I am a picture pimp, sorry. Detailed RS6

[LaserSVT]

Here is the thing, this car has been a dream car for many years and after much patience and shopping I found one that was EXACTLY what I wanted. Mugello Blue Pearl, ebony interior and the carbon fiber trim instead of wood. I then planned to mod the heck out of it and put a killer system in it. Well this came with everything done.
So it is MY perfect car and I am just beyond joyed that this one is mine all mine and I want to show her off after her several hour detail today. She ain't perfect but she is getting there. :)
I hope I dont offend with all the pictures.



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[LaserSVT]

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[P1054]

It looks amazing! I really need to detail mine, but I'm more of a nuts and bolts guy than a finish and polish one, so I'm not really familiar with the best way to clean up a car like this. Mind giving me the brief sequence of events that you/your detailed went through? I need all the help I can get.

[ttboost]

When are you going to clean it up...so it looks like you care about it...

[DHall1]

Pimpin!!!!

[lswing]

Well done! Easily the best combo color and interior.

[ttboost]

Yep, exact color combo I wanted and bought...hard to find believe it or not...

[fukinavit]

Awesome job, car does look fantastic, welcome aboard.


Well done! Easily the best combo color and interior. I disagree with this but each to there own.

[LaserSVT]

It looks amazing! I really need to detail mine, but I'm more of a nuts and bolts guy than a finish and polish one, so I'm not really familiar with the best way to clean up a car like this. Mind giving me the brief sequence of events that you/your detailed went through? I need all the help I can get.
I actually really enjoy detailing but my shop keeps me so busy I just do not have the time. This was a friend of a friend. He normally charges $100 for wash and wax but mine needed to be clayed bad and thats usually $100-$200 more depending on the car. Well he only charged me $75 because our mutual friends so that was very cool of him.


Now when I do it, this is what I do. I wash it and then do a chamois dry. I then wash it again and blow dry it. All in the shade mind you. I then use Maguires Instant Detail and clay bar. Take a half dollar (coin) size chunk off the bar. If you drop it, throw it away. Once it touches anything other than paint or your hand its ruined, thats why small chunks at a time. I then work 2' sections with 4-5 sprays of detailer and then flatten out the clay and work back and forth, never swirling. Light pressure, this stuff is dangerous if not used properly. Work that section (takes about 2-4 minutes per section) and keep feeling it with your hand. When you don't feel any bumps wipe it dry with a micro fiber towel (gonna need 20+) and move to the next section. After you do that you need some kind of polisher and buffer to really get at it. I then hit the whole car with a wool pad on my Dewalt buffer. I forget the speed but I keep it low at like 2200 RPM. Again this aggressive so don't use any pressure or just a tiny bit depending on how thick the paint is and how bad it is. Also avoid corners, get up to them but never on them, paint is too thin on edges. Same thing with body curves, don't let the machine stay on them too long. I use Maguires medium cut (all these chemicals are in the pro section at Oreillys, the tan bottles) on the wool and kinda slide it on the 4-6 square foot section I am on. Put the pad on the car and turn on the machine and work small sections in a back and forth pattern, again never circular as thats how you get swirl marks. You do this until the chemical hazes and then looks like its almost gone. You then wipe with a micro fiber towel and move to the next section. Now switch to the polisher. I use the Porter Cable, great machine but if it ever breaks I will get the Auto Geek dual head one. Much easier to use and faster. On my Porter Cable I use a Lake Country fine cut pad and then Maguires super fine cut/de-swirl. You can do larger sections now and just work it until you don't see scratches. Same thing, work it until the compound has broken down and then wipe with a micro fiber towel. I then switch to a Lake Country black pad (super soft) and hit the entire car with Maguires Glaze. You can apply it on the whole car as long as its not in the sun and then go back with a micro and wipe it all off. Unless you are really good with the machine and are able completely work the glaze until its off the car. Takes some practice though. I then let the car sit for an hour or so and then go wax it. I use Maguires ..... forget the name... NXG...NXT.... I dunno, purple can. I hand apply the wax to 1/3 of the car at a time and wipe off with, you guessed it, a micro fiber towel.
When I do that people flip out how nice it comes out. You can watch dirt land on the car and slide off. When people reach out to touch the car i run and tackle them and smack them with a rolled up newspaper. LOL Fingerprints bad but looks spectacular. Lasts about a year and the next year you wont have to clay or use heavy cut. Just light cut, glaze and wax. :)




Now what dude did to mine was wash it and use soapy water with a clay bar and then de-swirled and then waxed it.



This was my Laser red Cobra before and after:

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[Bigglezworth]

Yep, exact color combo I wanted and bought...hard to find believe it or not...I had one of these too. Mugello gone, Ebony and Daytona live on.

[DHall1]

Boy did this car go to a good home. Enjoy the ride!

Makes me want to polish mine again. I follow those exact steps...and do it yearly.

I think i missed a spot

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[LaserSVT]

Beautiful car! Love the wheels. Its like they pay homage to the OEM wheels but more modern and sleeker. Do I spy a chin spoiler?

[DHall1]

Oem euro spec 19x9s are currently on the Avus. Splitter is off and sold. And 19x9.5 10 spokes are on the Daytona car.

http://i1304.photobucket.com/albums/s532/03RSTT/Mobile%20Uploads/image1-5_zpsxr7vv1y7.jpg

[LaserSVT]

Okay, I need more shots of those tail lights and where to get them!
I am still trying to find headlights I like. I dont want halos or strange designs. I want it like stock but darker just not tinted if that makes any sense. LOL I just dont want those amber corners. I always do stock like clear lights in my cars and i order these chrome bulbs from Summit that light up amber but are invisable when off. :)

[DHall1]

Hella euro spec tails are getting hard to find.

Take the amber out of your fronts and you are good.

[LaserSVT]

I don't want to pull them apart. I will crack the lens or never get them properly sealed. Me and epoxies/sealants do not get along. LOL

[JSRS6]

I remember a thread a guy did about going through the turn signal bulb hole and breakin. It in half and pulling it out that way.

[Turbowned]

Damn that looks good! Trust me, if anything, this forum needs more pictures :)

Keep us updated with future plans/mods!

[RSoverAll]

Oem euro spec 19x9s are currently on the Avus. Splitter is off and sold. And 19x9.5 10 spokes are on the Daytona car.

http://i1304.photobucket.com/albums/s532/03RSTT/Mobile%20Uploads/image1-5_zpsxr7vv1y7.jpg

What suspension is one this one...?

[hahnmgh63]

You carefully use a heat gun or strong hair dryer to loosen the OEM sealant. Pull the amber corners out and reheat the OEM sealant, no need to add some other glue. I was nervous at first but it worked great and never a leak. I live in Washington state and mine doesn't see snow but it does see rain.

[DHall1]

Kwv3

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what suspension is one this one...?

[LaserSVT]

Damn that looks good! Trust me, if anything, this forum needs more pictures :)

Keep us updated with future plans/mods!
I am on a mission to figure out that damn fuel leak! That is my only plan right now! After doing the trans fluid and filter service, replacing the center diff to drive-shaft seal, do front brake pads (which Alcon sent the wrong damn ones so thats on hold) and then go to do the rear brakes (Rock Auto sent me the wrong pads,didn't know the RS6 had two sizes) so since that was a bust I went ahead and installed the new fog lamp bulbs. At least they work. After that I was using the Vagcom to change the remote windows to "on" and asked my friend to replace the fuel level sending unit gasket since we were already there 9 hours on our days off and were in a hurry to go.
So I go across the street and fill the car up again thinking the leak issue was fixed. Nope. First thing I see is my gas gage is just under 3/4. Great, he had to of clocked the sending unit wrong. Cant fix that until I am below a half tank again dammit. Pulled in my driveway and smelled the fuel right away, crap. Remove the rear seat and pop the beauty cover. Sure enough, sending unit is clocked 1/8 turn too much clock wise. But the seal looks all the way down. I see fuel on the rear side of the sending unit but the forward half is dry. I stick my hand in the small space between the body and tank going towards the front and it almost feels as if the fuel is coming from up there. Kinds upset because I cant do anything until the I get about $22 worth of fuel out of the tank and then don't know if re-clocking the sending unit will seal the leak or if the tank has another issue on its top front side. So gotta drop the exhaust and drive-shaft and heat-shield and I think rear suspension just to drop the tank. Its do that or re-clock the sender, check it for cracks and then fill up again to see what happens. Dang! Forgot to do the fuel filter too. While I was under the car I noticed the factory style crimp on hose clamps for the fuel line on the filter. Don't know if an Audi service center did that or if the dang filter has just never been replaced. :(
I so hope its just an improperly clocked sending hat but with my luck I doubt it. It does stop leaking when below a half tank though but when that happens I get the small EVAP leak code. The Vagcom did have a code for overheat/or wire failure for the exhaust temperature on each side. Dont know if it was an old code because i havent driven it hard enough to heat the turbos enough. Gotta stay under boost for a few miles straight to glow the turbos as I have learned from previous TT Audis. Never noticed any pyrometers in the exhaust system. My Audi friend left that code there as it does not trip a light. Not sure why my Audi friend didn't want to erase the code but he said he wanted to wait a week and check something. Dunno. I was tired and sick of how much work we did to accomplish so little and just wanted to go home. Trans is shifting very smooth when cruising now and it accelerates better with the new vac lines on the diverter valves. Just this damn fuel thing is pissing me off.
Not sure if the shaft seal is working or not. Just have to keep an eye out for diff fluid drops on he ground.
I need a nap.