Car Detailing for Audi A3

Detailing your Audi A3

The A3 is the compact Audi that students, young professionals and Uber Black drivers all seem to end up in, so its back seat often gets more use than the badge suggests. We clean the rear door panels, extract the salt from the rear carpet and keep the piano-black trim free of fine scratches. Audi's harder clear coat means swirls come out cleanly with a proper polish, and RS 3 wheels get an iron remover before any brush touches them.

What we watch for on a A3

• Audi clear coat is harder than most German paint and tolerates a proper two-step correction, so deep swirls on Mythos Black come out cleanly
• RS 3 cars run very wide front tires that throw sand onto the front doors, and the big brakes bake dust into the wheel barrels; iron remover first, then a soft brush
• The piano-black console on current cars scratches from keys and rings; a plush microfibre and a non-abrasive cleaner keep it clear
• Cabriolet soft tops need a fabric cleaner and a water-repellent treatment, and the rear glass seal collects green film under trees
• Rideshare A3s need the rear seat and door panels cleaned of fingerprints and spills, and the rear carpet extracted for salt

Luxury cars: soft paint, delicate trim

Premium interiors use more leather, open-pore wood and gloss trim, and premium paint is often softer. We use gentler chemistry, soft microfibre and slower machine passes so nothing is marred.