Another day another S3

[drive 'n' shine]

The second S3 in as many days.

And with the weather being decidely iffy i got straight on with it

On arrival
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d24/brysam12/DSCF6195.jpg
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d24/brysam12/DSCF6197.jpg
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d24/brysam12/DSCF6198.jpg

The owner had pointed out several areas of the car that had seen the bodyshop, which included the bonnet, which tbh had one of worst paint jobs i had ever seen!

Tried to capture it with the camera, basically the paint was very flat with some weird hazy patches

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d24/brysam12/DSCF6196.jpg

So any way as usual wheels cleaned up, car foamed
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d24/brysam12/DSCF6201.jpg

Rinsed then washed using TBM & DG shampoo

Clayed with DG Duraclay

The paint inspected
Apart from the mental reading from the resprayed areas (offside rear wing & door, & bonnet) the rest was showing a pretty normal average of around 110.

You just about make out the weird paint on the bonnet
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d24/brysam12/DSCF6203.jpg

Paint wasn't to swirly but had a fair few deeper RDS from arguments with bushes
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d24/brysam12/DSCF6206.jpg
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d24/brysam12/DSCF6210.jpg
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d24/brysam12/DSCF6228.jpg
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d24/brysam12/DSCF6232.jpg

So taped up and did a test area on the bonnet first as this was the area that need most work, to try and get some shine and deep back into it.

Usual suspects of 3.02 & polishing pad didn't really do alot, so stepped up to a burgundy pad and prometheus 205CC (same as menz PG) even this took some working to get any improvent, was tempted to bring out the wool pad at one stage! But i stuck at it and after a few sets i was finally making inroads. Followed up with FA on a finishing pad to refine the finish.

50/50 on the bonnet
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d24/brysam12/DSCF6244.jpg



And the bonnet went from this
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d24/brysam12/DSCF6245.jpg

to this
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d24/brysam12/DSCF6252.jpg

Rest of the car only needed 3.02 and a polishing pad (thank god!)

Front wing before
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d24/brysam12/DSCF6253.jpg

After spot the stonechip repair :rolleyes: not mine i hasten to add!
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d24/brysam12/DSCF6256.jpg

Few brinkmann shots

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d24/brysam12/DSCF6258.jpg
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d24/brysam12/DSCF6260.jpg

All machine work finish, car was HDC'd and finished with one the unmentionable companies waxes :rolleyes::p

Tyres and arches dressed with DG tyre foam, all other trim with fore mentioned wax

Just finished buffing the last panel when the heavens opened! so no decent finished car shots, some nice beading though

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d24/brysam12/DSCF6263.jpg
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d24/brysam12/DSCF6264.jpg
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d24/brysam12/DSCF6265.jpg
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d24/brysam12/DSCF6267.jpg
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d24/brysam12/DSCF6268.jpg
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d24/brysam12/DSCF6270.jpg
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d24/brysam12/DSCF6272.jpg

Cheers
Bryan :thumb:

[Jixes]

Great Work, Nice beading shots.

[Envy Valeting]

Very nice mate, good correction on a shocker

[Brazo]

Trade mark Beading from said unmentionablke company :thumb:

[Skyliner34]

Brill work. lovely beading :thumb:

[Stewlayzell]

:thumb: Great work

[ahaydock]

Good job there! Nice 50/50!

[bud man]

cracking work and nice beading :thumb:

[BBcompound]

V.Nice!!

Some of the work i see here is unreal.

BB

[Slick 77]

great work, car looks good now :thumb: