Presidential Detailed: 2001 Audi S8 - 25 hours invested.

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I spent 3 FULL days straight getting this car back into shape. The owner of this car also owns the AC COBRA I detailed, and we went for the full "Presidential" Package on this one! The car wasnt in that bad of condition, it just needed to be polished and touched up in a few areas. There were some pretty significant buffer burns across the hood, rear c-pillars and across the car overall from a previous attempt. I was very happy with the way this one came out, and I have a ton of pictures to show it! haha! Sit back, relax, and ENJOY! :d

It was 7AM when I started the first day, so there was some dew left on the car..

 

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I started by washing the wheels, undercarriage, and engine compartment.

The engine compartment was in dire need of cleaning.

There were even leaves in the TOP hinges!

 

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Pre-soak with Meguairs APC+

Now finished and dressed with Meguairs Hyperdressing.

 

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After the initial wash and clay bar you can see this car needed some work.

Roof.

If you look closely there are some bad buffer burns in this area.

 

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So I did a little testing and once again M105 pulls it off! I used M105/yellow wool for one pass to remove the harsher defects, then follow with a couple more passes using M105 on a PFW pad. This came out fantastic, I would say a 99% correction, there were only a few RIDs left throughout the whole car.

The hood completed after M105/SIP/3M UF

Fenders completed.

 

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Due to having to work outside I changed up my routine for this one, I did the entire front half of the car (polish/seal/wax) and then moved to the roof, then each side(doors), then I work on the rear section. This was to prevent me from having to repolish before applying LSP since the car was left outside each night, and I would only have to re-wash the car once finished.

Here is the car taped off to completely polish each trim peice as well as the front bumper.

This was the condition of the front bumper before I started.

After all said and done on the front half.

 

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To start day two I chose to work on the roof and ended up completing both the roof and the entire driver side.

My work environment, this thing made what would have been hell a much nicer place to work in the Florida Heat!

I made sure to tape off anything that I didnt want the buffer to touch..

This is after compounding and SIP/Orange

The roof completed and in the FL sun! BTW, the white lines that look like a hologram are actually plane tracers.

The drivers rear quarter panel 50/50.

And completed.

 

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I then proceeded to tape off the pillars as they were painted black and needed some work also. This was completed for both sides although I only picture one.

Here you can even see some hard water and how dull the finish looks.

After M105/PFW and SIP/Orange

I also gave under the door handles a bit of attention since they had been lightly scratched from finger nails, etc.

Before.

After M105 on a green foam finger pad.

 

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On the third day, the passenger side of the car and the rear portion of the car were completed.

The trunk was the worst section of the car requiring a bit more work.

After. You can see how well the flake comes out at you here..

The exhaust was also treated to some Adams Metal Polish. I did the best I could without being able to take it off the car.
Before.

After.

 

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Now finally finished and sealed with a coat of Optimum Opti-Seal as well as two coats of Dodo Juice Supernatural.

The final wash.

 

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This car gives some awesome reflections!

 

[joholste]

just curious do you always wash your cars after having waxed them?

 

[Eliran]

I have been watching your work and wanted to say WOW that car look amazing and the S2000 you did, simply no words.

 

[Harleyguy]

Awesome for sure.Question are you heading over to Detail Fest ??

 

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just curious do you always wash your cars after having waxed them?

Yes, usually. I do this to remove all of the dust, etc. I used to wash it before waxing but if you dont dry it quick enough you end up waxing water spots back into the paint!! So now I just do a good 91% IPA wipedown and seal/wax and then wash it all down for the final presentation!

 

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Awesome for sure.Question are you heading over to Detail Fest ??

I will be there for the detail fest AND the megs school! See you there!

 

[markwatson157]

great job, looks really good.

 

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Thanks!

 

[muddy]

Was this thing ever wet sanded? That paint is so smooth that you made the car look like a dark mirror under that awning. :applause: