Detailer's Domain: New Car Prep - Opti Coat - Clear Film Installation - 2013 Audi S4

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Subject - 2013 Audi S4

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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Wheel Wells, Wheels, and Tires Before

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Sonax Full Effect Wheel Cleaner in action

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Wheels wells cleaned up

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Wheels rinsed

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Auto Finesse Iron Out (Decon Gel) was used on the car - no iron particles or fall out on this new car, but always good to have checked

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Driver's side Super Charger badged removed for clear film install

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Left over adhesive removed with Auto Finesse Oblitarate

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All gone

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Passenger side Super Charger badge Removed for clear film install

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Left over adhesive removed with Auto Finesse Oblitarate

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All gone

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Adhesive on the wheels removed with Auto Finesse Oblitarate

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After

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Wash

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Rinse

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NanoSkin AutoScrub - replaces the clay bar

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Blow drying with the Metro AirForce Blaster

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Marring on various spots of the car were taken care of with a Griot's and Sonax 3/6

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Much better

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Opti Coat on all 4 wheels and paint

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Random shots of the clear film installation

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Finishing touches

Super Charger Badge installed

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Exhaust tips polished up

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Cleaning up the glass

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Adam's Super VRT on the tires

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Final shots

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