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Old 10-20-2012, 04:19 PM   #1
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Crystal Black BRZ OptiGuard by Hamza7

Hello All,

Today I detailed and Opti Guarded a BRZ that was 2 months old.

Before:










My customer's friends pulled a practical joke on him, and stuck this Pikachu on his car, he wanted it removed.



Started with the Wheels


Then we got gave it a foam bath









We then decontaminated it (clay bar shown)



Here's a 50:50 shot the quarter panel (Right side is restored and left side is untouched)



Here's the hood

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Door (Passenger) Right side polished



Passenger Rear QT. Panel

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Trunk lid before


Trunk lid after


Driver's Side QT. Panel

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I found these scratches on his driver's side door



After



Above Handle

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Final Pictures













This vehicle was Opti Guarded!


Highline Detailer Serving All of Southern Ontario.
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Old 10-20-2012, 04:26 PM   #2
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Nice Job...have you heard of the Nanoskin AutoScruber? It will make your job alot easier, faster and remove more contaminates then a claybar. The BRZ that I just completed was decontaminated in like 10 minutes and was completely smooth and free of contamination.
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Nice Job...have you heard of the Nanoskin AutoScruber? It will make your job alot easier, faster and remove more contaminates then a claybar. The BRZ that I just completed was decontaminated in like 10 minutes and was completely smooth and free of contamination.
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Yes I have but I don't know about taking a machine to decon a vehicle. I'm looking into the SM Arnold Prep Towels that looks a bit more promising to me.
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Yes I have but I don't know about taking a machine to decon a vehicle. I'm looking into the SM Arnold Prep Towels that looks a bit more promising to me.
I have the 6" DA pad which I have a velcro hand strap and I can use it by hand or I can and sometimes do us my Griots 6" DA Polisher at a low speed (1-2 speed) to decon with no marring at all. The SM Arnold PT's are made by Nanoskin btw.
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Old 10-20-2012, 08:20 PM   #5
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Was wondering why this car had exactly the same sticker as mine ...
Then I realized it is mine >""<
(By the way that sticker is a Mashmaro


Soo let see feebacks:
@Hamza
- was very nice, got lots of advise from him about maintaining the shine and preps for winter/snow
- was very patient with my car, especially looking & removing those scratches
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- price is right
- very nice job in general; will have to check back again afterawhile =)

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- I expect a big screen TV or a foosball table next time I visit =b
- plates in pictures: you can leave my last 3 characters open if you want ("X19")
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how did you take off the decal? heat gun / plastic razor blade?

regarding the autoscrubber - its good, but for a nearly new black car I don't think I'd reach for it. for decon on these new cars I've been doing Iron X then pinnacle ultra poly clay
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Yes heat gun + plastic razor blade. I'm actually going to do the iron x and the carpro clay block.
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Nice work son!
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Thank you Franki
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Yes I have but I don't know about taking a machine to decon a vehicle. I'm looking into the SM Arnold Prep Towels that looks a bit more promising to me.
Hamza, get the towel. It is awesome!!!


Great job, btw. Car is mint!
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Thank you mike, I will definitely look into that.
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How do you normally wash your car?

Seems like quite a bit of swirling for a new car. Did the dealer do any "detailing" or washing?
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Old 10-26-2012, 07:25 AM   #13
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I believe the dealer did wash the vehicle, the client didn't know of me sooner otherwise we wouldn't have had the dealer wash it. Anyways it's swirl free now.
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