Nikku Detailed: Audi A5 S-line
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Hey everyone,
I completed this detail yesterday and my client requested that he would like to see the write-up for his car as soon as possible. Since I don't like turning down special requests and since he was so very nice I kindly obliged. I also wanted to thank the client for his hospitality and for having such a large place to work out of. My truck looked so tiny in his driveway.
In any case to the detail. The A5 is such a gorgeous car unfortunately it had signs troubled maintenance and dealership prep issues. I went into the detail hoping that it would only need light polishing with a white polishing pad and maybe Menzerna Intensive Polish however that quickly went out the window when I had to go through about 3 passes to get the swirls I wanted to get remove. I settled on Menzerna Power Finish and I am sure you will agree it was the way to go for this particular one step polish.
Products
Wash ( Paintwork )
Merino Wool Sheepskin Wash Mitt x 2
Chemical Guys Citrus Wash and Gloss
Optimum Power Clean
Optimum Optimum No Rinse
1z Blitz
Grit Guards x 2
5 Gallon buckets x 2
Wash ( Wheels & Wheel Wells)
Daytona Wheel brush
1z Blitz
Chemical Guys Wheel Gel
Zymol Wheel Brush
Chenille Mitts
Drying
Waffleweave Drying Towels x 3
Clay
Riccardo Clay
Chemical Guys Synthetic Clay Lubricant
Paintwork Correction
Sonus White 6 inch
LC White 4 inch
Menzerna Power Finish
Metabo PE12-175
Defelsko Paint Thickness Gauge
3M Sun Gun
Exhaust Tips
00 Steel Wool
0000 Steel Wool
Optimum Metal Polish
Interior
Folex
Woolite
1z Leather Care
1z Plastic Deep Cleaner
1z Cockpit Premium
303 Aerospace Protectant
303 Fabric Guard
Ridgid Wet and Dry Vac
LED Light
Last Step Protection
Collinite 476s
Tires Dressing: Tropi care
BEFORES
The wheels were addressed first by first rinsing them down then working on one wheel at a time I used Chemical Guys Wheel Ge. The gel was left to sit for about 20 secondsl and the appropriate tools were used to agitate the solution.
I pretreated the entire vehicle with Optimum No Rinse before the initial rinse using a sprayer. After pretreatment of ONR I addressed the particular grimy areas with 1z Blitz. The wheel wells were particularly dirty and 1Z Blitz were used to break things down.
AFTER WASH
You'll notice in the after wash pictures there is quite a bit of swirling. Nothing incredibly deep but very noticeable. The client pointed out the clear bra as being one of the largest annoyance and we made sure we looked after that problem.
I completed this detail yesterday and my client requested that he would like to see the write-up for his car as soon as possible. Since I don't like turning down special requests and since he was so very nice I kindly obliged. I also wanted to thank the client for his hospitality and for having such a large place to work out of. My truck looked so tiny in his driveway.
In any case to the detail. The A5 is such a gorgeous car unfortunately it had signs troubled maintenance and dealership prep issues. I went into the detail hoping that it would only need light polishing with a white polishing pad and maybe Menzerna Intensive Polish however that quickly went out the window when I had to go through about 3 passes to get the swirls I wanted to get remove. I settled on Menzerna Power Finish and I am sure you will agree it was the way to go for this particular one step polish.
Products
Wash ( Paintwork )
Merino Wool Sheepskin Wash Mitt x 2
Chemical Guys Citrus Wash and Gloss
Optimum Power Clean
Optimum Optimum No Rinse
1z Blitz
Grit Guards x 2
5 Gallon buckets x 2
Wash ( Wheels & Wheel Wells)
Daytona Wheel brush
1z Blitz
Chemical Guys Wheel Gel
Zymol Wheel Brush
Chenille Mitts
Drying
Waffleweave Drying Towels x 3
Clay
Riccardo Clay
Chemical Guys Synthetic Clay Lubricant
Paintwork Correction
Sonus White 6 inch
LC White 4 inch
Menzerna Power Finish
Metabo PE12-175
Defelsko Paint Thickness Gauge
3M Sun Gun
Exhaust Tips
00 Steel Wool
0000 Steel Wool
Optimum Metal Polish
Interior
Folex
Woolite
1z Leather Care
1z Plastic Deep Cleaner
1z Cockpit Premium
303 Aerospace Protectant
303 Fabric Guard
Ridgid Wet and Dry Vac
LED Light
Last Step Protection
Collinite 476s
Tires Dressing: Tropi care
BEFORES
The wheels were addressed first by first rinsing them down then working on one wheel at a time I used Chemical Guys Wheel Ge. The gel was left to sit for about 20 secondsl and the appropriate tools were used to agitate the solution.
I pretreated the entire vehicle with Optimum No Rinse before the initial rinse using a sprayer. After pretreatment of ONR I addressed the particular grimy areas with 1z Blitz. The wheel wells were particularly dirty and 1Z Blitz were used to break things down.
AFTER WASH
You'll notice in the after wash pictures there is quite a bit of swirling. Nothing incredibly deep but very noticeable. The client pointed out the clear bra as being one of the largest annoyance and we made sure we looked after that problem.
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Swirly Clear Bra. Yuck!
AFTER POLISHING BEFORE LSP
So below are the after polishing shots. I apologize of some polishing residue in the shots. I missed a few spots with IPA.
Also I apologize for not having sun shots. It ended up being a fairly gloomy and rainy day however the 3M Sun Gun will hopefully provide with a good idea as how the paint will show under the sun.
Remember the Clearbra? I spent a little more time on the clear bra. I used Power Finish with about 3 passes to get it perfect. The metabo was used at 1000-1100 rpms to massage the swirls out.
Deeper marks still present but much improved.
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My Ride: 2007 530i. Purchased 6/28/07. Titanium Silver Metallic, Black Dakota Leather, Dark Poplar Trim, Steptronic, Premium Package, Cold Weather Package, Bluetooth, Adaptive Control Xenons. 10/30/07 Added OEM 124s with 245/40/18 & 275/35/18 Michelin Pilot Sport A/S tires. Installed red Cal Covers� from BavAuto. 11/21/07 Added OEM all-weather floor mats (for winter, carpet in summer) and coat rack. 6/26/08 installed M5-style rear spoiler. 6/30/08 put on red reflectors. 8/22/08 Euro turn signal stickers applied. 3/20/09 Installed Shadowline Trim. 3/27/09 Added Matte Black Kidney Grilles from Trinity. 4/03/09 Installed Bimmian Shadow Matte Black 530i Badges. 4/04/09 Installed LED license plate lights from Trinity. 5/01/09 Installed Brabus Interior LED Kit and White Angel Eyes. 5/02/09 Put in Brabus 6K Fogs. 5/14/09 Removed charcoal filter. 5/15/09 Installed light smoke LED side marker lamps from Trinity. 5/21/09 Sprint Booster. 6/12/09 Painted exhaust tips flat black. 6/13/09 Pulled red Cal Covers and painted calipers low gloss black. 6/27/09 RPI Ram Air Scoop from Trinity. 8/15/09 Installed Brabus's silver invisibulbs front and rear. 9/24/09 Installed R-Dash license plate LEDs from Brabaus (John).
Looks fantastic. Beautiful car.
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