Audi A4 Avant

[AMD001]

Hi Guys

I did a detail on my car in Jan but i was not happy with the results so I decided to do it again with a few more products.

Products Used:

Citrus Wash & Gloss Shampoo
Sonax rim cleaner
Cyclo apc - 10:1
Adams undercarriage spray
3m tape
Smart carpet
Smart dressing
Menz power gloss
Menz P085
Menz p0152
Poorboys world - white diamond
Chemical guys - wet mirror finish
Chemical guys - extreme top coat sealant
Nattys paste wax red
Smartgel
Chemical guys luber
Smartwax Clay
Megs nxt metal polish
blu b gone

Tools & other items Used:

Karcher
Foam lance
2 x chemical guys buckets incl grit guards
4 x normal buckets
Chemical guys drying towel
Chamois
Daytona wheel brush
Gerbil wheel brush
Cotton buds
Mothers fender brush
Megs slide lock brush
2 way detail brush
Interior brush (soft bristle)
Adams applicatior sponges
Pleanty mf cloths
MF applicator pads
6" Hex logic pads: orange / green / white / black & red
6" Lake country pad: black
4" Lake country pads: orange / white / black
Lake country CCS hand applicators : orange / white / red
Mothers washmitt
Chemical guys tyre applicator
Megs G220
Wolfgang finger pockets

Before Pics:

3 weeks of dirt.




The R8 wheels full of brake dust & road grime.


Rubber mats looking sad


Exhaust not that bad


Light colour interior is a pain to look after.A few small stains


The Sonax wheel cleaner & daytona wheel brush did wonders.


Foam Time!!I tried the cwg for the first time.Im really impressed with it.




Then we rinsed & clayed,The contamination was very little but remember
this car got clayed In Jan.


The windows gave the clay hiding!!


Then we rinsed & dried.Btw thats not me,thats my nephew who was helping me out.


We pulled her into the garage & taped up all the important rubbers & emblems.We tried a few combos first,Then we opted for the menz power
gloss with the orange hex logic pad.The power gloss made the paint very dull & removed a few deep imperfections.Then we used the p085 with the green pad,This removed some swirl & brought the colour back to normal.Then we used the p0152 with a white pad,I was impressed with the p0152,This stage removed most of the fine swirl.Then we rinsed the car down.

The white diamond on a black hex logic pad filled some imperfections that were still left & really made the car glow again.Then i followed with the wet mirror finish which really left a wet look.

Then i applied the sealant,Left it for 12 hours,Then applied the nattys paste wax.



The end result



















Paint correction: 60% - If i had a makita i would have achieved 90%

Thanks for looking.

Ahmed

[dood786]

great job, i wish i had decent space and time

[meguiarver]

Nice job dude. I stand to be corrected but the wet mirror finish is a sealant.

[Jughead]

Great job AMD001...
Awesome list of tools & products.
Yeah ... Wish I had the space ...

[springbok]

Wow, amazing results. Well done.

One hellava list of items in your arsenal.

[Carn]

Nicely done Ahmed, your car looks great after all your efforts

[calypso]

Nice work

[Wells]

Very nicely done, white often does not show great results, but this looks amazing, really thorough work.

[AMD001]

(15-05-2010 11:36 PM)dood786 Wrote:  great job, i wish i had decent space and time

Thanks Dood,It took forever

---

(16-05-2010 12:17 AM)meguiarver Wrote:  Nice job dude. I stand to be corrected but the wet mirror finish is a sealant.

Thanks bru,The wet mirror brings out the colour & can be used just before a sealant.The top coat selant I used has some carnuba extracts in it.im gna try jeatseal or werkstatt next time.

---

(16-05-2010 06:55 AM)Jughead Wrote:  Great job AMD001...
Awesome list of tools & products.
Yeah ... Wish I had the space ...

Thanks Jughead.Im running ot of space,I wish i had more space also

---

(16-05-2010 01:50 PM)springbok Wrote:  Wow, amazing results. Well done.

One hellava list of items in your arsenal.

Thanks springbok,I will have to do a spring clean of my cabinet,Some items are just sitting for months or even years.

---

(16-05-2010 02:58 PM)Carn Wrote:  Nicely done Ahmed, your car looks great after all your efforts

Thanks Dave.Sadly I just got her looking neat & now im gna have to sell
her.I got a awesome replacement for her but alot of work needs to be done to the new one.

---

(16-05-2010 03:24 PM)calypso Wrote:  Nice work

Thanks Calypso

---

(16-05-2010 05:32 PM)Wells Wrote:  Very nicely done, white often does not show great results, but this looks amazing, really thorough work.

Thanks wells.

[dood786]

The results make the time spent worth it

[AMD001]

(17-05-2010 07:52 AM)dood786 Wrote:  The results make the time spent worth it

Hey Dood whats your opinion of the G220?Have you tried using the Makita?

[onyx]

vely vely nice!

[dood786]

(17-05-2010 08:33 AM)AMD001 Wrote:  

(17-05-2010 07:52 AM)dood786 Wrote:  The results make the time spent worth it

Hey Dood whats your opinion of the G220?Have you tried using the Makita?

it works wonderfully and i have tried the makita rotary which is great too. reason i chose g220 is because im still a beginner and rotary's are easier to make errors with

[AMD001]

(17-05-2010 03:25 PM)dood786 Wrote:  

(17-05-2010 08:33 AM)AMD001 Wrote:  

(17-05-2010 07:52 AM)dood786 Wrote:  The results make the time spent worth it

Hey Dood whats your opinion of the G220?Have you tried using the Makita?

it works wonderfully and i have tried the makita rotary which is great too. reason i chose g220 is because im still a beginner and rotary's are easier to make errors with

Same with me,We must have a detail day in jhb soon.

---

(17-05-2010 09:36 AM)onyx Wrote:   vely vely nice!

Thanks onyx,Just suffering from back pains!!

[Carn]

(17-05-2010 09:42 PM)AMD001 Wrote:  Same with me,We must have a detail day in jhb soon.

---

I'm busy organising another day for us in the coming 6 to 8 weeks...I will try to get some details together this week so you guys can start planning for it

[meguiarver]

If its after the world cup i may fly up, no ways im paying R4000 a return ticket

[AMD001]

(17-05-2010 10:15 PM)Carn Wrote:  

(17-05-2010 09:42 PM)AMD001 Wrote:  Same with me,We must have a detail day in jhb soon.

---

I'm busy organising another day for us in the coming 6 to 8 weeks...I will try to get some details together this week so you guys can start planning for it

That sounds great!!Keep us posted

---

(18-05-2010 09:11 AM)meguiarver Wrote:  If its after the world cup i may fly up, no ways im paying R4000 a return ticket

Thats if the prices come down after the world cup,some guys are saying
It will be high until August,Do you know if it true?