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Trophy cleaned



  A4 Avant
I'm sure I'm not the only one, but took full advantage of long weekend to clean the trophy. Due to work commitments she hadn't been cleaned for five weeks!

It's all good now though! :D

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  No more clio's for me!
Sh*t me thats well clean. Very impressive mate. What ya use?

Love the haze effect on the background it makes the car stand out and the stance of it looks very mean :)
 
  ff 182
thats definetley a toy car..it's something about the wheels and tyres that dont seem right, and the deep gloss of the paint work..if it is a real pic of a real car..then you win the award of best clean car..lol..and photo
 
zack40 said:
thats definetley a toy car..it's something about the wheels and tyres that dont seem right, and the deep gloss of the paint work..if it is a real pic of a real car..then you win the award of best clean car..lol..and photo


i agree ...............its a toy , me waiting 4 some1 to pick it up .:rasp:
 
  A4 Avant
Thanks for the comments.

It does look kinda high, but theres no way I'm changing the suspension! LOL (I couldn't bring myself to do it!). Ride height is the one thing I would change on the car though. I think the camera angle does exagerate to some extent.

I used meguiars 3 step cleaning (cleaner/polish/wax), generic car window cleaner, some tyre black stuff off my Dad and about 9 hours of elbow grease.

I ached like Beatch yesterday.:eek:

P.s. It is a real pic, slightly photoshopped, but nothing major. I had left some interior wipes in the centre of the picture and thought whilst I'm removing them I'll have a little play. I can post the original if ya want?
 
  106 GTi
Looks like you have somewhere nice to work on it. Gloss looks fantastic.

What was the paint like when delivered many swirls?
 
  A4 Avant
That is a problem with the car, I bought it with about 60 miles on the clock and it had been washed twice by the dealer, swirl marks galore!! It's not that bad really, but they are there and the cleaner it is the more they stand out! I'll be looking at getting it PC'd before the summers out. Just worried about doing more harm than good!

I only have the driveway to clean it on at home, but my Dad owns a repair shop so weekends I can usually get to clean it inside!

On a side note my Dad has an expensive orbital polisher but he seems to think it would be too abbrasive for use with polishes. I trust what he tells me, but I'm not sure how uptodate he is with newer products!

Oh yeah, Rich were your photos taken with your 350d?
 
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  106 GTi
Nige182 said:
That is a problem with the car, I bought it with about 60 miles on the clock and it had been washed twice by the dealer, swirl marks galore!! It's not that bad really, but they are there and the cleaner it is the more they stand out! I'll be looking at getting it PC'd before the summers out. Just worried about doing more harm than good!

I only have the driveway to clean it on at home, but my Dad owns a repair shop so weekends I can usually get to clean it inside!

On a side note my Dad has an expensive orbital polisher but he seems to think it would be too abbrasive for use with polishes. I trust what he tells me, but I'm not sure how uptodate he is with newer products!

Oh yeah, Rich were your photos taken with your 350d?

Dealer inflicted swirls seem the normal, I had to get PC to sort mine.

Repair shop looks ideal - very handy.

Brazo on here has a rotary polisher maybe worth dropping him a PM on as to what pads and polishes would be good to use with your Dads's.

Used the 350D for the pics yeah.
 
  106 GTi
daveclio172 said:
Looks gorgeous. Is the front bumper different on a trophy cos it looks a weird shape?

Dave

It's the normal bumper but is obscured by the car infront.
 
  182, SRT8, RS4, GT-R
Looking good,nice photography work too. Looks like that red really comes up nice with a good polish etc.
 
  Lux'd Glacier White R26
Renault should use your techniques to Market their cars properly! Your car/pic looks so awesome! By far the best picture of a Trophy i have ever seen!

Tyson.
 
  A4 Avant
Thanks for the cool comments! Makes it all the more worthwhile!

Drove to work at 5mph to try and keep it clean! LOL.
 


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