Detailed Elegance - 3 day detail / 2007 Audi Q7

[imported_nihoole]

Has anyone ever tried these cloths?You can buy them just about anywhere and we use them in the house with great results.I was dusting the house and had a brain storm for using them in the car so I put one in the car and they work excellent for the red light stop dusting if you know what I mean.Do any of you see a problem with using them for the dash and so forth?they do not seem to leave any oil or residue and they pick up everything.

[Lemonxxs]

Lots here use them.....Do a search about 6 weeks ago there was a hot discussion on them....It was pretty informative and gave uses I never thought of.

[imported_nihoole]

I tried a search before I posted and found nothing so I wiil try again.Thought I had found somthing new, should have known some of the people here do not let anything slide:eek:

[Lemonxxs]

Man I just tried to search and to no avail....I know we discussed it....do they have another name??? I hate when I have brain cramps like this...PUTERBUM help me with this search...

[mx5]

Swiffer is the name.

[Lemonxxs]

THANKS WAXMAN I thought I was nutts for a minute



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But the search did not work on that either...I know we had thread not too long ago too....

[mx5]

For some reason that thread was deleted. I was the one who started it. They do work great in the car and leave it dust free. Someone said it scratched some plastic in their car. I did not have any problems with scratching since you only need to lightly wipe the cloth over the vehicle to remove the dust. Great product for the clean freak.

[Buds]

Pledge Grab-its are the same thing. I have used both and they are great.

[JN99]

I also use the Pledge ones and they are great :up. Best way to get a dust free interior, which is important with black like my int.



On a different note, I encountered some problems with the search featur last night. It was not returning soem threads that I know exist, so there could be a problem :eek:

[ISLANDSBEST]

Yes, we definitely discussed this topic.

[ultrajim49]

surprisingly my wife had allready used swiffer on the dash to dust it;)

She amazes me every day :)

[bmw5541]

I started a job today on a 2007 Metalic Grey Audi Q7. The job is scheduled to take 3 days to complete as it is a full interior and exterior detail.

My customer traveled 1.5 hrs. to come to see me, and did not have a way to get back home, so I drove her to the train station. The train will take her to her home town, only a few blocks away.

Once I returned home, I decided to wash it up and get it ready for tomorrow.

Here is what I did today:
Process - Day 1:
-Wash with Dawn to strip all wax
-Wheels cleaned with Sonax Full Effect Wheel Cleaner and agitated with various brushes
- Tires & Wells cleaned with Purple Power
- Exhaust Tips polished with P21S Polishing Soap and #0000 Steel Wool
- Clayed with Blue Claymagic and ONR as lube
- Washed again with Dawn
- Cleaned windows inside and out with Stoners Invisable Glass.
- Polished windows with White Vinegar and MF Glass Towel
- Tires dressed with Lucas Oil Tire & Trim Shine
- Wells dressed with Armor All Tire Foam
- Vacuum interior

On to the pictures:
Before wash
http://http://i868.photobucket.com/albums/ab248/bschultz5541/Debbie%20Benjamin%20Day1/IMG_1681.jpg
http://http://i868.photobucket.com/albums/ab248/bschultz5541/Debbie%20Benjamin%20Day1/IMG_1682.jpg
http://http://i868.photobucket.com/albums/ab248/bschultz5541/Debbie%20Benjamin%20Day1/IMG_1683.jpg
http://http://i868.photobucket.com/albums/ab248/bschultz5541/Debbie%20Benjamin%20Day1/IMG_1684.jpg

Wheels were a mess. Brake dust was baked in.
http://http://i868.photobucket.com/albums/ab248/bschultz5541/Debbie%20Benjamin%20Day1/IMG_1685.jpg

http://http://i868.photobucket.com/albums/ab248/bschultz5541/Debbie%20Benjamin%20Day1/IMG_1686.jpg
http://http://i868.photobucket.com/albums/ab248/bschultz5541/Debbie%20Benjamin%20Day1/IMG_1687.jpg

Exhaust Tips Before
http://http://i868.photobucket.com/albums/ab248/bschultz5541/Debbie%20Benjamin%20Day1/IMG_1688.jpg

http://http://i868.photobucket.com/albums/ab248/bschultz5541/Debbie%20Benjamin%20Day1/IMG_1689.jpg
http://http://i868.photobucket.com/albums/ab248/bschultz5541/Debbie%20Benjamin%20Day1/IMG_1690.jpg
http://http://i868.photobucket.com/albums/ab248/bschultz5541/Debbie%20Benjamin%20Day1/IMG_1693.jpg
http://http://i868.photobucket.com/albums/ab248/bschultz5541/Debbie%20Benjamin%20Day1/IMG_1694.jpg

Interior was trashed with Cheerios, Gold Fish, Dog Hair, and lots of other stuff
http://http://i868.photobucket.com/albums/ab248/bschultz5541/Debbie%20Benjamin%20Day1/IMG_1695.jpg
http://http://i868.photobucket.com/albums/ab248/bschultz5541/Debbie%20Benjamin%20Day1/IMG_1696.jpg
http://http://i868.photobucket.com/albums/ab248/bschultz5541/Debbie%20Benjamin%20Day1/IMG_1697.jpg
http://http://i868.photobucket.com/albums/ab248/bschultz5541/Debbie%20Benjamin%20Day1/IMG_1698.jpg

Sonax doing it`s cool color change
http://http://i868.photobucket.com/albums/ab248/bschultz5541/Debbie%20Benjamin%20Day1/IMG_1699.jpg
http://http://i868.photobucket.com/albums/ab248/bschultz5541/Debbie%20Benjamin%20Day1/IMG_1700.jpg

After agitating with various brushes
http://http://i868.photobucket.com/albums/ab248/bschultz5541/Debbie%20Benjamin%20Day1/IMG_1701.jpg

All Clean
http://http://i868.photobucket.com/albums/ab248/bschultz5541/Debbie%20Benjamin%20Day1/IMG_1702.jpg

[bmw5541]

Clay after only 1/4 of hood
http://http://i868.photobucket.com/albums/ab248/bschultz5541/Debbie%20Benjamin%20Day1/IMG_1703.jpg
I have never seen this much contaminants come off with clay before!

Say solong to 2 good troopers
http://http://i868.photobucket.com/albums/ab248/bschultz5541/Debbie%20Benjamin%20Day1/IMG_1704.jpg

I had a hard time trying to photograph the defects, sorry!
http://http://i868.photobucket.com/albums/ab248/bschultz5541/Debbie%20Benjamin%20Day1/IMG_1705.jpg
http://http://i868.photobucket.com/albums/ab248/bschultz5541/Debbie%20Benjamin%20Day1/IMG_1706.jpg
http://http://i868.photobucket.com/albums/ab248/bschultz5541/Debbie%20Benjamin%20Day1/IMG_1707.jpg
http://http://i868.photobucket.com/albums/ab248/bschultz5541/Debbie%20Benjamin%20Day1/IMG_1708.jpg
http://http://i868.photobucket.com/albums/ab248/bschultz5541/Debbie%20Benjamin%20Day1/IMG_1709.jpg
http://http://i868.photobucket.com/albums/ab248/bschultz5541/Debbie%20Benjamin%20Day1/IMG_1710.jpg
http://http://i868.photobucket.com/albums/ab248/bschultz5541/Debbie%20Benjamin%20Day1/IMG_1712.jpg
http://http://i868.photobucket.com/albums/ab248/bschultz5541/Debbie%20Benjamin%20Day1/IMG_1713.jpg
http://http://i868.photobucket.com/albums/ab248/bschultz5541/Debbie%20Benjamin%20Day1/IMG_1714.jpg
http://http://i868.photobucket.com/albums/ab248/bschultz5541/Debbie%20Benjamin%20Day1/IMG_1715.jpg
http://http://i868.photobucket.com/albums/ab248/bschultz5541/Debbie%20Benjamin%20Day1/IMG_1716.jpg

I have 5.5 hours into this already and tomorrow starts the paint correction process.

Stay tuned for part two.

Thanks for looking.

[grungy]

OK Barry, thanks for the teaser :biggrin::biggrin:

Looks good so far and I`m thinking that Sonax stuff just might work on the SUV rims.

[Tuck91]

Wow Barry,

Those wheels looked like murder weapons after you applied the Sonax.

You got those insides really nice and clean.