Gurge
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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
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
