Jimmeh
Registered User
Another fast Audi for you!
Audi RS4 â Misano Red b7 saloon
5 months back, I was asked to prep an Aston Martin DB7 Volante by the Marshall Motor Group. (used car centre)
Having never really seen or had first hand experience with a âtrueâ machine polish or detail before, they were a little dubious about spending the money. After two days of my time however, they went on to sell the Aston for a few £k more than originally planned. Quids in!
The car in question this time, the RS4, although low mileage, had seen better days. Lots of poorly finished repainted panels and those that were still original were riddled with seriously deep marks and scratches (almost âyard brushâ deep â canât work out how else they would have been induced; even a car wash I donât think would be âthatâ bad?!)
Product
⢠3M Glass Cleaner
⢠3M Ultra Fina
⢠3M Fast Cut +
⢠AMDetails mild clay bar
⢠AutoSmart Tardis
⢠AutoSmart Hazsafe
⢠AutoSmart Reglaze
⢠AutoSmart G101
⢠AutoGlym Vinyl & Rubber Care
⢠Belgom ALU
⢠Blackfire Wet Diamond All Finish Paint Protection
⢠Chemical Guys Maxi Suds II
⢠Dodo Juice Born To Be Mild
⢠Isopropyl Alcohol (IPA)
⢠Jeffs Werkstat Prime
⢠Meguiars All Season Dressing
⢠Meguiars Super Degreaser
⢠Meguiars Endurance Tyre Gel
⢠Menzerna 203 Power Finish
⢠Menzerna 85RD 3.02 Intensive Polish
⢠Menzerna S500 Fast Gloss
I didnât take any pics throughout the wash stages â to be fair, the car was âcleanâ.
Wheels, arches, sills and shuts followed by the usual âtwo-bucketâ safe wash after the pre-rinse, pre-foam etc. Quite a few tar spots were removed throughout and then other surface contaminants (bug remains, sap, iron fillings etc) were removed with a clay bar.
Pulled inside, and it looks like this:
Swirling & buffertrails from previous âmoppingâ sessions:
Overspray on O/S/F door:
The bonnet was shocking. Again, quite what induced these marks in the first place I do not knowâ¦
Most of the car had seen fresh paint but the N/S/R wing stood out like a sore thumb. I first saw the car in the showroom, under the spot lights... A dull white âhazeâ covered the rear quarter â it really did shout out âLOOK AT ME!â
Moving down the N/S:
So yeah, nice car, poor condition!
Starting with the bonnet (original paint)
It was clear this wasnât going to be easy. Minimum of 3 hits per section required to give desired resultsâ¦
Here you can see two random deep scratches awaiting further correction:
Before/After:
Natural light 50/50:
And another with the 500w halogen:
With the side repeaters removed to allow tighter correction, the O/S/F wing was corrected, polished and refined:
Before/After on O/S/F door:
Rear quarter befores:
After:
50/50 on boot-lid:
Before/After (awaiting refinement)
Audi RS4 â Misano Red b7 saloon
5 months back, I was asked to prep an Aston Martin DB7 Volante by the Marshall Motor Group. (used car centre)
Having never really seen or had first hand experience with a âtrueâ machine polish or detail before, they were a little dubious about spending the money. After two days of my time however, they went on to sell the Aston for a few £k more than originally planned. Quids in!
The car in question this time, the RS4, although low mileage, had seen better days. Lots of poorly finished repainted panels and those that were still original were riddled with seriously deep marks and scratches (almost âyard brushâ deep â canât work out how else they would have been induced; even a car wash I donât think would be âthatâ bad?!)
Product
⢠3M Glass Cleaner
⢠3M Ultra Fina
⢠3M Fast Cut +
⢠AMDetails mild clay bar
⢠AutoSmart Tardis
⢠AutoSmart Hazsafe
⢠AutoSmart Reglaze
⢠AutoSmart G101
⢠AutoGlym Vinyl & Rubber Care
⢠Belgom ALU
⢠Blackfire Wet Diamond All Finish Paint Protection
⢠Chemical Guys Maxi Suds II
⢠Dodo Juice Born To Be Mild
⢠Isopropyl Alcohol (IPA)
⢠Jeffs Werkstat Prime
⢠Meguiars All Season Dressing
⢠Meguiars Super Degreaser
⢠Meguiars Endurance Tyre Gel
⢠Menzerna 203 Power Finish
⢠Menzerna 85RD 3.02 Intensive Polish
⢠Menzerna S500 Fast Gloss
I didnât take any pics throughout the wash stages â to be fair, the car was âcleanâ.
Wheels, arches, sills and shuts followed by the usual âtwo-bucketâ safe wash after the pre-rinse, pre-foam etc. Quite a few tar spots were removed throughout and then other surface contaminants (bug remains, sap, iron fillings etc) were removed with a clay bar.
Pulled inside, and it looks like this:
Swirling & buffertrails from previous âmoppingâ sessions:
Overspray on O/S/F door:
The bonnet was shocking. Again, quite what induced these marks in the first place I do not knowâ¦
Most of the car had seen fresh paint but the N/S/R wing stood out like a sore thumb. I first saw the car in the showroom, under the spot lights... A dull white âhazeâ covered the rear quarter â it really did shout out âLOOK AT ME!â
Moving down the N/S:
So yeah, nice car, poor condition!
Starting with the bonnet (original paint)
It was clear this wasnât going to be easy. Minimum of 3 hits per section required to give desired resultsâ¦
Here you can see two random deep scratches awaiting further correction:
Before/After:
Natural light 50/50:
And another with the 500w halogen:
With the side repeaters removed to allow tighter correction, the O/S/F wing was corrected, polished and refined:
Before/After on O/S/F door:
Rear quarter befores:
After:
50/50 on boot-lid:
Before/After (awaiting refinement)