Why is it called detailing? Why not just cleaning, or just restoration for that matter? The past week taught me the answer properly - it is paying the absolute amount of attention to anything that you're working on. So while most believe that is is just a physical feat, keep in mind that it is just as taxing on your concentration and focus.
Jacques brought through his Audi S6 for some much needed attention. He just purchased the car, and while not in the worst shape on the outside, the car's interior needed heaps of love, don't believe me? Check this 50/50 out:
The interior of this car was filled with copious amounts of dirt, grime, hair and chocolate. Everywhere. Jacques' main focus was the interior, the exterior was just a bonus.
This car comes with a V10 motor, and really lends to the Q car look and feel - very unsuspecting. It is also HUGE. Nearly five metres long and almost two metres wide huge. Thankfully we had a week to work with this car and dish out the love in dollops, between all the blood, sweat and tears.
I'll start here with interior detailing. I'm personally not a fan of 'wet' cleaning an interior - meaning introducing large amounts of water to the fray. Modern cars, and the electronics that go with everything makes me nervous at best when considering interior cleaning. So large amounts of water are a no. Which brings me to steam. I use a steamer when doing interior work. When coupled with cleaning products, it becomes a very efficient and powerful cleaning medium - especially with leather. The steam opens up the pores of the leather, allowing the all the dirt that is stuck in it to be released and also leaves the pores open to receive care and treatment from any leather conditioner that's applied. Also, another huge plus is the disinfectant property of steam. It kills all the harmful bacteria and germs lurking in your car, and let's be honest, do you really want to touch the mucous left behind from a previous driver's bout of sneezing while at the wheel?
For the leather, I used a steam followed by Auto Finesse Hide Cleaner and several coatings of the Hide Conditioner. The rest of the car was cleaned up with steam and a MILD APC dilution. And AF Dressle where necessary.
Here's what we managed to achieve:
Before:
During:
After:
Before: (nasty melted and dried up chocolate here and the dirt!)
After:
The hood lining also subjected to the chocolate, hair and dirt routine.
Before:
After:
Lots of work! But a great outcome I'd say!
And then the exterior. The paint was not that great, but was definitely much better than the inside, so here's what we were dealing with:
Minor scratching and swirling
We used Scholl S3, and the full BlackFire system on this car: the Gloss Enhancing Polish, Wet Diamond Sealant and Midnight Sun Wax. It did not disappoint at all!
Jacques brought through his Audi S6 for some much needed attention. He just purchased the car, and while not in the worst shape on the outside, the car's interior needed heaps of love, don't believe me? Check this 50/50 out:
The interior of this car was filled with copious amounts of dirt, grime, hair and chocolate. Everywhere. Jacques' main focus was the interior, the exterior was just a bonus.
This car comes with a V10 motor, and really lends to the Q car look and feel - very unsuspecting. It is also HUGE. Nearly five metres long and almost two metres wide huge. Thankfully we had a week to work with this car and dish out the love in dollops, between all the blood, sweat and tears.
I'll start here with interior detailing. I'm personally not a fan of 'wet' cleaning an interior - meaning introducing large amounts of water to the fray. Modern cars, and the electronics that go with everything makes me nervous at best when considering interior cleaning. So large amounts of water are a no. Which brings me to steam. I use a steamer when doing interior work. When coupled with cleaning products, it becomes a very efficient and powerful cleaning medium - especially with leather. The steam opens up the pores of the leather, allowing the all the dirt that is stuck in it to be released and also leaves the pores open to receive care and treatment from any leather conditioner that's applied. Also, another huge plus is the disinfectant property of steam. It kills all the harmful bacteria and germs lurking in your car, and let's be honest, do you really want to touch the mucous left behind from a previous driver's bout of sneezing while at the wheel?
For the leather, I used a steam followed by Auto Finesse Hide Cleaner and several coatings of the Hide Conditioner. The rest of the car was cleaned up with steam and a MILD APC dilution. And AF Dressle where necessary.
Here's what we managed to achieve:
Before:
During:
After:
Before: (nasty melted and dried up chocolate here and the dirt!)
After:
The hood lining also subjected to the chocolate, hair and dirt routine.
Before:
After:
Lots of work! But a great outcome I'd say!
And then the exterior. The paint was not that great, but was definitely much better than the inside, so here's what we were dealing with:
Minor scratching and swirling
We used Scholl S3, and the full BlackFire system on this car: the Gloss Enhancing Polish, Wet Diamond Sealant and Midnight Sun Wax. It did not disappoint at all!
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