3 day old Tesla Model S Opti-Coat with Full correction...Signature Detailing Greg Gellas

[Greg Gellas]

The experience of getting a new car should always be amazing. The joy and excitement you feel when you see that perfect, pretty car and know it`s yours. While I love the Tesla business model of not having a dealership, it can offer up some difficulties for new owners. With a dealership, you see the car that you`re getting and know it is delivered the way you would like. With dropping off new cars to clients, Tesla can`t ensure every customer likes what they see. This time, this was the case.`


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The client contacted me for an Opti-Coat Pro application, and paint protection film covering the full hood, full fenders, and bumper. `I always insist on at least a 1 step polish before applying any coating. What can happen is if a car is coated before being corrected the swirls and scratches then get trapped underneath the coating. Once I was able to see the condition of this car, we decided that full correction was going to be needed. This car was 3 days old when I took these pictures.`


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I began with a complete wash using 50/50 Chemical Guys citrus wash and clear and Dawn, as well as a full decontamination to the paint of this Tesla. I then was able to see some other issues. You can see some sanding marks that were left from the factory.`
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I began with the correction step using M105 and a Meg`s MF cutting disk. I then followed this up with a Rupes White pad and some Optimum Hyper Polish. `After all of this correction, there was quite a bit of dust. I wanted to ensure all of the polishing oils were removed so I washed the car again with the same procedure as before. I then wiped the entire car down with a Isopropyl Alcohol wipe down to ensure I was down to just paint and no oils were left on the surface. I then followed up with Opti-Coat PRO. Sorry for the lack of outdoor pictures, with a wet ground and a cloudy sky it didn`t do anything to help pictures and would have just gotten the car dirty before delivery.`
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As always thanks for looking! Greg Gellas Greg@signaturedetailing.com

[Scottwax]

Very nice! Shame about how trashed it was.`


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I`ve been telling everyone who calls me about getting a Tesla to not allow anything to be done to it cosmetically. Those who already receieved their car tend to have a lot more problems than those who are able to tell them in advance to keep their hands off.`


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No idea why a car this important to Tesla, they are allowing such subpar new car prep to be done.`

[RaskyR1]

Nice work Greg!

[IHA Mark]

Geez I`m so glad the one I did a few weeks ago did not need anything but a mild polish. I can`t believe the condition that these cars come in.


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I did mine at a Tesla service center in St. Louis and the service manager there told me that the sub bar prep and condition of the new vehicles was a "thing of the past".


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He did admit they have putty soft clear coats though.


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Great job on the coating. These are really cool cars when paid the right amount of attention.