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This detail sees me team up with Chris from Summit Detailing to tackle a slightly modified Audi R8 V10 Spyder.........:car:
Dan, the owner of the Spyder, has been in contact with me for some time now and after owning a few R8's he wanted some life bought back to his latest R8 V10 Spyder as it was looking a little grey and tired........
Chris and I agreed to head over to Dan's to complete our typical 'Enhancement Detail' attending to the wheels at the same time with the main aim of restoring the gloss back to the black paintwork.......:buffer:
We arrived early doors at Dan's with the car looking as follows:
As you can see the R8 has undergone a few choice modifications along the way to help it's appearance........:thumb:
With a long day ahead it was time to get cracking.........:detailer:
The Detail Process:
First up on the list were the wheels, so these were quickly removed and onto the RiMat:
Chris attended to the wheel arches with some Megs APC, Vikan Arch Brush and a Detailer Brush:
After (needs dressing):
Each wheel was cleaned with some Megs APC, dooka Woolie Wheel Mitt, Iron-X and AS Tardis, then rinsed and dried with an Elite Uber Drying Towel:
Each wheel was then sealed with some Nanolex Paint and Alloy Ultra:
Each wheel was re-fitted and torqued to manufacturer's specifications.
We then rinsed the car and Chris then snow-foamed it:
With the snow foam dwelling we went around the car with some Megs APC and Detailer Brushes attended to the shuts, engine bay, etc:
Next up, I got cracking on the roof with some 303 Fabric Cleaner and a Megs Large Brush (looking happy I might add):
To make the machining easier later on and also improve the look of the car we agreed with Dan to remove the front and rear badges:
We then rinsed the car down and dried it with some CG Woolie Mammoths and the Dryer:
We then moved the car into the garage, put on some lighting and started taping up:
These were the marks we had to deal with:
Chris and I decided to both compound and then refine, so out with the 3M Fat Cut Plus and 3M Green Compounding pads, Chris on the bonnet first:
I started on the engine cover and rear wings using the Megs small pads:
I then moved onto the Rear Bumper tidying up the Rear Badge removal:
After hours of polishing with the weather looking overcast and about to rain at any point, we decided to tackle the interior with the roof down and inside with George:
I at this point had been around the car dusting and blowing out all the polishing dust and then began sealing up with some BlackFire Wet Diamond All Finish Paint Protection:
This was followed by a coat of FK 1000P:
Meanwhile back on the interior, it was time to introduce Chris to my latest purchase the X5 H20 Mop:
Test bed being the driver's seat:
In progress:
Afters:
I have to say this is a brilliant piece of kit and not only will Chris be looking at one but I think Dan was also sold on it's usefulness........:thumb:
With the car back outside it was time to treat the roof:
I meanwhile completed a Zaino Z8 wipedown:
The interior was then treated to some AS Berry Blast:
All the glass was cleaned inside and out with some Megs Glass Cleaner and then sealed with some Halfords Rain Repellent.
Arches were dressed with some Megs Hyper Dressing and the tyres with some AS Highstyle.
This detail sees me team up with Chris from Summit Detailing to tackle a slightly modified Audi R8 V10 Spyder.........:car:
Dan, the owner of the Spyder, has been in contact with me for some time now and after owning a few R8's he wanted some life bought back to his latest R8 V10 Spyder as it was looking a little grey and tired........
Chris and I agreed to head over to Dan's to complete our typical 'Enhancement Detail' attending to the wheels at the same time with the main aim of restoring the gloss back to the black paintwork.......:buffer:
We arrived early doors at Dan's with the car looking as follows:
As you can see the R8 has undergone a few choice modifications along the way to help it's appearance........:thumb:
With a long day ahead it was time to get cracking.........:detailer:
The Detail Process:
First up on the list were the wheels, so these were quickly removed and onto the RiMat:
Chris attended to the wheel arches with some Megs APC, Vikan Arch Brush and a Detailer Brush:
After (needs dressing):
Each wheel was cleaned with some Megs APC, dooka Woolie Wheel Mitt, Iron-X and AS Tardis, then rinsed and dried with an Elite Uber Drying Towel:
Each wheel was then sealed with some Nanolex Paint and Alloy Ultra:
Each wheel was re-fitted and torqued to manufacturer's specifications.
We then rinsed the car and Chris then snow-foamed it:
With the snow foam dwelling we went around the car with some Megs APC and Detailer Brushes attended to the shuts, engine bay, etc:
Next up, I got cracking on the roof with some 303 Fabric Cleaner and a Megs Large Brush (looking happy I might add
):
To make the machining easier later on and also improve the look of the car we agreed with Dan to remove the front and rear badges:
We then rinsed the car down and dried it with some CG Woolie Mammoths and the Dryer:
We then moved the car into the garage, put on some lighting and started taping up:
These were the marks we had to deal with:
Chris and I decided to both compound and then refine, so out with the 3M Fat Cut Plus and 3M Green Compounding pads, Chris on the bonnet first:
I started on the engine cover and rear wings using the Megs small pads:
I then moved onto the Rear Bumper tidying up the Rear Badge removal:
After hours of polishing with the weather looking overcast and about to rain at any point, we decided to tackle the interior with the roof down and inside with George:
I at this point had been around the car dusting and blowing out all the polishing dust and then began sealing up with some BlackFire Wet Diamond All Finish Paint Protection:
This was followed by a coat of FK 1000P:
Meanwhile back on the interior, it was time to introduce Chris to my latest purchase the X5 H20 Mop:
Test bed being the driver's seat:
In progress:
Afters:
I have to say this is a brilliant piece of kit and not only will Chris be looking at one but I think Dan was also sold on it's usefulness........:thumb:
With the car back outside it was time to treat the roof:
I meanwhile completed a Zaino Z8 wipedown:
The interior was then treated to some AS Berry Blast:
All the glass was cleaned inside and out with some Megs Glass Cleaner and then sealed with some Halfords Rain Repellent.
Arches were dressed with some Megs Hyper Dressing and the tyres with some AS Highstyle.
