Audi S4 Cabriolet - restoring the gloss

[white gecko]

This client approached me after this S4 had been detailed by another detailer and he wasn`t happy with how the car looked. The paint still had swirls, RIDS, and was heavily marred from aggressive DA compounding. The hard Audi clearcoat was too much of a challenge for the other guy. After a talk on the phone and looking at the car in person we scheduled a multi-day correction to get the Audi looking proper again.









Upon arrival



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Dull, lifeless, heavily marred paint....



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50/50 shots after compounding only. Proper compounding finishing down better than the previous guy`s attempt with some "rocks in a bottle" compound.



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Driver`s fender before...



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After compounding



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Lower sections were especially rough and took multiple passes with Meguiars 101 to clear up.



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Starting to look better, but it took a few more passes to remove the remaining RIDS.



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Severe RIDS



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50/50 on door after compounding



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Clarity difference, you can see the car wasn`t very black when originally brought in



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Passenger quarter looking pretty poor



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After 1 pass of compounding



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After polishing



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Trunk needed work....



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Opposing side fully corrected



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Windshield frame was polished to restore clarity and gloss. 50/50 shot



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Compounding on the hood



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Final polishing was still to be carried out, but wanted to get some sun pics as this was going to be an evening pick up and the sun would be down.



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Gloss and clarity restored



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Final shots in the garage after removing the wax



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Thanks for viewing!

[IHA Mark]

Great job! What was your total hours spent? Audi paint is as rough as it gets...

[C. Charles Hahn]

Well done, Jeff! Not sure how someone could just leave so much nasty marring behind like that.

[bigltc]

That`s a beauty, Jeff!

[DeanSweet]

I`m gunna guess the owner of the car was pretty excited about the results.

Results are impressive!