2013 BMW 328i new car prep + Opti Coat

Thomas Dekany

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Customer contacted me awhile back and after clear bra and some other installs, the car was ready to be prepped properly. Initially the owner opted for a 1 step plus opti coat, but seeing how badly the paint looked, I ended up doing a 2 step detail, removing most imperfections.



As you can see, this car gets driven in rural areas in Oregon (which means dirt roads) a lot and needed a durable coating pronto!






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Process



Dawn foam bath #1, rinse = nothing

Degreaser foam #1 = better

Let it soak

Wheels cleaned with degreaser and wheel woollies

Rinse whole car

Degreaser foam bath #2

Rinse

Dawn foam bath #2 to aid washing

Wash with dawn and 2 bucket method, grout sponge

Rinse

Clay towel with dawn solution

Rinse



Result





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Once the car was inside I dried it, and spent some time drying the wheels.



GG6 with MF pads and D300 to correct, followed by 205 and also used Perfect Finish. The rear bumper was very stubborn so I switched to HD Cut to level. On the paint, Cut was hazing up too much. I must have a bottle from the first batch.




After D300 & 205





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And after Perfect Finish





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Just one decent after shot - Ended up being a long day and not enough light in the garage at 11:00pm





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However, the customer was kind enough to pull the car out the next morning for a few shots.



Glass and wheels were also coated of course. License plates were coated as well.



Tires have 3D tire shine




















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Thank you for checking out the detail!
 
Thanks Scott! It is Sonax Perfect Finish. HD Polish I like a lot better but didn't have any with me. 205 worked fine on the paint though.



Scottwax said:
Nice work as always, Thomas. Looks great in the afters!



What is this Perfect Finish you speak of?
 
I think Opti-Coat was the right choice for this customer! With dirt like that for sure RIDS would follow! Nice work!
 
Awsome as usual Thomas!! Miss your more frequent involvement with the forum and your informative posts!!!
 
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