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  1. alfiejts

    Recommended products/routine for mid-tone metallic/pearlescent Audi's

    Thanks Rich. To support Rich's suggestion and to provide an independent customer view, here's the results of using the Werkstat kit on my wife's car. You can see the flake "popping" prominently on the front wing and even when not in direct sunlight, the Werksatt Acrylic kit provides a much...
  2. alfiejts

    Best polish & glaze option for a dark grey metallic?

    Well here we are, 14 hours of hard work later...... Spent Friday evening and the whole weekend in the shade of my garage whilst the rest of the country baked in the sun! First, I can't believe the colour change to my A3. It'd previously been clayed and had two good coats of Collinite 476S...
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    Best polish & glaze option for a dark grey metallic?

    He he. Its like Christmas. Two boxes of detailing goodies arrived today! Frustratingly, its a baking hot 25c outside, so there's nothing I can do today to make a start...... Still, I'll post an update when I make progress....
  4. alfiejts

    Best polish & glaze option for a dark grey metallic?

    Thanks Rich, I think I'll get the Werkstat kit and give it a good clay and polish. Its six months old now anyway so ready for a good going over again. The "dull" effect is at its greatest when viewing the paint from a shallow angle. Its as if there's a "layer" somewhere that's not letting you...
  5. alfiejts

    Best polish & glaze option for a dark grey metallic?

    Rich, I've read your threads and advice on dark metallics, but before I take the plunge and choose one of your selections, I'd appreciate one last piece of advice in case it makes a material chnge to the alternative options you'd recommend... My wife's car is six months old and ready for next...
  6. alfiejts

    Cleaning under the bonnet - best way?

    In the old days when there used to be plenty of oil & grease leaking out of engines, I used to steam clean (or jet wash) my engine bays, but unless there has been a mechanical problem, the only thing that's likely to be in the engine bay these days is general road grime. Its really not a good...