SYMAWD
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I traded in my 2014 Civic Si for this 2016 Audi A3 2.0t quattro. The car is new and has never been washed but it did sit for nearly 6 months at the dealer without anyone touching it. Here it is in my driveway with 300 miles on it. Just a little dirty. The color is Lotus Gray.
Wheels were cleaned with 3D BDX and the tires and wheel wells were cleaned with Adam's APC.
Here it is after a wash with Adam's Car Shampoo.
I then sprayed the car down with 3D BDX.
I then got the car fairly dry to pull into the garage and clay it.
Only the horizontal surfaces were badly contaminated.
Here is the initial condition of the paint.
Pretty good except a few areas had minor water spots.
Because the paint was in relatively excellent condition, I proceeded with CarPro Essence on a polishing pad at speed 4 on a GG6.
Trunk
Hood:
I then brought it back into the garage for:
I also went around and cleaned all of the rubber window trim using Adam's APC
Rubber trim and tires were then dressed with Adam's SVRT. The wheels and windshield got Adam's Quick Sealant. The rest of the glass got HD Poxy.
The final result:
Wheels were cleaned with 3D BDX and the tires and wheel wells were cleaned with Adam's APC.
Here it is after a wash with Adam's Car Shampoo.
I then sprayed the car down with 3D BDX.
I then got the car fairly dry to pull into the garage and clay it.
Only the horizontal surfaces were badly contaminated.
Here is the initial condition of the paint.
Pretty good except a few areas had minor water spots.
Because the paint was in relatively excellent condition, I proceeded with CarPro Essence on a polishing pad at speed 4 on a GG6.
Trunk
Hood:
I then brought it back into the garage for:
I also went around and cleaned all of the rubber window trim using Adam's APC
Rubber trim and tires were then dressed with Adam's SVRT. The wheels and windshield got Adam's Quick Sealant. The rest of the glass got HD Poxy.
The final result:
