Hey everyone,

I completed this detail yesterday and my client requested that he would like to see the write-up for his car as soon as possible. Since I don't like turning down special requests and since he was so very nice I kindly obliged. I also wanted to thank the client for his hospitality and for having such a large place to work out of. My truck looked so tiny in his driveway.

In any case to the detail. The A5 is such a gorgeous car unfortunately it had signs troubled maintenance and dealership prep issues. I went into the detail hoping that it would only need light polishing with a white polishing pad and maybe Menzerna Intensive Polish however that quickly went out the window when I had to go through about 3 passes to get the swirls I wanted to get remove. I settled on Menzerna Power Finish and I am sure you will agree it was the way to go for this particular one step polish.

Products

Wash ( Paintwork )
Merino Wool Sheepskin Wash Mitt x 2
Chemical Guys Citrus Wash and Gloss
Optimum Power Clean
Optimum Optimum No Rinse
1z Blitz
Grit Guards x 2
5 Gallon buckets x 2

Wash ( Wheels & Wheel Wells)
Daytona Wheel brush
1z Blitz
Chemical Guys Wheel Gel
Zymol Wheel Brush
Chenille Mitts

Drying
Waffleweave Drying Towels x 3

Clay
Riccardo Clay
Chemical Guys Synthetic Clay Lubricant

Paintwork Correction
Sonus White 6 inch
LC White 4 inch
Menzerna Power Finish
Metabo PE12-175
Defelsko Paint Thickness Gauge
3M Sun Gun

Exhaust Tips
00 Steel Wool
0000 Steel Wool
Optimum Metal Polish

Interior
Folex
Woolite
1z Leather Care
1z Plastic Deep Cleaner
1z Cockpit Premium
303 Aerospace Protectant
303 Fabric Guard
Ridgid Wet and Dry Vac
LED Light

Last Step Protection
Collinite 476s
Tires Dressing: Tropi care

BEFORES

The wheels were addressed first by first rinsing them down then working on one wheel at a time I used Chemical Guys Wheel Ge. The gel was left to sit for about 20 secondsl and the appropriate tools were used to agitate the solution.

I pretreated the entire vehicle with Optimum No Rinse before the initial rinse using a sprayer. After pretreatment of ONR I addressed the particular grimy areas with 1z Blitz. The wheel wells were particularly dirty and 1Z Blitz were used to break things down.

















AFTER WASH

You'll notice in the after wash pictures there is quite a bit of swirling. Nothing incredibly deep but very noticeable. The client pointed out the clear bra as being one of the largest annoyance and we made sure we looked after that problem.
































Swirly Clear Bra. Yuck!

AFTER POLISHING BEFORE LSP

So below are the after polishing shots. I apologize of some polishing residue in the shots. I missed a few spots with IPA.

Also I apologize for not having sun shots. It ended up being a fairly gloomy and rainy day however the 3M Sun Gun will hopefully provide with a good idea as how the paint will show under the sun.


Remember the Clearbra? I spent a little more time on the clear bra. I used Power Finish with about 3 passes to get it perfect. The metabo was used at 1000-1100 rpms to massage the swirls out.








Deeper marks still present but much improved.

















Short photo session.



































Time Worked: Approximately 9-10hrs.

Thanks for looking!

 

Looks great!

Owner should paint the wheels gun metal.

 

car looks great... great work!

 

very nice work

 

Sorry for the late response.

I appreciate the kind comments. The car was fantastic to work on Loved the lines for sure.

 

*Late Pass*

Car is simply gorgeous. Great Work as usual Nikku.

 

I've done a few S5's, and they're a pleasure to work on...Hard but predictable paint and very soft lines!

I've also found Power Finish works excellent on clear bra! Great job!