Scion FR-S New Car Prep and OptiGuard in Charlotte, NC

[mikenap]

Thanks to the network of detailers online, and the hard work of Hamza N. and CU2Mike, I`ve received several calls recently regarding new car preps on FR-S`s and BRZ`s, specifically asking for OptiCoat/OptiGuard. Since it`s rare that a client ever comes to me requesting a particular product, I did some digging around and found the FT86 forum along with all the 86`s detailed and coated by Mike and Hamza. (Also, I must thank a certain Army Ranger for suggesting I change my thread titles. If I don`t do it now, I`ll never hear the end of it... :chuckle:)



This was one of the first FR-S`s I`d seen in person, and it is a stunning little car. The proportions are spot on, it`s low and aggressive and the interior is all business. This car was dropped off to me on Friday evening, so I got started on the interior right away.



Everything was vacuumed thoroughly, then the seats, carpets and mats all got 303 Fabric Guard to protect them from spilled beverages and reduce the chances for staining. After curing overnight, I poured some water on one of the mats to show what this product can do.



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Unfortunately, none of my other interior pics came out well. The next morning I proceeded with a foaming of Chemical Guys Citrus Wash Clear to remove any existing wax or glaze that might have been present, then hand washed with 3D Pink Soap.



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After drying the car, I clayed with Clay Magic Blue and used ONR for a clay lube. Overall the car was contaminant free. This was from the glass, the worst of it. Really not bad considering some I`ve seen.



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Once the clay step was done, I taped off the car and got ready for polishing. The paint on this car was in great shape, with only a handful of defects that needed attention. Most were too light for my point-and-shoot camera to really capture. Polishing was done with Optimum Polish on a green Uber pad, with a few areas getting Meguiar`s D300 on an Optimum cutting pad first.



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After polishing, the car was pulled into the sunlight to inspect.



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The OptiGuard coating was applied to the paint and glass first, then the wheels were removed so they could be coated inside and out. First they were cleaned with Griot`s Heavy Duty wheel cleaner and Stoner`s Tarminator.



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After they were coated, the tires were dressed with Optimum OptiBond tire dressing cut 1:1.



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While the wheels were off, the wheel wells were cleaned as well. The driver`s rear well also had a large scuff in the plastic, that`s what you`re seeing in the pictures.



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Exhaust tips were cleaned with Klasse All-in-One, Q-tips and a MF towel.



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The car was delivered the following day, so please excuse the overcast pictures.



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Thanks for looking! :wavey

[RaskyR1]

Awesome work Mike! Metallic is just popping! CAn`t wait to get my hand on one of those bad boy!







I did a maintenance wash today on a car I coated a year ago and it was still beading and protecting like a champ. Had tons of tar on the lowers which was easily removed with TarX and it had zero effect on OG! Stuff is amazing! :)

[mikenap]

Awesome work Mike! Metallic is just popping! CAn`t wait to get my hand on one of those bad boy!







I did a maintenance wash today on a car I coated a year ago and it was still beading and protecting like a champ. Had tons of tar on the lowers which was easily removed with TarX and it had zero effect on OG! Stuff is amazing! :)



Thanks Chad. The owner was amazed by the coating. He got caught in the rain on his way home, and took some videos too.



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[C. Charles Hahn]

That`s awesome, Mike! And with those videos, I`ll bet you`re going to get more calls for the OG.

[Thomas Dekany]

Fantastic work Mike!



Nice color as well.

[Scottwax]

Nice work, looks great! :)



I`ve been getting calls and e-mails from the same forum, got two scheduled this week and two other potential jobs pending.

[mikenap]

That`s awesome, Mike! And with those videos, I`ll bet you`re going to get more calls for the OG.



Thanks Charlie. I hope it turns into something. This first FR-S is owned by a guy who works for a Toyota dealer, so he`ll be in a great position to get the word out. He also wants me to do his wife`s IS soon, so hopefully that`s in the future.




Fantastic work Mike!



Nice color as well.



Thank you Thomas! I`m supposed to be having a Subaru BRZ in the same color delivered tonight. That one will get HD Polish. Garry Dean did another one the same color and loved Polish on it!




Nice work, looks great! :)



I`ve been getting calls and e-mails from the same forum, got two scheduled this week and two other potential jobs pending.



Thanks Scott, that forum may turn out to be huge for OptiCoat jobs! Post up the ones you do on FT86club too. ;)