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  1. #1
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    Dealership attacks a new Audi S4

    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


    A closer look - these marks were on the roof, hood, trunk




    Before





    Various scratches/imperfections







    Wheels


    Sonax Full Effect Wheel Cleaner and various brushes used to clean up the OEM Peelers


    Full prep photos missing due to the cold weather sorry guys

    Light scratches around the door handles


    After


    B pillars a common issue with BMW, Audi, VW


    After much better after we hit it with Menzerna FG400 and finished it out with Sonax Perfect Finish 4/6


    Before shot on the roof


    After


    Before shot on the roof



    After


    Imperfections on the rear trunk



    After



    Xpel Ultimate Pre Cut Kit installation



    Exhaust tips before



    After some Auto Finesse Mercury Metal Polish



    Afters shots





    The old and new




    A drastic improvement over the what the dealer delivered.



    Hope you enjoyed this one.

  2. #2
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    Did they use a shovel??

    Man my car needs some attention after this winter. Hopefully paying you guys a visit after the winter.
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    Looks great.

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    This reminds me I need a detail!

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    Really amazing how good it looks after. I didn't even know you could polish the trim on the b-pillars.

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    That looks very good!


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    I hope the dealer employee was relieved of his duties. Not sure how you do that to a brand new car....

    End result looks great!
    On the hunt for the cleanest lowest mileage ZHP sedan!

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    Quote Originally Posted by illirep View Post
    I hope the dealer employee was relieved of his duties. Not sure how you do that to a brand new car....

    End result looks great!
    +1
    Should send the dealership the before & after pictures included in this thread.

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    thanks guys!

    yes you can polish out the piano black b pillars are just about any car.

    unfortunately most dealers really just don't care, they are better off not touching the cars....its a shame this car would have been much better off not touched by the dealer.

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