Audi S7 - Winter Protection

[detailR]

This is another executive 'super saloon' that come in from the Auto Finesse Authorised Detailer Network for some much needed protection.
I'll jump straight into this one.
The car on arrival.







Wheels up first. I tried out a Sonax wheel cleaner which is pretty handy.



Agitated with a few different brushes and rinsed away.


The car was pre-soaked with Avalanche while all the tight spots were cleaned using Verso and Envy brushes.
No visible protection. There was a Life Shine sticker in the windscreen...

The car was washed using the 2 bucket method and Lather.
There was no tar spots surprisingly so the car was treated with Iron Out, rinsed and clayed.
The car was re-washed, rinsed and dried with the best towel around.

Then onto Rejuvenate to cleanse the paint work and prepare it for 2 layers of Spirit.

The gorgeous diamond stitched leather seats were cleaned off using Total, before being sealed up using Gyeon.


All of the carpet and matts were coated too.



Total was used to clean all surfaces on the dash and center console.

Before and after of the exhausts. Polished using Mercury.


The wheels were sealed using Mint Rims and tyres dressing using Tyre Creme'.
It rained as soon as I finished the interior But at least it shows the protection working.

 

[detailR]

The finished car... in the rain unfortunately.





And the trees that gave me a never ending battle against the leaves.

Thanks for reading
Any questions, fire away.

 

[andybond]

STRIPES ! Again ! they look superb !

I really, really like the seats on those.

Is it worth using IronX/Iron away/Horse Wee on a car that has wax on it ? will it strip the wax ?

 

[gtmatt]

great job as always

always enjoy reading these posts

 

[Chris Smith]

Love it... Really need to work on the interiors more myself.

 

[detailR]

STRIPES ! Again ! they look superb !

I really, really like the seats on those.

Is it worth using IronX/Iron away/Horse Wee on a car that has wax on it ? will it strip the wax ?

The seats are amazing, aren't they. I'm currently looking up the prices of a kidney on the black market so I can buy a set.
The level of standard seats has definitely risen in the last 5 years.

Iron fallout removers should ideally be used before a car has been waxed. They're a preparation product so the real benefit of them will come from the decontamination process.
Some manufacturers claim their product id wax safe but I imagine it will degrade the wax to some degree.
If you were looking to use one of these products, I'd say to wait and do it when you next want to wax the car and start from scratch - wash, fallout remover, tar remover, clay, paint cleanser/polish, then wax.

 

[andybond]

Iron fallout removers should ideally be used before a car has been waxed. They're a preparation product so the real benefit of them will come from the decontamination process.
Some manufacturers claim their product id wax safe but I imagine it will degrade the wax to some degree.
If you were looking to use one of these products, I'd say to wait and do it when you next want to wax the car and start from scratch - wash, fallout remover, tar remover, clay, paint cleanser/polish, then wax.

I will do that car again this weekend I think. I can use my mega towel !

 

[detailR]

Cool, Did you get an Aqua Deluxe? You'll be impressed!

 

[andybond]

Cool, Did you get an Aqua Deluxe? You'll be impressed!

Yes , its large than most both towels..

 

[Duncan Grier]

You certainly seem to do a great job and have a love (condition ) with the details

I love the idea of doing a clean of this level with all the gear but always the last thing

Is it ok to ask what a full proper clean like this costs? Definitely something I would look at in the future as time always short with the kids

Keep up the good work

DG

 

[detailR]

Thanks Duncan it certainly is a passion.

I'll PM you with some guideline prices. Every job is completely bespoke so it's rare that two jobs will be the same