This was a brand new Audi Q5 - of course black - less than 50 miles.

When I get calls for new car preps....I usually cringe.

12 hours later......

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
- Wash down and rinsed
- Door jambs were cleaned up
- Clayed
- Dried
- Tires dressed
- Masking
- 2 Step Polish
- Inspection with Fenix, 3m Sun Gun, Infratech, and natural sunlight
- Last Step - Menzerna Power Lock
- Rubber and Plastics Treated
- Exterior windows and mirrors cleaned and sealed
- Exhaust tips cleaned
- Windows were clayed and sealed

Interior
-Leather Cleaned and conditioned
-Dash and plastics cleaned
-Vacuumed

Installed Winter Rubber Mats

Products used

Exterior:
1Z einszett W99
Adam's All Purpose Cleaner
Uber Yellow Wash Sponge
Uber Clay Bar kit with Optimum No Rinse
Einszett Spray Wax
Menzerna Super Intensive Polish
Menzerna PO85RD
Menzerna Power Lock

Wheels/Tires
Uber Wheel and Tire Kit
Autoglym Instant Tire Dressing

Glass
Adam's Glass Cleaner
Adam's Glass Sealant

Interior
Sonax Dashboard Cleaner
Sonax Leather Foam

Tools:
Infratech 5300
Fenix TK11
Brinkmann
Fenix TK40
Flex 3403
Makita
The Uber Foam Pads (5.5inch)
Tons of "Uber" Microfiber Towels
Uber Drying Towels
Brushes
Kranzle K1120T with Cam Spray Foam Gun


Let's start with the interior....(the owner has a 3 year old)







Winter Mats



After shots



Exterior
Before shots
Tire dressing sling from the dealer


Vertical scratches from the film removal (dealer)



Kranzle K1120T


Cleaning wheels with Sonax Full Effect Wheel Cleaner








Washed car down with einszett W99






Clay



Before shots (this is a sampling of what was all over the car)




After



After shots














Enjoy!

(Permission for the write up granted by the customer)

 

Great job! That brilliant black Audi has is a magnet for swirls, but it looks fantastic now.

 

Looks great as always Phil.

But NJ Mini, I have to disagree. Black Audi paint is some of the hardest factory paint out there. Some black paints will mar regardless of how you take care of it like Jet Black and others require more effort, and Audi is typically like the latter. It's just a matter of changing/redefining your maintenance techniques as you shouldn't be instilling swirls in any paint for that matter.

 

Nice! my dad has a audi q5 that the dealer absolutly ruined. Brand new 3 miles on it and it looked worse then your Q5. I dont know how they managed to screw the paint so bad but they managed to do it. (i take it back mini ruined my paint royaly)

I used auto glym polish and wax and was able to get the paint back to perfect. After my dad bought the Q5 I now tell dealers NOT TO "DETAIL" MY CARS , but somehow the memo didnt get through to mini and they "detailed" it. ohh well, nice spring project once the weather breaks.

Looks great!

 

I would have to agree dealers mess things up...