Need help with new car delivery!

Bill D said:
Hey MSCA,



Thanks for posting! Wow, the new hood wrap looks similar to the material used in inexpensive car covers. Possibly an added deterrent to acid rain?
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Yes, it does seem like a similar material used for inexpensive car covers. Too bad they don't wrap the entire car in that stuff...
 
MSCA said:
Yes, it does seem like a similar material used for inexpensive car covers. Too bad they don't wrap the entire car in that stuff...
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Now that ought to be an Autopian delivery special option. Bet it would cost $$$ though.
 
Bill D said:
Now that ought to be an Autopian delivery special option. Bet it would cost $$$ though.
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Yeah, but it would be worth it. Imagine unwrapping a totally covered new car when you buy it....almost like unwrapping presents on Christmas!
 
So I picked up the car yesterday after work. They had the car out front waiting for me, still wrapped up, inside and out. I removed all of the outside wrapping before I went in to sign the paperwork. The car looked great...I couldn't find a single blemish anywhere.



Question: The windshield must have had some sort of covering on it because I can see where it was attached on each side. I removed the left over adhesive and cleaned the windshield, but the glass is far from smooth. It almost feels gritty when wiping it down. I'm not sure what could have been on the glass, but repeated cleaning with glass cleaner isn't doing the trick.



Here is the car:
 
MSCA said:
So I picked up the car yesterday after work. They had the car out front waiting for me, still wrapped up, inside and out. I removed all of the outside wrapping before I went in to sign the paperwork. The car looked great...I couldn't find a single blemish anywhere...
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Glad to hear things are off to a good start!



Question: The windshield must have had some sort of covering on it because I can see where it was attached on each side. I removed the left over adhesive and cleaned the windshield, but the glass is far from smooth. It almost feels gritty when wiping it down. I'm not sure what could have been on the glass, but repeated cleaning with glass cleaner isn't doing the trick.
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I'd try clay, and if that doesn't work then a Glass Polish. I've had some permanent staining on Audis from the stuff they used to use (not a biggie, but still...), hope yours cleans up better.
 
Yeah, if there is no visual residue left behind and the glass just feels gritty but otherwise looks perfectly brand new, clay/polish ought to do it. Out of curiosity, I'd be curious to know what all of the glass looks like at night and in low light conditions, especially if it's humid outside. Sometimes "ghost" residue or lettering can be seen. I've had issues with being able to totally remove that.
 
Accumulator said:
Yeah, that's what I was referring to. I can still see it on my Audis and they're over ten years old!
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Okay, the clay cleaned up the glass nicely. Nice and smooth now. I never thought to use clay on glass...



I am very impressed with the quality of Audi's paint. The paint is virtually flawless. I don't even see any orange peel, other than toward the very bottom of the doors. One more question--can you guys recommend a good sealant/polish/wax (or whatever I should use on my new car) that I can apply & remove by hand? I don't see any flaws that need to be corrected, so I'm mainly looking for protection. I know there are a lot of good products out there, but I'm looking for something that offers decent protection that goes on & comes off relatively easy since I'm doing it by hand.
 
MSCA said:
Okay, the clay cleaned up the glass nicely. Nice and smooth now. I never thought to use clay on glass...
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Cool, glad it was as simple as that.



I am very impressed with the quality of Audi's paint. The paint is virtually flawless. I don't even see any orange peel, other than toward the very bottom of the doors.
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Glad to hear they've gotten their standards up. That texture at the bottom of the doors might be a "feature".



One more question--can you guys recommend a good sealant/polish/wax (or whatever I should use on my new car) that I can apply & remove by hand? I don't see any flaws that need to be corrected, so I'm mainly looking for protection. I know there are a lot of good products out there, but I'm looking for something that offers decent protection that goes on & comes off relatively easy since I'm doing it by hand.
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I'd use ZAIO or KAIO. I'd top either with FK1000P, but if you want to use the ZAIO all by itself as a "high tech cleaner wax" sort of approach, that'd work OK too as it lasts pretty long. I'd keep the ZAIO off the aluminum exterior trim (even those mild abrasives wouldn't be good for it) and off black plastic trim as well. If you use KAIO, just do all those surfaces with it, which makes the KAIO a good choice, but you really do need to top it as it doesn't last long at all by itself.



SO...KAIO + FK1000P would probably be my top recommendation for you.
 
Accumulator said:
Cool, glad it was as simple as that.







Glad to hear they've gotten their standards up. That texture at the bottom of the doors might be a "feature".







I'd use ZAIO or KAIO. I'd top either with FK1000P, but if you want to use the ZAIO all by itself as a "high tech cleaner wax" sort of approach, that'd work OK too as it lasts pretty long. I'd keep the ZAIO off the aluminum exterior trim (even those mild abrasives wouldn't be good for it) and off black plastic trim as well. If you use KAIO, just do all those surfaces with it, which makes the KAIO a good choice, but you really do need to top it as it doesn't last long at all by itself.



SO...KAIO + FK1000P would probably be my top recommendation for you.
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Thanks for the advice....sounds good.



One more question--I see tons of threads about restoring headlight lenses. But what I want to know is if there is anything I can do to protect my lenses since they are new. If I apply the FK1000 to the lenses every few months, will it help protect them against the sun's damaging rays? Or is there a better protect to use on plastic lenses?
 
MSCA said:
One more question--I see tons of threads about restoring headlight lenses. But what I want to know is if there is anything I can do to protect my lenses since they are new. If I apply the FK1000 to the lenses every few months, will it help protect them against the sun's damaging rays? Or is there a better protect to use on plastic lenses?
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I just LSP my lenses, and FK1000P works fine. But I don't park outside much and it might be smart to do this better than I do.



If you really want to do it properly, look into the protection films that put a sheet of whatever-it-is on the lens, protecting it from more than just the UV rays.
 
All cleaned up (and lightly tinted)...



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Nice A5. We have an A4 that is similar in color, BFWD looks amazing on it, causes a bit of a color shift which makes it look a bit darker and different colored at certain angles.
 
yakky said:
Nice A5. We have an A4 that is similar in color, BFWD looks amazing on it, causes a bit of a color shift which makes it look a bit darker and different colored at certain angles.
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That sounds similar to how BF's All Finish Paint Protection was on my S8. Didn't really notice it until it was beside the silver A8 and then the diff was striking.
 
yakky said:
Nice A5. We have an A4 that is similar in color, BFWD looks amazing on it, causes a bit of a color shift which makes it look a bit darker and different colored at certain angles.
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Thanks for the tip. I've read a few people complaining that BFWD actually "stained" their paint. I don't know if it was really staining or just the removal of oxidation, but they claimed it was some kind of permanent discoloration.



I happen to be a big fan of S100, so I'll probably just stick with that to top it all off. I love the stuff....so easy to apply & remove and looks nice too.
 
Beautiful Audi! My Acura is a slightly darker tint of silver/gunmetal than that and its a treat to see after a full detail. However, if I could go back to my car when it was brand new, I would have invested in one of those 3M invisible bras, seeing as how my front bumper cover and front part of my hood have rock chips in them :mad:. Our old Honda came with it from the dealer (which we got for free because my wife changed her mind on what color we wanted prior to picking it up from the dealership, and the one we got instead had the 3M invisible bra on it. Anyway, I know there are a few other Autopians out there that can praise the invisible bra as much as I do and I would almost deem it a necessity for any new daily driver vehicle.
 
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