Detailing: 2003 Audi RS6
07-05-2011, 07:51 PM
#1
Detailing: 2003 Audi RS6 This was a fun detail, a friend of ours picked up a 2003 Audi RS6 in an Ebony Black Pearl (originally owned a car we previously detailed: 2008 VW GTI ). It has lived most of its life in New England and its lovely winters!
The car has almost 100k miles but was in surprisingly good shape body wise and mechanically according to the records kept for the car. But we did find a major fail from the previous owner during the wash and subsequent correction… Let’s just say they let salt sit and sit and sit on the car (pics later)
Owner only had us do an exterior correction and he did the interior with a bit of help for a quick clean-up of an otherwise near perfect interior.
After 24man hours the outcome is an 8.5/10, front clip, roof, and rear decklid need some help in the clear coat department after all the salt puck marks, these require sanding to be removed and time did not allot for the additional effort needed to correct. The 3m pieces could use replacement, besides those few items we and the owner were quiet pleased with the results, car looks soaking wet and really shows off the color shift the paint undergoes in the light.
Lots of pics and I hope you enjoy!!!
Teaser
Materials:
CG Citrus Wash and Gloss
Westley’s Bleach White
Sonax Full Effect Wheel Cleaner
Adam’s APC
Mother’s Clay Bar Kit
ONR Clay Bar Dilution
IPA wipe down Dilution
Menzerna S34A
Menzerna PO203
Menzerna 106FA
Menzerna Powerlock
Prima Banana Gloss
Stoner’s Invisible Glass
Mequier’s Natural Finish Dressing
Zaino Bros Leather Cleaner/Conditioner
NXT2 Liquid Wax
Prima Slick
CG Xtreme Shine
CG Bare Bones
Uber 5.5” Orange
Uber 5.5” Green
Uber 5.5” Blue
Uber 5.5” Black
Uber 3” Yellow
Uber 3” Orange
Uber 3” Green
Swissvax Wheel Brush
Uber Boar’s head brush
Uber Wheel Brush
Swissvax interior brushes
Uber UFO Blue Applicator Pad
Misc MF Towels
Shop vac
Q-tips
3M Painters Tape
Process
Exterior: APC lower panels, CG Citrus Wash w/ Micro Fiber Mitt, dried, taped, claybar, PO203 w/ Orange (2 passes), 106FA w/Green (1 pass), IPA wipe down, Powerlock w/ Black (45min set-up), Prima Banana Gloss, Prima Slick touch up.
Wheels: Sonax Full Effect, Westly’s Bleach White, Wheel Brushes, dried, ONR wipe down, clay bar, NXT w/ hand applicator, tires dressed with CG Xtreme Shine
Interior: Vacuum, Door jams cleaned with ONR and sealed with NXT, Leather Zaino Bros. Cleaner and Preserve using Red Applicator pads, Glass cleaned with Invisible Glass.
Engine Compartment: Dressed with Xtreme Shine
Head and Tail lights: S34A w/Yellow (2-3Passes), PO203 w/Orange (1 pass), 106FA w/Green (1 pass), Powerlock w/Black
EXTERIOR
BEFORE
You don’t see this everyday, solar panel in the sunroof. It is used to help keep the car cool on hot days.
You got to be kidding me!!!! No close afters but we did the best we could without removing the emblem but the heavy scratches are blended well…
Holograms :\
Hrmmmm…. Road salt?
Under the lights…
Not good Looks like the clear coat has been pitted severly…
Claybar’ing overall was pretty bad, car has likely never seen a clay bar until today… This is only part of a panel and most of the car was as bad or worse…
Lil’ 50/50 from when we were working out the process for the car…Left corrected – Right uncorrected
Heavy scratch in decklid.
Not removed but hidden very well.
Door getting ready for correction
The car has almost 100k miles but was in surprisingly good shape body wise and mechanically according to the records kept for the car. But we did find a major fail from the previous owner during the wash and subsequent correction… Let’s just say they let salt sit and sit and sit on the car (pics later)
Owner only had us do an exterior correction and he did the interior with a bit of help for a quick clean-up of an otherwise near perfect interior.
After 24man hours the outcome is an 8.5/10, front clip, roof, and rear decklid need some help in the clear coat department after all the salt puck marks
, these require sanding to be removed and time did not allot for the additional effort needed to correct. The 3m pieces could use replacement, besides those few items we and the owner were quiet pleased with the results, car looks soaking wet and really shows off the color shift the paint undergoes in the light.Lots of pics and I hope you enjoy!!!
Teaser
Materials:
CG Citrus Wash and Gloss
Westley’s Bleach White
Sonax Full Effect Wheel Cleaner
Adam’s APC
Mother’s Clay Bar Kit
ONR Clay Bar Dilution
IPA wipe down Dilution
Menzerna S34A
Menzerna PO203
Menzerna 106FA
Menzerna Powerlock
Prima Banana Gloss
Stoner’s Invisible Glass
Mequier’s Natural Finish Dressing
Zaino Bros Leather Cleaner/Conditioner
NXT2 Liquid Wax
Prima Slick
CG Xtreme Shine
CG Bare Bones
Uber 5.5” Orange
Uber 5.5” Green
Uber 5.5” Blue
Uber 5.5” Black
Uber 3” Yellow
Uber 3” Orange
Uber 3” Green
Swissvax Wheel Brush
Uber Boar’s head brush
Uber Wheel Brush
Swissvax interior brushes
Uber UFO Blue Applicator Pad
Misc MF Towels
Shop vac
Q-tips
3M Painters Tape
Process
Exterior: APC lower panels, CG Citrus Wash w/ Micro Fiber Mitt, dried, taped, claybar, PO203 w/ Orange (2 passes), 106FA w/Green (1 pass), IPA wipe down, Powerlock w/ Black (45min set-up), Prima Banana Gloss, Prima Slick touch up.
Wheels: Sonax Full Effect, Westly’s Bleach White, Wheel Brushes, dried, ONR wipe down, clay bar, NXT w/ hand applicator, tires dressed with CG Xtreme Shine
Interior: Vacuum, Door jams cleaned with ONR and sealed with NXT, Leather Zaino Bros. Cleaner and Preserve using Red Applicator pads, Glass cleaned with Invisible Glass.
Engine Compartment: Dressed with Xtreme Shine
Head and Tail lights: S34A w/Yellow (2-3Passes), PO203 w/Orange (1 pass), 106FA w/Green (1 pass), Powerlock w/Black
EXTERIOR
BEFORE
You don’t see this everyday, solar panel in the sunroof. It is used to help keep the car cool on hot days.
You got to be kidding me!!!! No close afters but we did the best we could without removing the emblem but the heavy scratches are blended well…
Holograms :\
Hrmmmm…. Road salt?
Under the lights…
Not good
Looks like the clear coat has been pitted severly…Claybar’ing overall was pretty bad, car has likely never seen a clay bar until today… This is only part of a panel and most of the car was as bad or worse…
Lil’ 50/50 from when we were working out the process for the car…Left corrected – Right uncorrected
Heavy scratch in decklid.
Not removed but hidden very well.
Door getting ready for correction
07-05-2011, 07:53 PM
#2
Looking good!
Hood corrected waiting for LSP…
Direct lighting shows the heavy pitting on the hood
Indirect… Liquid Mirror
Door Sills…
Corrected…
Fender corrected.
Head and tails before…
After…
Misc in-process shots…
Owner lending a hand
LSP is on, nearing the home stretch!
AFTER
Hood corrected waiting for LSP…
Direct lighting shows the heavy pitting on the hood
Indirect… Liquid Mirror
Door Sills…
Corrected…
Fender corrected.
Head and tails before…
After…
Misc in-process shots…
Owner lending a hand
LSP is on, nearing the home stretch!
AFTER
07-07-2011, 09:03 AM
#7
Those exhaust tips are part of an Audi optioned exhaust system. Its some type of black finish on them. So other than cleaning them up a bit its not something that can be polished.
I really liked this car, But I've always liked big sedans with lotsa power. This one sounds good too.
