medicscott
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Our first detail in our new Long Island Shop. We finally finished the majority of construction, weren't really even moved in and this Audi was first up.
Car was purchased 2 weeks ago and as you will see, the dealer did some real damage to this car while prepping it. There was 0 wax or paint protection on this vehicle. For $60,000+ one would think these dealers would care even just a little. Well, I guess thats why we have jobs!
So I had to take a picture of my first customer in the new shop
After foaming the car with Pinnacle Shampoo, we brought the car inside for a full inspection under 24 of the brightest LED's we could find. This customer was "all in" and chose a full paint correction with 22ple coating and wheels off service.
Rims were cleaned with McGuires degreaser and prepped with Eraser and coated with 22ple Metal Coating.
Wheels were baked for 15 minutes each
Wheels were re-installed using a digital torque wrench to 90lbs as per manufacturer spec
Damage on the paint was shocking for a new ride. Owner never touched the car because he knew he was having correction work done.
Diagnostics performed with Positector 6000 and paint was prepped for correction work.
Paint was AWFUL to work with. Not sure what Audi did here, but this paint was the hardest i've worked with...like a freakin tank, nothing penetrated it after 5 different test spots. I couldn't believe I needed GG Boss Microfiber pads and Fast Correcting Cream. Paint also scratches just by touching it with a gloved finger. All my brand new microfibers were also causing minor surface scratches during the wipe phase. I found by spraying distilled H20 on the towel reduced the scratching by 95%. After correction work vehicle was ready for coating
Love my PE8 on speed 2
Next we moved onto the interior...
Interior was dressed with Pinnacle Leather & Vinyl Coating and Gtechniq Fabric Coating
Engine bay lightly cleaned with Blackfire All In One Tire and Trim
Some final shots
I owe the customer my usual folder with diagnostics, etc, as everything was still in boxes. We still have lots of cleaning up and organizing to get the new place in proper order...I hated working with clutter everywhere but I didn't have a choice. Total time 20 hours, 40 minutes. 1 compound step, 1 finishing step with Menzerna 4500, and after coating, 22ple final coat applied for the uptime in gloss and slickness.
Thanks for viewing and comments always appreciated.
Scott
Car was purchased 2 weeks ago and as you will see, the dealer did some real damage to this car while prepping it. There was 0 wax or paint protection on this vehicle. For $60,000+ one would think these dealers would care even just a little. Well, I guess thats why we have jobs!
So I had to take a picture of my first customer in the new shop
After foaming the car with Pinnacle Shampoo, we brought the car inside for a full inspection under 24 of the brightest LED's we could find. This customer was "all in" and chose a full paint correction with 22ple coating and wheels off service.
Rims were cleaned with McGuires degreaser and prepped with Eraser and coated with 22ple Metal Coating.
Wheels were baked for 15 minutes each
Wheels were re-installed using a digital torque wrench to 90lbs as per manufacturer spec
Damage on the paint was shocking for a new ride. Owner never touched the car because he knew he was having correction work done.
Diagnostics performed with Positector 6000 and paint was prepped for correction work.
Paint was AWFUL to work with. Not sure what Audi did here, but this paint was the hardest i've worked with...like a freakin tank, nothing penetrated it after 5 different test spots. I couldn't believe I needed GG Boss Microfiber pads and Fast Correcting Cream. Paint also scratches just by touching it with a gloved finger. All my brand new microfibers were also causing minor surface scratches during the wipe phase. I found by spraying distilled H20 on the towel reduced the scratching by 95%. After correction work vehicle was ready for coating
Love my PE8 on speed 2
Next we moved onto the interior...
Interior was dressed with Pinnacle Leather & Vinyl Coating and Gtechniq Fabric Coating
Engine bay lightly cleaned with Blackfire All In One Tire and Trim
Some final shots
I owe the customer my usual folder with diagnostics, etc, as everything was still in boxes. We still have lots of cleaning up and organizing to get the new place in proper order...I hated working with clutter everywhere but I didn't have a choice. Total time 20 hours, 40 minutes. 1 compound step, 1 finishing step with Menzerna 4500, and after coating, 22ple final coat applied for the uptime in gloss and slickness.
Thanks for viewing and comments always appreciated.
Scott
