Audi R8-1st major detail 2010-Gleammachine.

Gleammachine · Jan 9, 2010

What a great car to start 2010 with, An Audi R8 booked in for 3 days for a correctional detail, engine bay and interior.
The weather conditions not perfect outside, but nevertheless bareable with the heaters on in the garage.

From this to this.

A couple upon arrival,

As always alloys pre-sprayed with Espuma revolution and rinsed,

Re-sprayed and cleaned using various brushes,

Arches and calipers cleaned using Espuma G202,

Vunerable areas covered and engine bay cleaned using a hot citrus pre-wash and soft detailing brushes, finally rinsed using warm water from an open flow,

Paintwork pre-sprayed with a warm citrus mix and left to dwell for 2-3 mins before pressure rinsing,

Trim and shuts cleaned with the same mix as above,

Front wheel arch rubbers removed and cleaned,

Washed using the normal safe practices,

Dried using plush towels and de-tarred using citrus T&G remover,

Clayed using Sonus green and Dodo born slippy,

Dealership stickers removed with the help of some heat and glue remover,

Trim masked up and a Gloss-it light cut pad primed with Megs #105,

50/50's,

Rear quarter,

Bonnet,

Front wing,

Before and after machining,

Refinement stage of machining was completed using Megs #205 on a Festool X Fine finishing pad, this was followed by an IPA wipedown to remove any polishing oils,

The car was then pulled outside to dust out the crevices and see to the interior,

Door shuts and painted areas of the engine bay polished and protected using Werkstat Prime,

Engine bay plastics and rubbers dressed using VP Protectant,

Front arch rubbers replaced and treated using Swissvax seal feed, as were the door rubbers to prevent cracking and sticking in the cold conditions,

Grills and plastics treated to CG new look gel,

Exhausts polished using Briliant #1 restorer and #2 hot enviroments,

Paintwork pre-cleansed with Zymol hd-cleanse to aid wax bonding,

Alloys polished with Swissvax cleaner fluid and sealed using Autobahn, inner alloys and calipers also sealed using Nanolex spray sealant,

Tyres dressed with SV pneu and worked in with a foam applicator,

Glass polished using Nanolex glass cleaner and then protected using Carlack glass sealant,

Paintwork protected with Zymol Concours,

Natural look plastics wiped down and protected with Swissvax nano express,

Glass sealant removed after 30 mins,

A final wipedown with Red mist spray sealant at the end of day 3,

Leaving this,

Finished results

Thanks for looking, comments welcomed and appreciated.

Also many thanks to Nick P and Janitor for the kind words.:thumb:

NickP · Jan 9, 2010

That's gorgeous Rob - was it the chappie from the TT Forum?

Kelly @ KDS · Jan 9, 2010

absolutely stunning rob ,

Lovely photos with the snow contrasting well with the perfect dark paint :thumb:

some special pictures there

kelly

www.kdsdetailing.co.uk

Gleammachine · Jan 9, 2010

Cheers Kelly, pics came out well in the snow, the other 100 I deleted were a bit bright though.

Gleammachine · Jan 9, 2010

Cheers Nick, yes it was, just edited- see foot of write-up.

Much appreciated mate.:thumb:

Detail My Ride · Jan 9, 2010

Fantastic work, looks stunning.

Snow is such a great setting to take pictures of a freshly detailed car :thumb:

Eddy · Jan 9, 2010

Awesome, looks soo much deeper now.

Deanvtec · Jan 9, 2010

What a cracking job Rob, absolutely looks spot-on and a great way to start your 2010 season. Great 50/50 on the bonnett aswell. :thumb:

scottgm · Jan 9, 2010

Great job mate... THE SHINEE!!!! WOW

=]

matt_83 · Jan 9, 2010

Stunning work as usual! :thumb:

-Kev- · Jan 9, 2010

superb work Rob :thumb:
what glass sealant do you prefer out of carlack and nanolex? (assuming you use the nanolex sealant as well as the cleaner)?

Gleammachine · Jan 9, 2010

Cheers Kev, both glass sealants are very good, the Nanolex one has the edge in the durability stakes but I have run out at the moment.

Nudenut said:
Great work Rob, as ever... beautiful results! :thumb:

Be coming to see you soon, need you to give my baby the once over see when you think she needs a freshen up!

Hi Nigel, cheers mate and look forward to hearing from you.:thumb:

Nudenut · Jan 9, 2010

Great work Rob, as ever... beautiful results! :thumb:

Be coming to see you soon, need you to give my baby the once over see when you think she needs a freshen up!

HeavenlyDetail · Jan 9, 2010

Hey rob thats really nice detail , i think what i like about it most although you may always do it im not sure is use a vast arrangement of products whch is what i enjoy. Although sometimes it seems to be the fashion to keep everything in one house i love the way all the different combos come together and using concours at the end finishes it off , the car looks stunning to be honest and your lucky you,ve even managed to get a 3 day detail in with present conditions , im going nutty pacing up and down looking out the window hahahaha.. Great work dude..

Gleammachine · Jan 9, 2010

Cheers Marc, I've tried to narrow my products down over the years to the ones I know work and give the best results, trust me I'm a product whore and would love to have everything in the swissvax or zymol range, but not all of it meets my expectations.
Yep the weather is a pain at the moment, not helping with the bookings and quotes backing up either.
Take it easy mate.:thumb:

Nanolex · Jan 9, 2010

from greyish to super deep black :thumb: great work, truly amazing results!

-Kev- · Jan 9, 2010

thanks Rob, might try some when I run out of carlack

ryanuk · Jan 9, 2010

very nice mate,looks stunning

TCD · Jan 9, 2010

Magnificent result with a nice view of snow :thumb:

-tom- · Jan 9, 2010

very nice work :argie: rnt you a lucky boy driving that each day in and out of the garge :lol:

ahaydock · Jan 9, 2010

Top work as ever mate :thumb:

paddy328 · Jan 9, 2010

Great work mate, it looks stunning. Bet the owner was very chuffed.

KKM · Jan 9, 2010

Really enjoyed that one Rob, amazing car to start 2010 off!!

Hopefully the rest of the year is full of similar cars.

Stunning results mate

:thumb:

sim L · Jan 9, 2010

Fantastic work Rob! Amazing results! :thumb:

Dan Clark · Jan 9, 2010

Fantastic detail on a beautiful motor.

The snow on the ground adds to the reflective shots. Nice gloss and depth to the paintwork.

yetizone · Jan 9, 2010

Very very nice indeed :thumb:

Leemack · Jan 9, 2010

Looks great Rob :thumb:

Deep gloss to the finish

GIZTO29 · Jan 9, 2010

Wow, what a detail on an amazing car! Im Interested in the SV Seal Feed youve used as it might just solve my problem. I have a MiTo and am having problems with the glass dropping which happens when you open the door. Thing is its bloody frozen so i can just manage to open the door but when you try and close the glass hasnt dropped so nearly smashes when it hits the trim that its supposed to go up and under! I was wanting some Einszette Gummi Pfledge which i was recommended but Auto Brite Direct and Einszette believe it or not are out of stock. From your description the seal feed must be a similar product so thanks.:thumb:

Phil

Gleammachine · Jan 9, 2010

GIZTO29 said:
Wow, what a detail on an amazing car! Im Interested in the SV Seal Feed youve used as it might just solve my problem. I have a MiTo and am having problems with the glass dropping which happens when you open the door. Thing is its bloody frozen so i can just manage to open the door but when you try and close the glass hasnt dropped so nearly smashes when it hits the trim that its supposed to go up and under! I was wanting some Einszette Gummi Pfledge which i was recommended but Auto Brite Direct and Einszette believe it or not are out of stock. From your description the seal feed must be a similar product so thanks.:thumb:

Phil

The Gummi Pfledge is a more runny consistency, the seal feed is of a more oily nature, I have both but prefer SF, it should work well but may leave some residue on the top of the glass, I find if you apply it to the rubbers and then leave for 30 mins before giving it a very light buff, this should remove any surplus residue.

Will-S · Jan 9, 2010

Great job, Rob.

The paintwork was dull and lifeless but you have transformed it.

What an amazing car:thumb:

Audi R8-1st major detail 2010-Gleammachine.

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