Detailer's Domain: Audi S4 - Paint Correction
 

Subject: 2010 Audi S4
Requirements - Paint Correction, Interior Clean and Condition

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
- Aquartz Iron Cut
- Wash down and rinsed
- Door jambs were cleaned up
- AutoScrub
- Dried
- Tires dressed
- Masking
- Paint Measurement
- Meg's D300 with Microfiber DA Cut Pad - Griots Orbital
- Menzerna SF4000 with Uber Green Pad - Griots Orbital
- 1Z einszett Glanz Wax
- Inspection with Fenix, 3m Sun Gun, Infratech, and natural sunlight
- Wheel wells were cleaned and dressed
- Rubber and Plastics Treated
- Exterior windows and mirrors cleaned and sealed
- Exhaust tips cleaned
- Windows were autoscrubed, cleaned, and sealed

Products used

Links to products used -

Adam's Car Wash
Adam's All Purpose Cleaner
Aquartz Iron Cut
Sonax Full Effect Wheel Cleaner
NanoSkin AutoScrub System
Meg's D300 Microfiber Correction System
Menzerna SF4000
1Z einszett Glanz Wax
1Z einszett Vinyl Rubber Care
Optimum Metal Polish

Interior
1Z einszett Cockpit
Sonax Upholstery Carpet Cleaner
Leather Master Plus Kit

Tools used
Uber Wool Wash Mitt
Uber No Name MF Towels
Griot's 6 inch Random Orbital Polisher
Uber Buffing Pads
Defelsko Paint Meter
Fenix TK35
Brinkmann
Kranzle Pressure Washer
Cam Spray Foam Canon
2 Grit Guard Buckets with Caddies
Uber Firehose Nozzle
Metro Air Force Blaster

Interior afters only:
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Prep - Wash/Decon/AutoScrub/Wheels/Tires
Before shots
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Sonax Full Effect in action
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Decon with Iron Cut
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Drying
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Debadge
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Before shots of the imperfections
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Wetsanding a few imperfections
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50/50 shots
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B pillars were taken care of
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Rinse after compound and polish
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1Z einszett Glanz Wax beading
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Afters
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very awesome. :bowrofl:

good stuff man... might have to send some customers your way, or maybe have you come by the facility for some detail work? :P

definitely nice detail work though for sure.

send them over we can take care of them ;)

Nice job!

Would you say Iron Cut is a must on a black car? I feel like it makes a bigger difference on lighter colors but I could be wrong. How necessary do you think it is? Any other options besides the one you suggested? That bottle is like $18... :eek:

nothing is a must. its what you want to get out of your car and how much you want to ease up the process.

its not a bad idea to do this once in awhile.

its a good way to ease up the claying process.

hey nice thread and great results.

Quick question... Got a black 370 with opticoat paint protection. Is it right to use a filling polish to get rid of any swirls? If so or if not what do you recommend as I dont want to use a cut and take the coating off.

you can use a glaze but any polish will cut the opticoat down a bit.