New Car Prep w/ Opti-Coat 2013 Scion FR-S Mr. Sparkle Detailing - Long Island - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

Mr. Sparkle · 01-30-2013, 05:30 PM

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

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

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

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

the adjacent area along the door edge had been polished

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

After

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

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

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

Crisp reflection of the LED spotlight x3

Extreme closeup on the hood

Proudly serving Long Island and FT86 club!

www.MrSparkleDetailing.com

31 Eads St. Unit #E - West Babylon

You can also stay up to date on whats in the Mr. Sparkle garage by following me on instagram @mrsparkledetailing

whitefrs · 01-30-2013, 05:32 PM

Good job

Tylub · 01-30-2013, 05:50 PM

soo... shiny...

Perihelion · 02-02-2013, 08:18 AM

Great work! I may be calling you soon

mezdup · 02-02-2013, 08:39 AM

Incredible work

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Foobar · 02-02-2013, 09:19 AM

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?

911fanatic · 02-02-2013, 09:58 PM

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

Mr. Sparkle · 02-03-2013, 07:16 PM

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

StichBRZ · 02-06-2013, 01:27 AM

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

01-30-2013, 05:30 PM	#1
Mr. Sparkle Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Drives: Mr. Sparkle Detailing Wagon Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 225 Thanks: 3 Thanked 72 Times in 60 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	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 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 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 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 the adjacent area along the door edge had been polished 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 After 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 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 exhaust tip was also was cleaned and protected with Opti-Coat Crisp reflection of the LED spotlight x3 Extreme closeup on the hood Proudly serving Long Island and FT86 club! www.MrSparkleDetailing.com 31 Eads St. Unit #E - West Babylon You can also stay up to date on whats in the Mr. Sparkle garage by following me on instagram @mrsparkledetailing Last edited by Mr. Sparkle; 01-30-2013 at 05:53 PM.

01-30-2013, 05:32 PM	#2
whitefrs Love Boost!!!!!!!! Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: Whiteout Scion FR-S Location: Long Island NY Posts: 3,612 Thanks: 429 Thanked 902 Times in 606 Posts Mentioned: 87 Post(s) Tagged: 3 Thread(s)	Good job __________________ ༼ つ ◕_◕ ༽つ I LOVE BOOST ༼ つ ◕_◕ ༽つ

01-30-2013, 05:50 PM	#3
Tylub Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Drives: Raven Black FR-S Location: Pomona, CA Posts: 858 Thanks: 434 Thanked 262 Times in 167 Posts Mentioned: 10 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	soo... shiny... __________________ instagram @Tylub Mods: Tomei UELs, Tomei OP, Perrin Catted FP, ARK DT-S, Perrin LW Crank Pulley, Enkei RPF1, RSR Sporti, Supertek Intake Tube, Perrin CAI, Stoptech SS lines/brakes/slotted rotors, Cusco MCB brace/Strut Bar

02-02-2013, 08:39 AM	#5
mezdup #1362 Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: 2014 Ice Silver WRX Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 1,081 Thanks: 480 Thanked 404 Times in 228 Posts Mentioned: 16 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Incredible work Sent from my HTC Rezound using Tapatalk 2 __________________ Car Journal (06/17/12-03/08/14) \| FR-S/BRZ Photoshop Template 3.2

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Mr. Sparkle Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Drives: Mr. Sparkle Detailing Wagon Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 225 Thanks: 3 Thanked 72 Times in 60 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	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

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