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DetailersDomain.com - Brand New Tesla P85 - gets the works and Xpel - Opti Coat
DetailersDomain.com - Brand New Tesla P85 - gets the works and Xpel Clear Film - Opti Coat
Customer brought us his brand new Tesla P85 for some much needed work - paint correction and prep for Opti Coat and Xpel Ultimate Installation. To our surprised there were a few more defects on this one that I would have imagined. Take a look at the full article below. Exterior - Wheels were prepped with Sonax Wheel Cleaner and cleaned up with various brushes - Tires were spritzed down with Sonax MultiStar and washed down - Wheel wells were cleaned up with steam - Washed with ONR - Door jambs were cleaned up - Nano Scrub AutoScrub - Uber Yellow Poly Clay Bar - Dried - Tires dressed - Masking - Paint Measurement - Compound - Menzerna FG400 - Final Polish - Sonax Perfect Finish 4/6 - Last step - Opti Coat - Final touches - Sonax Paint Cleaner - Inspection with Fenix, Brinkmann, and natural sunlight - Wheel wells were cleaned and dressed - Rubber and Plastics Treated - Exterior windows and mirrors cleaned and sealed - Windows were auto scrubed, cleaned, and sealed Interior - Vac - Weather Tech mats cleaned up and protected with Wolf's Trim Coat - Leather cleaned and protected with Wolf's Leather Sealant - Glass Cleaned Clear Film installed - Xpel Ultimate - Full Hood - Full Fenders - Mirrors - Full Front Bumper - A Pillars - Headlights - Various strips around the car Products used: Optimum No Rinse Stoner's Tarminator Auto Finesse Oblitarate Sonax Multi Star Sonax Full Effect Wheel Cleaner NanoSkin AutoScrub System Menzerna FG400 Sonax Perfect Finish Sonax Paint Cleaner Sonax Plastic Restorer Gel Opti Coat Adam's Super VRT Auto Finesse Crystal Glass Cleaner Interior Products 1Z einszett Cockpit 1Z einszett Plastic Deep Cleaner Leather Master Strong Cleaner Wolf's Chemicals Trim Coat Wolf's Chemicals Nano Leather Sealant Wolf's Chemicals Textile Sealant Tools used Uber Wool Wash Mitt Uber Quick Detail MF Towels Uber All Purpose MF Towels Rupes LHR75E Rupes BigFoot LHR 21ES Random Orbital Polisher Rupes BigFoot LHR 15ES Random Orbital Polisher Uber Buffing Pads Meg's MF Cutting Pad Defelsko Paint Meter Fenix TK35 2 Grit Guard Buckets with Caddies Adam's Firehose Nozzle Metro Air Force Blaster Check out some of the photos of the work. Mats were protected with Wolf's Textile Sealant ![]() Weather Tech mats were cleaned up with warm water and 1Z einszett Plastic Deep Cleaner and protected with Wolf's Trim Coat ![]() ![]() Some nice beading generated and a good indication it was properly applied ![]() then we applied the Wolf's Chemcials Nano Leather Sealant, you can clearly see which side was coated ![]() ![]() New tire tend to have gunk on them. ![]() We removed it with Stoners Tarminator and Auto Finesse Obiltarate ![]() So you remember the before shots didn't look to bad, here is the car all cleaned up - light scratches through out, water spots, swirls, imperfections. ![]() After Menzerna FG400 and Sonax 4/6 we were able to remove the defects. ![]() More of the same imperfections ![]() ![]() After ![]() Clear Film Installation - Xpel Ultimate A pillar ![]() ![]() Fenders ![]() ![]() We were lucky to get some sun! ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Click here for the complete article on the Brand New Tesla P85 - gets the works - Xpel - Opti Coat |
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Why would you want super-slick water-repelling floormats?
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they are not super slick LOL, they are a matte finish to provide protection and ease of rinsing off the salt and dirt off the mats.
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I bet I have made parts on that car! haha I work in the plastics department at Tesla.
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very cool!
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Lol honestly man…all I did was put a resume in to the tesla website and got hired! I really didn't have any experience either beside some material handling. Our whole plant is currently hiring a lot of people so now would be the best time to put in your resume!
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haha I already have a good job. Plus I live in Socal.
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