2015 Corvette Z06 Blade Silver Gloss Coat

2015 Corvette Z06 Blade Silver Gloss Coat

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Beautiful new Z06 in for a special car coating treatment. After a safe rinseless optimum wash, claybar treatment revealed minor embedded dirt as well as minor adhesive residue leftover. I did find some minor marks, most near the door handles and the rear spoiler. Paint & wheels were polished with Optimum hyper polish blue, then thorough wipe down inspection. Gloss Coat was applied on day one. Our luck is awesome, it was raining on day two for the final checks and trim protection treatments. Beautiful silver with metallic spectra grey wheels. Beware the shiny beast!

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2014 Audi S4 Phantom Pearl Black Renewal Detail

Audi S4 Phantom Black Renewal Detail

Light paint correction for a low mileage Audi S4 Phantom Black with minor recent damage from improper car washing. HD Speed, Meguiar’s 205 in some areas to deep clean and even out the finish for best results. Contamination very minimal, mostly centered around top sections of the car.

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Paint Enhancement: Mercedes Benz E350 Black

Mercedes Benz E350 Black Paint Enhancement

Car revival for this low mileage E350 Mercedes Benz with minor dealership and car wash paint damage. We opted for a paint enhancement to deal with the majority of the defects and proper protection for easy maintenance. Minor dye issues on the rear seats, we used a variety of leather master products to reduce the damage. Wheels were deep cleaned, polished, and stripped for an Optimum ceramic coating for longterm easy to clean maintenance.

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New Car Coating: 2014 Passat Urano Grey

2014 Passat GE Urano Grey New Car Coating

New car treatment for this Passat with 1111 miles. LED light checking revealed no obvious flaws, some hood/roof/trunk water etching which we reduced down with a few compounds. Vehicle underwent the usualy decontamination, Optimum Hyper Polish, then coated with an awesome Nano Glass Coating. Bulletproof Coating by CAR Industries. Optimum Protectant Plus on the Interior. We love this coating treatment for the awesome gloss, slickness, and overall protection.

Products

• Cleaning:  Optimum Power Clean & Optimum No Rinse, Hyper Wash
• Wheels & Wells: Optimum Power Clean various brushes, Liquid Finish’s Special “Super Clean” Solution
• Tires: Meguiars APC+, Liquid Finish’s Special “Super Clean” Solution, Meguiar’s Hyper Dressing
• Clayed with Nanoskin Glide & Optimum Opti-Clay
• Door & Trunk Jams: Car Soap & Optimum OptiClean, CAR Bulletproof Coating
• Polish: Meguiar’s M205, M100, and Hyper Polish majority of vehicle
• CAR Bulletproof Coating
• Various Products: Optimum OptiClean, HD Express
• Wheels: HD Express
• Interior:  APC+ & Optimum Plus Protectant on Vinyl, Rubber, Misc Surfaces. Full Vacuum & Dusting, Vapor Steam
• Trim & Tire: Meguiar’s Hyper Dressing & Ultima Tire & Trim Gel
• Exhaust Pipe: Optimum Metal Polish & P21S Polishing Soap
• Windows: HD Touch & Sprayaway Glass Cleaner

EQUIPMENT

•  Rupes Big Foot LHR 21ES Random Orbital Polisher with 5.5 BackingPlate & Washer Mod
• Solo 418 1 Liter Pressure Sprayer
• Buff & Shine Pads, Rupes Pads
•  Griots Garage Random Orbital Polisher
• Wheel Woolie, Swissvax Wheel Brush, OXO Bottle Brush
• Microfiber Mitt, Sheepskin Wash Mitt

RESULTS & PICTURES:

Facebook in progress commentary: 2014 Urano Grey VW Passat New Car Coating

Paint Restoration: 1988 BMW M5 Single Stage Black

Paint Restoration: 1988 BMW M5 Single Stage Black

Two Stage Paint Correction

Full Paint Decontamination

Sealed with HD Speed & Menzerna Powerlock

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Paint Enhancement: 2012 BMW 135i Jet Black

BMW 135i Jet Black Paint Enhancement

VEHICLE INFORMATION:

BMW 135i Jet Black for a basic paint enhancement. Minor micro marring and light swirls. Vehicle definitely deep scratched from the dealership car wash (most RIDS evident along the fenders). We attended to a few pigtails and minor swirling without being too aggressive for the early miles on this vehicle.

Trunk Compounding & Leveling via MF Cutting Pads & M100 Compound

Paint Polished with Hyper Polish

Wheel Restore – Tar Removal with Tarminator

HD Express – Exhaust Pipes, Wheel Jams, Clear Bra, Misc Painted Areas

Blue Jean Dye Removal/Dirt Transfer with basic leather cleaners & sealing before dye migration.

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Ultimate Vehicle Protection: 2015 Porsche Macan Turbo Black

2015 Porsche Macan Detail “Frankenstein” Combo

VEHICLE INFORMATION:

This beautiful 2015 Porsche Macan was given the ultimate vehicle protection. Started off with a high foam wash to remove all the light dirt and remove any polish residue. IronX & Decontamination stage revealed no significant issues to the paint. Paint preparation portion of the detail involved quite sometime polishing, thankfully heat and overall conditions were great. We did find 1 area near the driver front fender where a polisher was incorrectly used. Final Coating/Treatments that we chose our “Frankenstein” Combo:

• Optimum Opti Coat All Paint.
• CAR Products Bulletproof Coating on all Glass, Wheel Jams, & Small Areas
• Gtechniq C4 Trim Restorer for all trim (front air damn, sides, mirrors, front trim.

Humidity & heat really accelerated the curing/air phase of the detail. We chose Leather Master Protection Cream & Optimum Protectant Plus as neutral safe protection versus any coatings that could inhibit normal contamination progression.

PRODUCTS & PROCESS:

• Cleaning:  Foam Chemical Guys Citrus Wash, Optimum Power Clean, Meguiars Hyper Wash
• Wheels & Wells: Optimum Power Clean various brushes, Liquid Finish’s Special “Super Clean” Solution
• Tires: Meguiars APC+, Liquid Finish’s Special “Super Clean” Solution, Meguiar’s Hyper Dressing
• Clayed with Nanoskin Glide & Optimum Opti-Clay
• Iron Decontamination: CarPro IronX
• Door & Trunk Jams: Optimum OptiClean
• Polish: M205 Meguiars, Optimum Hyper Polish, M100 Meguiars
• Pre Prep Coating – Menzerna Top Inspection
• Paint Coating: Optimum Opti Coat
• Wheel Jams, Window & Misc Areas: CAR Products Bulletproof Coating
• Trim Coating: Gtechniq C4 Trim Restorer
• Various Products: Optimum OptiClean, HD Express
• Wheels: Optimum Opti Coat
• Many hours spent with q-tips and towels to remove all the wax residue throughout every crack / seems on the vehicle.
• Interior: Optimum Power Clean & Protectant Plus, Vapor Steam
• Leather Treatment: Leather Master Protection Cream

EQUIPMENT

•  Rupes Big Foot LHR 21ES Random Orbital Polisherwith 5.5 BackingPlate & Washer Mod
• Solo 418 1 Liter Pressure Sprayer
• Buff & Shine Pads, Rupes Pads
•  Griots Garage Random Orbital Polisher
• Wheel Woolie, Swissvax Wheel Brush, OXO Bottle Brush
• Microfiber Mitt, Sheepskin Wash Mitt

RESULTS & PICTURES:

Facebook Album – Ultimate Vehicle Protection 2015 Porsche Macan Black

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Vehicle Enhancement: Audi A5 Black Coupe

VEHICLE INFORMATION:

A 2008 Audi A5 Black one step vehicle enhancement to improve the appearance. We did our best to address the 75K miles of swirls, carwash scratches, and overall lack of shine. We did a few extras such as extra coats of HD Poxy and Optiseal to maximize shine. Interior leather surfaces safely scrubbed and de-shined to restore the original surface. Addressed a few stains in the carpet with our vapor steamer. Hand polished the front black grill. Overall we ensured the vehicle surfaces were proper for the age.

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Paint Enhancement: 2003 Boxster Lapis Blue

VEHICLE INFORMATION:

One step paint enhancement to improve the appearance of this low mileage Boxster. Noted front bumper and rear bumper repaint. Huge polish/compound issues from the previous body shop which left a lot of work getting residue out of every gap and edge. Plenty of swirling on the top of all surfaces from a rotary. We stripped off the old silicone based dressing and ensured a proper finish.

This owner had previous issues with another detail shop that had burnt into the clearcoat, happy to say the end result was a great revival! Our next approach for this vehicle will be to deep clean the leather, carpet, and overall interior sanitization.

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Level 1 Renewal Detail: 2001 Porsche 996 Turbo Silver

VEHICLE TREATMENT:

Classic 911 Turbo Silver for a basic detail. Super deep cleaning on the wheel backsides and tires to remove the old Armor All shine. Light clay bar to deep clean the paint especially on the clear bra and rear section of the vehicle. Light oil and dirt removal for the interior as well as refreshing all surfaces with Optimum Protectant Plus.

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