Too new to wax, seal, coat??? How new is too new?

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cobrar97

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I'm picking up a new Audi this weekend. This vehicle was ordered specific in early September...so I'm not sure exactly when painting occurs in the process of the build.
Obviously this is a factory baked finish...but is it too soon to put an LSP on?
I've asked the dealer NOT to prep or detail it. I intend to wash, decontaminate, finish buff, and then LSP it. I was intending to coat it with CQuart UK that I have ready to go. But I'm not sure if it's too soon...can anyone educate me on the correctness of this?
 
Sounds like it'll be a go. Too bad it's so cold here...the washing process will be something I'm NOT looking forward to. The rest of the work is no big deal thanks to the heated garage. I'm just hopeful it warms up enough that my rinse water isn't freezing as I go.
The vehicle is a SQ5 (should have mentioned that). It's the Sterling Gray color...so I'm excited to see how the CQ-UK makes it look.
 
cobrar97 said:
Sounds like it'll be a go. Too bad it's so cold here...the washing process will be something I'm NOT looking forward to. The rest of the work is no big deal thanks to the heated garage. I'm just hopeful it warms up enough that my rinse water isn't freezing as I go.
The vehicle is a SQ5 (should have mentioned that). It's the Sterling Gray color...so I'm excited to see how the CQ-UK makes it look.
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I know your pain. What I do in the freezing cold is put on a pair of knit gloves then put on a pair of latex or nitrite gloves to keep my hands dry. Staying dry is the key to staying warm.
 
Cobra, shouldn't be a big deal. However, for my own personal comfort, I'd like to see at least 50F in the garage :)

Good luck with it!
 
CQ UK was designed for cold weather application. Not sure what the actual standard is. Maybe 35F?
 
cobrar97 said:
Sounds like it'll be a go. Too bad it's so cold here...the washing process will be something I'm NOT looking forward to. The rest of the work is no big deal thanks to the heated garage. I'm just hopeful it warms up enough that my rinse water isn't freezing as I go.
The vehicle is a SQ5 (should have mentioned that). It's the Sterling Gray color...so I'm excited to see how the CQ-UK makes it look.
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Can you hook the hose to your hot water heater drain? That's how I keep my hands warm when washing/rinsing in the winter. If you get a 30ft hose the water is much cooler but still warm when it finally gets to the nozzle.

- Patrick
 
Gret...that's a great idea with the knit gloves...I never thought of that one. I'll give it a shot.

In my garage, I can get the temp to 75 in about 20 minutes...so The CQUK won't be a problem. I don't know what the low-temp is for it's application, but I don't think I'd care to find out either...whatever it is, it would be too cold for me.
I'm big ONR user (actually recently tried Ultima's version as recommended by CarPro, and I think I may be making a permanent switch). Normally, I'd just ONR the car, but being un-detailed from the dealer, I figured I really should wash it to get any factory dust bunnies out of the cracks and such.

Unfortunately, the dealer is about 2-1/2 hours from my house, and there's salt all over the roads now. So, again, I'd better do a "real wash" because of that too.
 
For the record, from the Car-Pro site:

Surfaces you can protect with CQuartz UK:

Paint
Wheels
Metals

Specifications:

Recommended working temperatures: 40F to 90F
Durability: Approximately 2 years or more
Water contact angle: 110°
Light swirl filling properties
Thick layer: 1~2 Micron each
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Cobrar97- Congrats on the new Audi! Heh heh, those Q5s always impressed me as being, uhm...a potential challenge detailing-wise, so I think the coating is a good idea.

You shouldn't have too much trouble cleaning it, they come in "bag"-type things these days, pretty well sealed up.

My Audi dealer is also quite a ways from me, but worth it as they treat me and my cars well. They usually send somebody down to get 'em anyhow, and yeah..those guys are good enough that I let them drive my vehicles. Finding a good Audi dealer can be tricky, there are a lot of them that I'd never let touch my lawnmower.
 
FYI update: got the new vehicle from the dealer with NO dealer prep. Is had quite a few little scuffs and marks from the cover that Audi sends it in. I used CarPro Reflect polish and a Buff & Shine green polish pad. This is a nice, light combo and nearly everything came out very easily. Had to do a second pass on the hood, and everything was great. Applied the CQUK and everything turned out good.
So...in answer to my own question...no need to wait (on a new Audi anyhow).
 
Ooopppsss...forgot the most important part. Just got some shot yesterday while it wasn't raining, snowing, or blowing! What do you think?

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Cobrar97- Interesting about it having marring from the cover, thanks for that info.

Looks like you got it all sorted out though, and I'll give you a lot of credit as I always thought those things looked like they'd be a [chore] to do a full detail on!
 
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