FRS Contamination Removal and Opti-Coated in NJ by Signature Detailing, Greg Gellas - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

Greg Gellas · 04-30-2013, 12:02 AM

After, Finishing up @kykiee BRZ Saturday I then moved on to a FRS on Sunday. I didn't have the time to do a full write up on Ky's car

For Sunday I was taking care of a Raven Black FRS. My inspection showed light and deep swirls and scratches, along with contamination over the entire surface.

I began with the wheels and tires. The wheels where cleaned with Sonax Full Effect, wheel woolies, and a boars hair brush. The tires were scrubbed with Tuffshine tire cleaner and a Tuff shine tire brush. As you can see, the tires needed a good cleaning.

The entire car was splattered, in what I could only describe as a tar/sap like consistency contamination. It would smudge, but the only way to totally remove it was with a Nanoskin Autoscrub Wash Mitt.

I began with a foam wash to add lubrication.

I then used the foam as a lubricant for the Nanoskin Wash Mitt. It removed all of the contamination from the surface. Slow, light movements are key, or else it can Marr the paint. This alone, full removal took what seemed like FOREVER.

I dried the entire car using a waffle weave drying towel and my Chemical Guys Jet Speed blower for the cracks. I began correction using Sonax Perfect Finish and a Rupes Yellow pad on my Rupes LHR15. I chose the 15 over the 21 due to the curves the FRS has. I was only doing a 1 step correction but wanted to get as much as I can, as always. I decided to do a 50/50 showing exactly how much correction I was able to get with a 1 step. For a 1 step polishing I was able to get 90% of the defects out. Some of the deeper ones were still there, but you really had to look for them.

Following correction, I washed the entire car again to remove any dust and polishing oils. This was followed up with a complete IPA wipe down. I found some wax that needed to be removed. I then proceeded to coat everything with Opti-Coat Pro. This coated all of the paint, trim, and rear valence. I even went as far as adding Opti-Glass to the windshield.

The Exhaust tips got cleaned up with Optimum's Metal Polish, and a MF towel.

For the tight areas a foam detailing stick was used. I dressed the tires with a wonderful tire gel made by Garry Dean.

Please excuse the lack of afters on the exhaust tip, none came out. You can see the tips in some of the final pics.

As always thanks for looking! Greg Gellas@SignatureDetailing

DJ Mayo · 04-30-2013, 12:09 AM

EXCELLENT photos and work, Greg!

kykiee · 04-30-2013, 12:19 AM

Good job Greg!

Greg Nichols · 04-30-2013, 12:25 AM

Well done Greg!

did you use the Opti glass pro?

Cheers,
GREG

Greg Gellas · 04-30-2013, 12:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Greg Nichols

Well done Greg!

did you use the Opti glass pro?

Cheers,
GREG

Of course!

9major · 04-30-2013, 12:45 AM

You did an awesome job Greg, very happy with how it came out.

OICU812 · 04-30-2013, 03:34 AM

Impressive work, the world needs more people like you, people with pride.

ZetaVI · 04-30-2013, 07:09 AM

Awesome work. I think that tire gel has a beautiful shine to it.

04-30-2013, 12:02 AM	#1
Greg Gellas Join Date: Dec 2012 Drives: S2000, Acura TSX Location: Northern NJ Posts: 75 Thanks: 57 Thanked 39 Times in 23 Posts Mentioned: 4 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	FRS Contamination Removal and Opti-Coated in NJ by Signature Detailing, Greg Gellas After, Finishing up @kykiee BRZ Saturday I then moved on to a FRS on Sunday. I didn't have the time to do a full write up on Ky's car For Sunday I was taking care of a Raven Black FRS. My inspection showed light and deep swirls and scratches, along with contamination over the entire surface. I began with the wheels and tires. The wheels where cleaned with Sonax Full Effect, wheel woolies, and a boars hair brush. The tires were scrubbed with Tuffshine tire cleaner and a Tuff shine tire brush. As you can see, the tires needed a good cleaning. The entire car was splattered, in what I could only describe as a tar/sap like consistency contamination. It would smudge, but the only way to totally remove it was with a Nanoskin Autoscrub Wash Mitt. I began with a foam wash to add lubrication. I then used the foam as a lubricant for the Nanoskin Wash Mitt. It removed all of the contamination from the surface. Slow, light movements are key, or else it can Marr the paint. This alone, full removal took what seemed like FOREVER. I dried the entire car using a waffle weave drying towel and my Chemical Guys Jet Speed blower for the cracks. I began correction using Sonax Perfect Finish and a Rupes Yellow pad on my Rupes LHR15. I chose the 15 over the 21 due to the curves the FRS has. I was only doing a 1 step correction but wanted to get as much as I can, as always. I decided to do a 50/50 showing exactly how much correction I was able to get with a 1 step. For a 1 step polishing I was able to get 90% of the defects out. Some of the deeper ones were still there, but you really had to look for them. Following correction, I washed the entire car again to remove any dust and polishing oils. This was followed up with a complete IPA wipe down. I found some wax that needed to be removed. I then proceeded to coat everything with Opti-Coat Pro. This coated all of the paint, trim, and rear valence. I even went as far as adding Opti-Glass to the windshield. The Exhaust tips got cleaned up with Optimum's Metal Polish, and a MF towel. For the tight areas a foam detailing stick was used. I dressed the tires with a wonderful tire gel made by Garry Dean. Please excuse the lack of afters on the exhaust tip, none came out. You can see the tips in some of the final pics. As always thanks for looking! Greg Gellas@SignatureDetailing

04-30-2013, 12:19 AM	#3
kykiee Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Drives: 13 Subaru BRZ, 02 Toyota 4Runner Location: Camden County, NJ Posts: 338 Thanks: 38 Thanked 64 Times in 57 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Good job Greg! __________________ 2013 Subaru BRZ Limited - GBS - 6MT - VIN #01197

04-30-2013, 12:25 AM	#4
Greg Nichols Paint Correction Guru Join Date: Dec 2012 Drives: F150 Platinum Location: Utah Posts: 124 Thanks: 23 Thanked 53 Times in 37 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Well done Greg! did you use the Opti glass pro? Cheers, GREG __________________ Reflections Detailing of Utah "Detailing for the discerning owner" Meguiars/Ford detailing team SEMA 2010 and 2011 Ask a pro blog writer for detailed image duPont Registry approved detailer

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04-30-2013, 12:09 AM	#2
DJ Mayo Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Drives: 2013 WRX Limited Location: Northern, Va Posts: 12 Thanks: 0 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	EXCELLENT photos and work, Greg!

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