Orinda Auto Detail - Jet Black Tesla S Opti Coated

**Orinda Auto Detail** · 02-05-2013, 01:51 PM

Brand new black Tesla S from the factory Halo`d up. Being black and the fact that I know Tesla paint is a little finicky I decided for a 2 step polish and opticoat.

Washed 2x2 method with citrus wash
Decon with Iron-x and wolfs poly clay fine grade
Polished with BF SRC compound/finishing polish.
IPA was being a little tricky on this one because I kept marring up the paint when I was wiping it down. So I try something else that seemed to well. I soaked the car with 100% IPA and agitated it with a wash mit the dried it with compressed air and blotting.
Opti Coat was applied and done!
Not a ton of working pics on this one because customer needed it back at 10am so I had to get the opticoat on it by 8 so it would cure.

When it got here

After wash an Decon

After my test spot I noticed the marring from IPA so I dragged it out side. You couldn`t see the marring in the sun but it was visible under halogens. I was not willing to let it go though and didn`t have time to experiment so I just kept polishing the car.

OHHHHHHH YEAH THAT`S THE GOOD STUFF! Yet again we all know I`m borderline retarded, I do keep my self entertained though!

Gotta love that BF Whiplash creating goodness! After this I IPA`d the car in wash bay dried it up and Opticoated it.

The next morning I was here at 7am to finish up nit picking the car and making sure it was all good.

I did some some very light marring in a few places that you could really only see if you saw the car at certain angles.

You can count the twigs on each branch in that reflection!

Parting shot! Customer was blown away when he saw it. I also scheduled a full PPF kit on this car for next week. I`ll go back over the car and fix the little marring I saw on the back quarter then.

Thanks for looking
Joe Torbati
Orinda Auto Detail

**dd1101** · 02-05-2013, 02:01 PM

Very nice man!! Are those 22"s on there or 20"s?

Come on dude coatings are bad for business.... well that`s what one talented detailer told me.

**mjlinane** · 02-05-2013, 04:37 PM

Awesome work, Joe!

**ihaveacamaro** · 02-05-2013, 07:00 PM

sahweeet!

**Ronkh** · 02-05-2013, 08:26 PM

Nice depth and clarity !!!!

Smooth....................

**Orinda Auto Detail** · 02-05-2013, 08:31 PM

Thanks guys! And yeah I use to be against coating cars till I sat down with my team of business coaches and they came up with a price to make it worth while. Sooooo for the right price ill coat a car!

**dd1101** · 02-05-2013, 08:36 PM

Originally Posted by Jsmooth

Thanks guys! And yeah I use to be against coating cars till I sat down with my team of business coaches and they came up with a price to make it worth while. Sooooo for the right price ill coat a car!

Good decision.

**psnt1ol** · 02-05-2013, 08:44 PM

Originally Posted by Jsmooth

Thanks guys! And yeah I use to be against coating cars till I sat down with my team of business coaches and they came up with a price to make it worth while. Sooooo for the right price ill coat a car!

That`s why you are shopping for a new car.

**Gurge** · 02-05-2013, 11:51 PM

way to really scrutinize your work and recognize that the IPA was marring it up

sounds like an excuse to try eraser? I wonder if the same thing would`ve happened.

**tropicsteve** · 02-06-2013, 09:59 AM

i like how you always strive for excellence joe. very nice !

**polisher** · 02-06-2013, 10:13 AM

i think 1st Tesla detailed??. the paint looks glossy. But i think you should have taken some better pics too

**Orinda Auto Detail** · 02-06-2013, 12:24 PM

Originally Posted by Gurge

way to really scrutinize your work and recognize that the IPA was marring it up

sounds like an excuse to try eraser? I wonder if the same thing would`ve happened.

I was using it as well and it was doing the same. Not as bad but still the same and really want the cars perfect if I`m gonna coat them.

Originally Posted by tropicsteve

i like how you always strive for excellence joe. very nice !

Thanks Steve!

Originally Posted by polisher

i think 1st Tesla detailed??. the paint looks glossy. But i think you should have taken some better pics too

This is the 5th Tesla S I`ve done and the only one that had finicky paint. The other 4 were cake walks and 2 were Jet black. I was a little confused. Not the first time thats happen to me and I doubt it`ll be the last. I`ll get some more pics of it when it comes in for PPF I was in pretty big hurry to get that thing done and didn`t have a lot of time for pics

**psnt1ol** · 02-06-2013, 11:06 PM

Originally Posted by Jsmooth

I was using it as well and it was doing the same. Not as bad but still the same and really want the cars perfect if I`m gonna coat them.

Thanks Steve!

This is the 5th Tesla S I`ve done and the only one that had finicky paint. The other 4 were cake walks and 2 were Jet black. I was a little confused. Not the first time thats happen to me and I doubt it`ll be the last. I`ll get some more pics of it when it comes in for PPF I was in pretty big hurry to get that thing done and didn`t have a lot of time for pics

Nice Job... I was hoping to see one of these today. LOL It was nice talking to you.

**Orinda Auto Detail** · 02-07-2013, 12:42 PM

Originally Posted by psnt1ol

Nice Job... I was hoping to see one of these today. LOL It was nice talking to you.

You too bro and actually you missed a different one by about 30 min lol

**psnt1ol** · 02-07-2013, 01:22 PM

Originally Posted by Jsmooth

You too bro and actually you missed a different one by about 30 min lol

Dang it....

Off-topic

I forgot to ask you this yesterday. Was there a reason why the subs are firing up?

Generally, I like to have them facing the rear door for 2 reasons.

1. the shape of the trunk/rear quarter could be utilize as a horn. it could amplify the effect of the bass.

2. Speakers are happier when they are on their sides. energy are not wasted to overcome the effect of gravity which generally equate to higher power handling.