Detailer's Domain: Audi A4 - Going back to the basics of detailing

**DetailersDomain** · Sun, Jul-01-2012, 09:00:13 PM

Subject: 2007 Audi A4
Requirements: Back to the basics with a deep cleaning and one step polish and wax

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 1Z einszett W99
- Wolf's Decon Gel
- Wash down and rinsed
- Door jambs were cleaned up
- Nano Scrub AutoScrub
- Dried
- Tires dressed
- Masking
- Paint Measurement
- Sonax 5/5 Fine Abrasive Paste - Uber Green Pad - Griots Orbital
- 1Z einszett Glanz Wax - Uber Black Pad
- 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

Interior
- Interior Vac
- Leather Cleaned/Conditioned (remove a denim stains and much more)
- Plastic - wiped down and protected

Engine
- Cleaned
- Dressed

Products used

Links to products used -

1Z einszett W99
Wolf's Decon Gel
Sonax Full Effect Wheel Cleaner
NanoSkin AutoScrub System
Sonax Fine Abrasive Polish 5/5 - Coming Soon
1Z einszett Glanz
Adam's Super VRT
Optimum Metal Polish
1Z einszett Cockpit
Leather Master Strong Cleaner
Leather Master Vital Conditioner
Leather Master Super Remover
Uber Engine Detailing 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

Before

During

Dan kissing the clean door handle ; )

We found caked on dust on the seat rails

Cleaned up

Afters

Exterior
Before

Prep - Wash, Decon, Autoscrub, Wheels, Tires, Wheel Wells, Engine

Before shots of the engine

Not bad but we take a closer look to find.

APC on the motor and some brushing were needed to get rid of all that caked dirt and grime

Sonax 5/5 on was used by hand on the engine bay

Afters of engine bay

Pre soak

Sonax Full Effect Wheel Cleaner in action

We hit the wheels with various brushes
Here we have the wheel wooly in action (coming soon)

Prepping the car prior to Decon Gel/ in the canon a mix of Adam's Car Wash and W99

Wheel wells get some love

Wash mitts go to work

Rinse

Wolf's Decon Gel dwelling on the paint

Decon gel really setting in now

NanoSkin AutoScrub on the glass and paint (tons of lubricant)

Before shots of the jambs

Action shots
Trunk and Door jambs being taken care of

Afters of jambs (light polish and wax)

Fuel door getting worked on

Yuck

Much better we hit them up again with polish and wax (sorry no shot)

Dirt, grime, road tar you name it, it was stuck on it.

Side skirts getting the treatment, APC first with some brushing followed by Stoner's Tarminator

Afters

Removing left over dressing with Stoner's Tarminator

Clean tires

Action shots

Finishing touches on the wheels

Wheels waxed and tires dressed

After wheel wells were cleaned up we used Adam's Undercarriage Spray to dress them up

Afters

boostkid · Mon, Jul-02-2012, 01:13:22 PM

You guys go above and beyond, your attention to detail is amazing.

Sun, Jul-01-2012, 09:00:13 PM	#1
DetailersDomain M3Forum Sponsor Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 2,693 Reputation: 0	Detailer's Domain: Audi A4 - Going back to the basics of detailing Subject: 2007 Audi A4 Requirements: Back to the basics with a deep cleaning and one step polish and wax 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 1Z einszett W99 - Wolf's Decon Gel - Wash down and rinsed - Door jambs were cleaned up - Nano Scrub AutoScrub - Dried - Tires dressed - Masking - Paint Measurement - Sonax 5/5 Fine Abrasive Paste - Uber Green Pad - Griots Orbital - 1Z einszett Glanz Wax - Uber Black Pad - 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 Interior - Interior Vac - Leather Cleaned/Conditioned (remove a denim stains and much more) - Plastic - wiped down and protected Engine - Cleaned - Dressed Products used Links to products used - 1Z einszett W99 Wolf's Decon Gel Sonax Full Effect Wheel Cleaner NanoSkin AutoScrub System Sonax Fine Abrasive Polish 5/5 - Coming Soon 1Z einszett Glanz Adam's Super VRT Optimum Metal Polish 1Z einszett Cockpit Leather Master Strong Cleaner Leather Master Vital Conditioner Leather Master Super Remover Uber Engine Detailing 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 Before During Dan kissing the clean door handle ; ) We found caked on dust on the seat rails Cleaned up Afters Exterior Before Prep - Wash, Decon, Autoscrub, Wheels, Tires, Wheel Wells, Engine Before shots of the engine Not bad but we take a closer look to find. APC on the motor and some brushing were needed to get rid of all that caked dirt and grime Sonax 5/5 on was used by hand on the engine bay Afters of engine bay Pre soak Sonax Full Effect Wheel Cleaner in action We hit the wheels with various brushes Here we have the wheel wooly in action (coming soon) Prepping the car prior to Decon Gel/ in the canon a mix of Adam's Car Wash and W99 Wheel wells get some love Wash mitts go to work Rinse Wolf's Decon Gel dwelling on the paint Decon gel really setting in now NanoSkin AutoScrub on the glass and paint (tons of lubricant) Before shots of the jambs Action shots Trunk and Door jambs being taken care of Afters of jambs (light polish and wax) Fuel door getting worked on Yuck Much better we hit them up again with polish and wax (sorry no shot) Dirt, grime, road tar you name it, it was stuck on it. Side skirts getting the treatment, APC first with some brushing followed by Stoner's Tarminator Afters Removing left over dressing with Stoner's Tarminator Clean tires Action shots Finishing touches on the wheels Wheels waxed and tires dressed After wheel wells were cleaned up we used Adam's Undercarriage Spray to dress them up Afters __________________ Phil Yiu Detailers Domain members receive 10% off Promo code: BMW Tel: 201-233-0003 News and Specials From Detailer's Domain/Ask Detailer's Domain Tips/How To's/Videos and More Current Deals at Detailer's Domain

Mon, Jul-02-2012, 01:13:22 PM	#2
boostkid Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 878 Reputation: 0 Location: Beantown	Re: Detailer's Domain: Audi A4 - Going back to the basics of detailing You guys go above and beyond, your attention to detail is amazing. __________________ 05 BMW M3 6 Speed (Carbon Black w/ Imola Red Interior) 06' Yamaha Raven YZF-R6 SOLD 98' Supra TT 6 Speed (Quicksilver) SOLD 94' Supra TT 6 Speed (Baltic Blue) SOLD 99' Mitsubishi Eclipse GSX SOLD

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