FrankS
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This beautiful 2017 Audi RS7 came in for a 1-step paint correction and Gtechniq CSL paint coating.
I was under time restraints on this one and managed to take some pictures.
Wheels
Pinnacle Advanced Wheel Cleaner
Various brushes
Sealed with Hydro2
Tires
Tuf Shine Tire Cleaner
Tuf Shine Tire Brush
McKee's 37 Gloss Tire Gel
Wash
McKee's 37 Xtreme Foam Shampoo
Autogeek Quart Foamaster Foam Gun
Gyeon Smoothie Wash Mitt
Dry
Prototype drying towel - one towel dried the car almost completely
Metro Blaster SideKick for the cracks and crevices
Chemical Decontamination
None needed
Mechanical Decontamination
Nanoskin Autoscrub Handy Towel - like this towel, little larger than the palm of your hand (7x7)
ONR as lube
Paint Correction
Flex 3401 + Orange Hybrid pad + Griots Fast Correcting Cream
Rupes Mini + Lake Country 3.5" ThinPro Foam Pads + Griots Fast Correcting Cream
Rupes Ibrid for tight spots
Coating Prep
Wolfgang Perfekt Finish Paint Prep
Coating
Gtechniq Crystal Serum Light
The car and existing condition.
I like to place the car on wood blocks to clean and dress the bottom of the tires.
I like the foaming action of Pinnacle Advanced Wheel Cleaner.
Various brushes used to clean the wheels and tires.
Few shots of the cleaned wheel with Hydro2 applied - notice the water beading from Hydro2.
Car foamed, washed and rinsed sections at a time due to the heat.
Small brush used to clean some intricate places.
Polishing process using "The Belt".
The Belt is actually very comfortable and once you get used to it, it's hard to detail without it. It's nice to have your product, pad brush, etc, handy.
A note about the paint and paint correction: I wasn't able to get good pictures of the existing condition of the car but it had water spots all over and what appeared to be light swirls and scratches. I tried a few 1-step combinations to see which would give me the best results but I wasn't satisfied with any of the 1-step combinations I tried, so I decided to do a 2-step (compound & polish) on the hood, roof, trunk and partial sides. So I started with a Flex 3401 + Orange Hybrid pad + Griots Fast Correcting Cream as my compounding step. The results were so good after the compounding step that I just did the entire car with this process and didn't need to follow up with a finishing polish.
Couple shots of the finished wheels and tires. I intended to use a Mckee's 37 Tire Coating on the tires but the coating didn't work well on these tires. I applied two coats of the Mckee's Tire Coating on one of the tires and it was as if nothing was applied on the tire. I've noticed this before, depends on type of tire. So I went with Mckee's 37 Gloss Tire Gel. That seemed to agree with the tires a little better.
Final beauty shots after coating was applied. I would have liked to have taken more pictures but that would have cut into my detailing time and I was trying to get it completed as quickly as possible.
Thanks for looking. Questions and comments welcome.
I was under time restraints on this one and managed to take some pictures.
Wheels
Pinnacle Advanced Wheel Cleaner
Various brushes
Sealed with Hydro2
Tires
Tuf Shine Tire Cleaner
Tuf Shine Tire Brush
McKee's 37 Gloss Tire Gel
Wash
McKee's 37 Xtreme Foam Shampoo
Autogeek Quart Foamaster Foam Gun
Gyeon Smoothie Wash Mitt
Dry
Prototype drying towel - one towel dried the car almost completely
Metro Blaster SideKick for the cracks and crevices
Chemical Decontamination
None needed
Mechanical Decontamination
Nanoskin Autoscrub Handy Towel - like this towel, little larger than the palm of your hand (7x7)
ONR as lube
Paint Correction
Flex 3401 + Orange Hybrid pad + Griots Fast Correcting Cream
Rupes Mini + Lake Country 3.5" ThinPro Foam Pads + Griots Fast Correcting Cream
Rupes Ibrid for tight spots
Coating Prep
Wolfgang Perfekt Finish Paint Prep
Coating
Gtechniq Crystal Serum Light
The car and existing condition.
I like to place the car on wood blocks to clean and dress the bottom of the tires.
I like the foaming action of Pinnacle Advanced Wheel Cleaner.
Various brushes used to clean the wheels and tires.
Few shots of the cleaned wheel with Hydro2 applied - notice the water beading from Hydro2.
Car foamed, washed and rinsed sections at a time due to the heat.
Small brush used to clean some intricate places.
Polishing process using "The Belt".
The Belt is actually very comfortable and once you get used to it, it's hard to detail without it. It's nice to have your product, pad brush, etc, handy.
A note about the paint and paint correction: I wasn't able to get good pictures of the existing condition of the car but it had water spots all over and what appeared to be light swirls and scratches. I tried a few 1-step combinations to see which would give me the best results but I wasn't satisfied with any of the 1-step combinations I tried, so I decided to do a 2-step (compound & polish) on the hood, roof, trunk and partial sides. So I started with a Flex 3401 + Orange Hybrid pad + Griots Fast Correcting Cream as my compounding step. The results were so good after the compounding step that I just did the entire car with this process and didn't need to follow up with a finishing polish.
Couple shots of the finished wheels and tires. I intended to use a Mckee's 37 Tire Coating on the tires but the coating didn't work well on these tires. I applied two coats of the Mckee's Tire Coating on one of the tires and it was as if nothing was applied on the tire. I've noticed this before, depends on type of tire. So I went with Mckee's 37 Gloss Tire Gel. That seemed to agree with the tires a little better.
Final beauty shots after coating was applied. I would have liked to have taken more pictures but that would have cut into my detailing time and I was trying to get it completed as quickly as possible.
Thanks for looking. Questions and comments welcome.
. Incredible reflection and clarity. Well done!
