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  • Audi R8 Evolution Detailed

    Hello everyone, I want to show you a car I detailed as a present for a good friend of mine.

    Audi R8, in figures :

    V8, 4.2 L FSI.
    Power 420 BHP.
    Top Speed 300+ km/h.
    0..100 km/h. in ~4 sec
    And all of that dressed in lether and listening to the B&O sound system.... Awesome.

    Being a car for the summer, the owner (my friend) keeps the beast locked in a garage during the cold season. He didn't know about this detail until christmas, this work being my gift for him. I had a few helpers (in the person of his mom and girlfriend wich brought me the car without him knowing)

    At arrival the car looked like so :



    Few "details"







    V8 FSI













    BANZAAAAI - bird bomb….





    What Does This Button Do ??



    It rises the spoiler



    Leting us see the mess underneath…..



    A filthy engine... blah



    The carbon parts on the engine Robert told me that they costed hin 5000 E extra..... FOR REAL...?????



    Even dirty as it was I could get a clue about the defects of the paint







    Just right

    Ariel.



    Michelle.



    First Job. Interior.





    Vaccumed.
    Degreased.
    Sonus Leather Cleaner.
    3 Layers of CG Leather Treatment.

    Reults.





    The carbon on the door pannels was hand polished and coated with 2 coats of CG M-Seal.













    The Engine.



    APC CG Green Clean in diluted 1/1.





    If it seats near the engine, on this plate must be some serious information needs to be properly cleaned



    The caps for oil, coolant and powersteering fluid are each one of them a piece of art. Here, agitating on the Power Steering one.



    Let the APC work for about 5 mins and the agitated with a brush







    Rinsed and dryed with a air gun, the engine looked like this :







    Found some swirrls on the carbon parts on the engine, easily removed with Menz 302 and a finish Mirka pad.







    2 layers of CG XXX wax were applyed.

    Plastic and rubber parts treated with Simoniz Back to Black.

    The results of the work so far.









    Nighty Night !




    Day 2.

    I remember that it was very cold that day, the water frozed in the hose so I had to buy a new one.



    Sonax Full Effect 1/1.







    Working





    While the Full Effect made his work I cleaned the more innaccessible parts with a brush and APC 1/4











    Agitated.









    On the wheels







    Where did all that blood came from ?



    6 Brake calipers

    2 front



    2 rear.



    another 2 in the rear (for the handbrake).



    So far so good.



    Rinse.



    2BM CG Maxi Suds II

    A little sun came to visit.





    Claying water + Maxi Suds as libe, Sonus Green clay.

    The Hood.



    Left and right laterals gaved same result like so :



    More contaminated on the rear.



    Another rinse and compressed air dryed, left me with this :







    All about the details….



    So, the car is clean and still outside we can see some defects :

    The Hood.





    Left rear quarter.



    Some RDS on the right side intake.






    Once inside, the first job was masking all the areas that could be harmed by machine correction.





    Test Area, Ringht rear quarter.



    Hmmm, wich one to use ???



    Pad LC ornange + Menz S100.

    Before.



    After.





    Under LED.



    Under Halogen 50/50.



    You can see the scratch on the protecting cover of the LED lamp... this has good definition even without finishing step.



    After Finish, LC si Menz 106FA.



    Right side door.



    50/50



    Under 1000 W Halogen.





    Working on the rest.



    In order to obtain this.. :





    It was 2 Am, I thought that was enough for that day, more to do the day after...



    Day 3.

    So, where were we ???

    The Hood !

    Before.



    After S100, Still some holo's. No problem, that's why we have finishing stage.



    Hey presto, a bit of 106 FA and….





    The rest of the hood was dine with LC orange + S100 si LC red + 106FA, to have this result.



    After.



    Some water marks that I had to get rid of.





    50/50.



    Sunshine on the roof.

    Before Correction.



    After correction.



    I love this pic.



    Reflection on the roof.



    1000 W on the roof.



    1000 W on the hood.



    Left A pillar .



    Drivers door after.





    50/50 on the engine's cover.



    Polishing/ correcting stage done.

    LSP.

    WAC301 CG applyed in 2 layers all the way round.



    Except the intakes which because of their color received 2 layers of Dodo Juice Diamind White



    And the wheels that got CG Wheel Guard



    Before the wax the roof and hood got one layer of CG M-Seal.



    AutoSol + Steel Wool.





    And because of them :



    Tyres dressed with CG Natural Shine. Wheel arches GC Bare Bones.

    FINAL.









    Comments wellcomed.

  • #2
    Re: Audi R8 Evolution Detailed

    amazing looking car! looks awesome in blue! nice job!
    Joel
    1976 Cutlass S
    2001 PT Cruiser
    1990 454SS
    1989
    Suburban

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    • #3
      Re: Audi R8 Evolution Detailed

      Beautiful machine bro! The R8 certainly is one of Audi's finest achievements, besides the UR Quattro from the 1980s, and you certainly made her shine! I'm sure you're good friend was ecstatic about the work you did to his car. Quick question though, how "hard" is Audi's paint? I might possibly have a 2008 Audi A4 to detail in the next week or two, and I'm trying to get an idea of how easy they are to correct.
      "When life gives you lemons, you make lemonade.
      When Barry gives you Meguiar's, you get one HECK OF A SHINE!"

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      • #4
        Re: Audi R8 Evolution Detailed

        It is hard, no doubt. But it is soft compared to Mercedes or BMW's clear coats. All you need to do is to work the product for a little longer (until it begins to heat up), lift the pad of the paint, mist some water and continue working for a bit. It is the method that I found most effective on hard clear coats, even with a not so abrasive combination of pad/polish. Doing so, you minimise the chance of inflicting defects into the finish (holo's and buffer trails).

        Hope that helps.

        Best regards

        Alex.

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        • #5
          Re: Audi R8 Evolution Detailed

          Looks good! I love the fact that person is actually driving the car, instead of posting it in his or her garage.
          My automotive related blog! http://hereishowiviewthings.blogspot.com/

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          • #6
            Re: Audi R8 Evolution Detailed

            Originally posted by 1970judge View Post
            Looks good! I love the fact that person is actually driving the car, instead of posting it in his or her garage.
            agreed. i find that having a car sit all the time is stupid. A guy that lives down my street has a lambo and ferrari and all he does is get a car transport flatbed to take the car to the rich hotels so he can park it in front of them. no jokes.

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            • #7
              Re: Audi R8 Evolution Detailed

              Very nice work.

              I've found when taking pics that if you roll the car foward and backward, (with the car on to apply the brakes) it will clean off that orangish 'rust' left on each rotor. Just a little more appealing to the eye for pictures.

              The work overall is great though for sure!
              Brian's Custom Detailing
              Where detail matters.
              www.brianscustomdetailing.com

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              • #8
                Re: Audi R8 Evolution Detailed

                Thanks for the tip. Will do that next time.

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                • #9
                  Re: Audi R8 Evolution Detailed

                  Thanks for being so detailed. It's of great help to those of us who are still learning and are not as knowledgeable as the older folks.

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                  • #10
                    Re: Audi R8 Evolution Detailed

                    Perfect! That car looks delicious. One of my dream cars.

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                    • #11
                      Re: Audi R8 Evolution Detailed

                      Yes the car is a dream.... a shiny one actually

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                      • #12
                        Re: Audi R8 Evolution Detailed

                        Hi there, i am a newbie here. The pictures are great, is it the same as the new model of audi? 2011 Audi R8? they have similarities.

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                        • #13
                          Re: Audi R8 Evolution Detailed

                          The work you did is simply phenomenal! I do have two questions though. What kind of brush is that you used in the engine bay, around the badges, etc.? I need something like that for all of my little, hard to reach trouble areas. The next question is, how the heck do you get a car like that out of someone's garage without them knowing?!

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                          • #14
                            Re: Audi R8 Evolution Detailed

                            Originally posted by janamarie View Post
                            Hi there, i am a newbie here. The pictures are great, is it the same as the new model of audi? 2011 Audi R8? they have similarities.
                            I have found some pictures of audi r8. i like the looks of it specially the black one. So elegant looking.


                            2011 Audi R8 Brake Pad Set

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                            • #15
                              Re: Audi R8 Evolution Detailed

                              Always liked the R8. Detailing in the winter is tough on the body, until you make it back indoors. Great job!

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