New Car Prep w/ Opti-Coat 2013 Scion FR-S Mr. Sparkle Detailing - Long Island
 

Client in question was a victim of Hurricane Sandy. His Scion TC took on water during the storm and was a total loss. In an effort to take lemons to lemonade, he invested his insurance check towards an asphalt gray Scion FR-S. Now thats thinking with your dipstick! (anyone else remember those castrol commercials?)

Upon arrival the car was pretty dirty as we had a recent snowfall. So we started with a foam bath. The wash was followed by Iron x treatment

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The car was clayed with Pinnacle Ultra Poly clay. Even for a vehicle only recently purchased it still showed signs of contamination. This is from the trunk lid and rear of the car

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Paint measurements were then taken and this car showed a wide range of numbers. Of particular concern was the hood close to the front bumper. This area was thin with readings between 80-90 microns

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After taping off the trim it was time for the paint correction. The vehicle showed only light marring and a 1 step polish was in order. With the light defects and metallic paint it was tough to photo accurately.

this area had not yet been polished as shown here under an LED flood light

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the adjacent area along the door edge had been polished

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Along the roof a sirius satellite radio antenna had been held in place with a magnet. This left behind some deeper scratches which required spot compounding.

before

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After

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We later relocated the antenna onto the rear glass with double sided tape.

"Hands on the wheel" Polishing under LED lights with Flex 3401, Lake Country Tangerine pad and Menzerna Power Finish

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Once the paint was proper it was washed again, dried, and wiped down with Car Pro Eraser. All exterior paint & trim was then protected with Opti-Coat along with the wheels.

Post Opti-Coat

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exhaust tip was also was cleaned and protected with Opti-Coat

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Crisp reflection of the LED spotlight x3

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Extreme closeup on the hood

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Good job

soo... shiny...

Great work! I may be calling you soon :)

Incredible work

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Looks good! I'll see you tomorrow!

By the way, where does all the water/suds go after you're done washing? Or do you have a separate wash bay?

Nice job Bryan. I have one of those containment mats as well. Slippery as hell!!

thanks for the comments guys!

Good seeing you this morning Jim and thanks again for the surprise!

yes 911fanatic, that mat does get slippery you're right. Looking forward to warm weather and washing outside.

Perihelion - feel free to drop me a line or shoot me a pm

Hi looks great. Can you PM a price on new car prep with opti-coat?