Volkswagon Touareg Freshen Up.

Ron Atchison

Ron Atchison

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This Touareg is a 59,000 mile car that was due for a interior detail a freshening up of the paint and some winter protection. Overall the car wasn’t in all that bad of shape considering it’s used to haul horse supplies and the family dog which is a good sized dog. It had your typical swirls, scratches and tar.
Products Used
Mytee Firebird Steamer
Foam Cannon
DG901
Ultima Elastrofoam Paint Cleaning System
Tarminator
Iron X Lemon Scent
M100
Dewalt 849X
8.5" Lake Country VC Foam Pads
Flex 3401
Meguiars Soft Buff
CarPro Reflect
OPT Opti Clean
Meguiars APC+
Bissell LGM
UTTG
Detailer's Pro Series Trim Detailer (love this stuff)
Mothers Spray Wax
Mothers Chrome cleaner Polish
PB Bold & Bright
DG 105
Zep concentrate window cleaner
Sonus Motor Kote
Lots of Micro Fiber Towels
Various brushes
Quite a long shopping list just to clean one car isn’t it!
So now on to the pictures.

As the car arrived.









This is after cleaning just two wheels.


Tarminator doing its thing. With this much tar on the wheels I already know whats in store when it comes to the paint.


Wheels all cleaned up and looking much better.



Time to try out the new Lemon Scent Iron X. Looks like it found some more contamination.






With the wheels all cleaned up its time to turn my attention to the motor. I like to do the motor complete prior to washing so that any motor dressing that gets on the outer panels, front fenders or windshield will be washed off with the washing step.



 
All cleaned up and dressed, looking like new.





Underside of the hood all shined up with Mothers Spray Wax. Makes short work of it along with door jams.


Time to start the decon of the paint. A foam soak to loosen things up.


Yep sure enough more tar, even on the rear license plate.


After the decon the paint was as expected swirls, scratches and bug etchings.







 
Starting the correction process with Dewalt 849 X and M100.




Let’s not forget the tail lights. It makes a big difference in the overall look, just like dressing the wheel wells.


Finished compounding and polishing with M100 and Reflect. No LSP yet.



Chrome all taped off ready to be polished with Mothers chrome polish. See the grey crud in the corners.





Well if you’ve been with me this far, might as well move on to the interior.










 
All cleaned up and dressed with OPT leather protectant.









Sun was almost down by the time I finished. I think it came out pretty nice. The owners were more than happy.






Same rear quarter from the 50/50 shot.


Thanks for looking hope you enjoyed it.
 
Nice job! Curious to know how you went about cleaning the engine? Brushes and degreaser or light pressure washing?
 
Thanks, I used a combination of all three. The Daytona brushes work well for things other than wheels.
 
How much did you charge for that and how long did it take?

Awesome JOB!
 
That interior came out amazing! Overall awesome detail. I'm curious as to how you went about cleaning up the door panels/upholstery, any tips for using a steamer in interior? I've been waiting to pull the trigger on one.
 
custmsprty said:
How much did you charge for that and how long did it take?



Awesome JOB!
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Thanks, Too long, I had it two days and didn't charge nearly enough when you break it down by hours spent. But I just do it as a hobby so its ok, just pocket money to feed my habit.

SYMAWD said:
Great job. Touaregs are awesome trucks.
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Yes they are pretty high quality finishes on all surfaces.

Gsrjake said:
Nice 50/50s!
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Thanks. Hoping to get a better camera real soon.

Misael7 said:
That interior came out amazing! Overall awesome detail. I'm curious as to how you went about cleaning up the door panels/upholstery, any tips for using a steamer in interior? I've been waiting to pull the trigger on one.
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Simple really, just spray on some APC and steam it with a MF towel covering the steam head. In the hard to reach areas you just have to spray, steam and wipe. I used OPC for the door panels. As always do a test spot. Some leather especially on older cars the leather may have bee re-dyed and the steam can take it right off. Knowing the cars history can keep you out of trouble.
 
What did you use the Firebird Steamer for on this one?

I just bought a re-furbished one that's being delivered on Monday.

My car is too clean to need it, so I will be searching out Friends to "Let Me" Detail their cars. Fortunately, they all have nice cars...and fortunately for me...they take terrible care of the,
 
My father in Chicago has a Touareg, a 2005 he bought brand new.

Two weeks later, he told me he took the SUV grocery shopping, probably didn't have 50 miles on the Odo, when some rotten basturd, for whatever sick reason, took a key to it.

And like me, he said he parked a block out from the supermarket, in a remote parking spot.

His is in Silver, I'm sure it's a stunning vehicle, and since I never seen it, or even pics, I cannot state what key damage was sone, whether buffing, or Dr Colorchip could come to the rescue?

Sucks, that I'm taking care of my 81 year old mother here with cancer, while my 82 year old father wastes away all alone 1200 miles away in that turdhole of a cesspool, known as Chicago.

Anyway, back on topic, that work you did really turned this vehicle around, from a soccer mom daily driver, to a showroom new look!
Beautiful work you've done! Bravo!
Mark
 
Waiting for my firebird to be delivered from AG on Friday

I have a cayenne almost the same as a VW

Did you use the steamer on the engine and leather seats

Any tricks to using it?
 
MarkD51 said:
My father in Chicago has a Touareg, a 2005 he bought brand new.

Two weeks later, he told me he took the SUV grocery shopping, probably didn't have 50 miles on the Odo, when some rotten basturd, for whatever sick reason, took a key to it.

And like me, he said he parked a block out from the supermarket, in a remote parking spot.

His is in Silver, I'm sure it's a stunning vehicle, and since I never seen it, or even pics, I cannot state what key damage was sone, whether buffing, or Dr Colorchip could come to the rescue?

Sucks, that I'm taking care of my 81 year old mother here with cancer, while my 82 year old father wastes away all alone 1200 miles away in that turdhole of a cesspool, known as Chicago.

Anyway, back on topic, that work you did really turned this vehicle around, from a soccer mom daily driver, to a showroom new look!
Beautiful work you've done! Bravo!
Mark
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Thank you, sorry to hear about all of your miss fortunes. Sounds like a trip to Chicago and pack his bags is in order.

sharpreflection said:
Very nice job! that leather was so dirty
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Thanks yes it was from the dog, no kids.

Klink10 said:
Outstanding.
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Thanks

weatherbymag said:
Waiting for my firebird to be delivered from AG on Friday

I have a cayenne almost the same as a VW

Did you use the steamer on the engine and leather seats

Any tricks to using it?
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Just the interior but I'm sure it would do fine for the engine. I have used mine all over the house also. Not really any tricks just pay attention to what your doing they get very hot. Lots of good videos on you tube to get you started.

Romans5.8 said:
Someone once told me (but I never confirmed it), that the Cayenne and Touareg share a platform and share some parts. Is that true? They do look similar.
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Have no idea.
 
Romans5.8 said:
Someone once told me (but I never confirmed it), that the Cayenne and Touareg share a platform and share some parts. Is that true? They do look similar.
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Yes, they share the same basic platform. If you compare V6 to V6 models, I actually prefer the Touareg, but step up to a Cayenne with a V8 and it's a different story.
 
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