Hello all
Those that are active on detailing may have noticed my post about a car I detailed recently. I wont be an attention w-hore so will just give you guys some tips and a few of the pics from the detail as the car involved was a Audi A4 and being VAG the paintwork is similar to that of our Vdubs.
Tip number one:
I actually got this from Blue182 off this forum and this was previously discussed on this forum but with regards to dog hair. I would suggest taking a normal scrubbing brush and slowly running it acroos the carpets a few times. Then wrap sticky tape over your hands and slowly run your hand over the carpets etc. It takes a lot of patience but without even using a vacuum cleaner I pulled enough hair to fill three shopping bags.
Tip number 2:
When it comes to rims and cleaning rims I have the following tips. Depending on the age of the vehicle and its condition it may actually be easier to simply take the rims off as I did with this car. I suggest spraying a extra strength degreaser over the rim first and then use a conventional dishwashing liquid to finish it off. Then clay the rims completely with a small piece of clay. Rewash with car shampoo and a good polish.
Tip number three:
When polishing split the car up into sections. With a car of this size I found that I could not always remember what sections had or had not been done yet. OR which sections still needed to be worked on.
Tip number four:
When cleaning the exhausts I suggest the following quick tip. Over a period of a few hours spray degreaser into the exhaust and around it. When I say into the exhaust I really mean it. Do this every hour for about 4 hours (During those four hours you will be polishing etc) and then finally spray the exhaust down after agitating with a brush inside and out. Then spray one more coat of degreaser. Start the car and as is the case with this Audi let the V6 engine do all the work. Bring the revs up and then give it one or two bursts of power in neutral and watch all the dirt fly out the exhaust and leave a clean and dry exhaust behind
Final tip for the day:
When buying tyre dressing buy a dressing that foams. Once you have scrubbed the arches or at least sprayed them down simply spray the foam over the tyres and in the arches. Once dried give another coat or another until the canister runs out. This gives a dark and wet look on both the wheels and arches.
Hope I have helped a few people
Mike