Subaru BRZ prep- Premier Shine
 

Hey all,

Mid way through last week I had contacted my good friend and client, a Subaru dealership manager after hearing rumors of a BRZ coming in to make an appearance at a local show and asked to be able to contact the representative about me (Premier Shine) to become the first detailer in the U.S. to prep/ work on this car! I received a call back two days later from the Subaru north america rep giving me the "go" to work my magic on it in a short window of a little over two hours!


What I did-
Basic decon wash
Full Clay
Paint Sealant application
Basic Interior- vac, trim and degrease all plastics, wipe down suede.


The car was at the Richmond auto show, then made its appearance at the NY auto show last week at the Javitz center. After this the car was put into storage and driven down on a covered trailer to Richmond where the rep then picked it up and left shortly before 5 a.m. the day of the show. I then received the car that morning at around 7:45 a.m.



Products:
- CG citrus wash and clear/ Dawn wash
- Megs WB- 15:1
- Megs APC
- CG JetSeal 109
- 303 aerospace protectant
- Adams VRT
- Sonax Glass cleaner

Tools:
- Flex DA
- Uber spoke brush
- Various Swissvax brushes
- Wool mitts
- Pinnacle bug and tar block

Onto the pics

- Car arrived early a.m. pretty covered in bug guts on the front end, minimal brake dust and tons of pollen

Early a.m. the BRZ in the wash bay:
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Getting to work on the wheels
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Chatting it up with the rep
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Pinaccle block sitting in its own bucket (spongebob)
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Wash process- stripping off the copious amounts of spray wax/ QD from the show nuts
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Designated LA mitt (lower area)
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Rinsed, blown dry with the blower then-
After the car was pulled from the wash bay- driven over across the lot :wink: to the bay area in front of the dealership to begin claying

The car was clayed with a fine grade clay- not much was picked up- apologies for no pics

Here I am applying JetSeal 109 via my Flex and a black applicator pad
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People starting to gather....
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Random shot
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While waiting for the JetSeal to gas out and cure a little I began work on the interior
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Awesome design here IMO
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Vac'ing
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The motor was spotless and a quick wipedown with some 303 made it perfect
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Sealant removed, glass cleaned in and out and the tires dressed with VRT

afters....

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The Rep and his lovely wife
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;)
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My good friend the manager of the dealership and also my client
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Rep and I
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So far, I believe I am the first detailer to work on the BRZ as well as post a write-up! Big milestone for me and my company!

Thanks for looking!
- Dan :D

That's a quality clean. :coolpics:

Looks nice as hell man great job

Thanks for the post and congrats. What was your impression of the car?

How do you recommend cleaning the engine? Do you have specific products you use? I've been warned about spraying it down if the engine is hot, but I'm curious how you (a detailer) do it.

Saw this car at the Richmond show. Looked good, would have probably looked great if people didn't feel the need to lean up against it and touch every square inch. :paddle:

Unfortunately I don't think many people got to enjoy the interior during that show, apparently on the first day someone ripped one of the seats open and Subaru kept it locked up after that.

I see your location is listed all over. Where is your business central to?

Thanks for sharing! It's always great to get an inside sample of what a detailer uses and what techniques are employed. Lots of great pictures too!

Liquid smooth job!

Did you use the 303 on the interior/mustache/rear bumper plastics too? I love the stuff but I am curious to see its effects on the varying plastics, especially in the cabin.

great job!!! plus I love how its a DGM

Nice detail. My friend and I did a full 2-step correction (thanks to the dealer) on my FR-S on Saturday.

:bonk:This is making want to get the BRZ-L in DGM even more now...

great work as always Dan!

Looks great! Know anyone in the Dc MD VA Area that does new car delivery Paint Correction ?

:drool: So fresh and so clean clean! Now if only it could stay looking like that for more than 5mins with my luck...

great job, really impressed... thank you for sharing, now its time to step my game up on my personal cars lol ... thanks again!