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      03-03-2014, 06:15 PM   #1
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BMW 328i M Sport - receives a new car prep with Opti Coat installation.

BMW 328i M Sport - receives a new car prep with Opti Coat installation.

This beautiful brand new estoril blue BMW 328i M Sport receives a new car prep with Opti Coat installation.

The car was received relatively clean, however we found hair line scratches in clusters, some light swirls and marring from washes, and the b pillars were the normal lightly scratched and scuffed up piano black we have come accustomed to on cars with these type of trim pieces.

The final results were great and I believe the customer was quite happy with the work performed.

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- Wheels were prepped with Sonax Wheel Cleaner and cleaned up with various brushes
- Tires were spritzed down with Adam’s All Purpose Cleaner and steamed
- Wheel wells were cleaned up
- Washed with Sonax High Gloss Shampoo
- Door jambs were cleaned up
- Clayed/NanoSkin Autoscrub
- Dried
- Tires dressed
- Masking
- Paint Measurement
- Compound - Menzerna FG400
- Final Polish - Sonax Perfect Finish 4/6
- IPA Final Wipe down prior to Opti Coat
- Last step - Opti Coat Pro
- Inspection with Fenix, Brinkmann, and natural sunlight
- Wheel wells were cleaned and protected
- Rubber and Plastics Treated
- Exterior windows and mirrors cleaned and sealed
- Exhaust tips cleaned
- Windows were auto scrubed, cleaned, and sealed
- Headlight and Fogs were cleaned up and protected clear film - Xpel Ultimate


Products used:
Optimum No Rinse
Sonax High Gloss Shampoo
Stoner's Tarminator
Auto Finesse Oblitarate
Sonax Multi Star
Sonax Full Effect Wheel Cleaner
Uber Yellow Poly Clay Bar
NanoSkin Autoscrub Fine Grade Wash Mitt
Menzerna FG400
Sonax Perfect Finish
Opti Coat
Adam's Super VRT
Auto Finesse Crystal Glass Cleaner
Auto Finesse Mercury Metal Polish
Sonax Plastic Trim Restorer

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
Uber Orange Foam Pad
Uber Green Foam 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

Before shots - didn't look too bad at drop off.











Here we show all the imperfections on the paint















Prep - Wash - Decon - Clay - Wheel and Tires cleaned and prepped





















Compound with the Rupes LHR21 and LHR75E with a Meg's MF Cutting Pad and Polishing our the paint with Sonax 4/6 with a Rupes LHR21 and LHR75E with an Uber Orange Pad, installing Opti Coat Pro






Before/Afters



















Afters



















Thanks for taking a look at this, I hope you enjoyed!
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      03-03-2014, 06:23 PM   #2
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Wow, nicely done! I can't wait to do my spring detail - car is a mess thanks to all the nasty weather out
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      03-03-2014, 06:49 PM   #3
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      03-03-2014, 07:07 PM   #4
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Wow, good stuff!
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      03-03-2014, 09:01 PM   #5
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Beautifully done, Phil. If I lived about 1000 miles closer to NJ you would be doing that to my car (also an EB II M Sport).
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Not discounting the effort you guys put in, it really looks amazing, but the whole OC is snake oil. It cannot protect against web or any other fine scratches anymore than the original coat does.

It's always entertaining to see how proud owners of a shinny-just-opticoated car never follow up with pictures after a few months.
Let's review this car in 3 months The web will be back like nothing has been put on the car. Waste of money for a glory that lasts a few (regular) washes. I would pay triple the price of the application you just did, if it would keep the paint from scratching at least a year.
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Awesome !!!
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Great work!
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Very nice work!
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Not discounting the effort you guys put in, it really looks amazing, but the whole OC is snake oil. It cannot protect against web or any other fine scratches anymore than the original coat does.

It's always entertaining to see how proud owners of a shinny-just-opticoated car never follow up with pictures after a few months.
Let's review this car in 3 months The web will be back like nothing has been put on the car. Waste of money for a glory that lasts a few (regular) washes. I would pay triple the price of the application you just did, if it would keep the paint from scratching at least a year.
OC isn't snake oil. It's harder than the OEM clear coat so will microscratch a little less easily, and since it can be corrected like the original clearcoat, will allow for much more extensive correction if necessary without compromising the OEM clearcoat.

Additionally, the OC sheds water / dirt better than the OEM clearcoat (just like wax does), so your car will stay looking better a little longer between washes.

If you're getting sold OC as a scratch / swirl prevention device, your detailer doesn't know what they're doing.
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OC isn't snake oil. It's harder than the OEM clear coat so will microscratch a little less easily, and since it can be corrected like the original clearcoat, will allow for much more extensive correction if necessary without compromising the OEM clearcoat.

Additionally, the OC sheds water / dirt better than the OEM clearcoat (just like wax does), so your car will stay looking better a little longer between washes.

If you're getting sold OC as a scratch / swirl prevention device, your detailer doesn't know what they're doing.
2nd that one we have seen many cars come back and they look just like the left here, if the customer decides to take care of it, it will be much easier for them. We take care of a collection of cars and we have started to Opti Coat anything new coming into the collection and have enjoyed an easier time maintaining the cars as well have seen less marring and scratching over time. Just about nothing at the moment needed any rework.
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Sounds good but nothing will stop these rock chips we're picking up in the winter.
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clear film should help a great deal ; )
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got a rock chip this week halfway up the hood. the paint on these cars seems awefully thin.
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yes they are very easy to chip up.
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