rasch_C
01-10-2011, 11:00 PM
A little background: This is my buddie's 1996 Audi A4 2.8 quattro he just bought. It has 226,000 miles on it. He had me do the exterior (he worked on it with me as I'm teaching him buffing).
The paintwork was in pretty rough shape, especially the hood. It even had missing paint on the right fender lip, which our friend did a little bit of touchup on to correct. The car is dark green, but the hood is from an S4 and is black (actually grey before I got to it :D) It was sprinkling out when we started it -it was earlier this past summer.
The process was as follows:
Wash w/ Zaino Z7 & Schmitt
Clay w/ Mother's clay
Wheel wells cleaned w/ Citrus degreaser, then sprayed with HyperDressing 2:1
Compounding/Polishing:
Main paintwork:
Rotary: SIP w/ 6.5" Cyan Hydrotech pad
DA: 106FF w/ 5" Tangerine HT pad
LSP: Megs 21
Hood:
Rotary: 2 passes SIP w/ 6.5" Cyan HT pad
DA: 106FF w/ 5" Tangerine HT pad
DA: 85RD w/ 5" LC Grey flat pad
LSP: WDGPS (sample :D)
Black trim dressed w/ Hyperdressing 3:1
Windows done w/ Stoners Invisible Glass followed by application of RainX
Tires dressed w/ Megs Endurance Tire Gel
Rims waxed w/ Wheel Wax
Any feedback appreciated.
Outside in the rain before work started
http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/%3Ca%20href=http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/showphoto.php/photo/26528%20target=_blank%3E[img]http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1011/jg123_001.JPGhttp://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1011/jg123_001.JPG
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1011/jg123_003.JPG
Missing paint on fender lip
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1011/jg123_002.JPG
Pulled in to start work:
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1011/jg123_005.JPG
How clean my buddy got the rims before I got there (respectable considering the shape before:
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1011/jg123_044.JPG
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1011/jg123_037.JPG
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1011/jg123_018.JPG
Swirls, scratches, and other paint defects galore:
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1011/jg123_053.JPG
Rough condition of hood:
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1011/jg123_062.JPG
50/50 test spot of hood (2 passes of SIP w/ DA and 1 pass 106FF w/ DA -wasn't happy so bumped it up w/ rotary and finished w/ 85RD for final result)
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1011/jg123_084.JPG
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1011/jg123_086.JPG
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1011/jg123_120.JPG
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1011/jg123_104.JPG
Some more DA time for my buddy - now he can really take pride of ownership in his new ride!
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1011/jg123_138.JPG
Starting to look better:
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1011/jg123_108.JPG
Even that fender lip looks better (great from 5')
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1011/jg123_144.JPG
Final Result pictures in the twilight:
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1011/jg123_154.JPG
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1011/jg123_159.JPG
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1011/jg123_167.JPG
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1011/jg123_162.JPG
The paintwork was in pretty rough shape, especially the hood. It even had missing paint on the right fender lip, which our friend did a little bit of touchup on to correct. The car is dark green, but the hood is from an S4 and is black (actually grey before I got to it :D) It was sprinkling out when we started it -it was earlier this past summer.
The process was as follows:
Wash w/ Zaino Z7 & Schmitt
Clay w/ Mother's clay
Wheel wells cleaned w/ Citrus degreaser, then sprayed with HyperDressing 2:1
Compounding/Polishing:
Main paintwork:
Rotary: SIP w/ 6.5" Cyan Hydrotech pad
DA: 106FF w/ 5" Tangerine HT pad
LSP: Megs 21
Hood:
Rotary: 2 passes SIP w/ 6.5" Cyan HT pad
DA: 106FF w/ 5" Tangerine HT pad
DA: 85RD w/ 5" LC Grey flat pad
LSP: WDGPS (sample :D)
Black trim dressed w/ Hyperdressing 3:1
Windows done w/ Stoners Invisible Glass followed by application of RainX
Tires dressed w/ Megs Endurance Tire Gel
Rims waxed w/ Wheel Wax
Any feedback appreciated.
Outside in the rain before work started
http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/%3Ca%20href=http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/showphoto.php/photo/26528%20target=_blank%3E[img]http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1011/jg123_001.JPGhttp://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1011/jg123_001.JPG
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1011/jg123_003.JPG
Missing paint on fender lip
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1011/jg123_002.JPG
Pulled in to start work:
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1011/jg123_005.JPG
How clean my buddy got the rims before I got there (respectable considering the shape before:
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1011/jg123_044.JPG
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1011/jg123_037.JPG
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1011/jg123_018.JPG
Swirls, scratches, and other paint defects galore:
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1011/jg123_053.JPG
Rough condition of hood:
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1011/jg123_062.JPG
50/50 test spot of hood (2 passes of SIP w/ DA and 1 pass 106FF w/ DA -wasn't happy so bumped it up w/ rotary and finished w/ 85RD for final result)
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1011/jg123_084.JPG
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1011/jg123_086.JPG
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1011/jg123_120.JPG
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1011/jg123_104.JPG
Some more DA time for my buddy - now he can really take pride of ownership in his new ride!
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1011/jg123_138.JPG
Starting to look better:
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1011/jg123_108.JPG
Even that fender lip looks better (great from 5')
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1011/jg123_144.JPG
Final Result pictures in the twilight:
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1011/jg123_154.JPG
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1011/jg123_159.JPG
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1011/jg123_167.JPG
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1011/jg123_162.JPG