'Miles Better' RS6 Mauritius Blue Detail

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'Miles Better' RS6 Mauritius Blue Detail

Post by steve_70 » Mon Mar 21, 2011 12:32 am

Evening all :bigwave:

So this weekend it was the turn of a TechNick and his Audi Exclusive RS6 in Mauritious Blue :mrgreen:

Thanks to Nick for the cuppas and the Choccy biccies :thumbup:

Grab a comfy chair as there are a LOT of photos :shock: :mrgreen:

...its taken me increasingly longer to write these threads than the actual details :wtf: :D


Some before pics on arrival....

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Swirl, hologram and marr city :shock:
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Onto the Detail


Car Foamed using Foam lance and Nilfisk
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Arches, wheels, tyres scrubbed using the Foam to agitate.

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All badges, grills, window rubbers etc agitated with the foam using detailing brushes
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Car Rinsed, arches rinsed and under sills and bumpers

All badges, grills, window rubbers etc agitated using a foaming APC to ensure 100% clean


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Evaluating a new product and put the IronX Soap Gel through the lance to test the lance as application method.
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Decontamination stage started using IronX, then followed by a Tar Remover and Clay bar. Rinsed after IronX and Tar Remover before using Clay.
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Final Wash with ONR
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Evaluating new drying owel, all good so farm this was one wipe across the surface. More testing to do.
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Paint Correction starting - Menzerna Polish selection and orange menz pads used.
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APC and Jeffs Prime Strong used on shuts, sills.
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Next up was interior, hoovered, and all surfaces cleaned and dressed, leather seats cleaned and dressed. Evaluating CarPro PERL, very versatile and is now replacing previous products that used such as VP Trim Glitz and some of the dash sheen products. Various Dilutin ratios give you a product that can be used on hard plastic trim (this stuff looks to rock on the honeycomb grills, window rubbers etc... time will tell how durable is. Can also be diluted for leather and neat for dressing tyres.
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Glass polished, sealed with Jeffs Prime
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Base protection and paint flake enhancement was achieved using Jeffs Wekstatt Acryllic System. Prime base sealant applied using DA on a menz yellow finishing pad. Jett Sealant applied in two coats.
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LSP and protection was FinishKare FK1000P Sealant Wax.
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Wheels sealed and protected with FK1000P and tyres dressed with PERL at 1:1
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Black Plastics dressed with PERL at 1:3
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Some Reflection shots of finished corrected finish
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A brief Reminder of the Before Shot :shock: ....you can use the ridgline of the houses on the left as reference, the hedge/bush and the pug sw does not even appear in this shot...
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After, using same shot and points for reference :mrgreen:
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Thanks all for looking and getting this far :thumbup:
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Re: 'Miles Better' RS6 Mauritius Blue Detail

Post by chunky79 » Mon Mar 21, 2011 7:58 am

Great work Steve, your looking the real deal now :thumbs:

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Re: 'Miles Better' RS6 Mauritius Blue Detail

Post by daytonamc » Mon Mar 21, 2011 8:37 am

Great work Steve, the snow foam seems to be getting thicker on every detail, love it!
btw you missed the last reg swirl. I expect you were tired after uploading so many photos!

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Re: 'Miles Better' RS6 Mauritius Blue Detail

Post by Ian_C » Mon Mar 21, 2011 6:56 pm

steve wrote:Image
So reflective you had the blank the registrations out there?! :bowdown:

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Re: 'Miles Better' RS6 Mauritius Blue Detail

Post by TechNick » Tue Mar 22, 2011 12:17 am

Most definately 'Miles Better' now! :thumb:
Top job and top bloke. Brought the car back to it's former glory once again. Can't thank you enough Steve :notworthy:

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Re: 'Miles Better' RS6 Mauritius Blue Detail

Post by steve_70 » Tue Mar 22, 2011 12:57 am

Thanks guys for the comments and the support, much appreciated :thumb:

I am working on bringing you all some 'Miles Better' detailing products soon :mrgreen:
TechNick wrote:Most definately 'Miles Better' now! :thumb:
Top job and top bloke. Brought the car back to it's former glory once again. Can't thank you enough Steve :notworthy:
It was a pleasure Nick and thanks :thumb:

p.s. I will send you some after-care insructions, some do's and dont's. And as above intend to start doing Miles Better 'Care-Packs' for post details to maintain the look and protection.


A hair dressing analogy... bear with me :lol:

It always amazes me at the time the other half can spend at the hairdressers (and is kind of analogous, they call me mr anaology at work, but thats a longer story :lol: ) only for it to last until the next morning when she wakes up with bed hair and theres no hope of re-creating or maintaining the look she left the salon with, without another trip there, you see the vicious circle there :x
So I dont want that to be ever analogous to details, I dont buy into the whole use 'salon only products' and routines so that you have to go back to keep the look and locked in. So I am a continual product and routine evolution to find products that offer pro quality and ease of use at a price point that makes them within reach of most peoples budget (and not needing to buy 5 litres of the stuff which would last most people a couple of years probably) and also quick, simple and easy to use; products that I use in my details, that I can leave for people as part of a 'care pack' to top up as required, and also ongoing can supply refils and topups and any other products such as MF cloths, towels etc.

Wouldnt it be so much better if after the other half has had her hair done she commented that it looked fantastic, its lasted a couple wof weeks longer than the other place, they sent me home wtih some products to maintain it and its really simple to redo the look and not locked in to salon only products that meeans not having to re-visit the salon everytime.

[/Analogy] :mrgreen:
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Re: 'Miles Better' RS6 Mauritius Blue Detail

Post by Steve_C » Tue Mar 29, 2011 11:20 pm

Steve, can you do a basic idiots guide to keeping the car in good nick after a detail?
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Re: 'Miles Better' RS6 Mauritius Blue Detail

Post by steve_70 » Tue Mar 29, 2011 11:28 pm

Steve_C wrote:Steve, can you do a basic idiots guide to keeping the car in good nick after a detail?
Sure, no problem, work already in progress 8)

My day job has taught me never to underestimate an Idiot :lol: :lol:


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