Asphalt FR-S New Car Prep & OptiGuard

[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.

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.









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.








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.





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.











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













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.




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.






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

[mikenap]

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
























Thanks for looking!

[mjlinane]

Great work!!

[Marc08EX]

Nice job Mike!!! The FR-S looks good but you even made it look better.

[rider9195]

Nice job! How heavy did you apply the 303 on those carpets? I tried it and didn`t get any beading at all.

[Old Pirate]

Great job there Mike, I need to see of these new cars because the wife`s car is over 10 years old and needs to be replace. Thanks for posting it for us.

[Todd@RUPES]

Great work Mike. That is a great color on that car and your work has made it "pop". Thanks for sharing!

[tropicsteve]

very nice mike. love that mirror reflection.

[mikenap]

Great work!!

Thanks Mike!

Nice job Mike!!! The FR-S looks good but you even made it look better.

Thank you Marc! How`re things with you, haven`t seen you around in a bit?

Nice job! How heavy did you apply the 303 on those carpets? I tried it and didn`t get any beading at all.

Thank you. I tried to do an even coat with it. The mats got a couple of sprays up and down, and a couple more left to right. I don`t think it was too heavy, I did the carpets and seats too and barely made a dent in the bottle!

Great job there Mike, I need to see of these new cars because the wife`s car is over 10 years old and needs to be replace. Thanks for posting it for us.

Thanks Angelo! FWIW, these cars are pretty sweet. Your wife deserves one!

Great work Mike. That is a great color on that car and your work has made it "pop". Thanks for sharing!

Thank you Todd!

very nice mike. love that mirror reflection.

That`s kind of you to say Steve!

[AndrewBigA]

nice work mike. these cars are pretty cool. i saw a red one pass by the garage yesterday.