This 507 was booked in months in advance without me getting a chance to see the condition. In the end it needed a 2 stage polish with special attention on certain areas with the claybar. It was protected with Opti Coat Pro and we were happy with the results. I love the wheels too by the way, my favorite choice out of all the options for the C63.
Arrival
Claybar
Measuring the paint
Rubber trim masked off
Before 1st stage
After 1st stage
Cleaning out polish residue out of the clear bra edge
Met this customer through Facebook and admired his photography for quite sometime. Was quite surprised to receive a message from him interested in our work. Long story short, into the shop in came.
Very impressed with the initial condition of the paint and found it only needed a 1 stage polish which was protected afterwards with Opti Coat Pro.
Arrival
Rubber and plastic trim all masked up
Measuring the paint
Before
After
Opti Coat Pro about it be applied
Double checking our work with a light that omits the same color as the sun
This new M4 came to us in pretty good condition straight from the dealer. Other then a few light swirls that the camera couldn't pick up the paint was in great shape. Not much else to say other then enjoy the pics!
As usual the arrival pics
Paint measurements
Masking off the rubber trim
Applied Opti Coat Primer via machine
After removing the tape etc we cleaned out some polish residue with our trusty tooth pick
Opti Coat Pro
Double checking our work with a light that emits the same color light as the sun
This was totally a coincidence that two e39 M5s came in for a 2 stage polish + Opti Coat Pro. They had both booked on the same day so I ended up doing the write up on both cars at the same time which is a first and was quite interesting to do. I was very happy with the out come on both cars as were the owners so enjoy seeing the process and final pics!
Arrival (you should have seen both owners' faces lol)
Masking off the rubber trim after the wash and clay
Taking paint measurements
Before
After
50/50 shot
Opti Coat Pro
Application
And the finished pics
I hope you enjoyed the pics as much as I enjoyed working on my favorite generation M5!
A long time customer recently purchased this new 4 GTS from Pfaff and wanted to get the paint protected asap. Well after 1000km in it finally came.
I must say this is one of the most beautifulest 991s we have done this year and we had a great time working on it and admiring all the little details put together on this 4 GTS.
Paint wasn't in bad shape so just a quick 1 stage polish and then protected with Opti Coat Pro.
Enjoy!
Arrival pic
Paint measurement and plastic trim masked off
Before
After
Lovely metallic flake shot
Opti Coat Pro
And the finished pics starting with reflections off the hood
Definitely looking forward to maintaining this one over the years!
We had spoken to this client a few weeks prior to this detail and he had actually referred a Bentley to us earlier in the spring.
The car was fairly new and well taken care of so the paint was not in bad shape at all. A 1 stage polish was all that was needed to clean up the light swirls which then was protected with Opti Coat Pro afterwards.
Arrival
Claybarring the paint
Taking measurements
Masking up the plastic and rubber trim
Then on to polishing the paint
Before
After
After the polishing Opti Coat Primer was applied to the paint
Via machine
Then Opti Coat Pro applied
And finally the finished pics starting with a reflection on the hood
I had talked to this client for quite sometime now regarding his other vehicles like an e39 M5(which was sold) and an e30 M3. We had never gotten a chance to book a solid date but stayed in contact over the years. He had recently purchased this new Sprint Blue RS4 and was planning to drive it year round and wanted to protect it with Opti Coat Pro. The car was brought in for a consultation and we finally booked a date!
Arrival
After cleaning the wheels and a car wash we claybarred the paint
Took some paint measurements
And finally we started with the 1st stage of polishing
Before
After
A 50/50 shot
The metallic flake in the Sprint Blue started to really POP again!
We also polished the headlights and taillights
Before
After
After all the polishing Opti Coat Primer was applied
Unmasking
Then cleaning all the little details like removing polish from the edge of the stone guard
Then finally Opti Coat Pro is applied
And here are the afters
Always a pleasure to work on an RS and glad we could bring this Sprint Blue back to life!
We had been looking forward to this Lava Orange 991 GT3RS for quite sometime. We maintain this clients other RS's as well so we knew about this one for almost a year now.
Not really much else to say, got the call Saturday evening and it was in the shop by Wednesday
Arrival
Cleaning the wheels
Masking off the rubber and plastic trim
The whole front end is carbon fibre so we had to bring out our ultrasound paint gauge to measure the paint
Underneath the hood
Ultrasound measurements
Magnetic measurements
And on to polishing the paint.
There was already close to 5000km on the odometer so the paint had some light swirls to polish out before applying Opti Coat Pro.
Before
After
Before
After
The taillights were polished as well
Before
After
After the 2nd stage of polishing was completed we applied Opti Coat Primer via machine to the paint
We unmasked the trim and took care of some finishing touches like cleaning up the polishing dust and cleaning polish from the edge of the stone guard with a tooth pick
And finally applied Opti Coat Pro
Overcast day so the gloss was not photographing the best it could be, but still happy with the finished pics!
And the icing on the cake.... an autograph under the hood from Wolfgang Porsche!!!
Hope you enjoyed the pics as much as we enjoyed working on the car!
It was a huge pleasure to work on this classic R33 Skyline and in Midnight Purple too! We ended up performing a 2 stage polish on the paint and protecting it afterwards with Opti Gloss Coat. Ran into a small complication with the paint being fairly thin in some areas and couldn't get as aggressive as we would like to but everything turned out great regardless.
Hope you enjoy the pics!
Arrival
Cleaning the wheels
2 Bucket car wash
Claybarring the paint with the Nanoskin mitt
Masking off the rubber trim
And measuring the paint. This is one of the lower areas earlier mentioned
Before
After
50/50 shot
After the polishing was completed we cleaned out the left over polish out of the tighter areas with our trusty tooth pick
And finally Opti Gloss Coat is applied
Now for the finished pics
I tried to get a sun shot to show the flake but it had already set to far. This is the best I could do.
This beautiful Sepang Blue V10 R8 came in early spring but we have been so busy that I haven't had time to post it until now.
Not really much of a back story, got a call inquiring about Opti Coat Pro, client inquired with a few Audi Club members who vouched for our work, then in it came.
Arrival
Cleaning the wheels
Claybarring the paint with the Nanoskin Mitt
Measuring the paint
Masking off the rubber trim
Before
After
After polishing and prep for Opti Coat Pro cleaned the windows
Long time client who previously brought us his w219 CLS 500, purchased this new w218 CLS 63 AMG and brought it in again for a 1 stage polish + Opti Gloss Coat.
Not much to mention about the car itself, the paint wasn't to bad and the 1 stage was enough to bring it up to a 8.5/9 out of 10.
On to the pics.
Arrival
Cleaning the wheels
Claybarring the paint
Quick measurement of the paint
On to the polishing
Before
After
Metallic flake looking beautiful
Opti Gloss Coat about to be applied
And finally the finished pics
Always a pleasure to take care of this clients cars and I hope you guys enjoyed the pics!
Returning client who brought in his e39 M5 now brought in this e39 M5 Touring project car. Basically a 540i Touring with an M5 engine, transmission, suspension, etc. Definitely on my bucket list of cars to have.
Long time client brought in his e30 M3 Evo Sport. It had been imported earlier this year but sat in storage for a few months before it made it's way over to us, hence it looking quite dusty in the first pic.
Once brought over client said "give it whatever it needs". After the initial wash we came to the realization that it had already been paint corrected and coated most likely by the previous owner. So we decided to just give it a Basic In & Out detail.
Hope you enjoy the pics on this rare classic!
Arrival
Cleaning the wheels
Cleaning inside the gas cap as well
2 Bucket Method car wash only
Claybarring the paint, and as you can see the water beading is already very strong
This forum is amazing and inspiring! I am blown away form what I've seen you guys do.
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