2001 Audi B5 S4 Avant Cactus Green Detail

Here is a 250+ picture write up on a B5 S4 Waxwerks (me) and Franki over at OverTime Detail collaborated on. Customer wanted a pinstripe removal as well as a 80% correction on exterior and interior vacuum + wipe down. Franki made a sick video with his new crane and slider, check us out and PM me for any more information! Onto the write-up


B5 S4 Avant - YouTube


What was done:
- Before pictures
- Wheels hit with Sonax full effect and iron x
- Tires treated with Adams APC and prima nero
- Engine sprayed down and treated with in and out spray
- De-Bugged with 1Z Bug and Tar Remover
- Exterior wash using lusso auto bathe and foam gun w/ CG MSii
- Door, hood and trunk jambs cleaned
- Prima nero on undercarriage
- Aquartz Iron Cut to decontaminate
- Clayed entire exterior including windows
- Taped up
- 2 step - m105 -> menz sip -> opti poli-seal
- Rubber and vinyl cleaned w/ In and Out, Prima nero
- Exhaust tips cleaned
- Windows clayed again and cleaned with prima clarity
- Wheels waxed with Prima Wheel Armour
- Exterior Wax -> 1Z Glanz Wax


Interior:
- Vacuum
- Trims treated with Prima Nero, Adams in and out and 1Z Cockpit Premium
- Interior glass cleaned with clarity


Products used:
Exterior wash:
- Lusso auto bath
- Gilmour Foam gun w/ CG MaxiSuds
- Blue microfiber wash mitt
- Uber super drying microfiber towel
- Prima nero on undercarriage
- Aquartz Iron Cut
- 1Z Bug and Tar Remover


Engine:
- Adams In n out spray


Interior:
- 1z Cockpit Premium
- In n out and Prima Clarity and Nero to clean the trims


Paint correction:
- Porter Cable PC 7424XP
- Griots Orbital
- Flex PE-14
- Uber green orange and blue 4/5.5 pads
- Surbuf pads 5.5
- Megs 105
- Menz SIP
- Opti Poli-seal
- 1z Glanz Wax


Now for the pictures


Before














Wash

 

Just to see what we were dealing with after decon







Optimum Metal polish on the rails






done for that day

attempt at pinstripe removal with 3m pinstripe remover, did not work at all

 

So, we proceded to clay and wetsand the pinstripe off


reflection shot


left side corrected right side uncorrected

 

Polishing step






before

after

post polish wash and ipa spraydown











Post polish and wash pictures, no lsp applied

 

Interior clean up




applying lsp







this is my "shop" lol

putting the trunk carpet cover back in

engine clean up



1z glanz applied

Customer pick up and final pics






Another happy customer



Thanks for looking!

 

Old school S4.......SWEEEEEEET!!! Nice job guys.

 

I agree /\/\ old school S4 Avant

 

Thanks fellow

Here's the video in case you missed the link


[video=youtube;NR_p23-zJkA]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NR_p23-zJkA[/video]

 

very nice I have my eyes on this car, I wonder if he decided it he still wants it or not.

great job guys.

 

uh oh, Phil and a potential new car (Audi)....we've seen this before.

Great write up and a fantastic job on a beautiful car.

 

LOL this car is on the market and I miss the ones I had in 12 years ago.

in short my first car 2000 Audi S4 picked got stolen, got another one in 03 and it just was never the same both of them were sedans...my wife and I would love to pick up a wagon if we could.

one of our favorites.

 

wow Phil I didn't know you're eying a B5, are you having mild life crisis LOL

 

Phil it's a sick car, buy it!

 

nice writeup and great car

 

Thanks man! Was a sweet car to detail, never saw a car like this before and it was a pleasant surprise

 

Looks like you guys had fun, car turned out nice and with the rare color you do not see everyday. Quick thought though guys the pinstripe removal erasur rubber is I think designed for tape pinstripe if I remember right, also are the rails metal on that car?, could have sworn they were painted opaque silver but it has been awhile since I have done a older S4 wagen.

Again hard work you put in shows.

 

Thanks for the kind words AC!

That's what I was thinking when I was talking to franki about it. I thought the rubber was for vinyl pinstripes, not painted on pinstripes. Regardless, wetsand with 2000 grit and a 4" wool on the flex pe14 did the trick to remove it, looks as if it wasn't even there!

 

all in all... its not a full correction, there are some water etching we couldn't fully remove. Lots of RID and deep swirls that requires another step or so. But its what the client was comfortable with paying for a 2 step and his happy with it.

 

That is a great tip, I have removed plenty of tape........ never a painted one, never thought much how to approach it. Love the color. great job fellas

 

If the stripes are painted, spray with Easy Off ( no shit ), wait 2 minutes until stripe starts to run and wipe off with MF towel. Done. Won't harm the clearcoat.