Car Detailing for Audi Q8

Detailing your Audi Q8

The Q8 is the Q7's sharper-dressed sibling, and its frameless doors, black honeycomb grille and sloped rear glass are where the grime hides. We clean the roof seals, flush the grille with foam and polish the rear window once it has spotted. RS Q8 wheels need an iron remover before a brush, and inside the Alcantara headliner is brushed dry while the Valcona leather and the glass screens get their own cleaners.

What we watch for on a Q8

• Frameless door glass on an SUV this tall means a long grime line along the roof seal; we clean the channel so the glass stops streaking
• RS Q8 cars wear 23-inch wheels with huge brakes and the dust bakes on; an iron remover and a long brush are needed every wash
• The black optics trim and the honeycomb grille collect bugs and road grit; we flush them with foam and a soft brush before polishing
• The sloped rear glass and the big spoiler trap water and grit that drips down the tailgate after washing; we flush and dry both
• The Alcantara headliner is brushed dry and spot cleaned with minimal moisture, especially around the sunroof switches

Midsize SUVs: three rows of places to hide crumbs

With a third row, a big cargo area and plenty of child-seat anchors, midsize SUVs hide a lot of mess. We work through each row and each seat track so nothing is left behind.