Extensive Paint Correction on an 01 S8 Enjoy
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This was a huge undertaking. For 1 the car came to us with amazing gloss and depth, however when we went in to examine the car we found tons of imperfections on this 8 year old S8. The customer wanted this car to come out perfect, the total time to get this car right was 24 man hours. The exterior was washed, clayed, compound, polished, and finally Swissvax Divine was used to bring it out. Take a look and enjoy.
Products Used:
Exterior:
Adam's All Purpose Cleaner in the Cam Spray Foam Canon
Swissvax Paint Rubber and Optimum Instant Detail Spray and Gloss Enhancer for clay lube
Menzerna Power Gloss Compound
Menzerna Super Intensive with the Uber Green Pad
Menzerna PO85RD with the Uber Blue Pad
Menzerna Top Inspection
Swissvax Divine
Einszett Spray Wax
Wheels/Tires/Etc
Adam's All Purpose
Einszett Wheel Cleaner
Adam's VRT
Uber Boar's Hair Wheel Brush
Swissvax Wheel Brush
Swissvax Autobahn
Adam's Undercarriage Spray
Adam's Glass Cleaner
Interior:
Uber Interior Kit
Leather Master Foam Cleaner for Suede/Alcantara
Leather Master Nubuck Protector
Tools:
Fenix TK11
Brinkmann MaxFire
Metabo PE12-175
Flex 3403
The Uber Foam Pads (5.5inch)
Tons of "Uber" Microfiber Towels
Uber Drying Towels
Cam Spray 1500A with Cam Spray Foam Gun
Let's get the interior shots in first:
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/adam%20s8/interior/IMG_2878.jpg)
Cleaning up the alcantara and protecting it
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/adam%20s8/interior/foamcleanrsuede.jpg)
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/adam%20s8/interior/foamcleaner.jpg)
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/adam%20s8/interior/IMG_2890.jpg)
Final shots
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/adam%20s8/interior/interiorfinal2.jpg)
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/adam%20s8/interior/interiorfinal1.jpg)
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/adam%20s8/interior/interiorfinal6.jpg)
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/adam%20s8/interior/interiorfinal4.jpg)
Wash and Prep:
Wax build up
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/adam%20s8/prep/trimwaxbuildup.jpg)
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/adam%20s8/prep/waxbuildup1.jpg)
Etching in the paint more wax/old polish build up
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/adam%20s8/prep/waxbuildupandetches.jpg)
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/adam%20s8/prep/gascap.jpg)
Pre soak and cleaning up trim
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/adam%20s8/prep/lceanupgasfiller.jpg)
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/adam%20s8/prep/lenscleanup.jpg)
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/adam%20s8/prep/logocleanup.jpg)
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/adam%20s8/prep/trimcleanup.jpg)
Cleaning up the wheels (not much needed)
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/adam%20s8/prep/wheelcleanup.jpg)
Engine Before
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/adam%20s8/prep/enginebefore.jpg)
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/adam%20s8/prep/beforeengein1.jpg)
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/adam%20s8/prep/beforeengine.jpg)
Cleaning the engine bay
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/adam%20s8/prep/cleanupengien.jpg)
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/adam%20s8/prep/ceanupengien.jpg)
All Purpose wash
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/adam%20s8/prep/allpurposebath.jpg)
Claying
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/adam%20s8/prep/claying.jpg)
Masking
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/adam%20s8/prep/startmasking.jpg)
Testing the area for paint thickness and plan of attack
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/adam%20s8/polish/testingpanelsmeasuringetc.jpg)
Polishing
Before shots of passenger door
Different angles
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/adam%20s8/polish/IMG_2733.jpg)
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/adam%20s8/polish/IMG_2735.jpg)
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/adam%20s8/polish/IMG_2736.jpg)
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/adam%20s8/polish/despitealltheglossthiswastheimperfe.jpg)
Halogen after PG/SIP/PO85RD
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/adam%20s8/polish/aftersipand85rd.jpg)
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/adam%20s8/polish/85rdfinal.jpg)
Fenix light on panel after PO85RD
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/adam%20s8/polish/fenixafter85rd.jpg)
After all that polishing.....
DUST!
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/adam%20s8/polish/dusty1.jpg)
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/adam%20s8/polish/disty1.jpg)
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/adam%20s8/polish/dusty.jpg)
After polishing before the rinse down (no wax)
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/adam%20s8/polish/apnowax.jpg)
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/adam%20s8/polish/afterpolishdustynowwax1.jpg)
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/adam%20s8/polish/afterpolishdustyrinse.jpg)
Rinse down:
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/adam%20s8/polish/rinseafterpolish.jpg)
Engine Before /After
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/adam%20s8/prep/enginebefore.jpg)
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/adam%20s8/prep/enginedone.jpg)
Swissvax Divine
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/adam%20s8/final%20touches/autobahn.jpg)
Applying Divine
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/adam%20s8/final%20touches/divineapplied.jpg)
Removing Wax
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/adam%20s8/polish/takingwaxoff.jpg)
Final touches
Swissvax Autobahn on the wheels
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/adam%20s8/final%20touches/autobahn.jpg)
Black Wow on the trim
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/adam%20s8/final%20touches/blackwow.jpg)
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/adam%20s8/final%20touches/5050blackwow.jpg)
Gummi on all the seals
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/adam%20s8/final%20touches/gummibeingapplied.jpg)
After Gummi
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/adam%20s8/final%20touches/gummiapplied.jpg)
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/adam%20s8/final%20touches/finaltouches.jpg)
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/adam%20s8/prep/wheelsdone.jpg)
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/adam%20s8/prep/wipedowncleanp.jpg)
After shots
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/adam%20s8/polish/IMG_2915.jpg)
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/adam%20s8/final%20touches/final.jpg)
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/adam%20s8/final%20touches/afterlens.jpg)
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/adam%20s8/after/IMG_2857.jpg)
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/adam%20s8/after/IMG_2858.jpg)
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/adam%20s8/after/IMG_2862.jpg)
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/adam%20s8/after/IMG_2865.jpg)
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/adam%20s8/after/IMG_2874.jpg)
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/adam%20s8/after/IMG_2876.jpg)
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/adam%20s8/after/IMG_2886.jpg)
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/adam%20s8/after/IMG_2887.jpg)
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/adam%20s8/after/IMG_2888.jpg)
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/adam%20s8/after/IMG_2889.jpg)
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/adam%20s8/after/IMG_2914.jpg)
Outside
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/adam%20s8/after/IMG_2916.jpg)
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/adam%20s8/after/IMG_2917.jpg)
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/adam%20s8/after/IMG_2920.jpg)
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/adam%20s8/after/IMG_2925.jpg)
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/adam%20s8/after/IMG_2926.jpg)
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/adam%20s8/after/IMG_2928.jpg)
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/adam%20s8/after/IMG_2929.jpg)
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/adam%20s8/after/IMG_2932.jpg)
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/adam%20s8/after/IMG_2933.jpg)
Final shot
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/adam%20s8/after/IMG_2919.jpg)
Thanks for the assistance on this one again Dan!!!! :thumb:
Products Used:
Exterior:
Adam's All Purpose Cleaner in the Cam Spray Foam Canon
Swissvax Paint Rubber and Optimum Instant Detail Spray and Gloss Enhancer for clay lube
Menzerna Power Gloss Compound
Menzerna Super Intensive with the Uber Green Pad
Menzerna PO85RD with the Uber Blue Pad
Menzerna Top Inspection
Swissvax Divine
Einszett Spray Wax
Wheels/Tires/Etc
Adam's All Purpose
Einszett Wheel Cleaner
Adam's VRT
Uber Boar's Hair Wheel Brush
Swissvax Wheel Brush
Swissvax Autobahn
Adam's Undercarriage Spray
Adam's Glass Cleaner
Interior:
Uber Interior Kit
Leather Master Foam Cleaner for Suede/Alcantara
Leather Master Nubuck Protector
Tools:
Fenix TK11
Brinkmann MaxFire
Metabo PE12-175
Flex 3403
The Uber Foam Pads (5.5inch)
Tons of "Uber" Microfiber Towels
Uber Drying Towels
Cam Spray 1500A with Cam Spray Foam Gun
Let's get the interior shots in first:
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/adam%20s8/interior/IMG_2878.jpg)
Cleaning up the alcantara and protecting it
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/adam%20s8/interior/foamcleanrsuede.jpg)
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/adam%20s8/interior/foamcleaner.jpg)
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/adam%20s8/interior/IMG_2890.jpg)
Final shots
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/adam%20s8/interior/interiorfinal2.jpg)
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/adam%20s8/interior/interiorfinal1.jpg)
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/adam%20s8/interior/interiorfinal6.jpg)
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/adam%20s8/interior/interiorfinal4.jpg)
Wash and Prep:
Wax build up
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/adam%20s8/prep/trimwaxbuildup.jpg)
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/adam%20s8/prep/waxbuildup1.jpg)
Etching in the paint more wax/old polish build up
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/adam%20s8/prep/waxbuildupandetches.jpg)
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/adam%20s8/prep/gascap.jpg)
Pre soak and cleaning up trim
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/adam%20s8/prep/lceanupgasfiller.jpg)
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/adam%20s8/prep/lenscleanup.jpg)
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/adam%20s8/prep/logocleanup.jpg)
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/adam%20s8/prep/trimcleanup.jpg)
Cleaning up the wheels (not much needed)
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/adam%20s8/prep/wheelcleanup.jpg)
Engine Before
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/adam%20s8/prep/enginebefore.jpg)
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/adam%20s8/prep/beforeengein1.jpg)
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/adam%20s8/prep/beforeengine.jpg)
Cleaning the engine bay
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/adam%20s8/prep/cleanupengien.jpg)
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/adam%20s8/prep/ceanupengien.jpg)
All Purpose wash
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/adam%20s8/prep/allpurposebath.jpg)
Claying
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/adam%20s8/prep/claying.jpg)
Masking
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/adam%20s8/prep/startmasking.jpg)
Testing the area for paint thickness and plan of attack
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/adam%20s8/polish/testingpanelsmeasuringetc.jpg)
Polishing
Before shots of passenger door
Different angles
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/adam%20s8/polish/IMG_2733.jpg)
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/adam%20s8/polish/IMG_2735.jpg)
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/adam%20s8/polish/IMG_2736.jpg)
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/adam%20s8/polish/despitealltheglossthiswastheimperfe.jpg)
Halogen after PG/SIP/PO85RD
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/adam%20s8/polish/aftersipand85rd.jpg)
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/adam%20s8/polish/85rdfinal.jpg)
Fenix light on panel after PO85RD
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/adam%20s8/polish/fenixafter85rd.jpg)
After all that polishing.....
DUST!
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/adam%20s8/polish/dusty1.jpg)
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/adam%20s8/polish/disty1.jpg)
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/adam%20s8/polish/dusty.jpg)
After polishing before the rinse down (no wax)
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/adam%20s8/polish/apnowax.jpg)
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/adam%20s8/polish/afterpolishdustynowwax1.jpg)
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/adam%20s8/polish/afterpolishdustyrinse.jpg)
Rinse down:
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/adam%20s8/polish/rinseafterpolish.jpg)
Engine Before /After
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/adam%20s8/prep/enginebefore.jpg)
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/adam%20s8/prep/enginedone.jpg)
Swissvax Divine
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/adam%20s8/final%20touches/autobahn.jpg)
Applying Divine
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/adam%20s8/final%20touches/divineapplied.jpg)
Removing Wax
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/adam%20s8/polish/takingwaxoff.jpg)
Final touches
Swissvax Autobahn on the wheels
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/adam%20s8/final%20touches/autobahn.jpg)
Black Wow on the trim
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/adam%20s8/final%20touches/blackwow.jpg)
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/adam%20s8/final%20touches/5050blackwow.jpg)
Gummi on all the seals
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/adam%20s8/final%20touches/gummibeingapplied.jpg)
After Gummi
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/adam%20s8/final%20touches/gummiapplied.jpg)
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/adam%20s8/final%20touches/finaltouches.jpg)
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/adam%20s8/prep/wheelsdone.jpg)
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/adam%20s8/prep/wipedowncleanp.jpg)
After shots
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/adam%20s8/polish/IMG_2915.jpg)
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/adam%20s8/final%20touches/final.jpg)
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/adam%20s8/final%20touches/afterlens.jpg)
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/adam%20s8/after/IMG_2857.jpg)
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/adam%20s8/after/IMG_2858.jpg)
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/adam%20s8/after/IMG_2862.jpg)
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/adam%20s8/after/IMG_2865.jpg)
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/adam%20s8/after/IMG_2874.jpg)
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/adam%20s8/after/IMG_2876.jpg)
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/adam%20s8/after/IMG_2886.jpg)
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/adam%20s8/after/IMG_2887.jpg)
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/adam%20s8/after/IMG_2888.jpg)
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/adam%20s8/after/IMG_2889.jpg)
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/adam%20s8/after/IMG_2914.jpg)
Outside
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/adam%20s8/after/IMG_2916.jpg)
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/adam%20s8/after/IMG_2917.jpg)
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/adam%20s8/after/IMG_2920.jpg)
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/adam%20s8/after/IMG_2925.jpg)
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/adam%20s8/after/IMG_2926.jpg)
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/adam%20s8/after/IMG_2928.jpg)
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/adam%20s8/after/IMG_2929.jpg)
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/adam%20s8/after/IMG_2932.jpg)
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/adam%20s8/after/IMG_2933.jpg)
Final shot
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/adam%20s8/after/IMG_2919.jpg)
Thanks for the assistance on this one again Dan!!!! :thumb:
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