I know its not a beemer but its still an awesome car so thought id share with you, had a last minute cancellation so free day today which gives me time to do a write up of the latest detail completed last week.

This RS4 was recently purchased by a very good client of mine and was in need of some attention, so after the initial inspection it was agreed that a full correction detail would be carried out.

Heres the car when it arrived looking a little dirty and in need of a good :detailer:.

So first up the wheels, these were cleaned using various brushes and Bilberry diluted down 10:1, tyres cleaned with megs apc as were the arches.

The tar spots or rather lumps were attended to using Autosmart Tardis as always.

A thorough rinse to remove any tardis residue left the wheels looking good.

So now onto the wash stages, car rinsed a good few times to remove as much dirt/grime as possible and foamed a couple of times using BH autofoam mixed with some Hyper wash.

While the second set of foam dwelled i got to work on the trims, door shuts badges etc.

Then washed thoroughly using the TBM(Two Bucket Method) with grit guards in, a good qualitly sheepskin wash mitt(always a new one on a clients car) and some Zaino Z7 shampoo.

Rinsed at high pressure and moved inside for the claying stage as always in order to ensure no air bournes dust/grit particles blow onto car.

Spent a good few hours claying to ensure every last contaminent removed to my satisfaction.

Moved outside and rinsed/washed again to remove any remaining Last touch from the claying stage which ive found can cause some issues come the polishing if not re-washed.

Moved inside and dried with super absorbant towel pat dried of course and a small blower which really helps getting all the water from panels gaps trims etc and very reasonably priced.

Again spent plenty of time making sure the vehicle was dried fully no point rushing anything, once dried i taped up the car ready for the correction process and called it a day at around 7pm ish.

Bright and early the next moring i got to work capturing and removing the defects.

The boot panel,roof and bonnet were the worst areas so i started on the boot panel and after trialling some polish pad combo's i settled on 3M FCP with a touch of 3M UF to reduce dusting and improve workability on a 3M yellow polishing pad.

Boot before

And after 2 hits.

Some more correction shots.

Again boot before

And after

50/50

Fully corrected

Then moved onto the bonnet using the same combo which worked well.

Before

After one hit

And after two hits much better.

Some more bonnet correction shots.

Before

And after

Couple of sun gun shots for good measure.

Before

After

After correcting the bonnet,roof and top of boot i was pooped and it was getting pretty late so called it a day.

Next day i began on the doors which werent quite as bad as the boot,bonnet and roof so i played around again with polish/pads and settled on IP3.02 again on a 3M yellow polishing pad which had the desired effect so no point in using a more aggresive combo, i always use the least aggresive approach to acheive the desired results-common sense really.

Doors before

After

Doors before

50/50

Corrected

Some more correction pics from around the car.

Before

After

As always with correction work i spent ages with the duster and MF making sure all polishing dust was removed with my duster.

With that i thought enough pics and cracked on getting the correction work finished off, once that was completed i gave the vehicle an IPA wipedown to remove any oils etc and refined the finish with Megs 205 on a 3M finishing pad, this is no my go to finshing polish i just love the finish it gives.

Protection was in the form of two coats of Z2 followed by three applications of Z8 with Z6 wipedowns in between, wheels sealed with poorboys sealant and tyres dressed, all other tasks completed glass,trims, exhausts polished etc etc.

So after all that heres some final pics, hope you like.

Work time around 35 Hrs in total.

Thanks for looking.

Rgds Gav

Alas the website is not correct due to me changing a few services, im just going to offer a fixed price of £595 for a correction detail and do away with my original stage 1,2,3 paint correction as tbh it seemed to cause confusion for people.

HTH

Gav

PS 10% off for all BMW CC members.

£600!!

Jesus, i'm in the wrong job

Peter Fenwick wrote: £600!! Jesus, i'm in the wrong job

Not really sure how to take that, but its not really that expensive when you consider the work involved, in this case around 35 HRS work over 4 days so as pointed out round figures of £20/hour-

Bare in mind also that this process is also the next step down from a respray which on a car like the RS4 would be thousands.

Gav

candypuff wrote: Fantastic work.... just awesome - and as you say an awesome car too

Thanks for the comments mate much appreciated.

Gav

gavb wrote: Peter Fenwick wrote: £600!! Jesus, i'm in the wrong job   Not really sure how to take that, but its not really that expensive when you consider the work involved, in this case around 35 HRS work over 4 days so as pointed out round figures of £20/hour- Bare in mind also that this process is also the next step down from a respray which on a car like the RS4 would be thousands.   Gav

I missed the bit at the end where it said 35 hours!

That might go some way to explaining the cost.

In that case your selling your services cheap!

No offence intended

^^ I really based my pricing structure around £25-30/hour, but its very difficult to price a paint correction job by the hour so i offer fixed price of £595 whether it takes 20 hrs of 40 hrs, otherwise it can be confusing for customers.

No offence taken Peter. Found yourself a nice 328i yet?

Gav

No still got it which is not a bad thing i had hoped the price would only really attract enthusiasts/genuine buyers but had a lot of time wasters, saying that i have 3 very keen people one coming from Belfast so im expecting it'll be gone soon.

Good luck with the search if i see anything ill shout you.

Gav

gavb wrote: im just going to offer a fixed price of £595 for a correction detail and do away with my original stage 1,2,3 paint correction PS 10% off for all BMW CC members.

Ahum - and members of this Forum?

Oops yeh 10% as well for this forum, its a sticky in the scotland section as i doubt any english based members would bother travelling up lol

Gav

Awesome! - I love these threads with loads of pics.  Not much of a reader me... sadly the car has too many doors for my liking.  Oh and it's wrong wheel drive.

Do you do the detailing for Checkpoint as well, they mentioned to me they have a guy come in sometimes when I was getting my exhaust done?

Good work!

Daz

^^ Thanks Daz, im not an Audi fan but these are great cars.

No i dont do any work for checkpoint but i know who does.

PS If you need anymore work done on your car try Motorwerks on Forest Lane there highly recommended and would be my choice.

Gav

gavb wrote: ^^ Thanks Daz, im not an Audi fan but these are great cars.

I agree they are great cars, they have a nice rumble to them, sound bit like Scoobies actually, which is a good thing.

Oh no scoobies sound terrible imo and look even worse cant stand them, im sure that M3 of yours would give the RS4 and run in the sound department.

If your ever passing Newmachar give me a shout id love a passager trip in the new M3.

gav

I have a soft spot for the scoobs, as I know quite a few of the owners and they are all a top bunch - huge enthusiasts just like us really.

Might pop out for a run, and your more than welcome but I am not at home just now afraid.  Hopefully I am home in time for santa.  

With the Milltek fitted she sound does sound pretty mean.   

It is also a pretty impressive piece of kit to see, very big and shiny!

^^ Ill hold you to that then, plenty autosol and make sure you keep em looking shiny, i bet its a hear it before you see it car.

gav