2019 Audi GTRS - Daytona Grey - 🌴 A Miracle Detailing - CQuartz SiC

Merlin

Merlin

A Miracle Detailing
2019 Audi TTRS - Daytona Grey - 🌴 A Miracle Detailing - CQuartz SiC

2019 Audi TTRS - Daytona Grey - 🌴 A Miracle Detailing - CQuartz SiC (Silicon Carbide)​

Inspection:
DeFelsko PosiTest DFT Paint Thickness Gauge for ferrous/non-ferrous metals
DeFelsko 200C3-G PosiTector 200 C3 Advanced Ultrasonic Coating Thickness Gauge

Lighting:
ScanGrip MultiMatch 8 and MultiMatch 3 color from 2500k to 6500k. ScanGrip Sunmatch 3

Machines:
RUPES Bigfoot iBrid Nano Long Neck
RUPES BigFoot LHR 75E Mini
Rupes 21 with a Rupes 5" Backing Plate

Polishing:
One Step Polishing
Sky`s the Limit 5 1/2" One Step - Navy Spider Pad
CARPRO Reflect High Gloss Finishing Polish

Tools:
MTM Hydro PF22.2 Professional Snow Foam Cannon
Metro Air Force Master Blaster

Products:
CarPro IronX Snow Soap / Poorboys Super Slick & Foam Pre Wash Snow Foam
TUGA Devil Special Wheel Cleaner

Last Step Products:
CQuartz SiC (Silicon Carbide) ceramic coating on paint, and wheels
CarPro Clarify Glass Cleaner on glass and windows
CQuartz Dlux Wheel and Trim Coating on plastic trim
Sonus Trim and Motor Kote (Engine Bay)
OBSSSSD Tire Dressing - Matte


Please watch the 360 walk-around video - Click bottom right YT Gear to set 1080p HD w/audio

Cleaning the Wheels
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Getting a Bath
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The Merlin Shot
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Engine Bay
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The End
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Looks great!

How is OBSSSSD Tire Dressing - Matte working out for you?
How is the durability?
Does it sling?
Does it attract dust?

It`s a product Im thinking about trying out.
 
atbalfour said:
Looks great.. what a super product SiC is. Yet to find a finish more slick.
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There is CQuartz UK - it’s good for salt and snow.
There is CQuartz SiC - it has better UV protection.

For sunny south Florida the better UV protection is a better choice.
 
Fskof said:
Looks great!

How is OBSSSSD Tire Dressing - Matte working out for you?
How is the durability?
Does it sling?
Does it attract dust?

It`s a product I`m thinking about trying out.
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I really like the "look" of OBSSSSD Tire Dressing - Matte finish.
OBSSSSD makes a Satin finish but it has a hint of shine to it.
I truly hate the "Glazed Donut" look of most tire dressings!

How is the durability? - Better than most. It`s not a tire coating. It`s a dressing.
Does it sling? - When applied correctly (follow the directions), I have found no sling.
Does it attract dust? - Unlike the "Glazed Donut" dressings, it does not attract dust.

It`s a nice, flat, dark, good look. It looks clean and classy. That`s why I like it.

Same thing with Sonus Trim and Motor Kote (Engine Bay) - It`s not a Gunk Shine look.
 
PoisonTheWell said:
You just used a one-step or finishing polish with this?
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There were very minimal swirl marks so (in this case) a one-step was all that was needed.
Reflect High Gloss Finishing Polish removed any fine swirls marks and added gloss and shine back to the paint.
 
Merlin said:
I really like the "look" of OBSSSSD Tire Dressing - Matte finish.
OBSSSSD makes a Satin finish but it has a hint of shine to it.
I truly hate the "Glazed Donut" look of most tire dressings!

How is the durability? - Better than most. It`s not a tire coating. It`s a dressing.
Does it sling? - When applied correctly (follow the directions), I have found no sling.
Does it attract dust? - Unlike the "Glazed Donut" dressings, it does not attract dust.

It`s a nice, flat, dark, good look. It looks clean and classy. That`s why I like it.

Same thing with Sonus Trim and Motor Kote (Engine Bay) - It`s not a Gunk Shine look.
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Thank you! Thats exactly what I`m looking for. I hate my tires to have a shine or greasy look.
 
Merlin:
I never tire of your trademark Merlin Shot photos. Maybe it`s the exquisite mirror-like reflection that you always achieve in your detailing; maybe it`s the type of cars you detail, or maybe it`s your photographic skill incorporating the indigenous Florida palm trees that we do not have in the upper Midwest, or a combination of all three.
Anyway, I like the Merlin Shot. Imitated, but never duplicated.
Well, that`s not completely true. Mike lambert has his trademark "Maryland Merlin" with the deciduous trees in his area reflecting the hoods of vehicles he has detailed. Looks "different" with bare leafless limbs of the trees in the late fall, though. Reference: 2019 Toyota Avalon, a ton of paint!

AND, thanks for taking the time to answer the questions posed by other Autopians in this thread. They are along the same lines of inquiry as I had, so again, kudos for doing so.
My only questions then are, did you find any unusual paint thickness on this Audi TT with your paint thickness gauges??
How would you characterize Audi OEM paint quality? IE, does there seem to be less orange peel in higher-end vehicles, like Audi??
I ask because I think detailing the paint on high-end cars seems to "easier" to correct and make look outstanding because the factory has taken the time to mitigate this paint problem. Then again, it might be my mis-perception about high-end vehicle having "better` quality paint, as you and many other professional detailers see and work on these late-model vehicles on a (much) more regular basis.
 
Lonnie said:
My only questions then are,

1 Q) did you find any unusual paint thickness on this Audi TT with your paint thickness gauges??

2 Q) How would you characterize Audi OEM paint quality? IE, does there seem to be less orange peel in higher-end vehicles, like Audi??

I ask because I think detailing the paint on high-end cars seems to be "easier" to correct and make look outstanding because the factory has taken the time to mitigate this paint problem.
Then again, it might be my misperception about high-end vehicles having "better` quality paint, as you and many other professional detailers see and work on these late-model vehicles on a (much) more regular basis.
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1 A) Paint thickness seemed to be in the "normal" range.

2 A) About the same (if not a little better) than most.

Most of the higher-end car paint is a little bit better.
Some are a lot better...some not so much.
 
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