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Anthony@MFAD
04-18-2014, 11:37 PM
Hey everyoe, hope your all doing well.

Here's the 2nd Tesla i was able to work on recently.
This was a year old Tesla in blue. It had just come from a trip to Las Vegas & getting ready to leave on a cross country trip soon.

I was contacted by the owner who was looking to get some solid protection on it before leaving for this long trip. So here's her story.

Products/tools used:

tires/rims/arches
-LAs totally awesome cleaner
-IronX
-CG Maxi Suds
-Hydro2
-Opticoat
-various brishes/wheel woolies

Plastics
-LAs totally awesome cleaner
-various brushes
-BlackWow Pro

Paint/glass
-CG maxi suds (spiked with CG Grime reaper)
-IronX
-UWW+
-speedy prep mitt
-Rupes 15
-B&S orange pad
-HD cut
-B&S black pad
-OC primer
-OptiCoat
-Optiseal

Here's how i got here, looks fine from afar.

http://i58.tinypic.com/15quo8z.jpg

But don let that fool you!

http://i59.tinypic.com/wko2l4.jpg


It also had some signs of wear & tear

http://i58.tinypic.com/141nw1t.jpg

http://i58.tinypic.com/s5ftab.jpg

http://i59.tinypic.com/33m8y6h.jpg


Sooooooooo as usual started eith the wheels/arches

http://i60.tinypic.com/2emm04g.jpg

http://i62.tinypic.com/f42wd3.jpg

Removing all the gunk the tires had

http://i59.tinypic.com/11ilngi.jpg

IronX crying me a river

http://i58.tinypic.com/20k8z8n.jpg

After everything was cleaned. The wheel barrows got some Hydro2 lovin!!


Then on to the plastics!

http://i62.tinypic.com/244vfrn.jpg

http://i59.tinypic.com/2ivcfhw.jpg

& on to the paint! Once again my "foam gun" being put to work lol

http://i57.tinypic.com/16hs3cx.jpg

Car was then washed, IronX'ed, Clayed, & dried. here are a few sun pics i was able to get.

http://i57.tinypic.com/zxwisy.jpg

http://i62.tinypic.com/30m1v1w.jpg

http://i57.tinypic.com/15czo09.jpg


She then got taped up & ready for polishing! She was going to receive a 2 step before applying OC.

http://i57.tinypic.com/2gwe2d5.jpg

http://i57.tinypic.com/104rdhc.jpg

Some Before & afters (after compounding)

http://i58.tinypic.com/ix5hls.jpg

http://i58.tinypic.com/15gxoxy.jpg

http://i58.tinypic.com/mii1a8.jpg

http://i57.tinypic.com/jb7k2o.jpg

and the afters!

These were the only sun shots i was able to get!

http://i61.tinypic.com/1565rmg.jpg

http://i59.tinypic.com/2l9p5qs.jpg

http://i62.tinypic.com/mc9k7k.jpg

& some all around's

http://i61.tinypic.com/5osavp.jpg

http://i60.tinypic.com/2j5m5jm.jpg

http://i57.tinypic.com/2lb9yo.jpg

http://i57.tinypic.com/wjc3yr.jpg

http://i60.tinypic.com/nxvtw1.jpg

http://i59.tinypic.com/29lll5v.jpg

http://i58.tinypic.com/331g6qo.jpg


Thanks for looking!

Mike@DedicatedPerfection
04-19-2014, 12:31 AM
Beautiful work Anthony! Looking good!

AutowerxDetailing
04-19-2014, 12:37 AM
Such beautiful cars... Great work!

Tato
04-19-2014, 12:45 AM
Looking good and properly detailed, congratulations on that my friend!

Thanks for sharing,

Kind Regards.

Blackthorn One
04-19-2014, 12:47 AM
I might be mistaken, however it looks like the headlight lenses might be getting a little cloudy.
The work you did was very nice.