FazS3
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Well as some of you may know, I was interested in getting my S3 detailed. After seeing Mr Gs thread of his S3 detail I could not longer resist but get it done myself. I contacted Mr G and booked him for a weekend. On the day I had to leave in the early hours of the morning. The aim was to get the work done within 2 days. This was going to be hard work, but we were prepared!
Upon arriving I saw Mr Gs work on his car and was truly amazed, his S3 just looked so good, could we get the same results on mine? At this point of time I have to highlight pictures don't do the car any justice.
We had a set procedure that we would follow, once we had got the products ready, snow foam and also maxi suds 2 shampoo.
Few shots of the car before we started.
We firstly rinsed the car.
We didn't concentrate on the wheels too much but still cleaned them with a bit of Bilberry and used the EZ detail brush to clean the insides of them. Find the Bilberry works a treat and also its acid free!
You can see some of the dirt.
Once the bilberry was rinsed off
The car was then snow foamed and this was left to work its magic for 5-8 minutes
This picture shows the dirt that the snow foam had picked up off the car
Once the snow foam was rinsed off again we cleaned the car using a mitt and maxi suds 2 shampoo applying the double bucket method.
The next step was to clay bar the car to get rid of any existing wax/protection on the paint of the car and get it ready for the correction stage. We had to make sure there was plenty of lube applied in order not to further damage the paintwork.
Car was now ready to be put in the garage and for the real work to commence. Mr G was seeming invincible to the cold but the same could not be said about me! We soldiered on however lol
Car backed into garage
We had the halogen work lights to help us with correction and they also picked up the defects better
Seems like some bird s**t has been taken off here causing some damage
We used a section of the bonnet to determine what products would be used on the car.
1st pass SFX 2 Menzerna Power Gloss
2nd pass
1st pass SFX 3 Menzerno Final Finish
2nd pass
We quickly established in order to get the finish we were after these two products would be able to achieve it. We had no use for Menzerna intensive polish.
Few shots of bonnet once Power gloss and Final finish were applied.
We decided we would power gloss the car and then final finish it however the work would have to be over two days as light was bad and also it was FREEZING cold. Plenty of cups of tea to help us soldier through the day.
Some more shots of the correction work carried out
Mr G was obsessed with 'Flake Pop' lol, I thought he was talking about science apparently not he says!
By now the car was really coming together and I was just amazed how shocking it was starting to look!
In this shot you can see the difference in the corrected panel and the bumper!
I really fancied getting to grips with the machine and decided to have a go myself with the 'Guru' by my side guiding me.
A few more mouth watering shots
Mr G was obsessed with the mirrors
Boot lid
Car was now lime primed all over to get rid of any polish residuals and to prepare the paint for the wax.
We used Collinite 915 to protect the paintwork and also to further enhance the finish and protect the paintwork. I had discussed with Mr G whether or not to opt for a more expensive wax such as the Black Diamond Carnabau but he was so sure the Collinite would be more then up to the task.
Shots of the Wax applied
Once the wax was applied we had to leave it to cure for a further 20 minutes, any excuse to have a cup of tea and bit of toast!
Wax was removed using Meguiars microfibre towel. It was now time to apply the Zaino Z8 final finish spray! Just a quick spray and wipe required for this.
Few finals, didn't get time to take some proper final shots, needed to get back on my way but will be updating once weather clears up!
Here are a few though
Well have to say a BIG thanks to Mr G he put a lot of work into the car and the results were amazing. Was an awesome weekend and the chavs in the Mcd's car park were just legendary. Big thanks Mr G!
Upon arriving I saw Mr Gs work on his car and was truly amazed, his S3 just looked so good, could we get the same results on mine? At this point of time I have to highlight pictures don't do the car any justice.
We had a set procedure that we would follow, once we had got the products ready, snow foam and also maxi suds 2 shampoo.
Few shots of the car before we started.
We firstly rinsed the car.
We didn't concentrate on the wheels too much but still cleaned them with a bit of Bilberry and used the EZ detail brush to clean the insides of them. Find the Bilberry works a treat and also its acid free!
You can see some of the dirt.
Once the bilberry was rinsed off
The car was then snow foamed and this was left to work its magic for 5-8 minutes
This picture shows the dirt that the snow foam had picked up off the car
Once the snow foam was rinsed off again we cleaned the car using a mitt and maxi suds 2 shampoo applying the double bucket method.
The next step was to clay bar the car to get rid of any existing wax/protection on the paint of the car and get it ready for the correction stage. We had to make sure there was plenty of lube applied in order not to further damage the paintwork.
Car was now ready to be put in the garage and for the real work to commence. Mr G was seeming invincible to the cold but the same could not be said about me! We soldiered on however lol
Car backed into garage
We had the halogen work lights to help us with correction and they also picked up the defects better
Seems like some bird s**t has been taken off here causing some damage
We used a section of the bonnet to determine what products would be used on the car.
1st pass SFX 2 Menzerna Power Gloss
2nd pass
1st pass SFX 3 Menzerno Final Finish
2nd pass
We quickly established in order to get the finish we were after these two products would be able to achieve it. We had no use for Menzerna intensive polish.
Few shots of bonnet once Power gloss and Final finish were applied.
We decided we would power gloss the car and then final finish it however the work would have to be over two days as light was bad and also it was FREEZING cold. Plenty of cups of tea to help us soldier through the day.
Some more shots of the correction work carried out
Mr G was obsessed with 'Flake Pop' lol, I thought he was talking about science apparently not he says!
By now the car was really coming together and I was just amazed how shocking it was starting to look!
In this shot you can see the difference in the corrected panel and the bumper!
I really fancied getting to grips with the machine and decided to have a go myself with the 'Guru' by my side guiding me.
A few more mouth watering shots
Mr G was obsessed with the mirrors
Boot lid
Car was now lime primed all over to get rid of any polish residuals and to prepare the paint for the wax.
We used Collinite 915 to protect the paintwork and also to further enhance the finish and protect the paintwork. I had discussed with Mr G whether or not to opt for a more expensive wax such as the Black Diamond Carnabau but he was so sure the Collinite would be more then up to the task.
Shots of the Wax applied
Once the wax was applied we had to leave it to cure for a further 20 minutes, any excuse to have a cup of tea and bit of toast!
Wax was removed using Meguiars microfibre towel. It was now time to apply the Zaino Z8 final finish spray! Just a quick spray and wipe required for this.
Few finals, didn't get time to take some proper final shots, needed to get back on my way but will be updating once weather clears up!
Here are a few though
Well have to say a BIG thanks to Mr G he put a lot of work into the car and the results were amazing. Was an awesome weekend and the chavs in the Mcd's car park were just legendary. Big thanks Mr G!
took 170 all together lol
