Detailer's Domain - 2015 Subaru STI - paint correction and Opti Coat

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  1. detailersdomain

    detailersdomain Administrator

    A very good customer of ours picked up his new Subaru STI, at delivery he already noticed that it was in pretty bad shape, but he knew he was coming in for a new car prep and Opti Coat so all was well.

    That being said I'm still surprised at how dealers just don't understand how to deliver a car. Why not train your crew to do it right?

    Exterior

    - Wheels were prepped with Sonax Wheel Cleaner and cleaned up with various brushes
    - Tires were spritzed down with Adam’s All Purpose Cleaner and washed down
    - Wheel wells were cleaned up
    - Washed with Adam's Car Wash
    - Decon with Auto Finesse Iron Out
    - Wash down and rinsed
    - Door jambs were cleaned up
    - Nano Scrub AutoScrub
    - Dried
    - Tires dressed
    - Masking
    - Paint Measurement
    - Compound - Adam's Paint Correction Polish and Meguiar's M100
    - Final Polish - Sonax Perfect Finish 4/6
    - Last step - Opticoat
    - Inspection with Fenix, Brinkmann, and natural sunlight
    - Wheel wells were cleaned - polished - Opti Coat
    - Rubber and Plastics Treated
    - Exterior windows and mirrors cleaned and sealed
    - Exhaust tips cleaned
    - Windows were auto scrubed, cleaned, and sealed

    Products used:
    Adam's Car Wash
    Auto Finesse Iron Out
    Stoner's Tarminator
    Auto Finesse Oblitarate
    Sonax Multi Star
    Sonax Full Effect Wheel Cleaner
    NanoSkin AutoScrub System
    Adam's Paint Correcting Polish
    Meguiar's M100
    Sonax Perfect Finish
    Opti Coat
    Optimum Bond Tire Gel
    Auto Finesse Crystal Glass Cleaner

    Tools used
    Uber Wool Wash Mitt
    Uber Quick Detail MF Towels
    Uber All Purpose MF Towels
    Rupes LHR75E
    Rupes BigFoot LHR 21ES Random Orbital Polisher
    Rupes BigFoot LHR 15ES Random Orbital Polisher
    Flex XC3401VR
    Uber Buffing Pads
    Meg's MF Cutting Pad
    Defelsko Paint Meter
    Fenix TK35
    Kranzle Pressure Washer
    Uber Foam Canon
    2 Grit Guard Buckets with Caddies
    Adam's Firehose Nozzle
    Metro Air Force Blaster

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    Prep - wheels, tires, wheel wells cleaned up - car washed, decon'd, and clayed.
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    Using the Uber Wool Wash Mitt for the tops and the Uber Yellow Wash Sponge for the bottom of the car. We do this to prevent dirt getting into the mitts and potentially scratching the paint.
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    Using the Flex XC3401 to get linear scratches off the wing and rear deck lid.
    Using an Adam's Orange Pad and Adam's Paint Correcting Polish.
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    50/50 shots - left side before - right side after.
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    Surprising how dull the paint was on a brand new car.
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    Customer requested to debadge, since the car was new it was quite easy to remove. We used dental floss and remove the emblems. We removed the leftover adhesive with Auto Finesse Obiltarate. Ghosting was remove with the Rupes LHR12 and Sonax Perfect Finish.

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    Results after compound and polishing
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    After prepping the paint we applied Opti Coat Pro
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    Hope you enjoyed this one.

    If you have any questions please post below or feel free to email me at phil@detailersdomain.com
     
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  2. GDAL

    GDAL Super Moderator

    Great work Phil and crew. Those flakes are popping like crazy!! Outstanding work as usual!!
     
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  3. mrgolfrider

    mrgolfrider DB Forum Supporter

    Car looks good, as expected.

    I don't know how I feel about the front end on this version. I guess I would need to see it in person and at night too.
     
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  4. punk0208

    punk0208 Virgin Detailer

    Looks great!!! outstanding!!!
     
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  5. kyle butler

    kyle butler Birth of a Detailer

    great work as usual! That was all dealer damage? yikes. i guess proper training costs money, as does a proper wash. what a shame
     
  6. detailersdomain

    detailersdomain Administrator

    yup that was either dealer or Subaru NA or JP
     
  7. JordanL

    JordanL Virgin Detailer

    Awesome job as usual!
     
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    detailersdomain Administrator

  9. hondaforlife954

    hondaforlife954 Virgin Detailer

  10. detailman89

    detailman89 New Member

    awesome very cool
     

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