Thought I would share a quick detail I spent a very loooooooong time doing.
It's my partners car, 2010 Audi A4 B8 with some smart modifications.
I remember one of the first times I met her she asked for my help washing her car and I witnessed her pull out a tiny little bucket and a gritty sponge.
Soon after much moaning from me she's got it down pat now but unfortunately a lot of damage had been inflicted by someone else who had seemingly gotten very buzz happy with a machine polisher!!!
So I booked a day off work and spent what turned out to be 16 hours on the exterior in one sitting... even after the weekend break I'm still buggered.
As was up against the time didn't really spend a lot of time taking pictures but I got a few.
The car was washed in the usual method of course and wheels were cleaned.
Car wasn't particularly in need of claying and had no tar so straight inside to be dried and taped up.
Typical marks over the whole car:
And after a 2 stage machine polish using Scholl S3 XXL followed by S40 on a variety of pads from the likes of Scholl , Lake County and Chemical Guys:
Bonnet done:
50/50 on the drivers door:
Someone scratched her rear quarter panel (suspect at a meet unfortunately).
No bother...
Before:
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After:
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Another random picture
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And finally some finished pictures!
What do you think of the newly installed LED light wall?
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The car was wiped down with IPA / Eraser where necessary.
The bonnet and boot were given 2 coats of Cquartz UK.. unfortunately where she parks her car birds tend to take a liking to the paint. the bonnet was resprayed previously and not the best job and etches very easily so anything that we can do to protect it...
Rest of the car was coated with FinishKare (FK) 1000p which is a good go-to wax, and gives 6 months or so of protection.
Some finished pics.
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