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Just bought a used 2001 A6 Audi. I am looking at getting some detailing done and I am a little lost on how to approach this. I think I may need to spend some money on a decent polisher and a paint cleaner to get what I need, but want to know what you have to say.
The stock white colour has gone towards a yellow/ivory/greyish tint all over the car. Not blotchy, all even all over. There are two panels that recently got redone (prior to me buying) and it is the correct W3 color, and it matches the proper white found in the inner door well.
Is this considered Oxidization? I know that the car has lived in high level UV climates for its life and no proper detailing has ever been done. I am rather familier with the Meguiars and Autoglym line.
I've not been able to use Meguires #1, #2, Scratch X 2.0 or the Ultimate Compound to change the color, which leads me to believe that the issue is under the clear coat.
IIRC the Audi isn't a single stage paint due to no paint coming off on my cloth. My methods to try to treat the area have been only by hand. My wife is leaving for a week to the UK for business and I would like to surprise her with a real white car upon her her return.
Pix below are the hood which represent the rest of the color of the A6, and the panel is the recently painted panel which is the right color. Thanks again for all your input! And YES, I have used the search function and have not found anything specific to this that has been resolved
Just bought a used 2001 A6 Audi. I am looking at getting some detailing done and I am a little lost on how to approach this. I think I may need to spend some money on a decent polisher and a paint cleaner to get what I need, but want to know what you have to say.
The stock white colour has gone towards a yellow/ivory/greyish tint all over the car. Not blotchy, all even all over. There are two panels that recently got redone (prior to me buying) and it is the correct W3 color, and it matches the proper white found in the inner door well.
Is this considered Oxidization? I know that the car has lived in high level UV climates for its life and no proper detailing has ever been done. I am rather familier with the Meguiars and Autoglym line.
I've not been able to use Meguires #1, #2, Scratch X 2.0 or the Ultimate Compound to change the color, which leads me to believe that the issue is under the clear coat.
IIRC the Audi isn't a single stage paint due to no paint coming off on my cloth. My methods to try to treat the area have been only by hand. My wife is leaving for a week to the UK for business and I would like to surprise her with a real white car upon her her return.
Pix below are the hood which represent the rest of the color of the A6, and the panel is the recently painted panel which is the right color. Thanks again for all your input! And YES, I have used the search function and have not found anything specific to this that has been resolved
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