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| 07-11-2012, 06:48 AM | #1 |
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Detailer's Domain: 10 VW GTI - paint correction and opti coat
Subject - 2010 VW GTI
Requirements - Full Exterior Paint Correction and Opti Coat installation. We get another one ready for Waterfest. Exterior - Wheels were prepped with Sonax Wheel Cleaner and cleaned up with various brushes - Tires were spritzed down with Adam’s All Purpose Cleaner and washed down - Wheel wells were cleaned up - Washed with 1Z einszett W99 - Wolf's Decon Gel - Wash down and rinsed - Door jambs were cleaned up - Nano Scrub AutoScrub - Dried - Tires dressed - Masking - Paint Measurement - Meg's M105 with Surbuf and Griots Orbital - Sonax 5/5 Fine Abrasive Paste - Microfiber DA Cut Pad - Griots Orbital - Sonax 3/6 Nano Polish - Uber Green Pad - Griots Orbital - Opti Coat - Inspection with Fenix, 3m Sun Gun, Infratech, and natural sunlight - Wheel wells were cleaned and dressed - Rubber and Plastics Treated - Exterior windows and mirrors cleaned and sealed - Exhaust tips cleaned - Windows were autoscrubed, cleaned, and sealed Products used Links to products used - 1Z einszett W99 Wolf's Decon Gel Sonax Full Effect Wheel Cleaner NanoSkin AutoScrub System Meg's M105 Sonax Compound 5/5 - Coming Soon Sonax Nano Polish 3/6 - Coming Soon Opti Coat Adam's Super VRT Optimum Metal Polish Tools used Uber Wool Wash Mitt Uber No Name MF Towels Griot's 6 inch Random Orbital Polisher Uber Buffing Pads Defelsko Paint Meter Fenix TK35 Brinkmann Kranzle Pressure Washer Cam Spray Foam Canon 2 Grit Guard Buckets with Caddies Uber Firehose Nozzle Metro Air Force Blaster Before Direct sun shots out side, Wow this is bad             Prep - Wheels/Tires/Wash/Decon/Autoscrub Pre soak /Bug and Tar  Sonax Full Effect Wheel Cleaner   Wheel woolie in action (coming soon)  Rinse wheels   Rinse bumper  Foaming up the car          Decon  Rinse   Drying with the Uber Super Drying Microfiber Towel  AutoScrub  Blowing out the excess water   Shots of the paint after prep      50/50 shots (before and after compound and polishing)    John in the background happy with the progress on making his baby shine              Tail lights were cleaned up - Sonax 5/5 followed by Sonax 3/6 Before  After   Close up shots after correction  Action shots  Outside shots after paint correction         Rinse off all the dust from compound and polish   Opti Coat  Buffing off the Opti Coat  After                          |
| 07-11-2012, 09:13 AM | #2 |
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nice job phil.
I want to ask you. Do you think it's a good idea just to rinse the car after polish and wax? I've heard people say "NO"; just to use quick detail, and wipe the excess powder from the polish and wax with a soft microfiber towel. |
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| 07-11-2012, 09:15 AM | #3 |
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Can't wait to get the opti-coat on mine.
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