Dealership attacks a new Audi S4

[Detailers Domain]

Dealership attacks a brand new 2014 Audi S4!

Got your attention ; ). Here we have a brand new 2014 Audi S4 that came to us for new car prep which turned into a full paint correction, Opti Coat, and Xpel Ultimate Installation.

What we thought would be an easy routine job turned into much more. The dealer induced a lot of linear scratches from doing the customer a favor and removing snow off the car at deliver, unfortunately (I see this a lot) the dealer delivered the car at night....... Please join us for another dealer fix write up.

I'll let the photos do the talking now.

Exterior

- Wheels were prepped with Sonax Wheel Cleaner and cleaned up with various brushes
- Tires were spritzed down with Adam’s All Purpose Cleaner and washed down
- Wheel wells were cleaned up
- Washed with Adam's Car Wash
- Decon with Auto Finesse Iron Out
- Wash down and rinsed
- Door jambs were cleaned up
- Nano Scrub AutoScrub
- Dried
- Tires dressed
- Masking
- Paint Measurement
- Compound - Menzerna FG400
- Final Polish - Sonax Perfect Finish 4/6
- Last step - Opticoat
- Inspection with Fenix, Brinkmann, and natural sunlight
- Wheel wells were cleaned - polished - Opti Coat
- Rubber and Plastics Treated
- Exterior windows and mirrors cleaned and sealed
- Exhaust tips cleaned
- Windows were auto scrubed, cleaned, and sealed

Products used:
Adam's Car Wash
Auto Finesse Iron Out
Stoner's Tarminator
Auto Finesse Oblitarate
Sonax Multi Star
Sonax Full Effect Wheel Cleaner
NanoSkin AutoScrub System
Menzerna FG400
Sonax Perfect Finish
Opti Coat
Adam's Super VRT
Auto Finesse Crystal Glass Cleaner
Adam's Metal Polish 1
Adam's Metal Polish 2

Tools used
Uber Wool Wash Mitt
Uber Quick Detail MF Towels
Uber All Purpose MF Towels
Rupes LHR75E
Rupes BigFoot LHR 21ES Random Orbital Polisher
Rupes BigFoot LHR 15ES Random Orbital Polisher
Uber Buffing Pads
Meg's MF Cutting Pad
Defelsko Paint Meter
Fenix TK35
Kranzle Pressure Washer
Uber Foam Canon
2 Grit Guard Buckets with Caddies
Adam's Firehose Nozzle
Metro Air Force Blaster

Dealer installed - due to snow removal


A closer look - these marks were on the roof, hood, trunk




Before





Various scratches/imperfections







Wheels


Sonax Full Effect Wheel Cleaner and various brushes used to clean up the OEM Peelers


Full prep photos missing due to the cold weather sorry guys

Light scratches around the door handles


After


B pillars a common issue with BMW, Audi, VW


After much better after we hit it with Menzerna FG400 and finished it out with Sonax Perfect Finish 4/6


Before shot on the roof


After


Before shot on the roof



After


Imperfections on the rear trunk



After



Xpel Ultimate Pre Cut Kit installation



Exhaust tips before



After some Auto Finesse Mercury Metal Polish



Afters shots





The old and new




A drastic improvement over the what the dealer delivered.



Hope you enjoyed this one.

[spoolin]

Looks great, FG400 is proving it is worth its weight in gold! It is my go to product. What pads were used with the fg400?

[Dackelone]

Another well done job Phil.

I bet they used a broom to clean off the snow. I have seen that a lot at car dealerships.

[bmw1racer]

Yikes, the dealership really did a job on that Audi.

Fantastic job as usual... The dealership owes you guys a major debt of gratitude.

[miggs]

wow amazing job

[MightyMouseTech]

Jebus, did they use a backhoe to remove the snow?

[Detailers Domain]

thanks guys appreciate the feedback.

[MZWIE]

I must not be doing something right. No matter how much I try I never achieve those type of results on even lesser scratches.

I have a lot of products, polishers, etc. Try to follow instructions. Watch countless videos.

Alas, I get good results but nothing close to what you show here.

[Detailers Domain]

what polishes and machines are you using?

[Killswitch]

Nice work! I've been using a PC polisher and notice sometimes it lacks the power to cut and was thinking upgrading to the Rupes. Is there a particular Rupes that you recommend as a sort of all in one or general purpose orbital to do most of the work? Was wondering how well
is the nano skin vs traditional clay bar?

[bmw1racer]

Originally Posted by Killswitch

Was wondering how well
is the nano skin vs traditional clay bar?

I bought the nanoskin sponge a while back and I think it's way better than clay. Using the sponge is much easier: It's more substantial, so you can get a really good grip on it and have less chance of dropping it. Also, it works as well as clay and is reusable multiple times, so it's a better value as well.