Audi TTRS Enhancement Detail with Swissvax Crystal Rock - ex Milltek Demo Car!

[RussZS]

Today saw me breathe a bit of life back into a stunning Daytona Grey Audi TTRS.


This particular TTRS is in fact Milltek's ex-Demo Car, as seen in this vid:


Audi TT RS with Milltek Sport Racing Exhaust System - YouTube


The owner picked this up from a TT Specialist a couple of weeks ago and brought it right over to me for inspection. It was littered with RDS's and needed a general machine polish to restore some life back into the paint.


The owner also wanted some solid protection laying down and opted for Swissvax Crystal Rock.


On to the detail...


Upon arrival:

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Wheels, tyres and arches were dealt with first using Smart Wheels, G101, Swissvax, EZ and Vikan brushes:

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Then the car was snow foamed to begin breaking down the dirt/dust on the paintwork, using Bilt Hamber's excellent Auto Foam:

DSC02453 by RussZS, on Flickr


The paintwork was then hand washed with Auto Finesse Lather and a CQuartz mitt, then rinsed and treated to IronX, which lifted very little fallout:

DSC02454 by RussZS, on Flickr


Tardis was then used to clear up any tar spots, then the car was rinsed again and moved inside for claying:

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Very little was lifted, most of that which was seemed to be rubber, presumably from trackdays from its previous ownership.


I then dried using a combination of:


Uber Drying Towel:

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and Aeolus 901X:

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Next I began assessing the paintwork. I only had the car for a single day, so that aim was to tackle the deeper RDS as safely as possible and to give the car a single stage machine polish to remove any swirling.


Some pics of the defects and correction:


RDS

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50/50:

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Flake pop:

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Bird poo etching:

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Removed:

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RDS before

DSC02493 by RussZS, on Flickr


After

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The flake was gorgeous after machine polishing:

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Marks on rear bumper (at the bottom):

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After the correction work, I tackled the interior using Auto Finesse Spritz, Auto Finesse Crystal and Zaino Z9:

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The wheels were protected with Zaino Z2P after an IPA wipedown:

DSC02522 by RussZS, on Flickr


Tyres with Pinnacle Onyx:

DSC02525 by RussZS, on Flickr


Exhausts with Mercury

DSC02526 by RussZS, on Flickr


The paint with Crystal Rock:

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Some afters:

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A few pics of CR beading too:

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Thanks for reading

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Next up we have a white Audi A4 for an Opti Coat 2.0 Protection Detail and and a red Focus ST for an Enhancement Detail.

Edit - some more pics from tonight:

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Cheers,


Russ.

 

[Fred@BTM]

sweet, you'll have to pop down to mine and see if its worth saving the V6

 

[Adam.P]

Awesome as per usual!

 

[markhinton]

Love the five pot sound of these!

 

[Jimbo_M]

Fantastic work as always dude on lovely motor.

 

[aucky]

That looks immense!

 

[Wick]

Top work as always!

 

[Eddie.]

Stunning as always!

 

[Jonny1*2]

wow. I hope your clients appreciate the work that goes into these. Looks great. On a side note, i'm amazed that the TTRS doesn't come with the RS4 seats.

 

[Y7 ADW]

Amazing Russ!

 

[Toby]

Awesome Russ.

 

[JD]

Super.

 

[Eddie.]

Really sorry for the n00b question, but why do the wheels get washed first?! Will the dirt from the car not run onto the wheels?!

 

[Gally]

wow. I hope your clients appreciate the work that goes into these. Looks great. On a side note, i'm amazed that the TTRS doesn't come with the RS4 seats.

It's an option mate. I wouldn't personally buy one without them. I've sat in them with a Black on Black TTRS and they are immense.

 

[AK]

Good work, awesome car!

 

[dezmondo]

Fantastic!

 

[SimonR.]

Great work Russ.

That car is to die for, truly a mans TT

 

[leedsboy]

That looks awesome!

 

[Kane.]

That is mint!

Do you enjoy your work or does it become boring and more of a chore?

 

[jackthewelshman]

Really sorry for the n00b question, but why do the wheels get washed first?! Will the dirt from the car not run onto the wheels?!

If you wash the wheels after the bodywork, then dirty water could spray onto the newly cleaned paintwork. Lower parts of the car are dirtiest, that's why the usual technique of wheels first then wash top down is used.

Wheels can then be wiped down before protecting

 

[Gally]

That is mint!

Do you enjoy your work or does it become boring and more of a chore?

Russ still does it part time mate.

 

[RussZS]

I still love it. Part time only and its staying that way. I work on around £150-200 per day based on the car, but obviously have to take out rent, rates, product costs etc so don't make a great deal.

I am booked up fully for Jan (lol) and all of Feb and about 2/3's of March already though!

 

[Gally]

Good news Russ you deserve it mate.

 

[Jon.G]

Nice work as usual. How come you used the sheet on the ground?

 

[JD]

Good news Russ you deserve it mate.

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