Taking delivery on 2014 Audi A6

[mcneguy]

I am picking up my 2014 Audi A6 next Saturday in Phantom Black Pearl with Nougat Brown interior. What is the first thing I should do? Should I polish/wax right away or wait?

Thanks for any and all suggestions

[VISITOR]

it's most likely going to have contaminants from transportation, so with said, a light clay, polish and seal would be ideal. I wouldn't go to overboard on the polishing and focus on protection given the time of season. you can go all out when winter has passed. btw, congrats on he new ride...

[mcneguy]

Winter? I live in central Florida :). Thanks though, I didn't think about the clay bar...good idea.

[Romans5.8]

Probably be wise to either quiz the dealer on their procedures when prepping new cars, or just asking them not to prep it. It'll be nice and dirty after transportation. But that's far better than being swirled up by poor wash techniques, then being hacked up by a wool pad and rotary and slathered with glaze.

[Mirage11]

I bought Menzerna FF3000 for polishing my 1 year old black car. I'm a total polishing noob, but the manufacturer claims that this is a good polish for new or like new paint.

Where in central Florida do you live? I just got my DA, polish, sealant and pads from Autogeek and I can't wait to take advantage of Orlando's weather.


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[shagnat]

The first thing I'd do is ride around as much as I wanted, then take a nice road trip of ~400 miles!!!!

[mcneguy]

I live just off of the #1 fairway at Red Tail Country Club in Sorrento. I do plan to put some miles on it right off the bat. Not to go too far afield here but I have been a BMW guy forever but I am amazed in the new Audi's, this was a tough decision for me but the A6 smoked the 535i in my own testing.

[Shortspark]

Congrats on the A6! What a great car. I am a Mercedes guy (ML350) and have been comparing (on paper from internet articles and magazines), the 6 and 7 with the E class and CLS550. They are all great but the Audi seems to trump the Mercedes vehicles on some important factors such as their interface system which seems more user friendly than Mercs rather old Command system. And the Audi styling is to die for. I just might become an Audi man in a year or two!!

Okay, here is what you do on most German paint (except BMW which as you know can be hard or soft depending on the model). After you prep it with clay use the P21S Paintwork Cleanser. Some will say this step is not necessary but once you use this great German product you will always use it prior to finishing steps. You won't need to polish further, especially with the car being brand new. Get some Duragloss sealant and bonding agent (the 601 and 111 or 105). Mix four parts 105 or 111 to one part 601 bonding agent and apply with machine or hand. The 111 has a brighter glow or "candy apple" appearance and is pure sealant. The 105 is a tad richer.

After that has cured 12 hours apply a coat of Collinite 845 and you are good to go for the next four months at least (I want to try the P21S wax but have not done so yet). You can maintain this through your next detail with any of a variety of good spray "wax" toppers such as AquaWax, OCW, Griot's, etc. Enjoy the ride!

[custmsprty]

Congrats. Here's an A6 I detailed a few months back. It had the brown interior too.

http://i1075.photobucket.com/albums/w421/custmsprty/A6AUDI_zpsdead0a0c.jpg (http://s1075.photobucket.com/user/custmsprty/media/A6AUDI_zpsdead0a0c.jpg.html)
http://i1075.photobucket.com/albums/w421/custmsprty/AUDI-A6BLKLIGHT_zps7dc44c6f.jpg (http://s1075.photobucket.com/user/custmsprty/media/AUDI-A6BLKLIGHT_zps7dc44c6f.jpg.html)

[Scott@IncrediblyDetailed]

I suggest

Dawn Soap Wash
Mild Clay Bar
Iron-X
Menzurna SF4000
Some type of coating. I was really impressed with Pinnacle Black Label Diamond Paint Coating plus 3 years of protection.

Also, Larry at AMMONYC has a great video on new car deliveries.

How to Detail a New Car: McLaren MP4-12C - YouTube (http://youtu.be/7bG7oVjg77o)

[Bunky]

Congrats on the new car !

[4AudiQ]

Ask the dealer to leave all the wraps(self-adhesive protective paper) on the car and you take them off yourself. And DO NOT WASH THE CAR AT THE DEALER.
Removing the wraps and washing it will be your job.
That way, any swirls that show up are not the dealer's fault.

[SYMAWD]

Ask the dealer to leave all the wraps(self-adhesive protective paper) on the car and you take them off yourself. And DO NOT WASH THE CAR AT THE DEALER.
Removing the wraps and washing it will be your job.
That way, any swirls that show up are not the dealer's fault.

Audis come wrapped in a full fabric car cover that is clipped to the bottom of the car instead of the adhesive wraps. It's usually the first thing the dealer removes since you can't really see out of them (except for the windshield) and the fact they only allow you to open the hood, trunk, and driver's door.

The problem with them is those clips scratch and dirt can get trapped under them which means the car will usually have some marring no matter what.

http://www.cartype.com/pics/121/small/audi_new-car_wrap_3_07.jpg

[StockPolo6R]

Because of that cover thing even the wind causes issues if stored in an open lot.

[Chris@AutoCleanse]

Congrats on the new ride.

Wash(with a stripping soap)
Decontaminate(iron x)
Clay
Light polish
LSP(either wax or coating)

We been using the pinnacle black label coating at Autogeek on the Thursday night makeovers. It is very easy to apply and a breeze to work with, that would be mine suggestion.