Sometimes a detailer has to realize that not everyone sees all the defects and flaws that he sees, and that's a good thing. |
CASE STUDY #10 While it's more fun to work on darker finishes, a lot can be done with a silver finish like this. While paint defects are harder to detect, it's more important to ensure the paint is thoroughly cleaned. There was black tar like substances that looked like scuff marks along the bottom of the door that were removed with clay. The owner of this S4 was meticulous during the first year of ownership, but soon ran out of time and patience of keeping it looking great day in and day out. From far away it looked pretty good, but up close, the paint was dirty, needed claying, had numerous bird droppings, and some minor scratches.
This Audi was washed, clayed, rotary buffed, polished, and finished with synthetic sealent in about 4 hours. Interior was vacuumed, all surfaces dusted, rubber trim dressed and protected. The leaf blower was used to blow out water from crevices, chrome was polished, door jams and trunk lids were dried and cleaned. Wax residue from previous detailings were found and cleaned. As can be seen in the pictures above, the differences of the before and after are subtle, but placed side by side in the overlays, it's dramatic.
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