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    Street Dreams Detail + Auto Concierge: Pebble Beach & 10 Bugatti Veyrons

    Bob and I were contacted by Bugatti USA to take care of several Veyrons during the events at Pebble Beach in Monterey this past week. Overall we had to stay on top of about 10 cars. Among those cars included a few Veyron Grandsports and 2 Super Sport models, one of which is the world record...
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    Street Dreams Detail - Ferrari 575 HGTC SuperAmerica

    Been a while since I have posted on Autopia, glad to be back! This is a 2005 Ferrari 575 HGTC SuperAmerica, one of my all-time favorite F-cars and truly one of the most stunning front engined Ferrari's ever made. This particular car is fitted with a 6spd. manual gearbox, there are only 12...
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    dsms detail - Black BMW Extensive Correction +Aquartz Coating

    Apologies for the lack of write-ups lately, by next month I'll have the time post a few very cool ones on the boards. BMW 1 series in for a complete paint correction and interior detail. As per owners request Aquartz coating was applied as the final protection. I did a winter preparation...
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    Street Dreams Detail - White Porsche 997 Turbo Complete Paint Correction

    White 997 Turbo in for a complete detail and paint correction. Main issues: -Very poor hand washing by previous owner -Glazed paint finish -Serious lack of gloss Onto the detail The Porsche was prepped using Autoglym CWC on the wheels & tires 1:1, wheel wells scrubbed with OPC 4:1...
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    dsms detail - Audi R8 with a little twist....

    2011 Audi R8 V8 in for a new car preparation detail. This car also was just a few days old when it came in. Some little touches include the painted wheels, gas cap, calipers, rear blades and one child smile inducing Tubi exhaust. Factory wheels painted gloss black, cleaned using...
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    dsms detail - Infiniti G coupe Extensive Correction

    G35 Coupe in for a 3 day complete detail in preparation for a possible sale. Basic outline of problems: -Lack of gloss -Improper detailing/buffing from previous detailer -Heavy contaminants -Greasy leather/dried out trim No wash process pics, right onto paint correction. -D300...
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    dsms detail - Ibis Audi R8 Spyder Full Detail + Film Install + Megs DA system review

    2 day old R8 V10 Spyder in for full paint correction followed by clear film installation. Finish was beading nicely from a dealer prep. Pressure washed the body and pre soaked it using Optimum Powerclean 5:1 Wheels cleaned with Autoglym CWC, tires cleaned and degreased of old...
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    dsms detail - Audi R8 V10 Complete Detail and Film Install

    Brand new R8 V10 in for a New Car Preparation and Clear Film install. This car is about as new as you can get, it was brought to me the day after delivery, some plastic wrapping still on. If only all owners had the restraint to let their new sports coupe get a proper detail and clear film...
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    dsms detail - BMW 1 series Winter Detail

    BMW 135i in for a 1 day All Surface Enhancement and Winter Protection detail. No paint correction performed this time, simply a full interior and exterior detail to get the car ready for winter driving, full paint correction will be done in spring. No time for a step by step writeup this...
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    dsms detail - BMW 1 series Winter Detail

    BMW 135i in for a 1 day All Surface Enhancement and Winter Protection detail. No paint correction performed this time, simply a full interior and exterior detail to get the car ready for winter driving, full paint correction will be done in spring. No time for a step by step writeup this...
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    dsms detail - Ferrari F430 3 day detail and paint correction

    2008 Ferrari 430 in for a 3 day full correction, interior and engine detail. Began with the wheels and tires. Wheels were cleaned using regular soap and water with various brushes due to the carbon ceramic brakes. Wash process: Foam w/ CG maxi suds Soak w/ Optimum Power...
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    New Flex Rotary PE 14-2 video review by DSMS....

    YouTube - New Flex PE 14-2 Rotary: Street Dreams Detail Enjoy, more videos posted tomorrow for sure!
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    dsms detail - 2010 Black Camaro Extensive Paint Correction

    Chevy Camaro in for a complete correction and winter prep detail. Car was bought with 8,000 miles on it. Dealer prep and polish job left paint with heavy defects and holograms Some before shots of the finish, lots of swirling, RIDS and machine holograms Example of how a...
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    Street Dreams Detail (dsms detail) - Hammered Lexus LS460!

    Lexus LS 460L in for an extensive paint correction and interior detail. Majority of the paint issues came from automatic car washes and later a paint chip repair guy who attempted some "buffing" of his own, naturally that only added to the issues. This writeup contains lots of 50/50...
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    Carbon Black M3 back for more Gloss - Street Dreams Detail

    E46 M3 in for a complete detail minus paint correction. This car got full correction earlier this year and since then the owner has done a tremendous job keeping the car swirl free using a proper 2 bucket wash method and quality microfiber towels. I always tell my customers the first detail...
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    Street Dreams Detail - Detail Video Slideshow Part 2! More Cars, More Correction!

    It seems a lot of people enjoyed the first video I put together a few months back so I made one more with some of my recent work and more extensive correction details. This time around each car has a few more pictures to show before and afters. Turn up your speakers and hope you enjoy...
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    Street Dreams Detail - 40hr. Hack Restoration Correction on a BMW 135

    Complete 4 day paintwork restoration on a Monaco Blue BMW 135i. Backstory, in bullets: -Car was bought with 10k miles on it -New owner saw car on dealer lot looking clean and very glossy (glaze fillers) -After a few weeks of washing the gloss was lost and real finish revealed...
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    Street Dreams Detail - 2010 Porsche GT3 MK2

    Booked for a complete new car prep and paint correction, car is driven almost daily. Wheels and tires first. Porsche carbon ceramic brakes = no wheel cleaner. Some pH car shampoo mixed in a bucket was all that was needed. Tires/wheel wells scrubbed as well. Removing dealership...
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    dsms detail - Bentley Azure in Black extensive correction

    2009 Azure in need of correction. This car was taken care of very poorly by a previous owner and several dealerships. Prep consisted of fully stripping the finish of all prior wax and glaze before correction. These wheels set the car off very well, not a standard option for any Azure...
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    dsms detail - Black Porsche Turbo from Canada *Major Overhaul*

    2003 Porsche 996 Turbo came down from Canada for a full correction. Overall this was one of the most extensive corrections I have done. Initial condition, filthy as expected... a 650 mile road trip has its downside Car has Bilstein PSS9 coilovers, Fikse wheels and PCCB's...
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