TTQ B4U
07-28-2019, 09:14 PM
So another friend from my racing group has a daily that is a pretty sweet ride, makes a lot of sense and bang for the buck was IMO ridiculous. I wasn't aware they were able to be picked up for such a great price. This is a 2015 unit that likely sat around outside a bit prior to his buying it 2 years or so ago. Not having put much into it except washes, it needed a little TLC to bring it back to new condition.
Keeping in mind his fun rides have demands we stuck to a budget with my Basic Clean and Protect Package paired with GYEON's CanCoat Coating. In the process of reviewing the car, I noticed the anodized aluminum trim had been tarnished/stained as most German car tend to have happen. It's not something that can be easily fixed but I did find that layering on some coating specific to trim and sealing it with a third layer of Cquartz knocked the visibility of the stains down a good 90+ percent.
Anyway, I picked on the owner for letting his daily go but it was fun watching the layers of crud and embedded muck be stripped away. nearly 2.5hrs of washing and decontamination were needed.
Here's what I had to start with:
Lots of bugs on the front, tar and road grime on the rockers and embedded dirt in white paint
https://pbase.com/image/169564638/original.jpg
https://pbase.com/timothylauro/image/169564636/original.jpg
https://pbase.com/timothylauro/image/169564637/original.jpg
The Tail End was about the same with the addition of a lot of ferrous particles starting to rust. It's important to catch and remove these before the rust breaks into the clear coat which will eventually lead to surface rust and clear coat failure.
https://pbase.com/timothylauro/image/169564635/original.jpg
Following a strong wash I move into remove the the ferrous metals and contaminants chemically. It took two rounds to remove them all. From there it's now safe to clay/nano-mitt the surface to remove more.
https://pbase.com/timothylauro/image/169564639/original.jpg
His car was LOADED with contaminants.
https://pbase.com/timothylauro/image/169564640/original.jpg
Here's what a 50/50 of the anodized aluminum issue looked like. After just one layer of trim coating it began to mask and visually be improved.
https://pbase.com/timothylauro/image/169564641/original.jpg
Now let's look at the final results......
Keeping in mind his fun rides have demands we stuck to a budget with my Basic Clean and Protect Package paired with GYEON's CanCoat Coating. In the process of reviewing the car, I noticed the anodized aluminum trim had been tarnished/stained as most German car tend to have happen. It's not something that can be easily fixed but I did find that layering on some coating specific to trim and sealing it with a third layer of Cquartz knocked the visibility of the stains down a good 90+ percent.
Anyway, I picked on the owner for letting his daily go but it was fun watching the layers of crud and embedded muck be stripped away. nearly 2.5hrs of washing and decontamination were needed.
Here's what I had to start with:
Lots of bugs on the front, tar and road grime on the rockers and embedded dirt in white paint
https://pbase.com/image/169564638/original.jpg
https://pbase.com/timothylauro/image/169564636/original.jpg
https://pbase.com/timothylauro/image/169564637/original.jpg
The Tail End was about the same with the addition of a lot of ferrous particles starting to rust. It's important to catch and remove these before the rust breaks into the clear coat which will eventually lead to surface rust and clear coat failure.
https://pbase.com/timothylauro/image/169564635/original.jpg
Following a strong wash I move into remove the the ferrous metals and contaminants chemically. It took two rounds to remove them all. From there it's now safe to clay/nano-mitt the surface to remove more.
https://pbase.com/timothylauro/image/169564639/original.jpg
His car was LOADED with contaminants.
https://pbase.com/timothylauro/image/169564640/original.jpg
Here's what a 50/50 of the anodized aluminum issue looked like. After just one layer of trim coating it began to mask and visually be improved.
https://pbase.com/timothylauro/image/169564641/original.jpg
Now let's look at the final results......