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04-07-2013, 02:36 PM | #1 |
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My first client! - Reflex Silver Jetta + Opti-Coat
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A good friend of mine recently purchased a new VW Jetta. He knows about my side business that I have started and he came to me after telling him about Opti-Coat. He was interested in the product and scheduled a date to work on his car. Unfortunately, before the day of the detail, a scuff was found on his front bumper. Not sure how it got there, but he wanted it gone. Onto the products used: 800 grit 3M sandpaper ONR Meg's clay with ONR as clay lube Adam's APC for the tires PC 7424XP Meg's Cutting Pad Meg's Polishing Pad Meg's #105 Meg's #205 IPA Solution Opti-Coat 2.0 Detail Process: He was kind enough to take it to a touch-less car wash to wash away all the salt. So I decided to not bring out my foam gun and went ahead with an ONR wash. This is how it looked when it arrived. The scuff Even though the car is new, the door jambs would need attention After washing the exterior and cleaning the mud-flaps, I began claying the whole exterior. The good news is that this car was shipped with the plastic wraps and removed upon arrival at the dealer. The clay was pretty clean besides some embedded grit and dirt. It's a great practice for car companies to ship their automobiles in such a manner. Here is the clay before And after I then cleaned up the door jambs After that was done, I finally turned my attention to the major defect. This was actually my first time wet-sanding so I was extremely cautious. I tried compounding the defect first with #105 but I didn't do much as expected. I let the sandpaper soak in clean water for a couple hour and used my ONR clay lube to keep the defected area lubricated. I used a single motion technique where I applied the least amount of pressure and kept the direction of my passes the same. I forgot to take pictures of the process because I was so much in the zone that I didn't want to break concentration. After wet-sanding, the paint was cloudy but level. I then took my trusty PC with #105 and began compounding. It was to my relief that after compounding I could clearly see the reflection of my hand again. What a relief! I then polished it down with #205 and my polishing pad. I then examined the rest of the car and polished out some of the swirls that were present. To my surprise it was kept in great condition. I then did an IPA wipedown and began Opti-Coating. It was my first time using this product, so I made sure I did as much research and watched as many videos as I could to get the best understanding possible before putting theory into practice. I was surprised at how easy it was to apply and it took me about an hour to do the whole car. Here are the after pictures: The scuff is gone! Afterwards, I picked up my first client and drove him back. I made sure I drove up slowly to his car because I knew the anticipation about the outcome of the scuff was killing him inside . I am evil. He had the biggest look of surprise on his face when he could not find it. We did a walk-around and he couldn't stop commenting on how glossy it looked. We went out for drinks later that night and he told me his parent's looked at my work and said "Autos einai filos," which the English translation from Greek is, "Now this is a friend." It really touched me and I took great pride in that statement. Thanks for reading!
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Id bring my car to ya
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If I go to Spain next year, I'll be sure to polish the hell out of it!
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05-10-2013, 07:06 PM | #7 |
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Ill still b here! Well if I still have it by then. Depends on how well I heal
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Haha I haven't posted in the picture game in so long. Well 6 or 7 more weeks to go before I can bear weight back on the injured foot and try to walk on it. What's worrying me is I'm having very bad nerve pain in the injured foot and sometimes shots of pain. The doc said before surgery there was a chance I could loose some feeling in my foot but I've got the exact opposite too much and super sensitive to the lightest touch. Worst case scenario is it may develop into complex regional pain syndrome which kinda means I'm stuck with it. Which then I don't think operating a clutch with that foot would be very conducive or feel to good either. Just gonna hope I heal well and the pain slowly subsides. I love driving stick and would hate to sell it for that reason to get an auto. But just mentally prepairing myself IF that's what it comes to.
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Yes, I was taking some deep breaths during that time. Huge learning experience!
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Nice job... But I'm even more impressed with your house.
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Thanks man. Appreciate the kind words.
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Looks like you did a great job. Also- beautiful house.
The opti-coat is a great product- just make sure you wipe down any areas that don't flash away within a few minutes. |
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All it has are: Smoked sides 337 valences and wing HID retrofit that I did 6 years ago. I am envious you did own an actual 337
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