Written for DW..
Hello again guys and gals (no pun intended) welcome to another little detail of mine.
A lovely chap called Mikey on here contacted me through Craig to see if I would stick some C1 on his Wife's stunning new Audi and a general new car tidy up. Of course I was happy to oblige.
It was probably one of the hardest 1 day details i've done. Wheels off for sealing with C1 was hard work. I'd rather correct paint all day! :lol:
Massive thanks to my Boss again for letting me use the workshop etc.
Anyway on with the detail in hand...
Car arrived with some general travel dirt, looking at Mikes Leon I can tell he looks after his cars. This one was straight from the dealer really...
Oh and some awesome dealer prep... Tape residue everywhere...
At this point it's worth explaining there are quite a few pictures missing. Time was uber tight, my compact camera battery wasn't even charged because i'm a r****d. iPhone 4 to the rescue, sort of...
Choice of some of todays tools!
First up wheels off and cleaned, AB Britegel still my favourite cleaner and couple of pics of Wolf's De-Ironizer doing it's thing...
Not too bad considering how bad the wheels were with brake dust pitting.
Quick Snowfoam and wash. Washed with my new favourite shampoo...
Time to get cracking. The ever standout G101 used around the car. My Swissvax brush is falling apart, no surprise, you might see some bristles in some pics.
Rear shuts were like a dirt trap..
And the obligatory petrol cap shot
Onto the Tardis, White cars eh! 2 full hits, Tardis removed with a Blue MF applicator, works so so much better than an MF cloth imo.
Rear bumper corners were so bad...
Then onto de-ironizer... another eye opener on a brand new White car, 2 hits required both left 30 minutes, time was way too tight...
Bonnet...
Rear...
Washed again after 2nd hit didn't seem to bring up too much more... need more iron remover now! :lol:
Rolled inside for claying, trying out some more Zaino clay, i'm in love with it and as always BH autoclay. Stalwart. Clay lube, water/demon shine mix...
Another major point of my detailing since I learned the ins and outs of claying is the cleaner the clay bar the better. I cringe when I see people rubbing heavy tar over their paintwork. Anyway my two hits or tar remover and iron remover worked well...
Bonnet and o/s wing...
n/s wing and door...
The Z18 had a bit more bite than the softer BH imo and had a bit more colour change after the roof, zero clay spots mostly just fallout.
Washed again and dried, back in doors for some polishing...
1 step polish just to nip out any small swirls from dealer prep, 106FA and a 3M yellow pad as always!
Worked superbly well whilst leaving some marks that would have come out with more time spent, that wasn't the aim of the detail at this time.
After polishing...
B Pillar trims were a little marked from the dealer, easily sorted...
IPA wipe down...
Now I want to just mention about this product...
Gtechniq C1.
I'll go out on a limb here and say it's one of the most impressive products i've ever seen or used since I started detailing. It's simply blown me away.
I always said any future car I own will have the C1 treatment as my current car does... sadly that won't be the case with C1 leaving the market to make way for C1+.
This might be one of the last details I do with C1. Hopefully not.
Anyway everyone knows application isn't easy and poor application really will kick you in the ass. It's nice to be confident when applying it and I have Craig to thank for that.
Few finishing touches, Glass with AF Crystal, front got another coat of G1, Trim with AF revive and tyres with Megs endurance as always
Exhaust treated with my favourite Autosol and super fine wire wool, IPA and C1 to seal...
Thanks for taking the time to read guys, not my best write up but I did say to Mikey I would do one for him, apologies about the lack of some pics.
Thanks again to my Boss, he does me so many favour and a big thanks to Mikey and his Wife for trusting a stranger with their brand new car. Lovely couple and hopefully get to chart again soon.
Enjoy the afters...
Thanks again for reading guys. I hate Photobucket so much.
Hello again guys and gals (no pun intended) welcome to another little detail of mine.
A lovely chap called Mikey on here contacted me through Craig to see if I would stick some C1 on his Wife's stunning new Audi and a general new car tidy up. Of course I was happy to oblige.
It was probably one of the hardest 1 day details i've done. Wheels off for sealing with C1 was hard work. I'd rather correct paint all day! :lol:
Massive thanks to my Boss again for letting me use the workshop etc.
Anyway on with the detail in hand...
Car arrived with some general travel dirt, looking at Mikes Leon I can tell he looks after his cars. This one was straight from the dealer really...
Oh and some awesome dealer prep... Tape residue everywhere...
At this point it's worth explaining there are quite a few pictures missing. Time was uber tight, my compact camera battery wasn't even charged because i'm a r****d. iPhone 4 to the rescue, sort of...
Choice of some of todays tools!
First up wheels off and cleaned, AB Britegel still my favourite cleaner and couple of pics of Wolf's De-Ironizer doing it's thing...
Not too bad considering how bad the wheels were with brake dust pitting.
Quick Snowfoam and wash. Washed with my new favourite shampoo...
Time to get cracking. The ever standout G101 used around the car. My Swissvax brush is falling apart, no surprise, you might see some bristles in some pics.
Rear shuts were like a dirt trap..
And the obligatory petrol cap shot
Onto the Tardis, White cars eh! 2 full hits, Tardis removed with a Blue MF applicator, works so so much better than an MF cloth imo.
Rear bumper corners were so bad...
Then onto de-ironizer... another eye opener on a brand new White car, 2 hits required both left 30 minutes, time was way too tight...
Bonnet...
Rear...
Washed again after 2nd hit didn't seem to bring up too much more... need more iron remover now! :lol:
Rolled inside for claying, trying out some more Zaino clay, i'm in love with it and as always BH autoclay. Stalwart. Clay lube, water/demon shine mix...
Another major point of my detailing since I learned the ins and outs of claying is the cleaner the clay bar the better. I cringe when I see people rubbing heavy tar over their paintwork. Anyway my two hits or tar remover and iron remover worked well...
Bonnet and o/s wing...
n/s wing and door...
The Z18 had a bit more bite than the softer BH imo and had a bit more colour change after the roof, zero clay spots mostly just fallout.
Washed again and dried, back in doors for some polishing...
1 step polish just to nip out any small swirls from dealer prep, 106FA and a 3M yellow pad as always!
Worked superbly well whilst leaving some marks that would have come out with more time spent, that wasn't the aim of the detail at this time.
After polishing...
B Pillar trims were a little marked from the dealer, easily sorted...
IPA wipe down...
Now I want to just mention about this product...
Gtechniq C1.
I'll go out on a limb here and say it's one of the most impressive products i've ever seen or used since I started detailing. It's simply blown me away.
I always said any future car I own will have the C1 treatment as my current car does... sadly that won't be the case with C1 leaving the market to make way for C1+.
This might be one of the last details I do with C1. Hopefully not.
Anyway everyone knows application isn't easy and poor application really will kick you in the ass. It's nice to be confident when applying it and I have Craig to thank for that.
Few finishing touches, Glass with AF Crystal, front got another coat of G1, Trim with AF revive and tyres with Megs endurance as always
Exhaust treated with my favourite Autosol and super fine wire wool, IPA and C1 to seal...
Thanks for taking the time to read guys, not my best write up but I did say to Mikey I would do one for him, apologies about the lack of some pics.
Thanks again to my Boss, he does me so many favour and a big thanks to Mikey and his Wife for trusting a stranger with their brand new car. Lovely couple and hopefully get to chart again soon.
Enjoy the afters...
Thanks again for reading guys. I hate Photobucket so much.