allroad detailing question

[roccodan]

Do you do anything special to detail the dark grey bits: bumpers, fender flares and roof? Should I simply detail them like any other painted surface? Thanks.

[ENDEE666]

Dont wax them. Its doesn't have paint or clear. If they have faded you can use a dye to get them back to a fresh charcoal. I used this on the bumpers of my old Volvo 850 and they looked awesome. Not my car below, but the same stuff was used-

http://img185.imageshack.us/img185/6596/rearcf3wz.jpg

http://img207.imageshack.us/img207/2065/car005tp8.jpg

The dye was a brand called Kiwi I think.

[roccodan]

Dont wax them. Its doesn't have paint or clear.

I'm pretty sure that they are painted. If they weren't painted, chips would show the same colour as the surface and that is not the case. Any chips I have show black underneath the dark grey surface.

[white fish]

they are painted

[roccodan]

Le bump. Any ideas?

[doobiesdaddy]

They are painted. Try to clay them, but no wax. I did this to my roof and bumpers and it turned out great.

[roccodan]

They are painted. Try to clay them, but no wax. I did this to my roof and bumpers and it turned out great.

So no protection then? Obviously I'm not try to make them shiney but keeping the colour and protecting them would good.

[roccodan]

I spoke to my paint guy and he says I should detail it like any other painted surface. The mat finish will stay mat and the colour will be protected like I wanted. I will give it a try and post pics.

[ENDEE666]

My mistake. I thought they were just black plastic. Did not know they were painted... I would still agree that with a matte finish you should avoid a wax. A polish or poly sealer may help, but test it in a hidden area first...

[oc-drop]

Might want to give this a shot:

http://www.adamspolishes.com/p-58-in-out-spray.aspx

[roccodan]

Might want to give this a shot:

http://www.adamspolishes.com/p-58-in-out-spray.aspx

One of our most popular products is back! In & Out Spray is an incredible product for turning hard to reach, black plastic, rubber, and engines black again.

Umm, not sure I will bother. The surfaces aren't black and they aren't all plastic.

[scot_w]

Seems to be a stumper even on some of the detailing web site forums. There were even several posts on one of the Ferrari detailing forum.

A post on AW reads: fwiw, the owners manual says to never wax it... but, I waxed mine and now it looks worse

One from Phil: Wes Mantooth's All Road detail....exterior /engine

However Troy H wrote: Full detail on the allroad today...initial review of Menzerna FMJ inside.

Another Troy H: Has anyone tried either Omega Glaze or Special Touch on the matte allroad parts? I know from my...

Another Troy H: Rick, first I'll say: Get the allroad, it's a great car. Second, what I've done with success is

Mine has the full body paint so I cannot impart any personal experience.

[ENDEE666]

The two best detailing sites I use for reference are Goodspeedmotoring.com (you can email them direct for a specific question & Jeremy will be more than helpful) as well as Autogeek.net. Autogeek sells awesome products and also has a forum. Vheck that out & you may find what you need...

Not specific to the parts on the Allroad but I HIGHLY recommend Klasse and Pinnacle Souveran products from Autogeek. They did AMAZING things to my black A6 and have even restored some other cars that were heavily oxidized & sun damaged. Awesome stuff..

The two photos below are my reflection in my paint after I detailed it with Klasse and Pinnacle Souveran. People have asked if my mirrors were chrome. No, they are black.. I take pride in my damn good detailing...

My reflection in the hood (the white specs are lint)


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[roccodan]

I'm a big Klasse fan. Thanks for the info guys. I have some reading to do.