A slow day but a good day - Audi R8

[Shea's Luxury Detail]

Well we had a slow day today with only 2 maintenance appts. and a scratch removal on an Audi R8. Gotta say thanks to Ranney for the referral.

Taking readings before the scratch removal process can begin.



Didn't have much pics of the whole procedure but it wasn't possible to remove the scratch safely anyway.

[Rsurfer]

What kind of reading did you get with your new toy? That gauge reads higher than my Highline II. About 20-30 mic. higher than mine. I feel good about it because that gauge is probably more accurate than the Highline. So if this is true, I have more mic than what I'm reading.

[Ranney]

Aloha Shea...

That R8 looks nice in your shop. Were you able to remove the scratch?

Thank you & Aloha,
Ranney

[Shea's Luxury Detail]

Originally Posted by Rsurfer

What kind of reading did you get with your new toy? That gauge reads higher than my Highline II. About 20-30 mic. higher than mine. I feel good about it because that gauge is probably more accurate than the Highline. So if this is true, I have more mic than what I'm reading.

I was getting an average reading of 110 mic before wet sanding. I did about 5 very light passes followed with polishing with 105 on every pass taking readings after each. This is where I wished I had a digital microscope to take a closer look at the scratch which was actually a razor blade scour(spelling?). In the end I decided enough was enough and stopped at 94 - 96 mic readings. The paint is already considered normal between 100 - 200 mics so going in to the 80 - 90 mic area the paint is now considered thin and I didn't want to go no thinner than that leaving the CC to possible failure in the future. Believe it or not the scratch was about 80% corrected but the dirt was deeply embedded in the scratch at an angle. Meaning....when the razor blade scour was made, it was made at an angle. So you can see the deepest point where the razor blade went represented by the dirt line which was slightly to the right of the actual scratch. So sadly to say I could not get rid of the blemish.

[Shea's Luxury Detail]

Originally Posted by Ranney

Aloha Shea...

That R8 looks nice in your shop. Were you able to remove the scratch?

Thank you & Aloha,
Ranney

Yah it does huh? . LOL.

Unfortunately I couldn't remove it as explained above. But at least I got to meet and talk to Teppei. A really nice guy and hopefully we'll be seeing him in the future. He also put a good word for me at JN Exotics so I'm keeping my fingers crossed. Thanks again for the referral.

I've been meeting a few exotic owners lately. Before Teppei I met another gentlemen at the car show who owns the only Porsche GT and Lamborghini Murcielago LP 670 in Hawaii. I've seen a 640 but no 670. That thing is beautiful. He seemed impressed and said was looking for a good detailer so I'm keeping my fingers crossed on that as well. We'll see.

[Rsurfer]

Originally Posted by Shea's Luxury Detail

I was getting an average reading of 110 mic before wet sanding. I did about 5 very light passes followed with polishing with 105 on every pass taking readings after each. This is where I wished I had a digital microscope to take a closer look at the scratch which was actually a razor blade scour(spelling?). In the end I decided enough was enough and stopped at 94 - 96 mic readings. The paint is already considered normal between 100 - 200 mics so going in to the 80 - 90 mic area the paint is now considered thin and I didn't want to go no thinner than that leaving the CC to possible failure in the future. Believe it or not the scratch was about 80% corrected but the dirt was deeply embedded in the scratch at an angle. Meaning....when the razor blade scour was made, it was made at an angle. So you can see the deepest point where the razor blade went represented by the dirt line which was slightly to the right of the actual scratch. So sadly to say I could not get rid of the blemish.

I agree with you Shea, getting to the thin side. Only have 95 mics on my hood, top and trunk. Just using wet glaze to hide some minor scratches. You could have borrowed Matt's
microscope.

[kmhawaiidh]

Nice work! Shops looking good!

[Jrod]

wow shea! I really like that pic!! u really learnin yer camera tricks!!