BYE A6 HELLO A7 and starting again !!!

asspur96 · Feb 23, 2015

So said goodbye after 9 years on Wednesday gave her a farewell clean!! the buyer called me and left text message on Tursday thanking for me on how clean the old girl was!!!!

So the its all about the new car now so collected this and now need to start correcting has Swirls / Road Rash / Chips / RDS but was cleaned and Valeted and the dealer !!!

Basic wash after driving to North Wales and Back 545 miles to get the feel for the car!! What a drive thought a HUD was a bit Gimmicky at first but cant believe how quick I have got used to it.

So many plans are to be carried out over the coming months but first attempt on Road Rash and Stone Chips thought I would give it a go if muck it up then always get resprayed. Worth my time and £45.:thumb:

So Here goes the problem !!!

The Solution first try with CHIPEX

Sorry about PICs but it was bloody cold and I wanted to get started before the game at Lunchtime and see whether I could do

Same area after following the instructions and 1 1/2 hours of my time !!! Not to bad but will need to do again at this stage no polish or wax !!! Buts needs a 2nd go !!!

So 2nd Go now !!! on Drivers side

and tried wipe on method on Passenger side

And then the rain started !!! so had to clean quickly will post more as I do !!!

les s211 · Feb 23, 2015

Asspur96, keen to see how you get on with this as I also have the Chip Ex kit. Just a bit unsure on it.
Will follow this with interest.

asspur96 · Feb 23, 2015

No problem will be keeping updated should have put in projects thread

RP84 · Feb 23, 2015

Pics of the A7 please

asspur96 · Feb 23, 2015

Haven't taken many yet but will do once I start polishing etc

yetizone · Feb 23, 2015

Great choice of car - like the A7 very much

Saw an RS7 for the first time over the weekend and it certainly had presence!

PS. Efective result with the stone chip correction :thumb:

asspur96 · Feb 23, 2015

Cheers needs another go but there is plenty to do and will re do the bonnet as well as front wings will post as I do

asspur96 · Feb 27, 2015

So next step is had windows tinted and now part 2 for road rash on Bonnet and 2 x front wings products to be used Chipex Kit / ADS Clay Cloth / Megs Micro Fibre Pads / Poorboys SSR2 / and Time at my warehouse
Couple of Pics before

CTR247 · Feb 27, 2015

Very nice , looks great in black

asspur96 · Feb 27, 2015

Cheers but its Grey !!! OOLONG Grey :lol:

asspur96 · Feb 28, 2015

Mate I have just spent 3 hours on the bonnet again last night and it is not quite as straight forward as the video takes a good amount of time but is worth it you will need patience and more of the blending fluid than is supplied.

But ended up with this after polishing with DA POORBOYS SSr 1 first on waffle pad not great and then on Megs MF cutting one pass on all the bonnet split into 6 sections and finished Megs MF finishing one pass

I can still see the odd larger chip but huge difference ran out of the blending Soloutions so had to call a halt also probably be easier if I had a heaver Polish would have saved time will be ordering some later today

alfajim · Feb 28, 2015

nice work. my mate has one and i can never get over all the toys they have. his is in white but i like yours more. :thumb:

ALLR_155528 · Feb 28, 2015

Seems unfair that someone gets your car in such brillant condition then you get one that needs work

asspur96 · Feb 28, 2015

Yeah I know but guess it means I have something to do for the next few weekends unt I'm happy actually got a blinding deal because the person before was obviously not into keeping car spotless so once up to my standards I can take pride in it knowing I got it looking that good

WhiteRoc_170 · Feb 28, 2015

Lovely car that. Really like the a7.

Tsubodai · Feb 28, 2015

Can't believe that is grey:speechles

Beautiful motor nontheless

asspur96 · Mar 1, 2015

Yeah I know I think once all done in sunlight you can see the difference great colour could have bought one in Quartz grey at a similar price and spec but loved this colour and wanted Alacantra and leather seats so choose this one if I had specced this from new the only difference would have been the wheels am looking to change them and put on the RS7 grill then will be

Buck · Feb 28, 2015

Great car and I think the Oolong grey is a bit like Daytona in that you don't get the challenge of a black car but you get the benefit of a really dark colour.

What mileage has the A7 got on it?

Looking forward to more updates.

asspur96 · Mar 1, 2015

Buck said:
Great car and I think the Oolong grey is a bit like Daytona in that you don't get the challenge of a black car but you get the benefit of a really dark colour.

What mileage has the A7 got on it?

Looking forward to more updates.

Buck cheers your right it is better than black but after the first go at correction I don't think it is much easier than black certainly made me realise how much easier the A6 in AKOYA silver was to keep clean but think this colour will look stunning every time its cleaned where as sometimes when I used to clean the A6 just looked ok had been washed !! in fact the missus you to say after full detail " Babes it just looks the same to me !" She has now even said " This one needs a clean never seen your car look this dirty! " after trips last week oh as well as liking the LED ambient lighting at night in car !!! Says it makes her shoes look nice 😜

Will keep updating as I do miles was 80,200 now 81,445 in a week but guess I gotta get used to it !!!

Just another pic after Friday nights effort

alfajim · Mar 1, 2015

must be an a7 thing then. my mates was a year old when he got his and that looked like it'd been through the car wash every week.
your hard work is paying off.

asspur96 · Mar 1, 2015

Couple of hours to fill before Football COYS

So had couple of hours before the game and wanted to sort out a couple of large chips and scratches on rear quarter and Door passenger side as had worst and so out with DA / ADS clay cloth / MEGS MF CUT AND FINISH/ SSR1 and 2500 wet and dry

So before

After

Rear door

And after

And the reflection shot well happy and you have to know there was a scratch to see it now so stopped to watch game after quick wash and start on door and front wing next week

And has anyone ever done this with a backing plate !!

bazz · Mar 1, 2015

your a6 looked in great and the bbs alloys suited it well.
loving the a7 to and looks like your hard work is paying well.
love that colour great before and after pics.

Guitarjon · Mar 1, 2015

Looks great! Never been an audi fan until recently. Really starting to see the appeal.

Good job on the stone chips.

suds · Mar 1, 2015

Looking good

asspur96 · Mar 3, 2015

Just ordered this !!!

So Have just had PIP the PDR man do 3 small dents

And have ordered this new Grill

will fit Saturday and also re paint Brake Calipers and Hubs waiting for my paint guy to do the Refurb on the wheels !!! Chasing for this weekend but not looking hopeful

asspur96 · Mar 4, 2015

Oolong grey

Pulled up at work First time could see true colour in sunlight !!!

asspur96 · Mar 4, 2015

Couldnt wait

Arrived had to get fitted !!!

suds · Mar 4, 2015

Was trying to explain to a colleague why I spend my hobby time detailing- Will show him this thread methinks! :thumb:

Pignut71 · Mar 4, 2015

Looks amazing.
Really interested to know more about that chip ex kit though, did you do anything significantly different to the vids on YouTube etc? Love the idea and it all looks good in a promo video but in wondering how good the kit is in reality.
Regards, Jon.

asspur96 · Mar 5, 2015

Jon

Chipex kit is pre mixed with clearcoat and I tried the Dab and Wipe Method and then used the Fluid to clean away see earlier post in the thread. However it worked OK with very small road rash but for larger chips wasn't happy and will build up paint and wets sand and polish to give me the finish I will be more happy with. I will try again on front bumper as well and will post pictures of the results but wont be doing this for a couple of weeks. You will also need to buy more of the solution as well but I am trying to see if my paint guy knows what it is first as quite expensive for small bottle

before

after

it has covered the white with black but still not to the finish I would like when close its one of those where you have to take time and re do will be using the touch up paint again and flating back and polish have bought some MEGS 205 now as the SSR1 didnt cut enough even on MF pads

les s211 · Mar 8, 2015

Been following this. Amazing car and fantastic colour.

I also have the Chip Ex kit and will try it out over the Easter Break. Hope my efforts are half as good as yours.

asspur96 · Mar 8, 2015

Wheels refurbished saved £1400

Well got on my Smart paint repair guys case on Friday and said he would try and fit me in on Saturday so get the call at 9 am saying will be with me by 2 😄😄 so stopped me spending on new rims as like how easy these are to clean and everyone tells me they look great!!!

So this is after a quick rinse this morning put colli 845 on backs and will be coating with Getechniq C5 on Saturday next week as my guy said let gas vent before sealing
Any wY not bad beadiing and also painted Calipers and brake disc surrounds Matt black

So also spent few hours with the DA AND MEGS MF AND 105 wow what a difference haven't finished yet as touch in some more stone chips and want to wet sand but what a finish !!

Will keep updated love this polish can't wait to see after finishing with 205 next week taking my time !!:buffer:

asspur96 · Apr 12, 2015

Need to move to projects

So just wanted to know how to move from this to ongoing projects??

GNshaving · Apr 12, 2015

Very nice!!!

BYE A6 HELLO A7 and starting again !!!

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