This weekend we held a second workshop covering basic and advanced washing as well as basic paint correction. Those in attendance had an opportunity to try out products and polishers they may not otherwise have an opportunity to use, as well as get some helpful tips from myself and another local detailer, Diman Ngin. Once complete, they should have the knowledge and confidence to perform similar work without oversight.

This was a ton of information for these guys to take in, and it's easy to get caught up and forget to ask questions, take notes or photos. So for the benefit of those folks that spent their entire day working on a B6 A4 Avant, I'm treating this as process write-up as if I had done the work myself.

Process

Wheels cleaned with Meguiars DUB wheel cleaner and wheel woolies (from Griots garage)
Arches cleaned with Meguiars Super Degreaser D108 (another APC would do fine)
Tires cleaned with Meguiars Super Degreaser D108
Prefoamed with 3oz Chemical Guys Citrus Wash & Gloss and 3oz Ultimate Snow Foam in an MTM foam cannon (substitute an APC for Ultimate Snow Foam)
2 Bucket Wash with Chemical Guys Citrus Wash Clear
Wheels Protected with Carpro Hydro2 Lite
Mechanical Decon with Simoniz Claymagic Blue, SM Arnold Speedy Prep Towel and Nanoskin Autoscrub pad with Optimum No Rinse (2oz/gallon) as clay lube
Sealed with Blackfire Wet Diamond All Finish Paint Protection (dark colors) or Menzerna Powerlock (light colors)
Waxed with Pinnacle Signature Series II paste wax (Son1c wax is another good alternative)
Trim Treated with Carpro PERL (3:1 dilution), Ultima tire & trim guard V1 (Wolfgang exterior trim sealant or poorboy's world trim restorer would be good alternatives)
Glass was cleaned with Isopropyl Alcohol and distilled water
Vehicle was polished with HD Speed by 3D/HD car care
Polishers & pad combos were: EVO 21 with rupes UHS pad, DAS pro plus 15mm with griots BOSS orange pad, Flex 3401 with lake country white hybrid pad, griots 6" DA with wizards orange long throw pad, harbor freight 6" DA with lake country cyan hydrotech pad
Paint was finished with Meguiars Synthetic Express spray wax D156 to remove any tape lnie residue
Glass was coated with Pearl Nano Windshield Coating