This client contacted me through a forum and had just purchased a '12 Audi Supercharged Q7 in Obsidian Black. He is a very educated "car guy" and he knew what he was looking for...Opti-Coat! He drove down from Oklahoma just to show me the car and take it in for it's first service. We discussed what he wanted done and after looking at the car, it was in perfect condition! I told him DO NOT let the dealer wash the car! Well guess what? They did! The next day I got the bad news! Being in the military, getting a schedule worked out was tricky, but for military soldiers I will move my schedule around for any of them! It's the least I could do! Well my client left his house at 5am to make this happen, in the rain! Well after seeing the car, it didn't really surprise me as I see allot from this dealership and this was typical! Marring everywhere, and the clear bra was the worst! We also were going to debadge and rebadge with carbon fiber Audi badges. First I would like to say that we all know the quality of Audi's fit and finish, but they have outdone themselves on the 2012 Q7's! Beautiful cars! I can see why my client fell in love with it! We started off by stripping and claying the car. Having been well taken care of, this was the easy part! Rims had Wolf's Rim shield installed and Glass shield on the glass, there were holding up well! Door jambs were kept immaculate! We settled on a full correction and Opti-Coat installation. The minute we finished washing the rains came back and didn't stop until we finished the car! For an Audi, the paint was soft, hence the marring! Lots of deep RIDS all over the hood and quarter panels. Nothing the Flex DA and Optimum MF pads couldn't handle though! Enjoy! Dawn/PC wash Sonax FE on the wheels Clay Magic clay Flex DA Opt. MF Polishing pads Opt. HC/D301 Flex DA Opt. MF Polishing pads Megs D301 on the Bra IPA wipedown Opti-Coated and on the rims Tuff Shine System on the tires Just an angry stance! In between rain, no sun at all.
Nice ride, Hyper compound with D301....is there a reason you want to combine a compound with the D301? is it like mixing M105 with GPS?
Thank You Sir! Yes it is, Audi really did this one up! Thank You! I have found that on softer clears mixing Hyper Polish and D301 cuts enough and doesn't haze at all in 1 step. Works great on dark cars! Tried 105 but I got to much cut. GPS wasn't enough by itself and doesn't clean-up as nice as D301. Also I have had some problems laying down Opti-Coat over GPS, not sure if it even was the GPS but wasn't trying it again. Thanks! I only get to use it on softer clears and lately it seems like I have been getting allot of them! I actually use 205 and SIP more with MF but I generally only post 1 step or higher corrections and only some of them I post. Wash and Waxes are the majority of business, with corrections being less. I'm averaging 3-5 corrections a week though.
Nice work! So he drove all the way down here from OK? It sure looks like it was worth it. I had someone drive from Tyler for me to work on their car but from another state really says something, not only about the owner but about your work also.
