2014 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited - (Paint Correction w/ CQUK coating)

**KMG** · 03-24-2014, 06:45 AM

The owner of this Jeep contacted me after running it through an automatic car wash. He had owned the vehicle for one week at the time and it had done damage visible damage to the paints surface in the form of scratches and swirls. At the time of inspection I though a single-stage correction would be all it needed.

THE WASHING PROCESS
Foam Pre-treatment: Chemical Guys Citrus Wash & Gloss
Wheels: Sonax Full Effects w/ wheels whoolies & mothers brush, coated with CarPro Hydr02
Tires: Tuff-shine Tire Cleaner, coated with Optimum Opti-Bond Tire Gel
Wheel wells: Megs APC+ scrubbed with mothers brush
Decon: IronX
2 Bucket Wash: Chemical Guys Citrus Wash & Gloss w/ Sheepskin wash mitt
Coating: CQuartz UK Edition on paint
Trim: Coated with PERL
Drying: Metro Air Force Blaster

PAINT CORRECTION PROCESS

After having the vehicle clean and seeing that actual true condition of the paint, I was shocked at the condition. I couldn`t believe a vehicle that was only 4 weeks old could look like this. I am thinking this is a combination of dealer prep work and the automatic car wash.

This is after my first test spot with my Rupes 15 using Optimum Hyper Polish on a orange LC cutting pad. I was not happy with these results and tried another test spot using FG400 on an orange LC cutting pad and I was still not removing enough of the marks. I proceeded to send the client pictures and ask if he would like me to proceed to completing a dual-stage correction on the vehicle. Once it was decided I moved onto using Meguairs M105/D300 on a Megs MF pad, which was then followed up with CarPro Reflect on a black LC finishing pad.

This was after the final polishing was completed and the vehicle received an IPA wipe down followed by a CarPro Eraser whipe down. At this point the vehicle was ready to receive the CQuartz UK coating.
THE FINAL PRODUCT