Detailer's Domain: Audi RS4 - Paint Correction Services
 

Subject: Audi RS4
Requirements - get it back to NEW like condition and ready for sale

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
- Compound - Menzerna FG400
- Final Polish - Sonax 3/6 Nano Polish
- Last step - Lusso Oro
- 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 auto scrubed, cleaned, and sealed

Engine Detail
- Cleaned
- Dressed

Interior
- Vac
- Clean and protect dash
- Clean and protect leather
- Clean glass

Products used

Links to products used -

1Z einszett W99
Wolf's Decon Gel
Sonax Full Effect Wheel Cleaner
NanoSkin AutoScrub System
Menzerna FG400
Sonax Nano Polish 3/6 - Coming Soon
Lusso Oro
Adam's Super VRT
Optimum Metal Polish

Engine
Adam's All Purpose Cleaner
Adam's Trim and Lug Brush
Adam's In and Out Spray

Interior
1Z Cockpit
1Z Plastic Deep Cleaner
1Z Leathercare
Sonax Upholstery and Carpet Cleaner

Tools used
Uber Wool Wash Mitt
Uber No Name MF Towels
Griot's 6 inch Random Orbital Polisher
Griot's 3 inch Random Orbital Polisher
Rupes BigFoot LHR 21ES 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
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...p/DSC_0108.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...p/DSC_0109.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...p/DSC_0110.jpg


1Z einszett Klima Cleaner ETU (we have been using this on just about every detail now)
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...p/DSC_0161.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...p/DSC_0164.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...p/DSC_0165.jpg

After interior shots
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...p/DSC_0447.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...p/DSC_0446.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...p/DSC_0452.jpg
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http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...p/DSC_0186.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...p/DSC_0188.jpg

Exterior

Before shots
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...p/DSC_0253.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...p/DSC_0114.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...p/DSC_0115.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...p/DSC_0117.jpg

Before wheels
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...p/DSC_0116.jpg

Exterior Prep - including wash, decon, nanoskin autoscrub, wheels, tires, engine
Sonax Full Effect Wheel Cleaner going to work.
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...p/DSC_0118.jpg

Auto Finesse Citrus was used to assist in cleaning the lowers
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...p/DSC_0123.jpg
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http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...p/DSC_0126.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...p/DSC_0127.jpg

Before: Fuel Door
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...p/DSC_0125.jpg

Before Door Jambs
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...p/DSC_0111.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...p/DSC_0113.jpg

Cleaning out the door jambs with some Auto Finesse Citrus followed by protecting the jambs with Lusso Oro
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...p/DSC_0409.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...p/DSC_0412.jpg

Before shots of the engine
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...p/DSC_0128.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...p/DSC_0129.jpg
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Adam's APC was used on the motor
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...p/DSC_0140.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...p/DSC_0141.jpg

After cleaning out the motor we used a Metro Air Force Blaster to assist the drying process
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...p/DSC_0147.jpg


Adam's In and Out used to dress the engine up.
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...p/DSC_0162.jpg

After shot of the engine bay
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...p/DSC_0168.jpg

RS4 Grill cleaned up with an Adam's Trim and Lug Brush
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...p/DSC_0142.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...p/DSC_0144.jpg

Pre Soak/Wash
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...p/DSC_0149.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...p/DSC_0148.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...p/DSC_0150.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...p/DSC_0154.jpg

Wolf's Decon Gel working hard
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...p/DSC_0133.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...p/DSC_0134.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...p/DSC_0135.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...p/DSC_0136.jpg

Before shots of paint - holograms/marring/light scratches
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...p/DSC_0203.jpg
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http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...p/DSC_0208.jpg
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http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...p/DSC_0254.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...p/DSC_0369.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...p/DSC_0371.jpg

Stains on the roof were reduced by 90%
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...p/DSC_0245.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...p/DSC_0249.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...p/DSC_0250.jpg

Various 50/50 shots
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...p/DSC_0373.jpg

Rockers were marred/scratched due to the obvious.
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...p/DSC_0385.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...p/DSC_0386.jpg

50/50
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...p/DSC_0396.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...p/DSC_0391.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...p/DSC_0393.jpg

Water spots and etching greatly reduced - Hood all done
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...p/DSC_0382.jpg
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http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...p/DSC_0378.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...p/DSC_0377.jpg

After compound and polishing out the door, we ended up with some nice results.
We used the Fenix TK35 to spot check during and after correction.
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...p/DSC_0398.jpg
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Afters of the c pillars
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...p/DSC_0402.jpg

After of the rear fenders
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...p/DSC_0403.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...p/DSC_0408.jpg

After shot of the roof
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...p/DSC_0428.jpg

Griots in action
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...p/DSC_0383.jpg

Final touches
Exhaust tips were cleaned up with steel wool #0000 and Optimum Metal Polish
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...p/DSC_0196.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...p/DSC_0198.jpg

After
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...p/DSC_0427.jpg

After shots
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amazing work on this Phil.

Looks like 5 years of car washes and I'm sure the door jambs were never cleaned before.


Nice interior with a ton of garbage in it too on the before pics lol! no offense but I don't care if I am paying someone to detail my car for me, if you deliver a car with months of grime and garbage in it it just screams that you are a slob.

Miracle work as usual, Phil. As an Audi lover, whoever the owner of that RS4 needs :chair: for abusing such a special car.

thanks guys appreciate the feedback.

Amazing work as always. I wish you were closer though :(

thanks!