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Presidential Detailed: 2004 Audi S4- M105 Knock-Out!
This car came to me for a full detail minus interior. When the owner arrived, he threw a curve ball at me. The entire car was repainted about a year ago, and the front hood and front fenders were just repainted 3 days ago! This is one of the first paint jobs Ive seen done right, the entire car was gutted and stripped down and repainted. There was only one problem..the painters did a fantastic job repainting the car, however they did not finish it very well. I found pigtail tracers all over the car from sanding and some parts of the car that were not even buffed out after the sanding process. I thought for sure I was going to need to sand the entire car again, but a couple passes with a Meguiars Solo Burgundy Wool pad and M105 did the trick just fine! Of course, the KBRM was used. ;)
This is how the car looked when it arrived Thursday. http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...4/IMG_8982.jpg http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...4/IMG_8984.jpg Notice the holograms and you can see some sanding pigtails as well. http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...4/IMG_8989.jpg http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...4/IMG_8992.jpg http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...4/IMG_8993.jpg The car was then clayed and blown try. http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...4/IMG_9054.jpg http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...4/IMG_9055.jpg |
Before prepping the exterior of the car, I cleaned the engine bay.
Needed a little work. http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...4/IMG_8996.jpg http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...4/IMG_8997.jpg http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...4/IMG_8998.jpg http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...4/IMG_9005.jpg http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...4/IMG_9007.jpg http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...4/IMG_9008.jpg The entire engine bay was de-greased and agitated with various brushes. http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...4/IMG_9009.jpg After. http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...4/IMG_9013.jpg http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...4/IMG_9291.jpg http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...4/IMG_9292.jpg |
I used the trunk for my test panel. There were sanding pigtails throughout, however they were very hard to find, let alone capture with a camera.
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...4/IMG_9061.jpg After Compounding with M105 using a Burgundy Wool Pad on a Makita rotary using the KBRM(Kevin Brown Rotary Method). http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...4/IMG_9064.jpg After M105 using a Megs 2.0 Yellow Foam Pad on a G110 DA using the KBPCM(Kevin Brown Porter Cable Method). http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...4/IMG_9068.jpg I then pulled the car out in direct sun, but it was mostly cloudy outside. http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...4/IMG_9072.jpg The worst panels on the car were the drivers side front and rear doors. The drivers door had all the imperfections you could want! :D http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...4/IMG_9075.jpg More pigtails.. http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...4/IMG_9076.jpg A series of pigtails from what looks like a air sander. http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...4/IMG_9077.jpg http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...4/IMG_9085.jpg This area was not even buffed out after the sanding process.. http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...4/IMG_9078.jpg Since I already knew the process, I began.. http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...4/IMG_9081.jpg Working in M105. http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...4/IMG_9082.jpg After only using M105/Wool using the KBRM. http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...4/IMG_9084.jpg http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...4/IMG_9093.jpg |
The bottom of the door was removed of defects as well..
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...4/IMG_9095.jpg After a couple passes, there were still a couple RIDS left.. http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...4/IMG_9096.jpg After another pass with a little more angle and pressure, I was able to remove them completely. http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...4/IMG_9098.jpg I then moved onto the rear door. http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...4/IMG_9101.jpg http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...4/IMG_9100.jpg After M105/Wool using KBRM. http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...4/IMG_9104.jpg http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...4/IMG_9105.jpg The bottom of the door was also fully corrected. This door also had a couple RIDS left after a couple passes. So once again a little angle and pressure quickly took care of it. http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...4/IMG_9102.jpg Corrected. http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...4/IMG_9103.jpg The rear 1/4 panel. http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...4/IMG_9107.jpg Corrected after M105/Wool using KBRM. http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...4/IMG_9115.jpg http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...4/IMG_9116.jpg |
At this point I decided to pull the car outside just to recheck my process to ensure no holograms were being left after M105/Yellow Foam/KBPCM. all was good!
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...4/IMG_9121.jpg http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...4/IMG_9122.jpg http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...4/IMG_9123.jpg http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...4/IMG_9124.jpg http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...4/IMG_9125.jpg So I moved onto the passenger side. Passenger Side Rear 1/4 Panel. http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...4/IMG_9126.jpg Some pretty crazy hologramming going on here.. http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...4/IMG_9134.jpg After M105/Wool using KBRM. http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...4/IMG_9135.jpg After M105/Yellow Foam via G110 and KBPCM. http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...4/IMG_9139.jpg http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...4/IMG_9150.jpg http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...4/IMG_9152.jpg |
Moving on to the rear passenger door.
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...4/IMG_9153.jpg Corrected. http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...4/IMG_9157.jpg http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...4/IMG_9161.jpg As with the other doors, the bottom was corrected as well. http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...4/IMG_9163.jpg http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...4/IMG_9164.jpg The front passenger door had almost as many defects as the drivers side door. http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...4/IMG_9166.jpg http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...4/IMG_9167.jpg 50/50. http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...4/IMG_9171.jpg Corrected. http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...4/IMG_9168.jpg http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...4/IMG_9176.jpg |
I pulled the car out once more to recheck my work.
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...4/IMG_9185.jpg http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...4/IMG_9186.jpg http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...4/IMG_9188.jpg http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...4/IMG_9190.jpg http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...4/IMG_9191.jpg The front of the car was freshly repainted, so I didnt have much work to do here.. http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...4/IMG_9193.jpg So I pulled the car back inside and started on the lower trunk panels. The trunk was propped using my trusty SIP bottle. ;) http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...4/IMG_9201.jpg What is this? Yes, more sanding marks. http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...4/IMG_9202.jpg http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...4/IMG_9203.jpg http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...4/IMG_9199.jpg Corrected. http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...4/IMG_9205.jpg The painted pillars were also polished. http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...4/IMG_9212.jpg http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...4/IMG_9213.jpg I forgot to take a picture of the smaller triangle after. http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...4/IMG_9215.jpg Rear bumper corrected. http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...4/IMG_9217.jpg Front bumper corrected. http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...4/IMG_9227.jpg |
I proceeded to polish out the tail lights. They cleaned up well, but I was not comfortable going deeper to remove some of the remaining RIDS.
Drivers Side Tail Lamp. http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...4/IMG_9219.jpg 50/50. http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...4/IMG_9221.jpg After. http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...4/IMG_9222.jpg Passenger Tail Lamp. http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...4/IMG_9223.jpg Using a spot buff LC Orange Pad. http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...4/IMG_9224.jpg After. http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...4/IMG_9225.jpg Both lights were then sealed using Optimum Opti-Seal. http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...4/IMG_9226.jpg |
With the lights out of the way, I turned my attention to the exhaust tips. I used 3000 grit sanding paper to remove the stains and polished them with M105 on a MF Applicator.
Before. http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...4/IMG_9229.jpg After. http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...4/IMG_9232.jpg Before. http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...4/IMG_9233.jpg Sanding. http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...4/IMG_9234.jpg Polishing with M105. http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...4/IMG_9235.jpg Sealed with Opti-Seal. http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...4/IMG_9237.jpg Final. http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...4/IMG_9236.jpg The license plate frame also got the "Presidential" treatment. ;) Polished with M105 using a MF. http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...4/IMG_9206.jpg Sealed with Opti-Seal. http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...4/IMG_9207.jpg Final. http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...4/IMG_9210.jpg All the brightwork was also polished and sealed. http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...4/IMG_9208.jpg http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...4/IMG_9209.jpg |
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