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    DetailersDomain.com - Clean Up - and Seal - Audi S4

    Subject: 2010 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


    Phil Yiu
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    e-mail: phil@detailersdomain.com
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    a question: from what I read-learned in the past, the direct sunlight over the car is not good for a proper washing procedure...Am I wrong or there is something else or cheats that I don't know?thanks

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    Quote Originally Posted by andreadebi View Post
    a question: from what I read-learned in the past, the direct sunlight over the car is not good for a proper washing procedure...Am I wrong or there is something else or cheats that I don't know?thanks
    your not wrong, however its below 30 degrees here in the USA, its not hot enough to really do anything.

    as well with our wash technique we got the wash part down in less than 15-20 minute.

    lots of the new soaps are designed where you can wash in the sun with no issues.

    just wet it again when you are about to dry the car.
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    Quote Originally Posted by DetailersDomain View Post
    your not wrong, however its below 30 degrees here in the USA, its not hot enough to really do anything.

    as well with our wash technique we got the wash part down in less than 15-20 minute.

    lots of the new soaps are designed where you can wash in the sun with no issues.

    just wet it again when you are about to dry the car.
    thanks for the clarifications
    I didn't know about new soaps

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    Quote Originally Posted by andreadebi View Post
    thanks for the clarifications
    I didn't know about new soaps
    sure thing.
    Phil Yiu
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