JR001
13-02-2008, 11:59 PM
Background
I PCd this car back in July 2007 after which it was given the HD Cleanse and 2 coats of Carbon wax.. The owner reckons it’s been washed on about 4 occasions since then as he felt that it never really got that dirty after the initial detail. He raved about how clean his car remained for months on end!
The owner thought it was time to give the car a protection detail and wax top-up at the weekend, as he and his good lady were going out to an important function at night and that it would be important for the car to be looking as best as it could within today’s timescale of 4 hours. I don’t normally post wax top-ups on the forum but I made this one an exception for several reasons:
· I like my Audis
· It’s a cracking colour and scrubs up well
· It gives me the chance to report on the durability of the Carbon wax
The car turned out to be quite dirty, as some of the photos will show. These pics are after the owner had give it a long hosing to get rid of some of the loose dirt.
The car on arrival:
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q116/jr001_2007/A3SPROT/100_3048AD.jpg
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q116/jr001_2007/A3SPROT/100_3052AD.jpg
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q116/jr001_2007/A3SPROT/100_3050.jpg
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q116/jr001_2007/A3SPROT/100_3051.jpg
Wash and Clay
The car got foamed and pressure rinsed twice, followed by two hand washes. After this it was given a long rinse using an open-ended hose to check on the level of beading and water retention after 7.5 months of wearing Carbon.
A couple of panels felt quite rough and were given a claying after the main washes.
Very dirty car so the washing technique was going to have to be very delicate as there was not going to be any machining here. Hence the reason for all the pre-washing, main washing, pressure rinsing and low-pressure rinsing. Doing a wax top-up on such a dirty car could bring about the introduction of loads of swirls into the clearcoat, thus robbing the car of any benefit of such a detail.
The buckets were emptied, rinsed out and refilled after washing one side of the car. And again for the second hand wash. Again, swirl-safety being top priority here.
Tar spots were also removed from the wheels and the car’s lowers. There weren’t many, but they were in the usual crucially visible places. Leaving them would also prevent good bonding of the wax.
Not going to do a full list of products as such, so here’s a photo of the majority of the kit before I packed it into the car prior to my journey:
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q116/jr001_2007/A3SPROT/100_3078.jpg
This was definetely the job to put my new buckets and grit guards to proper use in their first real outing. The Gamma seal lids are just tops for helping to store lots of goodies on the journey. A big thanks to Davidg from CarWashnWax for putting on the recent bucket Group Buy.
A couple of pics to show how little water was left to pat-dry off the car. An indication of the fact that after 7 months, the Carbon wax was still protecting the clearcoat well.
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q116/jr001_2007/A3SPROT/100_3056.jpg
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q116/jr001_2007/A3SPROT/100_3055.jpg
At the top right of the bonnet pic there still appears to be a sheet of water, but this did slide off the car a minute later and was being held in the first place by possibly some remnants of the Maxi Suds shampoo.
I then gave the car a spraying with the Meguiar's Last Touch detailing lube and that gave me the chance to put the new Chemical Guys monster fluffy microfibre towel to the test. This is a great-sized towel for such a job and made the quick-detailing so much quicker. This step was crucial to catch any fine dirt particles that may have been lurking, so that again the risk of inflicting fine swirls was greatly minimised.
The Carbon wax after approx. 23 applications since April 2007:
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q116/jr001_2007/A3SPROT/100_3063.jpg
After being applied to a couple of NS panels:
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q116/jr001_2007/A3SPROT/100_3064.jpg
All wax residue buffed off using my new CG plush MFs, another great-sized cloth for this type of job.
Wheels and Miscellaneous
Wheels
Autobrite Acid-Free Brite Wheels
Megs Brush
Collinite 476 wax
Tyres
Megs APC, scrubbed, dried.
Dressed with 303 Aerospace Prot
Arches
APCd, brushed, hand washed, dried.
Dressed with Chemical Guys Bare Bones undercarriage dressing. Cracking smell and a nice finish.
Upper and Lower Black Bits
Protected with Carbon wax
Exhaust Tailpipes
Hand polished with Megs NXT metal polish for literally 1 minute, using the firm white side of a German Applicator. Then wiped with a relegated clean MF cloth The result:
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q116/jr001_2007/A3SPROT/100_3070.jpg
The final pics showing the results of over 4 hours delicate work:
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q116/jr001_2007/A3SPROT/100_3067AD.jpg
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q116/jr001_2007/A3SPROT/100_3069AD.jpg
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q116/jr001_2007/A3SPROT/100_3071AD.jpg
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q116/jr001_2007/A3SPROT/100_3072AD.jpg
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q116/jr001_2007/A3SPROT/100_3074AD.jpg
An enjoyable day with some fine, albeit brisk, weather.
Thanks for looking and reading. I
JOHN:thumb:
I PCd this car back in July 2007 after which it was given the HD Cleanse and 2 coats of Carbon wax.. The owner reckons it’s been washed on about 4 occasions since then as he felt that it never really got that dirty after the initial detail. He raved about how clean his car remained for months on end!
The owner thought it was time to give the car a protection detail and wax top-up at the weekend, as he and his good lady were going out to an important function at night and that it would be important for the car to be looking as best as it could within today’s timescale of 4 hours. I don’t normally post wax top-ups on the forum but I made this one an exception for several reasons:
· I like my Audis
· It’s a cracking colour and scrubs up well
· It gives me the chance to report on the durability of the Carbon wax
The car turned out to be quite dirty, as some of the photos will show. These pics are after the owner had give it a long hosing to get rid of some of the loose dirt.
The car on arrival:
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q116/jr001_2007/A3SPROT/100_3048AD.jpg
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q116/jr001_2007/A3SPROT/100_3052AD.jpg
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q116/jr001_2007/A3SPROT/100_3050.jpg
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q116/jr001_2007/A3SPROT/100_3051.jpg
Wash and Clay
The car got foamed and pressure rinsed twice, followed by two hand washes. After this it was given a long rinse using an open-ended hose to check on the level of beading and water retention after 7.5 months of wearing Carbon.
A couple of panels felt quite rough and were given a claying after the main washes.
Very dirty car so the washing technique was going to have to be very delicate as there was not going to be any machining here. Hence the reason for all the pre-washing, main washing, pressure rinsing and low-pressure rinsing. Doing a wax top-up on such a dirty car could bring about the introduction of loads of swirls into the clearcoat, thus robbing the car of any benefit of such a detail.
The buckets were emptied, rinsed out and refilled after washing one side of the car. And again for the second hand wash. Again, swirl-safety being top priority here.
Tar spots were also removed from the wheels and the car’s lowers. There weren’t many, but they were in the usual crucially visible places. Leaving them would also prevent good bonding of the wax.
Not going to do a full list of products as such, so here’s a photo of the majority of the kit before I packed it into the car prior to my journey:
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q116/jr001_2007/A3SPROT/100_3078.jpg
This was definetely the job to put my new buckets and grit guards to proper use in their first real outing. The Gamma seal lids are just tops for helping to store lots of goodies on the journey. A big thanks to Davidg from CarWashnWax for putting on the recent bucket Group Buy.
A couple of pics to show how little water was left to pat-dry off the car. An indication of the fact that after 7 months, the Carbon wax was still protecting the clearcoat well.
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q116/jr001_2007/A3SPROT/100_3056.jpg
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q116/jr001_2007/A3SPROT/100_3055.jpg
At the top right of the bonnet pic there still appears to be a sheet of water, but this did slide off the car a minute later and was being held in the first place by possibly some remnants of the Maxi Suds shampoo.
I then gave the car a spraying with the Meguiar's Last Touch detailing lube and that gave me the chance to put the new Chemical Guys monster fluffy microfibre towel to the test. This is a great-sized towel for such a job and made the quick-detailing so much quicker. This step was crucial to catch any fine dirt particles that may have been lurking, so that again the risk of inflicting fine swirls was greatly minimised.
The Carbon wax after approx. 23 applications since April 2007:
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q116/jr001_2007/A3SPROT/100_3063.jpg
After being applied to a couple of NS panels:
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q116/jr001_2007/A3SPROT/100_3064.jpg
All wax residue buffed off using my new CG plush MFs, another great-sized cloth for this type of job.
Wheels and Miscellaneous
Wheels
Autobrite Acid-Free Brite Wheels
Megs Brush
Collinite 476 wax
Tyres
Megs APC, scrubbed, dried.
Dressed with 303 Aerospace Prot
Arches
APCd, brushed, hand washed, dried.
Dressed with Chemical Guys Bare Bones undercarriage dressing. Cracking smell and a nice finish.
Upper and Lower Black Bits
Protected with Carbon wax
Exhaust Tailpipes
Hand polished with Megs NXT metal polish for literally 1 minute, using the firm white side of a German Applicator. Then wiped with a relegated clean MF cloth The result:
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q116/jr001_2007/A3SPROT/100_3070.jpg
The final pics showing the results of over 4 hours delicate work:
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q116/jr001_2007/A3SPROT/100_3067AD.jpg
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q116/jr001_2007/A3SPROT/100_3069AD.jpg
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q116/jr001_2007/A3SPROT/100_3071AD.jpg
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q116/jr001_2007/A3SPROT/100_3072AD.jpg
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q116/jr001_2007/A3SPROT/100_3074AD.jpg
An enjoyable day with some fine, albeit brisk, weather.
Thanks for looking and reading. I
JOHN:thumb: