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01-08-2012, 08:19 PM | #1 |
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Detailed my friend's Audi S5...
My friend works in the car business and when this 2008 Audi S5 was traded in, he snapped it up. It's a low mileage example, with just barely 30K on the ticker. However, it had seen quite a few years of abuse and heavy usage. The paint had scratches, dings, scraped, what have you. First step was to get the dings removed, which was done before I detailed it. I'll let the picture do the talking:
Before When the car was traded in, I made sure the dealership's detailer's didn't get a hold of it. Some swirls... Ready for a bath. The 135i wasn't happy on sharing her garage space. Great shampoo by Sonax. Not much evidence of protection here, and the Sonax stripped the rest. We were not messing around: Bleche White on the tires, and Meg's Wheel Brightner on the wheels. Randon bath shot. Put away for the night. Random shot of the washed wheels. Should really have finished putting my floor down. I could get used to having the S5 in the garage! Flicked on the lights and saw the damage. |
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Damage on the clear bra.
A 50/50 shot. I used the green Uber pad with 203S for the whole car. Damage. Fixed! Clear bra before. Clear bra after. 50/50 of the clear bra. Checking my work in the sun. Too deep to remove. All done! Lovely interior! And the last sun shot before I drove it over to the dealership where my friend was working today. |
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01-19-2012, 12:30 PM | #5 |
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Good detail! Nice garage. Just curious, what did you use for protection?
I want one of those Chemical Guys shirts...
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01-20-2012, 01:42 PM | #7 |
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Thanks everyone! I used to Menzerna Power Lock as the LSP. I got the Chemical Guys t-shirt last time I placed an order with them, they just threw it in.
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01-22-2012, 07:53 PM | #8 |
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Drives: 135i.N55.6SPD.M-SPORT
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with that power lock stuff..do you electric orbital or hand apply?
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01-23-2012, 11:45 AM | #10 |
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haha yeah i guess thats true..and how often do you need to apply this magical stuff
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01-23-2012, 02:46 PM | #11 |
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It's a sealant, and it lasts for quite a few months. I personally really like the way the beading looks of a wax, so you can even top if the sealant with a wax (that's what I do with my personal vehicles).
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01-23-2012, 06:10 PM | #13 |
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I did once I pulled the car outside. But frankly, they hadn't been cleaned since the car was new and needed a lot of elbow grease. Since I was doing my friend a favor, I wasn't about to spend 2 hours on the exhaust pipes. He can do that at home
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This is great work!
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