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      08-05-2009, 08:58 PM   #1
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Detailer's Domain: Audi TTR Papaya Orange

Audi TTR Papaya Orange

This a very clean car to work on, it only required a good wash, clay, polish, and wax.

This was a great opportunity to give the new Lusso a try on a rare color.

Take a look, enjoy!

Products used:
Exterior:
Adam's Car Wash
Uber Boar's Hair Wash Brush 7 inch
Raggtopp Cleaner and Raggtopp Fabric Protectant
Swissvax Yellow Clay Bar and Optimum Instant Detail Spray and Gloss Enhancer
Einszett Spray Wax
P21S Finish Restorer Metal Polish (on the tips)
Menzerna Super Finish PO106FA
Lusso Revitalizing Cream
Lusso Prototype

Wheels and tires:
P21S Wheel Cleaner Gel
Swissvax Wheel Brush
Uber Wheel Brush
Uber Spoke Brush
Swissvax Pneu
Swissvax Autobahn

Interior and Glass
Leather Master Strong Cleaner
Leather Master Protection Cream
Einszett Cockpit
Lusso Glass Polish
Einszett Plastic/Vinyl Cleaner

Tools:
Infratech 5300
Metabo PE12-175
Flex VR3403
The Uber Foam Pads (5.5inch)
Tons of "Uber" Microfiber Towels
Uber Drying Towels

Brushes
Metro Vac
Gilmour Foam Gun

Let's do the interior shots first:

Before shots:





MetroVac in action


Dirty cover



Cleaned up the cover with Einszett Plastic Vinyl Cleaner


Cleaned and conditioned (Leather Master Strong Cleaner followed by Leather Master Vital)




Final Shot


Swissvax Detail Brush cleaning it all up





Einszett Cockpit on the plastics


Turn signal stalk before


After


Leather Master products in action


Einszett Plastic Vinyl Cleaner on the pedals


After shots









Before shots:
Love starting out with wheels



Presoaking with Einszett Plastic Vinyl Cleaner



Cleaning up the seals


Door handles


On tires as well


P21S Wheel Cleaner Gel on the wheels



Ace Powerstick


Uber Boar's Hair Wheel Brush


Swissvax Wheel Brush


Raggtopp Cleaner on the top




Sud shot


Rinsed


Clay


Raggtopp Protectant (2 coats)


After polishing in the sun


Products used to make the wheels look all nice :thumb:


Swissvax Autobahn on the wheels


Removing the wax on the wheels


After shot of wheel/tire


Cowl before


During Black Wow


After



Helpful tools


After shots with the new Lusso

















Shots outside


















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Great job on the detail. Papaya Orange is an awesome color...that TT looks really dated though!
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