Dealership attacks a brand new 2014 Audi S4

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  1. detailersdomain

    detailersdomain Administrator

    Dealership attacks a brand new 2014 Audi S4!

    Got your attention ; ). Here we have a brand new 2014 Audi S4 that came to us for new car prep which turned into a full paint correction, Opti Coat, and Xpel Ultimate Installation.

    What we thought would be an easy routine job turned into much more. The dealer induced a lot of linear scratches from doing the customer a favor and removing snow off the car at deliver, unfortunately (I see this a lot) the dealer delivered the car at night....... Please join us for another dealer fix write up.

    I'll let the photos do the talking now.

    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 Adam's Car Wash
    - Decon with Auto Finesse Iron Out
    - Wash down and rinsed
    - Door jambs were cleaned up
    - Nano Scrub AutoScrub
    - Dried
    - Tires dressed
    - Masking
    - Paint Measurement
    - Compound - Menzerna FG400
    - Final Polish - Sonax Perfect Finish 4/6
    - Last step - Opticoat
    - Inspection with Fenix, Brinkmann, and natural sunlight
    - Wheel wells were cleaned - polished - Opti Coat
    - Rubber and Plastics Treated
    - Exterior windows and mirrors cleaned and sealed
    - Exhaust tips cleaned
    - Windows were auto scrubed, cleaned, and sealed

    Products used:
    Adam's Car Wash
    Auto Finesse Iron Out
    Stoner's Tarminator
    Auto Finesse Oblitarate
    Sonax Multi Star
    Sonax Full Effect Wheel Cleaner
    NanoSkin AutoScrub System
    Menzerna FG400
    Sonax Perfect Finish
    Opti Coat
    Adam's Super VRT
    Auto Finesse Crystal Glass Cleaner
    Adam's Metal Polish 1
    Adam's Metal Polish 2

    Tools used
    Uber Wool Wash Mitt
    Uber Quick Detail MF Towels
    Uber All Purpose MF Towels
    Rupes LHR75E
    Rupes BigFoot LHR 21ES Random Orbital Polisher
    Rupes BigFoot LHR 15ES Random Orbital Polisher
    Uber Buffing Pads
    Meg's MF Cutting Pad
    Defelsko Paint Meter
    Fenix TK35
    Kranzle Pressure Washer
    Uber Foam Canon
    2 Grit Guard Buckets with Caddies
    Adam's Firehose Nozzle
    Metro Air Force Blaster

    Dealer installed - due to snow removal
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    A closer look - these marks were on the roof, hood, trunk
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    Before
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    Various scratches/imperfections
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    Wheels
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    Sonax Full Effect Wheel Cleaner and various brushes used to clean up the OEM Peelers
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    Full prep photos missing due to the cold weather sorry guys

    Light scratches around the door handles
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    After
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    B pillars a common issue with BMW, Audi, VW
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    After much better after we hit it with Menzerna FG400 and finished it out with Sonax Perfect Finish 4/6
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    Before shot on the roof
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    After
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    Before shot on the roof
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    After
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    Imperfections on the rear trunk
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    After
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    Xpel Ultimate Pre Cut Kit installation
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    Exhaust tips before
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    After some Auto Finesse Mercury Metal Polish
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    Afters shots
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    The old and new
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    A drastic improvement over the what the dealer delivered.
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    Hope you enjoyed this one.
     
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  2. MGEVOX

    MGEVOX New Member

    Wow I would be charging the dealer for the correction at least that is bs!! Great work as always Phil!!
     
  3. detailersdomain

    detailersdomain Administrator

    thanks for the feedback
     
  4. Chas

    Chas DB Forum Supporter

    Looks great Phil!
     
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  5. kyle butler

    kyle butler Birth of a Detailer

    mmm lovely. what a great color too!.

    Im never surprised by what dealerships do to cars any more. So sad.
     
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  6. Socal Brian

    Socal Brian DB Forum Supporter

    Apparently some dealers have no shame! Great job Phil!
     
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  7. Pureshine

    Pureshine DB Pro Supporter

    Great work Phil :)I love them dealers keep us in business!
     
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  8. tdekany

    tdekany Wax on..Wax off

    Excellent as always, did the owner get reimbursed from the stealership?
     
  9. detailersdomain

    detailersdomain Administrator

    thanks guys! I believe the the owner was taken care of.
     
  10. joffems

    joffems Any Rag Vehicle Washer

    Great job. That is one sweet looking car.

    I bet the kid cleaning the car thought he was a genius with his technique to quickly get ice and snow off of the car.
     
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