: Your typical car wash silicone on the tires - a dust magnet and slinger of note - give me a water based dressing any day :thumbup:
Wheels
Equipment - Karcher K7, Wheel Woolies, Autofinesse Hogs Hair Brushes, Lambswool Wash mitt, MF towels, Q-tips, Electric Blower
Clean - Pressure rinsed, Valet Pro Billberry @ 1:6 though a foaming spray nozzle left to dwell, agitated, pressure rinsed
Tar Removal - Valet Pro Citrus Tar and Glue Remover
Iron Removal - Carchem Revolt applied liberally, allowed to dwell, agitated, pressure rinsed
Protection - Pressure rinse, spray Gyeon Wetcoat, Pressure rinse, blow dry
Wash
Equipment - Lambswool Wash Mitts, Karcher K7, Foam cannon, 2 Buckets each with grit guards, WW Drying Towels, Electric Blower
Foam - pressure rinse, Valet Pro ANSF via foam cannon, left to dwell, pressure rinsed
TFR - Valet Pro Citrus Prewash @ 1:8 via a pump sprayer, left to dwell pressure rinsed
Wash - Carchem Luxury Shampoo, pressure rinse
Dry - Flood rinse, ONR
Decontamination
Equipment - MF towels, wash mitt, Karcher K7
Tar Removal - Valet Pro Citrus Tar and Glue Remover
Iron Removal - Carchem Revolt applied liberally, allowed to dwell, agitated, pressure rinsed
Remaining contaminants - Shield Heavy Duty Clay
Paint
Equipment - Flex 3401, LC BP system, 5" / 6.5" Orange Hybrid Pads, CEM-DT156 PTG, MF towels
Correction - Menzerna 3-in-1
Protection - Soft99 Fusso
What`s going on here? :crazy:
A deep scratch that was improved upon but definitely not removed
Some obligatory wax / polish residue from `the previous guy` [thanks kind sir
]
Some of the defects inflicted through improper washing and drying methods.
This etching from a bird bomb was very deep. The correction you see here was from Menzerna SHC300, a Lake Country Hybrid Blue Wool Pad on the Flex [followed by Menzerna 3-in-1 on a Lake Country Hybrid Orange pad)
The correction over the rest of vehicle
Exhaust Tips
Equipment - MF Towels, dedicated Daytona Jnr
Clean - Carchem Citrus APC @1:5, left to dwell, agitated, rinsed
Polish - Meguiars NXT All Metal Polish
Exterior plastics
Equipment - Foam applicators, MF towels, Q-tips
Clean - Shield Heavy Duty Vinyl and Rubber Cleaner
Protect - Optimum Optiseal
Door and window rubbers
Equipment - Foam applicators, MF towels, Q-tips
Clean - Shield Heavy Duty Vinyl and rubber cleaner
Protect - Optimum Optiseal
Glass
Clean - Autoglym Fast Glass, MF towels
Badges & Emblems
Equipment - Q-tips, MF towels
Clean/polish/protect - Autofinesse Tripple
Interior Plastics
Equipment- Foam applicators, MF towels, Q-tips, Various brushes
Clean - Carchem APC @ 1:20
Protect - Optimum Optiseal
Interior Carpets
Equipment- Brushes, Flex VL35C Vacuum, MF towels,
Clean - Mothers Carpet and Upholstery Cleaner,
Leather Surfaces
Equipment- Foam applicators, MF towels, Brush
Clean - Carchem APC @ 1:20, various brushes, MF towels
Protect - Collinite 855
As always I try work from dirty to clean to prevent having to re-clean something - not only is it inefficient but more so, it simply doubles the potential for damage to be inflicted in the surface you are cleaning (especially if it is the painted) - and so first up was the home of the Twin-turbo V6 3.0 TDI
Engine Bay
Equipment - Karcher K7, Mothers Fenderwell Brush, Daytona Large + Small, MF towels, Electric Blower
Clean - Carchem Citrus APC @ 1:5 though a foaming spray nozzle left to dwell, agitated, pressure rinsed, blown dry
Dress - Autofinesse Dressel
Fender wells
Equipment - Karcher K7, Mothers Fenderwell Brush, Daytona Large + Small
Clean - Pressure rinsed, Carchem Citrus APC @ 1:5 though a foaming spray nozzle left to dwell, agitated, pressure rinsed
Dress - Autofinesse Dressel
Tyres
Equipment - Karcher K7, Mothers Tire Brush, Foam Tire Applicator, MF towel
Clean - Pressure rinsed, Carchem Citrus APC @ 1:5 though a foaming spray nozzle left to dwell, agitated, pressure rinsed
Dress - 2 Coats of Carchem Tyre and Trim Gel, 12 hours apart
uke: Your typical car wash silicone on the tires - a dust magnet and slinger of note - give me a water based dressing any day :thumbup:
Wheels
Equipment - Karcher K7, Wheel Woolies, Autofinesse Hogs Hair Brushes, Lambswool Wash mitt, MF towels, Q-tips, Electric Blower
Clean - Pressure rinsed, Valet Pro Billberry @ 1:6 though a foaming spray nozzle left to dwell, agitated, pressure rinsed
Tar Removal - Valet Pro Citrus Tar and Glue Remover
Iron Removal - Carchem Revolt applied liberally, allowed to dwell, agitated, pressure rinsed
Protection - Pressure rinse, spray Gyeon Wetcoat, Pressure rinse, blow dry
Wash
Equipment - Lambswool Wash Mitts, Karcher K7, Foam cannon, 2 Buckets each with grit guards, WW Drying Towels, Electric Blower
Foam - pressure rinse, Valet Pro ANSF via foam cannon, left to dwell, pressure rinsed
TFR - Valet Pro Citrus Prewash @ 1:8 via a pump sprayer, left to dwell pressure rinsed
Wash - Carchem Luxury Shampoo, pressure rinse
Dry - Flood rinse, ONR
Decontamination
Equipment - MF towels, wash mitt, Karcher K7
Tar Removal - Valet Pro Citrus Tar and Glue Remover
Iron Removal - Carchem Revolt applied liberally, allowed to dwell, agitated, pressure rinsed
Remaining contaminants - Shield Heavy Duty Clay
Paint
Equipment - Flex 3401, LC BP system, 5" / 6.5" Orange Hybrid Pads, CEM-DT156 PTG, MF towels
Correction - Menzerna 3-in-1
Protection - Soft99 Fusso
What`s going on here? :crazy:
A deep scratch that was improved upon but definitely not removed
Some obligatory wax / polish residue from `the previous guy` [thanks kind sir
]
Some of the defects inflicted through improper washing and drying methods.
This etching from a bird bomb was very deep. The correction you see here was from Menzerna SHC300, a Lake Country Hybrid Blue Wool Pad on the Flex [followed by Menzerna 3-in-1 on a Lake Country Hybrid Orange pad)
The correction over the rest of vehicle
Exhaust Tips
Equipment - MF Towels, dedicated Daytona Jnr
Clean - Carchem Citrus APC @1:5, left to dwell, agitated, rinsed
Polish - Meguiars NXT All Metal Polish
Exterior plastics
Equipment - Foam applicators, MF towels, Q-tips
Clean - Shield Heavy Duty Vinyl and Rubber Cleaner
Protect - Optimum Optiseal
Door and window rubbers
Equipment - Foam applicators, MF towels, Q-tips
Clean - Shield Heavy Duty Vinyl and rubber cleaner
Protect - Optimum Optiseal
Glass
Clean - Autoglym Fast Glass, MF towels
Badges & Emblems
Equipment - Q-tips, MF towels
Clean/polish/protect - Autofinesse Tripple
Interior Plastics
Equipment- Foam applicators, MF towels, Q-tips, Various brushes
Clean - Carchem APC @ 1:20
Protect - Optimum Optiseal
Interior Carpets
Equipment- Brushes, Flex VL35C Vacuum, MF towels,
Clean - Mothers Carpet and Upholstery Cleaner,
Leather Surfaces
Equipment- Foam applicators, MF towels, Brush
Clean - Carchem APC @ 1:20, various brushes, MF towels
Protect - Collinite 855
