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Dar-Dar

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Fiji Blue Pearl Coupe Coolest Member Since: May 15, 2011
Nice Lude. The car looks perfect.
 
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Sorry, I've been way behind on write ups lately but here are a few that I got around to doing...

A good client of mine had scheduled this job for a 1-step polish a while back. Unfortunately he had to drop it off while I was not there (I was working at my regular job) as he was heading out of town for a few days. I stopped at the shop over my lunch break to check it out and to pull it inside....immediately I new a 1-step was not going to get this thing to where we wanted it to be and I contacted him to discuss the issues I was seeing. There was heavy swirling and some sort of chemical staining/oxidation all over the vehicle (likely from touch-less washes). One thing I really wanted to do was utilize the MF pads ability to get it close to edges on this vehicle. Foam pads often have a rounded edge which prevents them from getting in real close like MF pad can. This was very important around areas like the door handles and the top edge by the windows as I has to cut away the oxidation and staining.


Before pics (I was pressed for time on this job so the pics are limited)

Close up of staining


Paint looking dull and stained


Sonax FE doing work!


Cropped pic to better show staining/spotting


Paint wash washed with CGCW followed by IronX and TarX. Surprisingly IronX removed a lot of the staining that was on the paint! :)

50/50 shots. Correction was achieved using D300/MF on the GG6, and Sonax Perfect finish/Tangerine LC on the GG6.





It was getting dark when I finished and the owner was on his way so the only lighted after shots I had were the 50/50 ones. :(

LSP was Blackfire Wet-Diamond (2 coats). Trim was coated with 22ple. I actually did do a full interior on this as well, but chose not to take pictures as I was pressed for time and it wasn't too dirty inside.

Finished pics















Thanks for looking,
Rasky
 
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It's been a long time since I did any detailing on the wife's car and it was looking a little tired. It sits outside 24/7, sees lots of highway miles, and the dealer has neglected to listen to her request of not washing the car more than once (they use the green brooms to wash btw). I went over it with D300/MF followed by Sonax Perfect finish. I just took some quick after pics as I had to get this all done in one day and it was more about the coating anyway....pics are 24hrs after curing.

Thoughts on the product:
  • Nice darkening/richening effect
  • Slick feel
  • Easy application
  • Like the exclusivity and 2yr warranty

I will keep an eye on the durability over the winter but if it's anything like the normal version I'm sure it will be just fine. ;)

Happy wife! :)






Gotta love NHBP!!!!




Video of the coating on the car

View: http://youtu.be/bWAYheALaZc



Thanks for looking,
Rasky
 
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This car belongs to a good friend of mine and I actually talked her into going with 22ple. Since I see her often I figured it was a car I'd be able to monitor closely and observe how it holds up over time. She's had this car for about 6 months now and I've been meaning to get it in for a new car prep ever since. Unfortunately my schedule has pushed it out until just recently. With my wife out of town on business for a week I opted to do this one during the week after I was done at my full time job...she normally doesn't like me working during the week. ;)

I actually did more of a "hybrid polish" on this one as the car had gone through the snap n' scratch (soft cloth) wash at the dealer prior to her buying it. LMAO I love how car wash owners say their soft mops don't scratch the paint....maybe not, but when they slap against your dirty wheels and tires, then go over your paint, they CAN and WILL scratch the paint! This was very evident by the amount of marring on the lower panels. As you progressed upwards to the horizontal panels they swirls were less and less sever. Because of this I was able to 1-step most the upper panels with just Sonax Perfect Finish. While that process still yielded excellent results on the lower panels too, some deeper marring remained which I wanted to remove. For those areas I went with D300/MF for the initial correction and followed it with Sonax Perfect Finish.

Pics


50/50 test spots with SPF





After with Brinkmann






















Thanks for looking,
Rasky
 
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His & hers, new car prep and Opti-Guard coating on a BMW 7 Series and a 650i Conv.

These car were done for the same owner so I figured I'd just group them together in one article. First up is the husbands 2012 ActiveHybrid 7. The owner actually had this car for a couple months before I could fit it into my schedule. He said he had only used touch-less washes but that it had been prepped by the dealer, and apparently it saw a few swirl-o-matic washes prior to delivery as well. It was originally scheduled for a 1-step correction, but upon dropping it of it was clear that it would need much more correction work than that.


Before pics:




Swirls




50/50


Correction was done using multiple passes with M105/Surbuf followed by M205/foam

After pics


















 
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Next up is the wife's 650i Convertible. They opted for the European delivery on this one so it was some time after I did the 7 Series before that it came in. This one was in a little better shape as the owner asked for it not to be detailed and I got it the very next day after it arrived. However, there were still a few areas where someone had done some aggressive polishing which left behind some moderate/heavy marring. Otherwise a light 1-step polish cleared most everything up.

Before pics

It was hard to capture in the pics but IronX was doing work and there was a fair amount of contamination on the paint.




Few areas with adhesive left behind from the protective wrap




Swirls/Marring were hard to capture...




Spot correction was done with M105/foam/rotary followed by Optimum Hyper Polish/foam/DA


After pics:














 
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webby said:
bravo sir... never cease to amaze me
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Thanks Webby! I have a bunch more to load up but I've just been so busy between both jobs and doing stuff around the house....I need a vacation! :)

Did you watch the video of that newer coating on my wife's car? Pretty sweet stuff! :)
 
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webby said:
yeah I watched it... reminds me of the water sheeting like your opticoat. Vacation huh... does flying you out of the state count as a vacation.... if you're working on someone's car :haysmiley:
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Only if it's fully paid for and I make money at the same time! :)


Heading to Colorado in December with the wife and another couple. :thumb:
 
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webby said:
I could give you so much work between a few people & their cars you'd have to block off a lot of time lol. I'd be lying if I said I hadn't priced flights. :coffee:
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If the price is right I'm there! Well, as like as I have enough PTO at my regular job that is. ;)

What state are you in again?
 
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