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Detailer’s Domain: 2010 Audi S4 – thorough clean up – all in the prep
A much needed clean up on this 2010 Audi S4.
Subject: 2010 Audi S4
Requirements: a deep cleaning of sorts concentrating on the interior.
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 – Adam’s Paint Correcting Polish
– Final Polish – Sonax Nano Polish
– Last step – Sonax Polymer Net Shield
– Inspection with Fenix, Brinkmann, 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 auto scrubed, cleaned, and sealed
Interior:
– Complete interior steam cleaned
– Complete interior vac
– Vinyl/Plastics cleaned up
– Leather cleaned and condition
Engine
– Clean
– Dress
Links to products used –
Adam’s Car Wash
Auto Finesse Iron Out
Stoner’s Tarminator
Auto Finesse Oblitarate
Adam’s All Purpose Cleaner
Sonax Full Effect Wheel Cleaner
NanoSkin AutoScrub System
Adam’s Paint Correcting Polish
Sonax Perfect Finish
Sonax Polymer Net Shield
Adam’s Super VRT
Auto Finesse Crystal Glass Cleaner
Auto Finesse Mercury Metal Polish
Interior
1Z einszett Plastic Deep Cleaner
1Z einszett Cockpit
Leather Master Rapid S
Leather Master Protectioin Cream on the Leather
Wolf’s Textile Sealant on the alcantara
Engine
Adam’s All Purpose Cleaner
Adam’s In and Out Spray
Tools used
Uber Wool Wash Mitt
Uber No Name MF Towels
Griot’s 6 inch Random Orbital Polisher
Rupes LHR75
Rupes BigFoot LHR 21ES Random Orbital Polisher
Rupes BigFoot LHR 15ES Random Orbital Polisher
Uber Buffing Pads
Adam’s Orange Pad
Meg’s MF Cutting Pad
Defelsko Paint Meter
Fenix TK35
Brinkmann
Kranzle Pressure Washer
Uber Foam Canon
2 Grit Guard Buckets with Caddies
Adam’s Firehose Nozzle
Metro Air Force Blaster
Interior
Before
Mats before
Adam’s APC using to clean up the weather mats
Mats After
Before
After
Before storage compartment
After storage compartment
During
Before pedals
Cleaned up with 1Z einszett Plastic Deep Cleaner and a brush
After pedals
Interior After
Exterior –
Prep – Wheels/Tires/Tar Removal/Decon/Clay
Before Door Jambs and Sills
Adam’s APC on all the jambs
Loosening up built up dirt and grime with a brush
Adam’s Quick Sealant was used to protect the jambs
After Door Sills
While cleaning up the rear trunk sills we found a ton of dirt and grime.
We decided to go in deeper and pull the taillights out
After we cleaned behind the taillights and trunk sills we protected once again using Adam’s Quick Sealant
After
Wheels and tires
Wheel wells
Gas door
Exhaust tips
Auto Finesse Oblitarate used to remove the bug and tar
Auto Finesse Iron Out used to decon the paint
This was the 2nd round
Rinse
Foaming
Final Wash
Rinse
Metro Sidekick used to dry the tight areas
Engine
Before
During
A generous amount of APC on the engine bay
As well as on the underside of the hood.
Ez-detail brush was used to agitate and hit the hard to reach areas
More brushing under the hood
A good rinse
After the motor was dried we used Adam’s In and Out Spray to dress it up
Engine After
Even more deep cleaning – front grills were removed
APC and brushing
Rinse
Before shots of paint
Correction
B pillars a common issues on Audis
Not the best shot but 80-90% fixed
50/50 shots
Working into the night
Finishing touches
Exhaust tips before
Exhaust tips after
After
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