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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.

Dirty wheels

Did you know Sonax Full Effect works well with the Kwazar Venus Pro?

Sonax Full Effect in action

Wheel Woolies used to agitate the tough brake dust and salt

Rinse

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)

Shake well

Nice thick foam

After foaming we used an Uber Wool Wash Mitt to wash the car

Rinse

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.

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



After - not many afters getting dark

 

[Scottwax]

Very wet and glossy!

 

[DetailersDomain]

thanks I appreciate that

 

[Alex Boyce]

Looks awesome, you do a fantastic job documenting your process Phil! This is your personal car isn't it? Looks great!

 

[DetailersDomain]

thanks! yup this is my daily driver.

 

[IHA Mark]

Great job!

 

[stevecherv]

Love those wheels! How are the stoptechs holding up? I just did a complete Brembo BBK swap on my Genesis Coupe