2010 VW GTI - 2 step paint correction & Opti-Coat by Mr. Sparkle Detailing - Long Island

[Gurge]

Earlier this year I had done a 2 step correction with Opti-Coat on a white VW Golf R. The client was very happy and told his friend with a GTI that he needed some Mr. Sparkle action. After speaking to him and discussing some options, we agreed to a 2 step with Opti-Coat.

As always, started off with the foam gun. Followed this up with CarPro TRIX and Clay Magic Blue.



Took some paint measurements and found healthy amount of paint all around. Dead center of the hood at nearly 200 microns.



Turned off the fluroscent lights so I could really see things with the LEDs on. Moderate swirling all around with some problem areas with deeper RIDS.


Some of the deeper scratches required the rotary + purple foamed wool and megs M100. But for the most part the correction was:

Megs MF pads + D300 / M101 mix
Lake Country white pads + Menzerna SF4000

Onto the show...

Hood Before



Hood After



Rear hatch before



Rear hatch after






Here is the setup while I took care of the rear end



The rear bumper before (vertical facing surface)



closeup before




Rear bumper corrected



extreme closeup



took care of the taillights while I was back there





The black side pillars were very soft and very swirled. They also weren`t metal panels, so the highline meter wouldn`t read it. Bottom line, I had to be careful here. Got it pretty close but not quite 100% perfect. Had to 3 step 3 these spots.

megs mf pads / d300 => tangerine / pf2500 => black / sf4000

before






After



not quite 100% as shown here. big improvement though



After the correction the car was very dusty. Washed it again, wipedown with Eraser and protected with Opti-Coat (Opti-Guard)

All finished up







Proudly supporting Denny Hamlin and the #11 FedEx Toyota





BTW Mr. Sparkle is no Mr. Softee. 16 hours on the exterior for this one



On Instagram I`m straight flexin` @mrsparkledetailing

[Dcox9]

Nice man! Always like seeing pics of your shop! And the work that comes out of there

[spiralout462]

Great work from a true professional! Wow that paint has some flecks in it!

[mrclean81]

Nice job. Those cars are really fun to drive

[Wors]

Great work, the GTI turned out very nice.

[ec90]

Any reason why you use TRIX over IronX?

[CT3]

Great job, the paint really glows now.

[mjlinane]

Excellent work!

[tropicsteve]

nice finish.

[Gurge]

Nice man! Always like seeing pics of your shop! And the work that comes out of there

Thanks!

[Gurge]

Any reason why you use TRIX over IronX?

since TRIX includes a tar remover / degreaser I chose that to help remove any bits of tar I was having trouble seeing (dark paint) as well as to help strip prior layers of protection (owner would routinely wax the car)

[Audi X2]

Bryan I always enjoy viewing your write-ups and this is one more beautiful example of some darn fine work!

[Ronkh]

Great work. As usual

[BPebzly]

that is all.

[Orinda Auto Detail]

Awesome work!