I haven't done this in a while.

[wadoryu]

so yesterday i went up to worthing to do a paint correction on Ben121290's audi a3. only got a few shots because i was busy lol. but hoping ben will get some final shots up as it got dark as soon as i finished.

process.
rinse
alloys in bilbery and dettol multi purpose cleaner
rinse
2bm 3m shampoo. dettol multi purpose cleaner.
rinse
dry
clayed wth megs clay with 3m shampoo as lube
2bm with zymol auto wash
rinse
dry
polishing.
megs swirl remover on megs polishing pad
megs ultimate compound on megs polishing pad
sealed with fk1000p
wax dodo juice hard candy

i know no snow foam i left my bottle at home.:wall:

main problem i had with this car wasn't the swirls but it was no joke thousands of tiny scratches in the surface. this paint has had a hard 11 years. any way all sorted now:cool:

[MikeyW]

Lack of pictures makes this thread a fail from me atm haha.

Just some pictures of dirty clay and swirls lol.

Get some proper pics uppp !!

[Robbie-Flat-Arch]

where did you get ur megs polishing pads?
and what do you use when applying polish and wax?
cheers mate

[wadoryu]

that's the problem i have mikey is that is what i got. by the time i finished it was uber dark.

i got the pads from a local car shop and applied sealant and wax via megs foam applicator

[Robbie-Flat-Arch]

thanks, do you have a link to the aplicators? and if so pads aswel?

[Robbie-Flat-Arch]

and what does the 2bm mean?

[wadoryu]

2bm = 2 bucket method

http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_storeId_10001_catalogId_10151_productId_20 1965_langId_-1_categoryId_165609 personally i use the purple one as i find it nicer to work with

[Robbie-Flat-Arch]

2bm = 2 bucket method

http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_storeId_10001_catalogId_10151_productId_20 1965_langId_-1_categoryId_165609 personally i use the purple one as i find it nicer to work with

ahh thanks perfect, when you do the 2bm do you just use clean water in the rinse out bucket or put something in there to?

[woodysVTR]

Surely the 'thousands of tiny scratches'were the swirls??

[MikeyW]

Well should've made time to take some :p was it rotary correction ?

ahh thanks perfect, when you do the 2bm do you just use clean water in the rinse out bucket or put something in there to?

I think you need to check the FAQs and ' How to's ' out buddy.

[P90PTS]

Wee tip Wadyoru: Wash your wheels/tyres/arches first, they'll be far dirtier than the bodywork plus you could do without all the splashes/product/dirt etc being splattered all over your just washed panels.

[wadoryu]

ahh thanks perfect, when you do the 2bm do you just use clean water in the rinse out bucket or put something in there to?

Surely the 'thousands of tiny scratches'were the swirls??

not really as they were straight lol. i'd say someone washed it with a dish sponge you know those ones with a scouring pad

Well should've made time to take some :p was it rotary correction ?
yup was rotary


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[QUOTE=P90PTS;4887803]Wee tip Wadyoru: Wash your wheels/tyres/arches first, they'll be far dirtier than the bodywork plus you could do without all the splashes/product/dirt etc being splattered all over your just washed panels.

i must of messed the order lol definatly did them first. ill just edit.

[Ben121290]

I will get pics up when i can. Maybe tomorow, gotta sort out the problem of the MAF sensor first, it was better when it wasn't connected. But car is 100% better now. Actually reflects rather than looking like a chalk board grey

[Ben121290]

AS PROMISED

http://img535.imageshack.us/img535/7926/dscf0205h.jpg
http://img841.imageshack.us/img841/734/dscf0200.jpg
http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/6583/dscf02010.jpg
http://img716.imageshack.us/img716/7227/dscf0202w.jpg
http://img528.imageshack.us/img528/2057/dscf0203v.jpg
http://img132.imageshack.us/img132/8469/dscf02040.jpg

Apologies for the gash wheels, they will be going in the new year. Thanks John

[wadoryu]

doesn't look to bad. time to try menzerna i think