Well, when I ordered the car I specifically told the dealer not to mount the front plate or prep the car (wash it). They only listened to me for the first point
So, my friend and I did a full paint correction on the car yesterday. Most would say the car didn't need it, but Ive got OCD, and the slightest imperfection would bother the hell out of. I couldn't get a lot of the imperfections to show up on the camera, but take my word for it, there were TONS of swirls and a few decent sized scratches from the dealer prep.
*Not pictured - scratches on both rear wheel arches, or multiple hard water spots
Steps
-Wash car with Black Ice car wash soap
-Clay bar entire car (removes particles that contaminate the paint during transport)
-Polish car with Optimum Polish II followed by Menzerma Super Finish, with an IPA wipe down after each
-Seal with Blackfire Wet Diamond
Tapped up:
After Menzerna Super Finish but before sealant:
Letting BFWD haze:
Finished:
In short, the finish looks
amazing. The orange peel is less then before. Even without the sealant, the paint had tons of gloss and looked very deep. The Wet Diamond (which I recommend for darker cars) adds even more depth and makes the car appear wet. I love it.
The entire process took about 12 hours to complete. But it was definitely worth it. Plus, it was in preparation for this:
Kayhettin was there, and PTuning was nice enough to let us both park under the tent right up front
Unfortunately most of my pics from the meet came out like crap. But from the amount of people that were taking pics of our cars, Im sure more will surface.