2013 S4, Paint Correction and Opti-Coat Pro Coating

[RaskyR1]

2013 S4, Paint Correction and Opti-Coat Pro Coating.

I actually performed the new car prep and applied OCP to this car 7 months ago. Over the last 7 months the owner had brought the vehicle into the tire shop to have the winter wheels put on and also to the dealership to have the ugly “V6T” badges removed and replaced with the nicer “Supercharged” ones….and that’s where things went terribly wrong!!!

All fingers point to the dealer as the guilty party for the damage done to this car, but either way it required extensive sanding and polishing to remove/improve the damage. I was told to “do what I could” on the rear bumper cover, which was the worst of the damage, and if the scratches couldn’t be improved to the point where it was hard to see, the owner would repaint the bumper cover.

Video walk around I had texted to the owner after I got the car all washed up.
2013 S4 Damage - YouTube (http://youtu.be/Uzgh5Rbf1dQ)


Before pics….(iPhone as I didn’t have my DSLR)
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i288/Raskyr1/2013%20S4%20Joe%20C/A19207D8-E326-4779-8DD2-1E80229EB14D.jpg (http://s75.photobucket.com/user/Raskyr1/media/2013%20S4%20Joe%20C/A19207D8-E326-4779-8DD2-1E80229EB14D.jpg.html)

Deep scratches on the rear bumper
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i288/Raskyr1/2013%20S4%20Joe%20C/98F0B971-BCE2-41B9-868B-038A5225DD1A.jpg (http://s75.photobucket.com/user/Raskyr1/media/2013%20S4%20Joe%20C/98F0B971-BCE2-41B9-868B-038A5225DD1A.jpg.html)

More deep “circular” scratches on both sides of bumper covers/wheel well openings…these could have been from an automatic car wash, “Hub Scrub” or possibly a snow removal sweeper.
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i288/Raskyr1/2013%20S4%20Joe%20C/3763EFAA-6E77-40F7-9112-451913088A03.jpg (http://s75.photobucket.com/user/Raskyr1/media/2013%20S4%20Joe%20C/3763EFAA-6E77-40F7-9112-451913088A03.jpg.html)

Passenger front door
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i288/Raskyr1/2013%20S4%20Joe%20C/7B3A9D2B-D21A-4D2A-83B6-93525CEDDBDC.jpg (http://s75.photobucket.com/user/Raskyr1/media/2013%20S4%20Joe%20C/7B3A9D2B-D21A-4D2A-83B6-93525CEDDBDC.jpg.html)

http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i288/Raskyr1/2013%20S4%20Joe%20C/29219192-7095-40B6-8B75-29C35A4B2667.jpg (http://s75.photobucket.com/user/Raskyr1/media/2013%20S4%20Joe%20C/29219192-7095-40B6-8B75-29C35A4B2667.jpg.html)

Initial wet sanding, 1500/3000
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i288/Raskyr1/2013%20S4%20Joe%20C/FEAE156E-E7B6-4A69-B0CC-E8A2CD055064.jpg (http://s75.photobucket.com/user/Raskyr1/media/2013%20S4%20Joe%20C/FEAE156E-E7B6-4A69-B0CC-E8A2CD055064.jpg.html)


After
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i288/Raskyr1/2013%20S4%20Joe%20C/20140417-DSC_2659.jpg (http://s75.photobucket.com/user/Raskyr1/media/2013%20S4%20Joe%20C/20140417-DSC_2659.jpg.html)

http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i288/Raskyr1/2013%20S4%20Joe%20C/20140417-DSC_2660.jpg (http://s75.photobucket.com/user/Raskyr1/media/2013%20S4%20Joe%20C/20140417-DSC_2660.jpg.html)

http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i288/Raskyr1/2013%20S4%20Joe%20C/20140417-DSC_2642.jpg (http://s75.photobucket.com/user/Raskyr1/media/2013%20S4%20Joe%20C/20140417-DSC_2642.jpg.html)

http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i288/Raskyr1/2013%20S4%20Joe%20C/20140417-DSC_2650.jpg (http://s75.photobucket.com/user/Raskyr1/media/2013%20S4%20Joe%20C/20140417-DSC_2650.jpg.html)

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http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i288/Raskyr1/2013%20S4%20Joe%20C/20140417-DSC_2655.jpg (http://s75.photobucket.com/user/Raskyr1/media/2013%20S4%20Joe%20C/20140417-DSC_2655.jpg.html)

http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i288/Raskyr1/2013%20S4%20Joe%20C/20140417-DSC_2656.jpg (http://s75.photobucket.com/user/Raskyr1/media/2013%20S4%20Joe%20C/20140417-DSC_2656.jpg.html)

http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i288/Raskyr1/2013%20S4%20Joe%20C/20140417-DSC_2657.jpg (http://s75.photobucket.com/user/Raskyr1/media/2013%20S4%20Joe%20C/20140417-DSC_2657.jpg.html)

http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i288/Raskyr1/2013%20S4%20Joe%20C/20140417-DSC_2663.jpg (http://s75.photobucket.com/user/Raskyr1/media/2013%20S4%20Joe%20C/20140417-DSC_2663.jpg.html)

http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i288/Raskyr1/2013%20S4%20Joe%20C/20140417-DSC_2668.jpg (http://s75.photobucket.com/user/Raskyr1/media/2013%20S4%20Joe%20C/20140417-DSC_2668.jpg.html)

http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i288/Raskyr1/2013%20S4%20Joe%20C/20140417-DSC_2672.jpg (http://s75.photobucket.com/user/Raskyr1/media/2013%20S4%20Joe%20C/20140417-DSC_2672.jpg.html)



http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i288/Raskyr1/2013%20S4%20Joe%20C/20140417-DSC_2673.jpg (http://s75.photobucket.com/user/Raskyr1/media/2013%20S4%20Joe%20C/20140417-DSC_2673.jpg.html)


Thanks for looking,
Rasky

[boosteddub69]

Nice turnaround. It's a shame the things dealerships do to a car.

I just bought a 2014 S4, and they couldn't believe that I didn't want them to touch the car prior to delivery...this is why.

Again...great job !

[Becciasm]

One must wonder what brand of lawn rake was used to sweep snow off of that Audi.

Great rescue Chad.

[CarolinasFinestDetailing]

Wow....nice save. I cringe seeing this.

[RaskyR1]

Thanks guys!


Nice turnaround. It's a shame the things dealerships do to a car.

I just bought a 2014 S4, and they couldn't believe that I didn't want them to touch the car prior to delivery...this is why.

Again...great job !

What sucks is that even then there is no guarantee it would be free of defects. :(

[Mike@DedicatedPerfection]

Beautiful work Chad.

[jamesboyy]

Excellent work you did on that Audi

[RobertJ34]

wow, great fix.. what the heck did they do to it

[RaskyR1]

Thanks guys! :)


wow, great fix.. what the heck did they do to it

That's what I wanted to know. What's worse is that whoever did do it, knew about it since they tried to polish it out, yet didn't tell the owner. :nomore:

[ZimRandy]

Thanks guys! :)



That's what I wanted to know. What's worse is that whoever did do it, knew about it since they tried to polish it out, yet didn't tell the owner. :nomore:

:wow: This is why dealerships have a bad reputation.

Good thing there are guys like you to save the cars. :xyxthumbs:

My sister had her brand new (few thousand miles) Buick scratched on the door when it was in for some type of ABS warranty work. They sanded and polished right through the clear trying to correct it. I think they would not of said anything if it wasn't so obvious right by the drivers door handle. It cost the dealer a repaint of the drivers side door.

Nice work Chad. :props:

Randy