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Hi Chaps,

Following a feature we carried out for GTPorsche magazine earlier in the year, the soon to be owner of a 2012 Audi TT, S-Line Black Edition contacted us after being intrigued and impressed by the process we had outlined in the feature. It was arranged that we would carry out a full protection detail on the vehicle on delivery, and that Zaino would be the chosen protection option!

You can check out the GTPorsche feature, Here

So, with just over 200 miles on the clock the car arrived looking something like this:





A chip on leading edge of the door, which was later touched in.





Special delivery!

















Some free residue from the dealer!



Interior was treated first. Despite Audi having carried out a full PDI there were various bits of paper, barcodes, stickers and dirt from production evident in the interior:

All surfaces were thoroughly hoovered, using various attachments:



Leather treated to Zaino Z9/Z10 twins.



Fabrics treated with G-techniq Smart Fabric.





Moving onto the exterior:



Tyres/arches cleaned with AS G101, Vikan Brushes.





Wheels cleaned with AS Smart Wheels, Valet Pro/Lambswool brushes.











A LOT of Iron X was used, not wanting to be put off my lunch extra precautions were taken! :lol:



For a car thats covered just over 200 miles, pretty bad!















Car was then de-tarred with Tardis which revealed no tar contamination, re-foamed and thoroughly rinsed to remove all traces of decontamination products.







Car was then pulled inside and dried off.



Engine bay given a quick once over.



Paintwork lightly polished via DA, 3M Yellow Pad and Dodo Juice Lime Prime.



Wheels sealed using Zaino CS.



Paintwork wiped down with Zaino Z6, then treated with Z2/ZFX as sealant. This was mixed accordingly, then each layer applied and allowed to cure for around 30 minutes







Following Zaino application, finishing touches including Glass, Tyres, Exhausts etc were attended too, leaving the finished results!
































































Thanks for looking!

Nathan & Gaz
« Last Edit: April 14, 2012, 10:25:36 pm by Greeners »

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Re: Zaino New Car Protection - Audi TT TFSI S-Line Black Edition
« Reply #1 on: April 14, 2012, 10:40:42 pm »


Thanks for looking!

Nathan & Gaz

Your welcome.  :star:

Have you any pics after the paint touch up.  :happy2:

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Re: Zaino New Car Protection - Audi TT TFSI S-Line Black Edition
« Reply #2 on: April 14, 2012, 10:43:05 pm »


Thanks for looking!

Nathan & Gaz

Your welcome.  :star:

Have you any pics after the paint touch up.  :happy2:

Good question, I'll check with my official photographer and get back to you!  :wink:

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Re: Zaino New Car Protection - Audi TT TFSI S-Line Black Edition
« Reply #3 on: April 19, 2012, 09:10:17 pm »
Chip was filled with paint, topped with a little lacquer and lightly flatted, unfortunately forgot to grab a finished pic!

Duh!  :chicken:

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Re: Zaino New Car Protection - Audi TT TFSI S-Line Black Edition
« Reply #4 on: April 19, 2012, 09:12:19 pm »
Ok.  :happy2: just thought it would be interesting to see as it is becoming more and more part of detailing nowadays.  :happy2:

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Re: Zaino New Car Protection - Audi TT TFSI S-Line Black Edition
« Reply #5 on: April 19, 2012, 09:32:46 pm »
Agreed, just a shame the duffus didn't take a pic!!!  :rolleye:

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Re: Zaino New Car Protection - Audi TT TFSI S-Line Black Edition
« Reply #6 on: April 19, 2012, 09:42:28 pm »
amazing results :notworthy:

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Re: Zaino New Car Protection - Audi TT TFSI S-Line Black Edition
« Reply #7 on: April 19, 2012, 09:48:11 pm »
Nice mate.  :happy2:

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Re: Zaino New Car Protection - Audi TT TFSI S-Line Black Edition
« Reply #8 on: April 19, 2012, 09:53:15 pm »
Wow! Flawless!

Amazing how dirty a new car is.

The GTI isn't just a machine. It's very much a living, breathing thing.

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Re: Zaino New Car Protection - Audi TT TFSI S-Line Black Edition
« Reply #9 on: April 19, 2012, 10:06:34 pm »
Great car. Z-2 is awesome on white  :notworthy:

A lot of the fall out pulled out from the iron x is more than likely from rail travel. I'm sure that's how they are transported in most cases to the docks.


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Re: Zaino New Car Protection - Audi TT TFSI S-Line Black Edition
« Reply #10 on: April 19, 2012, 10:11:02 pm »
Great car. Z-2 is awesome on white  :notworthy:

A lot of the fall out pulled out from the iron x is more than likely from rail travel. I'm sure that's how they are transported in most cases to the docks.

Indeed, although it looked pretty free from contaminates these things tend to either sit by railway lines or travel by rail without cover so always worth a quick spray with Iron X first!  :wink:

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Re: Zaino New Car Protection - Audi TT TFSI S-Line Black Edition
« Reply #11 on: April 19, 2012, 10:12:45 pm »
Great car. Z-2 is awesome on white  :notworthy:

A lot of the fall out pulled out from the iron x is more than likely from rail travel. I'm sure that's how they are transported in most cases to the docks.

Indeed, although it looked pretty free from contaminates these things tend to either sit by railway lines or travel by rail without cover so always worth a quick spray with Iron X first!  :wink:

Always. When I done my dads 12 plate A3 with less than 40 miles on the clock it was the same. Nothing majorly visible, but the purple rain showed otherwise.  :laugh:


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