Mobile-Image : Sumo detail

[Carn]

Firstly no real before shots on this one of the paint. The car despite being 2 years old was really in pretty good condition with very minor swirls and light scratches.

Big thanks must go out to Siya, he dropped in to say Hi and come and see some of our new products and goodies we got in the mail from the US. He also set off cleaning the door shuts with his Sonax brush and Meg's APC, sealed the door jambs and rims with Pinnacle XMT and let me use his Makita 9227 for the barge

Products used:
Sonax High Gloss Shampoo
Duragloss 901 Shampoo
Meguiars APC
Meguiars Fine Clay
Meguiars Quick Detailer
Meguiars Hyper Dressing
Menzerna SIP
Pinnacle XMT360
Poor Boys EX
Poor Boys Bug Squash


Wheels and Tires:
Sonax Xtreme Rim Cleaner
Meguiars Enduarance Tire Gel
Mother's Fenderwell Brush
Mobile-Image Detail Brushes - Various Sizes
Moto Quip Spoke Brush
Poor-Boys Foam Applicator Pad
Various Microfibers


Interior:
Sonax Xtreme Paste Wax
Sonax Interior Cleaner
Sonax Carpet Foam
Griots Leather Scent
Meguiars Dash Foam
Sonax Leather Cleaner & Conditioner
Lots of Shield MF Cloths


Glass inside and out:
Sonax Glass Cleaner
AG Fast Glass
Microfiber Glass Towels


Tools:
B&D PW1400 Pressure Washer
Gardena 5lt Pump Sprayer
Fragram Hi Speed Rotary
Makita 9227 Hi Speed Rotary (Thanks Siya)
Lake Country CCS Green Pad
Lake Country CCS White Pad
Lake Country CCS Black Pad
'Uber' Waffle Weave Drying Towel
Meguiars Waffle Weave Drying Towels (shuts and wheels)
Lots of 'Uber' Microfiber Towels
Grit Guard & Buckets
Meguiars Slide Lock Detail Brush
Sonax Long Handle Bristle Brush (Siya's again)
Various other Brushes/Cloths


Some quick befores as we got stuck in. A few bad scratches around the boot lid area but nothing other major.






And then the afters...

Interior and motor. Interior wood was treated to Sonax Xtreme wax and leather care lotions. Motor was APC'd and dressed with Meg's Hyper Dressing.




Door jambs cleaned and sealed with Pinnacle XMT thanks to Siya



Tires treated to Meg's Endurance and rims sealed with Pinnacle XMT, arches dressed with Hyper Dressing



Some full sun shots, the combo of Pinnacle XMT and Poor Boys EX really brought out the metallic flakes

The car was polished with Menzerna SIP on the LC CCS White and Green Pads and then finished with Pinnacle XMT on a black pad.









Some full pics of the entire car...








And finally some random reflection shots from around the car












Thanks for looking

[calypso]

Cant see the pics yet, out at some industrial client and my data car is struggling to get any reception. Looks like you got a whole bunch of nice new products from overseas. When we gonna find out more about them and what do you put inside the Gardena sprayer?

[Carn]

I will post some info on the goodies we got later this evening when I am home

I got the Gardena Sprayer to put my APC solution in, currently it is a 4:1 solution that I am using for arches, door/boot/bonnet shuts and engine bays. The spray nozzle is adjustable from a fine spray to a solid stream and because of the angled head it is really nice to spray APC up into the arches, etc.

[freerider]

Very nice work, I love that colour.

Funny how photo's just dont show the true size of that S Class

[rustbucket]

Yes sir, Don, thats a rather large car. When it was pulling in, I realized how big it is.

But I'll tell you one thing. What an awsome car. I would love to take that machine for a long drive. Think the miles will just pass by. Plus, you have that Harmon Kardon sound system to listen to.

[freerider]

If you enjoy stock car sound..... have a look at the Audi R8 with BOSE sound

[Carn]

freerider Wrote:If you enjoy stock car sound..... have a look at the Audi R8 with BOSE sound

Myself and the SO took one for a drive, the radio wasn't even turned on and quite frankly I don't think the car even needs one. The noise that car makes at full taps is out of this world, not to mention when dropping gears as you slowing down

[freerider]

V8 how on earth did you hook up a test drive???

[Carn]

freerider Wrote:V8 how on earth did you hook up a test drive???

Simple....a good friend of mine who used to be the Sales Manager for an Audi branch. I saw him driving it like a granny on the way home one day and phoned him to give him stick about it

He said myself and my wife should pull in and say hi the next day and we can take it for a spin. I thought he would take us each for a quick burn but he gave me the keys and asked to have it back in about 20 mins or so.....His only other request was to leave it in auto mode and not to push the 'S' button

Manual downshifts at around 6000rpms FTW

[Starvekos]

Sometimes you browse through someones product list and you think: surely that's not possible? How can he go through all those products one one car?

I can vouch for the guys at Mobile-Image, I was blown away buy the products they tried on this car and the level of attention to detail. I think Rustbucket spent close to 30 minutes cleaning, drying and dressing the engine bay. Carn spent so much time inspecting the car for microscopic specs of dirt that washing and claying didn't remove.

Fair enough, it was overcast when Carn took the BEFORE pics, but you can see that the paint was dull to start off with. I wasn't even sure on the colour paint on this car. My jaw dropped when I saw the AFTER pics, can't believe its the same car.

I am still kicking myself for not placing an order for the uber drying towels. I shudder to think how many water magnets I would have used to dry Noah's Ark.

Welldone gents. Great way to kick of the new venture.

[calypso]

Dont forget you can always add the B&O option on any Audi now

[Carn]

Thanks for the kind words Siya. As we have said before, coming from a guy with your experience and knowledge it really means alot to us

[MeTsU]

Wow, well done guys! You took that Hippo on and owned it! Fantastic stuff!