What Car Care / Detailing Have You Done Today ?

[OCDaveS4]

Full snow foam, wash & then wax with Autoglym! Tyres finished with Megs. Apologies for “camera shake” !!! (Just noticed!)

 

[SPIKE_]

Full snow foam, wash & then wax with Autoglym! Tyres finished with Megs. Apologies for “camera shake” !!! (Just noticed!)
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Lovely car, but shocking picture. Your as bad as our @jassyo06 when it comes to picture quality

 

[OCDaveS4]

Full snow foam, wash & then wax with Autoglym! Tyres finished with Megs. Apologies for “camera shake” !!! (Just noticed!)
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This is better!

 

[Jonnie]

After being neglected for 4 weeks thought I’d give it a quick wash. Not particularly impressed with the longevity of the Gyeon WetCoat. Allegedly supposed to last “around” 3 months but it appears to have completely gone after 1.

Exhaust tips polished just for you @Adam14

 

[Jassyo06]

After being neglected for 4 weeks thought I’d give it a quick wash. Not particularly impressed with the longevity of the Gyeon WetCoat. Allegedly supposed to last “around” 3 months but it appears to have completely gone after 1.

Exhaust tips polished just for you @Adam14
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Road salt is especially bad for any coating as is low temperatures,in general nothing lasts anywhere near as long as they quote especially gyeon wet coat....try leaving it on the car for longer ie 4/5 minutes then rinse off from a distance of 8ft towel dry and use a quick Detailer this will prolong the protection in general

 

[Jassyo06]

Lovely car, but shocking picture. Your as bad as our @jassyo06 when it comes to picture quality

It's this forum that lacks the capability of me uploading higher resolution snaps mate next photo l post will mostly likely be when l get another car....and that will a bit of time away....

 

[tcardio]

Since I already had the DA out, I went at the shifter surround. Same process except used dlux at the end
After. You can read the directions on dlux in the upper left corner

Before

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[tcardio]

 

[Bryant1998]

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How difficult was it to do and what polisher did you use? I’ve got a small scratch and usual micro scratches but don’t want to spend a fortune fixing it :/

 

[Webbo]

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This is better!

Love these wheels....would give an arm and a leg for a set

 

[tcardio]

How difficult was it to do and what polisher did you use? I’ve got a small scratch and usual micro scratches but don’t want to spend a fortune fixing it :/

I have a das6pro equivalent(griots)but any da can do it. It took around 30 min which included cure time. 1/10 in difficulty. Prep pad, set to 2 and keep pad flat on surface and do 4passes and inspect work. No pressure on da. Just let the weight of the da and the pad do the work. It’s just like doing a section of paint. Same principles. Use forced air if you have it on the inside to get rid of any dust that gets in normally through the holes. A leaf blower can also be used. I sealed mine with sealant wax but if so inclined a dose of SiO2 would be a great finisher. For something we look at all the time, I think it’s time we’ll spent and beats the boredom during these difficult times


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[Bryant1998]

I have a das6pro equivalent(griots)but any da can do it. It took around 30 min which included cure time. 1/10 in difficulty. Prep pad, set to 2 and keep pad flat on surface and do 4passes and inspect work. No pressure on da. Just let the weight of the da and the pad do the work. It’s just like doing a section of paint. Same principles. Use forced air if you have it on the inside to get rid of any dust that gets in normally through the holes. A leaf blower can also be used. I sealed mine with sealant wax but if so inclined a dose of SiO2 would be a great finisher. For something we look at all the time, I think it’s time we’ll spent and beats the boredom during these difficult times


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I haven’t got anything for polishing, how much would this all cost me? Could I not buy replacement cover from tps for less?

 

[tcardio]

I haven’t got anything for polishing, how much would this all cost me? Could I not buy replacement cover from tps for less?

well 2 things i always recommend for all audi owners...DA polisher and VCDS cable. You can purchase a new cover but it will likely have scratches on it when it arrives. When the market returns, consider purchasing a DAS6 pro

 

[Bryant1998]

well 2 things i always recommend for all audi owners...DA polisher and VCDS cable. You can purchase a new cover but it will likely have scratches on it when it arrives. When the market returns, consider purchasing a DAS6 pro

How much is that going to set me back? Plus all the cutting compounds and pads?

Thought about getting vcds but as I have MacBook Air id need a new laptop too, cheaper to go to a garage and ask them to check for faults...

 

[DJAlix]

How much is that going to set me back? Plus all the cutting compounds and pads?

Thought about getting vcds but as I have MacBook Air id need a new laptop too, cheaper to go to a garage and ask them to check for faults...

Run windows via Parallels, or you can boot camp.

 

[NevMan]

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This is better!

Not really

 

[V6_Man]

Lovely car, but shocking picture. Your as bad as our @jassyo06 when it comes to picture quality

PMSL @SPIKE_S3

 

[Bryant1998]

Run windows via Parallels, or you can boot camp.

If you’d written that in sign language It would’ve made just as much sense to me

 

[FurtiveSway]

Pre-Rinse, Foam, 2 Bucket Wash, Dry, Paint Correction, Polish, Ceramic Sealant.

Yellow Calipers a recent addition. Nice weather during this Covid-19 stuff!

155,000 miles on the clock!

 

[OCDaveS4]

Gorgeous and that is amazing condition for the mileage (any mileage in fact)!! I take my hat off to you !

 

[Bulldog]

@FurtiveSway looking good get some metal polish on the exhaust tips.

 

[FurtiveSway]

@FurtiveSway looking good get some metal polish on the exhaust tips.

Fantastic suggestion, I hadn't even thought of it.

I'm considering trying my hand at repairing the diamond cut alloys but I know these are more than tricky. Mostly the edges have superficial marks which could be sanded/compounded/re-clear coated/sealed but my nerves get the better of me regarding the outcome.

 

[NevMan]

If you’d written that in sign language It would’ve made just as much sense to me

Parallels is software you load on a Mac that allows you to run Windows. Boot camp is by Apple and does the same but a bit more tricky to setup as you need to change you hard drive setup.

Make anymore sense?

 

[NevMan]

Pre-Rinse, Foam, 2 Bucket Wash, Dry, Paint Correction, Polish, Ceramic Sealant.

Yellow Calipers a recent addition. Nice weather during this Covid-19 stuff!

155,000 miles on the clock!

Awesome effort, and as @OCDDaveS4 says, great condition

 

[Bryant1998]

Parallels is software you load on a Mac that allows you to run Windows. Boot camp is by Apple and does the same but a bit more tricky to setup as you need to change you hard drive setup.

Make anymore sense?

Makes a bit more sense lol, are they both paid applications?

 

[Rich76]

Removed passenger wheels detailed the arches
Arch liners scrubbed then sprayed with shoe shine

wheels polished then rim waxed!
Other side to do tomorrow

then on to the u see bonnet area!

 

[OCDaveS4]

What I haven’t done is clean, rub down and repaint rusty hubs having sold my S3 as the S4 doesn’t seem to suffer in the same way - why??!! And I was so looking forward to doing it too

Sits back smugly

 

[SPIKE_]

What I haven’t done is clean, rub down and repaint rusty hubs having sold my S3 as the S4 doesn’t seem to suffer in the same way - why??!! And I was so looking forward to doing it too
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Lucky ******! It is a hateful job sorting it, but rusty hubs are a BIG no no. Hope yours stay rust free.

 

[NevMan]

Makes a bit more sense lol, are they both paid applications?

Google is your friend here:


https://www.google.com/search?q=app...j0j7&hl=en-GB&sourceid=chrome-mobile&ie=UTF-8

 

[V6_Man]

2nd wash since Oct last year. But then I've done only 1k miles in the last 5-ish months.

Used BH autofoam, CP Reset, sprayed Hydro2 and Gyeon Cure. Arches cleaned with Surfex HD, IronX used on alloys and dressed with CP PERL

 

[Jassyo06]

2nd wash since Oct last year. But then I've done only 1k miles in the last 5-ish months.

Used BH autofoam, CP Reset, sprayed Hydro2 and Gyeon Cure. Arches cleaned with Surfex HD, IronX used on alloys and dressed with CP PERL

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A right regular detailing regime you've got going there Tash....lol
I cant even go and wash my car in the driveway...as its rained up here most of day.....and when it's not been raining its been too cold....my new pressure washer arrives on Tuesday so hopefully the weather will improve by then

 

[V6_Man]

A right regular detailing regime you've got going there Tash....lol
I cant even go and wash my car in the driveway...as its rained up here most of day.....and when it's not been raining its been too cold....my new pressure washer arrives on Tuesday so hopefully the weather will improve by then

Honestly, I was embarrassed to even post the 'before' pictures but tbh, car had been garaged for over a month. And given Govt's guidelines the only way I could keep at a safe 'social distance' from Mrs was to wash the car. So, took my time and spent 4.5 hours cleaning it.

And it is the A3 today, which not only needs a good wash but a proper machine polish as it has been to £5 hand carwash quite a few times

 

[feva]

What I haven’t done is clean, rub down and repaint rusty hubs having sold my S3 as the S4 doesn’t seem to suffer in the same way - why??!! And I was so looking forward to doing it too
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Shiny them. Mine will be getting done next when I'm off work. The weather stays nice.

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[SPIKE_]

Honestly, I was embarrassed to even post the 'before' pictures but tbh, car had been garaged for over a month. And given Govt's guidelines the only way I could keep at a safe 'social distance' from Mrs was to wash the car. So, took my time and spent 4.5 hours cleaning it.

And it is the A3 today, which not only needs a good wash but a proper machine polish as it has been to £5 hand carwash quite a few times

Haha....love your approach to “his & hers” things!

 

[Rich76]

More items on the deep clean, rear lamp finisher panels removed and cleaned behind
Boot aperture scrubbed down then polished including inside of boot lid
Door shuts cleaned and polished
Under bonnet paint work polished

 

[Bulldog]

Seeing as I’m off work for a few days I thought I’d rotate the wheels on the van & give them a deep clean & bit of protection. Used all AF products Imperial,Iron out,Oblitarate & Caramics wheel protection kit as got it very cheap on eBay recently.

Was about to refit them but had a call from mum saying my Dad had bend taken into hospital. Not Coronavirus thank god but something else. Had to put wheels in living room as no time to get them back on. Hopefully get them back on tomorrow.

 

[jamiewatkins2004]

My 9yr old daughter now into detailing.
She spent 3 hours today hovering, snow foaming, more snow foaming, little more snow foaming her mums car then finished off hand polishing it.

And shes still not tired enough to go to bed! Lol

I'll get some pics up tomorrow, forgot to take some today.

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[AUDI_ADDICT]

Somehow, managed to turn this...









.. into this

 

[NevMan]

Got to my post winter full decon wash and topped up my coating with Gyeon Q2 Can Coat.

 

[Jassyo06]

Got to my post winter full decon wash and topped up my coating with Gyeon Q2 Can Coat.

Nev you need to put a spirit level on that camera of yours mate...yiv put my nack oot lol good shout with Can coat worthy top up