Detailer's Domain: Audi RS5 - New Car Prep - Opti Coat - Clear Film
 

Subject - 2013 Audi RS5
Requirements - New Car Prep - Opti Coat - Full Front Clear Film Install

Exterior

- Wheels were prepped with Sonax Wheel Cleaner and cleaned up with various brushes
- Tires were spritzed down with Auto Finesse Citrus
- Wheel wells were cleaned up
- Washed with 1Z einszett W99
- Auto Finesse Iron Out
- Wash down and rinsed
- Door jambs were cleaned up
- Nano Scrub AutoScrub
- Dried
- Tires dressed
- Masking
- Paint Measurement
- Sonax 3/6 Fine Abrasive Paste - Uber Green Pad - Griots Orbital
- Opti Coat
- 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 -

1Z einszett W99
Auto Finesse Citrus - Grime Remover
Auto Finesse Oblitarate
Auto Finesse Iron Out
Sonax Full Effect Wheel Cleaner
NanoSkin AutoScrub System
Sonax Compound 3/6
Opti Coat
Adam's Super VRT
Optimum Metal Polish

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
Uber Foamer Attachment for Pressure Washer
2 Grit Guard Buckets with Caddies
Uber Firehose Nozzle
Metro Air Force Blaster

Before:
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Prep - Wash/Decon/AutoScrub/Wheels/Tires

Ready for my bath
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Before Wheels
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Sonax Full Effect Wheel Cleaner
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A little Wheel Woolie action
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Rinse
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Bug and tar removal with Auto Finesse Citrus
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Decon
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Rinse and wash
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Removing any imperfections in the paint prior to Opti Coat - Sonax Nano Polish

Here is what the hood, trunk, and various panels look like
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Opti Coat installed
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After shots prior to clear film
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Various clear film installation shots
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After shot
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Enjoy!

Looks amazing! Just out of curiosity, how much did wrapping the whole car in clear coat cost?

I'd assume as much as any other wrap $3-4k, maybe more because it had to resist color change and such

Oh wow, I was under the impression that a decent wrap was somewhere between $1500-$2000. Whoever had my car before me paid about $600 to have the front bumper, 1/3 of the hood, and the front quarter panels done without the edges wrapped.


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