Street Dreams Detail - Black Audi S5 - SUPER WET!

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I'm having problem cleaning windows for my 2 month old car. It seems very easy to get fogged up and no matter how hard i clean the windows. there's always visible streaks when i wipe it with a damp cloth. I mean the windows are very clean since it's new. But when i wipe with damp cloth, there are so many streaks and made me uncomfortable. I was wondering if this is the reason why my windows are very easy to fogged up.



I tried many things that i found solution to it on this wonderful site. I first tried using vinegar and it didn't work. then i tried rubbing compound. it seems to work a little when i buff it real hard. I also tried using meguiar polish, still didn't do a thing to the streaks but my window are really smooth now....:D now, can anyone give me any suggestions on how to get rid of streak that may caused by hard water spot and etched my glass.. thank you!
 
Well first off to get rid of your streak you may want to try some Bon Ami cleaning powder or cake http://www.bonami.com/Products.asp?DepartmentA=Home+Products&theProd=Bon+Ami+Cleaning+Cake+and+Bon+Ami+Cleaning+Powder, it will also help with your fogging. Also, do you have the HVAC controls set on "recycle" instead of fresh air? That will do it too. Keeping the windows a crack will also help defog the windows as well as using the AC. Zaino and One Grand also make a glass polish which if the Bon Ami fails would also be worth a shot. The Bon Ami is cheap and should be at your local hardware store.
 
Griot's Glass Polish is an amazing product for water spots and calcified water stains on glass...



But as far as streak free results when cleaning, I use Eagle 20/20 window cleaner with short-pile microfiber cloths. Absolutely no streaks whatsoever...



Paul
 
thanks for the advice guys, I turned out using a hardsurface protectant and ran it and buff it to all of my windows. My windows are now streak free!! Took me like 2 hours to figure out that i have an old bottle of glass protectant sitting in my garage that works wonders.



I'm going to work on my brothers car to get his plastic headlight scratches off.. does anyone has any ideas?



cleaning is fun!!:bounce
 
2010 S5 in Brilliant Black in for a 2 day full correction.

Wheels before

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After cleaned with Opt. powerclean

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Washed with CG citrus, clayed with riccardo etc.


After the prep and IPA wipedown shown with Fenix TK40. The paint on this car is an annoying combo, hard to correct yet very easily marred. 2 step correction carried out with the rotary and various pads and polishes. Jeweling process took about 4hrs alone, worked from 1500rpm down to about 900 with slow passes to create and even gloss without any leftover trails or haze.

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Before

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After

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Water etching 50/50

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Finished down

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License plate area before

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After correction with spot pads

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Trunk area needed several passes with the orange hydro which works very well on hard paint and finishes down well

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More defects + water etching

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After

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After

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Tailpipes before

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After + sealed with Rejex

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Rejex curing on the wheels, 2 coats applied a few hours apart

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Mirrors cleaned up by hand

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Final shots

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Extra hours jeweling well worth it in the end :thumb:

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Great correction work on the Audi David, the jeweling was very well worth the effort for it and the Audi shows it from your pictures. Thank you for sharing it here with us.:drool5:
 
WOW

I needed sunglasses to look at the after pictures:Dancing Dot:

Beautiful work. The extra time spent paid off BIG TIME!!!

Awesome job Dave.
 
Indy YZF said:
Great job, you weren't kidding about the wet look. What LSP did you use?
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Extra time during prep and correction make the difference. I used Menzerna Powerlock on this car.

Brian_Brice said:
Great work and photography! A+
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Thanks Brian, good to see you over here

bmw5541 said:
WOW

I needed sunglasses to look at the after pictures:Dancing Dot:

Beautiful work. The extra time spent paid off BIG TIME!!!

Awesome job Dave.
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Much appreciated Barry!
 
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