Detailer's Domain: 11 Audi S4 New Car Prep with Clear Film Install

Detailers Domain · 01-26-2012, 01:53 PM

Subject: 11 Audi S4 Monsoon Gray

Requirements - New Car Prep - Clear Film Installation - Full Hood, Full Fenders, Full Bumper

What was done -
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
- Pre Washed with W99
- Iron Cut
- Wash down and rinsed
- Door jambs were cleaned up
- Clayed
- Dried
- Tires dressed
- Masking
- Paint Measurement
- Wolf's Shine and Seal
- Inspection with Fenix, 3m Sun Gun, Infratech, and natural sunlight
- Wheel wells were cleaned
- Rubber and Plastics Treated
- Exterior windows and mirrors cleaned and sealed
- Exhaust tips cleaned
- Windows were clayed, cleaned, and sealed

Links to products used -

1Z einszett W99
Adam's All Purpose Cleaner
Aquartz Iron Cut
Sonax Full Effect Wheel Cleaner
Uber Clay Bar Kit
Meguiar's Microfiber DA Compound D300
Wolf's Shine and Seal
Sonax Tire Gel
Optimum Metal Polish
Sonax Glass Cleaner
Wolf's Chemicals Glass Guard
Wolf's Chemicals Rim Shield

Tools used
Uber Wool Wash Mitt
Uber No Name MF Towels
Porter Cable 7424XP
Uber Buffing Pads
Defelsko Paint Meter
Fenix TK35
Brinkmann
Kranzle Pressure Washer
Cam Spray Foam Canon
2 Grit Guard Buckets with Caddies
Uber Firehose Nozzle
Metro Air Force Blaster

Before shots

Prep - including wash, decon, cleaning wheels, cleaning tires, clay

Sonax Full Effect Wheel Cleaner in action

Wheels all clean

Wash

Rinse

Decon with Aquartz Iron Cut

Rinse

Clay

Exhaust tips

After

Car wash prepped for Clear Film Installation - Full Hood, Full Fenders, Full Bumper, and Headlights all wrapped up

After shots (clear film installed and shine and seal was used for polish and protection)

MCMLXXXIX · 02-01-2012, 06:33 PM

its been a while since ive checked out this forum..

that looks great. Im wondering though...shouldnt there have been some polishing done after claying and before applying the clear film? just asking because sometimes new cars are still delivered with swirls and itd be weird to have them show underneath the film...

and what kind of clear film is that? I just picked up a new car (non-bmw) and was thinking of installing a clear film on the front end

Detailers Domain · 02-01-2012, 08:32 PM

as mentioned the cars that we do are all properly prepped prior to clear film install.

the car that we had here was a new car no imperfections on it, though we did polish out the hood prior to install.

Ventureshield was used.

01-26-2012, 01:53 PM	#1
Detailers Domain BimmerPost Supporting Vendor 1998 Rep 6,916 Posts Drives: 20 M2C / 22 X3MC Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: New Jersey iTrader: (24)	Detailer's Domain: 11 Audi S4 New Car Prep with Clear Film Install - Northern NJ Subject: 11 Audi S4 Monsoon Gray Requirements - New Car Prep - Clear Film Installation - Full Hood, Full Fenders, Full Bumper What was done - 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 - Pre Washed with W99 - Iron Cut - Wash down and rinsed - Door jambs were cleaned up - Clayed - Dried - Tires dressed - Masking - Paint Measurement - Wolf's Shine and Seal - Inspection with Fenix, 3m Sun Gun, Infratech, and natural sunlight - Wheel wells were cleaned - Rubber and Plastics Treated - Exterior windows and mirrors cleaned and sealed - Exhaust tips cleaned - Windows were clayed, cleaned, and sealed Links to products used - 1Z einszett W99 Adam's All Purpose Cleaner Aquartz Iron Cut Sonax Full Effect Wheel Cleaner Uber Clay Bar Kit Meguiar's Microfiber DA Compound D300 Wolf's Shine and Seal Sonax Tire Gel Optimum Metal Polish Sonax Glass Cleaner Wolf's Chemicals Glass Guard Wolf's Chemicals Rim Shield Tools used Uber Wool Wash Mitt Uber No Name MF Towels Porter Cable 7424XP Uber Buffing Pads Defelsko Paint Meter Fenix TK35 Brinkmann Kranzle Pressure Washer Cam Spray Foam Canon 2 Grit Guard Buckets with Caddies Uber Firehose Nozzle Metro Air Force Blaster Before shots Prep - including wash, decon, cleaning wheels, cleaning tires, clay Sonax Full Effect Wheel Cleaner in action Wheels all clean Wash Rinse Decon with Aquartz Iron Cut Rinse Clay Exhaust tips After Car wash prepped for Clear Film Installation - Full Hood, Full Fenders, Full Bumper, and Headlights all wrapped up After shots (clear film installed and shine and seal was used for polish and protection)
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MCMLXXXIX wat 238 Rep 3,406 Posts Drives: a gr3at whit3 5hark Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Oct 2008 iTrader: (0)	its been a while since ive checked out this forum.. that looks great. Im wondering though...shouldnt there have been some polishing done after claying and before applying the clear film? just asking because sometimes new cars are still delivered with swirls and itd be weird to have them show underneath the film... and what kind of clear film is that? I just picked up a new car (non-bmw) and was thinking of installing a clear film on the front end __________________ 2012 Toyota Highlander SE - PAST - 2008 e92 335i, 2006 e90 325i
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Detailers Domain BimmerPost Supporting Vendor 1998 Rep 6,916 Posts Drives: 20 M2C / 22 X3MC Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: New Jersey iTrader: (24)	as mentioned the cars that we do are all properly prepped prior to clear film install. the car that we had here was a new car no imperfections on it, though we did polish out the hood prior to install. Ventureshield was used.
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