Deep cleaning the wheel arches, decontamination & paint protection Audi TT Mk1
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My reasoning for wanting to do this is when I removed the suspension last I noticed some surface rust and wanted to address it sooner rather than later.
In the video we cover the Following steps:
Stage 1; The strip down
For this you will ideally need to jack the car up and remove the wheel, once that’s done you will need a Torx 25 bit in driver, remove all the surrounding screws from the inner arch. Take the arch and put it somewhere safe
Stage 2; The deep clean
Using a degreaser / Heavy duty cleaner & a decent bush ( I use G101 from Autosmart)
Coat the wheel arch in cleaner, leave for a minute to dwell the agitate the cleaner with the brush until the dirt is removed. This may take more than one pass depending on the state of it. I prefer to use a hose or watering can as I feel the pressure washer is a tad too powerful for the task but that’s just personal preference.
Stage 3; De Taring
Using a tar remover ( I use Tardis from Autosmart)
Spray the tar spotted areas and wait a couple of minutes, once you see the tar running / softened you can either agitate with a brush or wipe with a cloth which ever you find easier. Repeat the process as necessary.
Stage 4; Coatings
Dependant on what finish you are after you can do one of many things, Coat in a heavy duty Clear wax ( to protect your now clean arch) Use a Waxoil, stonechip coating or a metal specific heavy duty paint.
I went with my go to option which is Hammerite Hammered Black Direct to rust paint, it has a chemical make up that stops rust from progressing, gives a good coverage and is hard wearing.
Stage 5; Completion
When you have done whatever you chose to do in step 4 allow the product to dry thoroughly then you can replace you inner arch etc.
Please note that all videos are as a guide on how we would approach this restoration, please take care when doing it for yourself, we take no responsibility for any work you undertake yourself
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