Mike@DedicatedPerfection
07-02-2013, 06:48 PM
This vehicle was referred to me from the Camaro5 forum. The owner started a thread over there looking for an Opti Coat installer located in Las Vegas and one of our member’s here on AGO (af90) referred him to me as he is also on the Camaro5 forum. After making contact with the owner I found out he used to live behind me as he was Military before getting out. He mentioned before that when he would drive by on the weekends he thought man this guys is always doing cars! Lol.
Anyways the car was pretty clean when I received it as he goes out with the local Camaro club to our Cars&Coffee and the car isn’t driven much. It DID however have its share of RIDS and a few of them remained in the finish after the job. I found this paint to be “Corvette Hard” after working a few sections. I also noticed that FG400 finished dang near LSP ready and when polished with SF4000 not much more clarity was added. After seeing this only the large flat areas where finished with SF4000.
Exterior
· Wheels cleaned with Wolfgang Uber Wheel Cleaner, Daytona Speed Master PRO, and Mothers wheel brush
· Tires scrubbed with Purple Power degreaser and Mothers tire brush
· Wheel wells scrubbed with Purple Power and Mothers wheel well brush
Wash
· Foam with Gilmour foam gun and CarPro Snow Foam
· Wash with 2BM and Meguiar’s Super Soap and Meguiar’s wash media
· Thorough rinse down to remove all soap residues
· Cracks and crevices blown out with leaf blower
· Remaining water dried with Green Cobra Ultimate Guzzler
Correction
· Clayed with Meguiar’s blue Professional Clay and Last touch Detailer
· Correction with 3401, Orange Hybrid Pad, and FG400 speed 3 6-8 passes
· Correction with GG3, Cyan cutting pad, and FG400 Speed 4 6-8 passes
· Polish with 3401, White Hybrid polishing pad and SF4000 speed 5 6-8 passes
· Polish residue removed with Cobra Miracle towels
Coating prep and Coating
· 2X Wipe down with Eraser and Cobra Lavender Deluxe towels
· Coated with Opti-Coat 2.0
Miscellaneous
· Door sills with V07
· Wheels with V07
· Exhaust washed and polished with P21s polishing soap
· Tires dressed with Meguiar’s Endurance tire Gel
· Windows cleaned with Stoners Aerosol Spray
· Pictures taken with Nikon D3200, hooded 18-55 lens, and SB-700 Speed Light
I did not capture any before shots as the car was pretty clean
http://i1289.photobucket.com/albums/b508/123smack/Camaro%20Detail/DSC_0066_zps94edfe3b.jpg
http://i1289.photobucket.com/albums/b508/123smack/Camaro%20Detail/DSC_0075_zpse7a30251.jpg
http://i1289.photobucket.com/albums/b508/123smack/Camaro%20Detail/DSC_0076_zpsb1dc6289.jpg
http://i1289.photobucket.com/albums/b508/123smack/Camaro%20Detail/DSC_0082_zpsc111bcc6.jpg
http://i1289.photobucket.com/albums/b508/123smack/Camaro%20Detail/DSC_0083_zps9a4d1c24.jpg
http://i1289.photobucket.com/albums/b508/123smack/Camaro%20Detail/DSC_0091_zpsdff66130.jpg
Regrettably I did not capture my 50/50 shots
http://i1289.photobucket.com/albums/b508/123smack/Camaro%20Detail/DSC_0102_zps159e333e.jpg
http://i1289.photobucket.com/albums/b508/123smack/Camaro%20Detail/DSC_0104_zpsa55dedb3.jpg
http://i1289.photobucket.com/albums/b508/123smack/Camaro%20Detail/DSC_0113_zpscefb2985.jpg
My step son was in town so I put him to work...
http://i1289.photobucket.com/albums/b508/123smack/Camaro%20Detail/DSC_0118_zps2c87ef21.jpg
After he used the 3401 he didnt want to be bothered with the floating spindle of the GG3
http://i1289.photobucket.com/albums/b508/123smack/Camaro%20Detail/DSC_0128_zps13ebcd0e.jpg
And some afters
http://i1289.photobucket.com/albums/b508/123smack/Camaro%20Detail/DSC_0165_zpsfc59ba9a.jpg
http://i1289.photobucket.com/albums/b508/123smack/Camaro%20Detail/DSC_0170_zps6ee053fc.jpg
http://i1289.photobucket.com/albums/b508/123smack/Camaro%20Detail/DSC_0173_zps718b8fbb.jpg
http://i1289.photobucket.com/albums/b508/123smack/Camaro%20Detail/DSC_0182_zps0df43001.jpg
http://i1289.photobucket.com/albums/b508/123smack/Camaro%20Detail/DSC_0183_zpsc1789f7c.jpg
http://i1289.photobucket.com/albums/b508/123smack/Camaro%20Detail/DSC_0204_zpsa38fcda1.jpg
http://i1289.photobucket.com/albums/b508/123smack/Camaro%20Detail/DSC_0211_zps559f1191.jpg
http://i1289.photobucket.com/albums/b508/123smack/Camaro%20Detail/DSC_0221_zpsd96564a8.jpg
http://i1289.photobucket.com/albums/b508/123smack/Camaro%20Detail/DSC_0226_zps598913b5.jpg
http://i1289.photobucket.com/albums/b508/123smack/Camaro%20Detail/DSC_0237_zps57b0a0e3.jpg
Thanks for looking.
:)
Anyways the car was pretty clean when I received it as he goes out with the local Camaro club to our Cars&Coffee and the car isn’t driven much. It DID however have its share of RIDS and a few of them remained in the finish after the job. I found this paint to be “Corvette Hard” after working a few sections. I also noticed that FG400 finished dang near LSP ready and when polished with SF4000 not much more clarity was added. After seeing this only the large flat areas where finished with SF4000.
Exterior
· Wheels cleaned with Wolfgang Uber Wheel Cleaner, Daytona Speed Master PRO, and Mothers wheel brush
· Tires scrubbed with Purple Power degreaser and Mothers tire brush
· Wheel wells scrubbed with Purple Power and Mothers wheel well brush
Wash
· Foam with Gilmour foam gun and CarPro Snow Foam
· Wash with 2BM and Meguiar’s Super Soap and Meguiar’s wash media
· Thorough rinse down to remove all soap residues
· Cracks and crevices blown out with leaf blower
· Remaining water dried with Green Cobra Ultimate Guzzler
Correction
· Clayed with Meguiar’s blue Professional Clay and Last touch Detailer
· Correction with 3401, Orange Hybrid Pad, and FG400 speed 3 6-8 passes
· Correction with GG3, Cyan cutting pad, and FG400 Speed 4 6-8 passes
· Polish with 3401, White Hybrid polishing pad and SF4000 speed 5 6-8 passes
· Polish residue removed with Cobra Miracle towels
Coating prep and Coating
· 2X Wipe down with Eraser and Cobra Lavender Deluxe towels
· Coated with Opti-Coat 2.0
Miscellaneous
· Door sills with V07
· Wheels with V07
· Exhaust washed and polished with P21s polishing soap
· Tires dressed with Meguiar’s Endurance tire Gel
· Windows cleaned with Stoners Aerosol Spray
· Pictures taken with Nikon D3200, hooded 18-55 lens, and SB-700 Speed Light
I did not capture any before shots as the car was pretty clean
http://i1289.photobucket.com/albums/b508/123smack/Camaro%20Detail/DSC_0066_zps94edfe3b.jpg
http://i1289.photobucket.com/albums/b508/123smack/Camaro%20Detail/DSC_0075_zpse7a30251.jpg
http://i1289.photobucket.com/albums/b508/123smack/Camaro%20Detail/DSC_0076_zpsb1dc6289.jpg
http://i1289.photobucket.com/albums/b508/123smack/Camaro%20Detail/DSC_0082_zpsc111bcc6.jpg
http://i1289.photobucket.com/albums/b508/123smack/Camaro%20Detail/DSC_0083_zps9a4d1c24.jpg
http://i1289.photobucket.com/albums/b508/123smack/Camaro%20Detail/DSC_0091_zpsdff66130.jpg
Regrettably I did not capture my 50/50 shots
http://i1289.photobucket.com/albums/b508/123smack/Camaro%20Detail/DSC_0102_zps159e333e.jpg
http://i1289.photobucket.com/albums/b508/123smack/Camaro%20Detail/DSC_0104_zpsa55dedb3.jpg
http://i1289.photobucket.com/albums/b508/123smack/Camaro%20Detail/DSC_0113_zpscefb2985.jpg
My step son was in town so I put him to work...
http://i1289.photobucket.com/albums/b508/123smack/Camaro%20Detail/DSC_0118_zps2c87ef21.jpg
After he used the 3401 he didnt want to be bothered with the floating spindle of the GG3
http://i1289.photobucket.com/albums/b508/123smack/Camaro%20Detail/DSC_0128_zps13ebcd0e.jpg
And some afters
http://i1289.photobucket.com/albums/b508/123smack/Camaro%20Detail/DSC_0165_zpsfc59ba9a.jpg
http://i1289.photobucket.com/albums/b508/123smack/Camaro%20Detail/DSC_0170_zps6ee053fc.jpg
http://i1289.photobucket.com/albums/b508/123smack/Camaro%20Detail/DSC_0173_zps718b8fbb.jpg
http://i1289.photobucket.com/albums/b508/123smack/Camaro%20Detail/DSC_0182_zps0df43001.jpg
http://i1289.photobucket.com/albums/b508/123smack/Camaro%20Detail/DSC_0183_zpsc1789f7c.jpg
http://i1289.photobucket.com/albums/b508/123smack/Camaro%20Detail/DSC_0204_zpsa38fcda1.jpg
http://i1289.photobucket.com/albums/b508/123smack/Camaro%20Detail/DSC_0211_zps559f1191.jpg
http://i1289.photobucket.com/albums/b508/123smack/Camaro%20Detail/DSC_0221_zpsd96564a8.jpg
http://i1289.photobucket.com/albums/b508/123smack/Camaro%20Detail/DSC_0226_zps598913b5.jpg
http://i1289.photobucket.com/albums/b508/123smack/Camaro%20Detail/DSC_0237_zps57b0a0e3.jpg
Thanks for looking.
:)