Dealership attacks a brand new 2014 Audi S4!

Detailers Domain · 01-27-2014, 09:05 AM

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.

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MandMs335Msport · 01-27-2014, 09:20 AM

Dang, nice job almost perfect. If I were the owner of this car, however, I would refuse it. Way too much money for a new car with such a history. Correct me if I am wrong, but the remaining clear coat is much much thinner in many areas and will over time deteriorate more noticeably. Don't get me wrong, fantastic work! In some of the pictures, there still are blems, probably way too deep, such as the last one on the trunk lid. Guessing the new owner got $$ back from dealer for taking the delivery.

Detailers Domain · 01-27-2014, 09:27 AM

unfortunately he didn't see it for a bit its been cloudy, snowy, and just too dam cold.

the clear coat is in tack we removed a couple of microns.

I believe the customer has worked it out with the dealer.

P1 · 01-27-2014, 01:59 PM

Ugh. The befores hurt my eyes. Amazing work as always turning the WRONG into RIGHT Phil.

Detailers Domain · 01-27-2014, 02:56 PM

thank you.

summall · 01-27-2014, 05:03 PM

Beautiful work, as always. What did the dealer use to brush the snow off? Metal brush??

Detailers Domain · 01-27-2014, 05:26 PM

I believe a broom.

a31cefiro · 02-12-2014, 02:12 PM

You could always depend on the dealer to screw up your paint.

Great work, and I must say that's a beautiful paint on the car. You brought it back to its original glory.

Detailers Domain · 02-12-2014, 02:27 PM

LOL I know we have a lot of these cases, we are actually on a brand new 2013 BMW 550i X Drive now and it has been sitting in the lot for some time now and its not good.

The prep work alone was about 5 hours!

01-27-2014, 09:05 AM	#1
Detailers Domain BimmerPost Supporting Vendor 2489 Rep 7,050 Posts Drives: 20 M2C, 22 X3M, 25 M2, 01 740 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: New Jersey iTrader: (24)	Dealership attacks a brand new 2014 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.
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01-27-2014, 09:20 AM	#2
MandMs335Msport Private First Class 4 Rep 131 Posts Drives: 335i M-sport, '10, etc Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: San Luis Obispo County, CA iTrader: (0)	Dang, nice job almost perfect. If I were the owner of this car, however, I would refuse it. Way too much money for a new car with such a history. Correct me if I am wrong, but the remaining clear coat is much much thinner in many areas and will over time deteriorate more noticeably. Don't get me wrong, fantastic work! In some of the pictures, there still are blems, probably way too deep, such as the last one on the trunk lid. Guessing the new owner got $$ back from dealer for taking the delivery.
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01-27-2014, 09:27 AM	#3
Detailers Domain BimmerPost Supporting Vendor 2489 Rep 7,050 Posts Drives: 20 M2C, 22 X3M, 25 M2, 01 740 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: New Jersey iTrader: (24)	unfortunately he didn't see it for a bit its been cloudy, snowy, and just too dam cold. the clear coat is in tack we removed a couple of microns. I believe the customer has worked it out with the dealer.
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01-27-2014, 01:59 PM	#4
P1 Lieutenant General 11714 Rep 11,180 Posts Drives: 2004 3/4 ton Duramax Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: United States iTrader: (1)	Ugh. The befores hurt my eyes. Amazing work as always turning the WRONG into RIGHT Phil.
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01-27-2014, 02:56 PM	#5
Detailers Domain BimmerPost Supporting Vendor 2489 Rep 7,050 Posts Drives: 20 M2C, 22 X3M, 25 M2, 01 740 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: New Jersey iTrader: (24)	thank you.
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01-27-2014, 05:03 PM	#6
summall Second Lieutenant 10 Rep 228 Posts Drives: BMW E90 Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Ontario iTrader: (0)	Beautiful work, as always. What did the dealer use to brush the snow off? Metal brush??
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01-27-2014, 05:26 PM	#7
Detailers Domain BimmerPost Supporting Vendor 2489 Rep 7,050 Posts Drives: 20 M2C, 22 X3M, 25 M2, 01 740 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: New Jersey iTrader: (24)	I believe a broom.
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02-12-2014, 02:12 PM	#8
a31cefiro Private 3 Rep 68 Posts Drives: E90 335i Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Bay Area, CA iTrader: (0)	You could always depend on the dealer to screw up your paint. Great work, and I must say that's a beautiful paint on the car. You brought it back to its original glory.
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02-12-2014, 02:27 PM	#9
Detailers Domain BimmerPost Supporting Vendor 2489 Rep 7,050 Posts Drives: 20 M2C, 22 X3M, 25 M2, 01 740 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: New Jersey iTrader: (24)	LOL I know we have a lot of these cases, we are actually on a brand new 2013 BMW 550i X Drive now and it has been sitting in the lot for some time now and its not good. The prep work alone was about 5 hours!
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