DetailersDomain.com - Clean Up - and Seal - Audi S4
 

Subject: 10 Audi S4
Requirement: Remove Salt and Grime and protect before Winter Storm Nemo!

Exterior

- Wheels were prepped with Sonax Wheel Cleaner and cleaned up with various brushes
- Tires were spritzed down with Adam's APC
- Wheel wells were cleaned up
- Washed with a mix of Adam's Car Wash and Adam's APC
- Wolf's Decon Gel
- Wash down and rinsed
- Door jambs were cleaned up
- Nano Scrub AutoScrub
- Dried
- Tires dressed
- Masking
- Paint Measurement
- Sonax 5/4 Fine Abrasive Polish - Uber Green Pad - Rupes LHR 21ES
- Sonax Polymer NetShield
- 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 -
Exterior
Adam's Car Wash
Adam's APC
Sonax Full Effect Wheel Cleaner
NanoSkin AutoScrub System
Sonax Fine Abrasive
Sonax Polymer NetShield
Adam's Super VRT
Adam's Metal Polish 1
Adam's Metal Polish 2
Adam's Glass Cleaner
Adam's Glass Sealant

Tools used
Uber Wool Wash Mitt
Uber No Name MF Towels
Rupes LHR 15ES Random Orbital Polisher
Rupes LHR 21ES Random Orbital Polisher
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
RoboReel Power Extension Cord

Before - not too bad but I just wanted to clean it up and get some of the salt off.
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Dirty wheels
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Did you know Sonax Full Effect works well with the Kwazar Venus Pro?
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Sonax Full Effect in action
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Wheel Woolies used to agitate the tough brake dust and salt
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Rinse
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Adam's APC plus Adam's Car Wash (4oz/4oz/balance water) use to cut out all the salt and dirt off the car (it can and will strip last steps)
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Shake well
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Nice thick foam
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After foaming we used an Uber Wool Wash Mitt to wash the car
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Rinse
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Beading shot of Sonax Polymer Net Shield - this was the test spot from 2 months back I did on the trunk deck - this was beading after the wash/apc mixture.
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[video=youtube;LqTw-IgT2ZE]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LqTw-IgT2ZE&list=UUC0yUZXAbtH1BIj2ZU1z9aQ&index=4[/video]

Sorry no polishing shots, it was a light polish to remove the wash marks.

After - not many afters getting dark
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how would you recommend that I get the swirls and light scratches out of my paint?

dealer really messed up my clear coat through a machine wash when i said not to...

now i'm learning how to go from amateur car carer to a more "professional" type

what line of products do you carry?

specials? thanks :D

It never fails. These pictures always give me chills regardless of the car. The work is phenomenal

thanks guys.

here is a kit that should take care of your paint imperfections.

Griots Swirl Remover Kit

You will want to

1. wash the car
2. clay the car
3. FG 400 with an Uber Yellow Pad speed 4.5
4. SF4000 with an Uber Green Pad speed 4.5
5. Power Lock with an Uber Black pad speed 3-3.5

Phil