2008 Audi A8L - Big Black!

[Mike@DedicatedPerfection]

Man oh man. Talk about neglect.

Nicely done!

Thanks for sharing.

[Justin at Final Inspection]

Nicely done sir! Boy was that poor Audi Neglected!

[briarpatch]

To do that vehicle in the heat and humidity we've had was brutal.....nice turnaround on that one

[EXTJosh]

Thanks Josh! I used Meguiars APC at 4:1 for the headliner. I've had a few cars with water stains in the fabric (including my friend's car which had the windows left open during a storm, you can imagine how that was) and the APC has always done the job. For this particular stain, I misted the headliner as well as a microfiber cloth, gently blotting the area of the stain with the APC in small, twisting like motions. Then I used a clean cloth to blot the area dry. It took 2 or 3 passes, but I'd rather approach that cautiously than to saturate the headliner and rush into it scrubbing.

Awesome, thanks!--will def try that one day soon! And again, great turnaround on this car...

[MartinQ]

Bros that looks absolutely awesome, I know what you mean about quoting correctly I told a BMW 335is convertable. 400.00 and ended up spending 16 hours cleaning the dam thing. Hadnt been washed or waxed since 2011. That looks great. Did you measure the paint?

[001jigsaw]

Man oh man. Talk about neglect.

Nicely done!

Thanks for sharing.

Thank you sir!

Nicely done sir! Boy was that poor Audi Neglected!

Indeed it was. I had been looking at so many threads in this section before the car came.. I got so inspired by everyone's great work, I wasn't going to settle for anything less than jaw-dropping for the owner. Busted my buns on it, but I'm glad I did.

To do that vehicle in the heat and humidity we've had was brutal.....nice turnaround on that one

It sure was. Even working at night the humidity was still awful. Thanks man!

Awesome, thanks!--will def try that one day soon! And again, great turnaround on this car...

Let me know how it works out for you! Thanks again!

Bros that looks absolutely awesome, I know what you mean about quoting correctly I told a BMW 335is convertable. 400.00 and ended up spending 16 hours cleaning the dam thing. Hadnt been washed or waxed since 2011. That looks great. Did you measure the paint?

Yup, you know how it is! Thanks for the compliment. I did not measure - had we decided to go for a more agressive approach, I would have. It appeared to pretty much be untouched paint with a mac truck full of dirt dumped onto it. The owner had it since new and didn't wash it.

[jmikolich]

How did you address the dealer "decal" located below the 4.2 Quattro? i assume you taped off the area but then did you hand polish over the sticker? or was the wash sufficient over that area?

Looks awesome, quite the transformation.

[RaydiantDetail]

Awesome transformation!

[Chramiji]

awesome job, but would it be better to hide the owner's plate? Just wondering.

[Demonface]

Wow , You made it look like a new car .I gotta do something like that to my Audi .