Lightning Red 2015 WRX - Americoat

[KMG]

This car is owned by a friend of mine from college. He contacted me a few months ago that he was purchasing a new car and would like me to go over it and put a coating on it. He decided on my Americoat Package. The car had roughly 2k miles on it and came in from the Williamsport area which is roughly an hour and half away. Onto the pictures now


AS THE CAR ARRIVED
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Before picture of the front after being dropped off
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Lot of bugs built up on the front from the hour + drive here
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Before picture of the passenger side of the car
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Before picture of the driver side of the car
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Lots of dirt built up on the rear bumper
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Close up before shot of the exhaust tips with a good amount of carbon build up already
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Before shot of the rear end
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Before shot of the driver side rear door


WASH PROCESS
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Getting ready to begin that wash process
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First step is cleaning the wheels and tires
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Using Sonax FE and Omni-Clean on the wheels and tires
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Sonax FE breaking down the brake dust on the wheels
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Applying the foam pre-soak with my foam lance
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Foam dwelling on the front end to soften up any build up
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After the pre-soak I started on the 2-bucket method wash
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All washed up and ready to go in the garage


POLISHING PROCESS
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The owner had request to have the rear badging removed
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Picture of my wife applying tape prior to starting the polishing process
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Tapped off for my first test spot, as you can see there are swirls on both sides of the tape
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50/50 shot after being polished with IAT 3000
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Closer picture of the same area with the tap removed
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Swirls on the passenger side ground effects
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Picture of the passenger side after being polished
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Swirls on the driver side front fender
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Same area after being polished
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Picture of the rear after being debadged and polished
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The car was then pulled outside and rinsed off then pulled back in and wiped down with Eraser to prep the surface for the coating


FINAL PRODUCT
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Lots of gloss and depth after Americoat has been applied
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After picture of the front
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The paint looks dripping wet with lots of gloss
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Close up of the passenger front fender
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Close up of the exhaust tips which were polished and trim which was protect with DLUX
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This was a fun car to work on and the owner was very excited with the outcome and how the car looked.


Thanks for looking!

[jsou]

FLAWLESS. Great documentation. Thanks for sharing.

What are your thoughts on Omniclean vs other APC`s/Degreasers/Tire Cleaners you have experience with?

[KMG]

I really like Omni-clean, but it is some pretty nasty stuff. I learned pretty quick to wear a mask when spraying it as it is pretty nasty if you breathe it in. I was using Tuf-shine tires cleaner previous and feel that Omni does a better job as it seems to cling to the tire better.

[The Guz]

Looks great. What are your thoughts on the new IAT?

[KMG]

I have used the 1500 and the 3000 a few different times now and really like it. I would say the 1500 works a lot like FG400 in that it has a pretty long work time and you get very little dust. The 3000 it seems like you could work forever. If you are looking for really quick cut though you will want to stick with Amerirocks.

[The Guz]

Thanks. I have a nearly full bottle of Ameridepth and I will consider 3000 as a replacement in the future.

[House of Wax]

Looks beautiful. Nice work