Nick Goodall
07-02-2011, 09:28 AM
I spent all day doing this gorgeous A5...
He's had it from new but has kept it in pretty good condition, the car really is lovely though - I've never really looked over one up close but it certainly ticks the right boxes for me although the boot's pretty small for a big motor!
Process was as follows:
Snow foamed with I4D Foam and a bit of AS Autowash mixed in
G101 used on all badges, grills, vents, fuel filler
Very Cherry used on Wheels *non-acid*
G101 used on wheel arches and scrubbed
Washed with 2BM with AB buckets & Grit guards with AS Autowash and a Meg's lambswool mitt.
Clayed with CYC Blue clay and AS Reglaze as lube
Sprayed with Megs last touch and dried using large blue towel (red piping)
Moved into the Garage for polishing, all taped up and used 3M Extra fine with a matching yellow pad on my 3M rotary machine. Fast Cut + was used in a couple of areas where there were some serious scratches but this was then refined using Extra fine.
There was a lot of dust after finally finishing the polish stage so i wheeled it outside and rinsed off to get rid of the dust.
After this it was then dried off again with some Last touch and another towel.
I then used Zaino Z6 Gloss enhancer as a wipedownn, then some Z8 to add a bit of a seal before waxing with Poorboys Natty's Blue paste wax which spread on very easily and smells awesome.
This was then left to haze so i dressed the Tyres with Meg's endurance gel and did the arches with some AS Smart-shine.
Last step was to clean the glass with some AS 20/20 Crystal clear and then buff off the wax.
Here are some of the pics anyway, thanks for reading!
As it arrived
http://i51.tinypic.com/nl77eq.jpg
http://i54.tinypic.com/2rrrndd.jpg
http://i54.tinypic.com/25qgga9.jpg
http://i54.tinypic.com/2s9527o.jpg
http://i52.tinypic.com/2ymziid.jpg
http://i54.tinypic.com/xyiqt.jpg
http://i56.tinypic.com/3499w91.jpg
http://i51.tinypic.com/29ld21c.jpg
http://i56.tinypic.com/2nu5n8.jpg
Snow foam
http://i51.tinypic.com/vpgfnt.jpg
http://i54.tinypic.com/105ct1w.jpg
http://i55.tinypic.com/29o1k4i.jpg
http://i52.tinypic.com/xm67ex.jpg
Wheel cleaner in action
http://i55.tinypic.com/2r286jp.jpg
Ready for polishing
http://i55.tinypic.com/6zbjly.jpg
Bonnet polished
http://i53.tinypic.com/33vyb78.jpg
All done
http://i52.tinypic.com/2hpqgjq.jpg
http://i56.tinypic.com/24cb9c5.jpg
http://i51.tinypic.com/33mc5m1.jpg
http://i51.tinypic.com/23k9cwn.jpg
He's had it from new but has kept it in pretty good condition, the car really is lovely though - I've never really looked over one up close but it certainly ticks the right boxes for me although the boot's pretty small for a big motor!
Process was as follows:
Snow foamed with I4D Foam and a bit of AS Autowash mixed in
G101 used on all badges, grills, vents, fuel filler
Very Cherry used on Wheels *non-acid*
G101 used on wheel arches and scrubbed
Washed with 2BM with AB buckets & Grit guards with AS Autowash and a Meg's lambswool mitt.
Clayed with CYC Blue clay and AS Reglaze as lube
Sprayed with Megs last touch and dried using large blue towel (red piping)
Moved into the Garage for polishing, all taped up and used 3M Extra fine with a matching yellow pad on my 3M rotary machine. Fast Cut + was used in a couple of areas where there were some serious scratches but this was then refined using Extra fine.
There was a lot of dust after finally finishing the polish stage so i wheeled it outside and rinsed off to get rid of the dust.
After this it was then dried off again with some Last touch and another towel.
I then used Zaino Z6 Gloss enhancer as a wipedownn, then some Z8 to add a bit of a seal before waxing with Poorboys Natty's Blue paste wax which spread on very easily and smells awesome.
This was then left to haze so i dressed the Tyres with Meg's endurance gel and did the arches with some AS Smart-shine.
Last step was to clean the glass with some AS 20/20 Crystal clear and then buff off the wax.
Here are some of the pics anyway, thanks for reading!
As it arrived
http://i51.tinypic.com/nl77eq.jpg
http://i54.tinypic.com/2rrrndd.jpg
http://i54.tinypic.com/25qgga9.jpg
http://i54.tinypic.com/2s9527o.jpg
http://i52.tinypic.com/2ymziid.jpg
http://i54.tinypic.com/xyiqt.jpg
http://i56.tinypic.com/3499w91.jpg
http://i51.tinypic.com/29ld21c.jpg
http://i56.tinypic.com/2nu5n8.jpg
Snow foam
http://i51.tinypic.com/vpgfnt.jpg
http://i54.tinypic.com/105ct1w.jpg
http://i55.tinypic.com/29o1k4i.jpg
http://i52.tinypic.com/xm67ex.jpg
Wheel cleaner in action
http://i55.tinypic.com/2r286jp.jpg
Ready for polishing
http://i55.tinypic.com/6zbjly.jpg
Bonnet polished
http://i53.tinypic.com/33vyb78.jpg
All done
http://i52.tinypic.com/2hpqgjq.jpg
http://i56.tinypic.com/24cb9c5.jpg
http://i51.tinypic.com/33mc5m1.jpg
http://i51.tinypic.com/23k9cwn.jpg