Audi TT RS - New Car Prep and Clear Film Installation in Northern NJ

Subject: Audi TT RS
Requirements - New Car Prep - Clear Film Installation - Full Hood, Full Fenders, Full Bumper, Full Rocker Panels and Rear fender arches

What was done -
Exterior

- Wheels were prepped with Sonax Wheel Cleaner and cleaned up with various brushes
- Tires were spritzed down with Adam’s All Purpose Cleaner and washed down
- Wheel wells were cleaned up
- Pre Washed with W99
- Iron Cut
- Wash down and rinsed
- Door jambs were cleaned up
- Clayed
- Dried
- Tires dressed
- Masking
- Paint Measurement
- Wolf's Shine and Seal
- Inspection with Fenix, 3m Sun Gun, Infratech, and natural sunlight
- Wheel wells were cleaned
- Rubber and Plastics Treated
- Exterior windows and mirrors cleaned and sealed
- Exhaust tips cleaned
- Windows were clayed, cleaned, and sealed

Links to products used -

Adam's All Purpose Cleaner
Sonax Full Effect Wheel Cleaner
Uber Clay Bar Kit
Wolf's Shine and Seal
Adam's Super VRT
Adam's Glass Cleaner
Sonax Glass Cleaner
Wolf's Chemicals Glass Guard
Wolf's Chemicals Rim Shield

Tools used
Uber Wool Wash Mitt
Uber No Name MF Towels
Porter Cable 7424XP
Uber Buffing Pads
Defelsko Paint Meter
Fenix TK35
Brinkmann
Kranzle Pressure Washer
Cam Spray Foam Canon
2 Grit Guard Buckets with Caddies
Uber Firehose Nozzle
Metro Air Force Blaster

Sorry no prep shots on this one.

Various shots of the Clear Film Install

Full Hood




Full Fenders



Full Rocker Panels being installed







Wolf's line up for the job.


Glass cleaned and Wolf's Glass Guard applied




Wolfs Rim Shield applied




After Shine and Seal







After shots
Nothing really needed on the interior





Enigine shot


Afters (lots)

 

car looks really good Phil, great job.

 

Schaweeeet car! Nice work guys!

 

thanks!

 

Never been a TT fan, but that looks awesome. Nice job Phil.

 

Looks great! Have you ever thought about teaching a clear film install class?

 

Unbelievably gorgeous...

 

Great work

 

Are the clear film installs that difficult? I've been very tempted to buy the stuff myself and wrap my own front bumper.

 

clear films require a ton of patience

 

Looks great Phil, good work on the photos.

-Kody-

 

Are they forgiving or is it once it's down its down? Is there a special adhesion promoter required or is it just water?

 

you have a bit of time to work on the film but once its tacked down its done for the most part.

 

You can lay the film across the paint with the installation gel underneath and it's workable. stretching and moving is necessary espeically it is a precut kit. if there isnt enough gel it can get tacky so you have to watch all areas while working. Once you squeegee the gel and alcohol/water out from under the film it's down. sure you can pull it up but you really risk compromising the film and creating stretch marks, "silvering", or other blemishes. so basically, yes once it squeegeed/tacked down it is set.

 

BTW Nice job Phil, car looks great! a customer of mine has one they are very awesome looking in person.

 

yup this is our 2nd and we should have another one next week getting the same thing done can't wait I'm really liking this car.

 

Awesome work Phil! Glad to see you doing more and more clear film jobs in house now.

 

Thanks! I've considered taking the front bumper off of my TSX and giving this a try, I figure with some patience I could make it happen

 

you will probably be better off leaving the bumper on to do the film, it will be hard to tack it down off the bumper, trust me we have tried.

 

As in hard to apply pressure to the bumper to force adhesion?