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I was contacted to do a take charge of a brand new 2014 Tesla Model S polish the paint and apply Opti-Coat as well. When the customer arrived the car all I can say was SHHHHHHH because there is no sound! Being my first Tesla I was blown away at all the technology that goes into a beautiful like this one. Its seems as though the beauty of this car was from a distance and not close up.
For a brand new car a person would expect a paint that was in great shape and should have no defect or very little if any. Well I can say this paint was not the case. Before the customer had left I was able to point out all the swirls, light scratches, and hazing that I was seeing with my trusty swirl finder (that fell later in the day and broke). So need less to say the paint was going to need some work to bring up to proper standards in the eye of a detailer.
Wheels:
Paint:
Correction:
Coatings:
Before photos:
Time to clean some wheels:
Car Foam bath:
Paint condition:
After a Test Spot on the hood with M205 Microfiber Finshing pad on the Rupes 21
Once the test spot was dialed in it was time to tape off all the trim:
During the polishing:
Ivan was loving the shine and clarity of the paint!
Amping up the gloss with some HD polish on the Rupes:
For a brand new car a person would expect a paint that was in great shape and should have no defect or very little if any. Well I can say this paint was not the case. Before the customer had left I was able to point out all the swirls, light scratches, and hazing that I was seeing with my trusty swirl finder (that fell later in the day and broke). So need less to say the paint was going to need some work to bring up to proper standards in the eye of a detailer.
Wheels:
- 1Z Colourtec Wheel Cleaner
- Wheel Wells Meguiar's APC+
- Brushes: Wheel Woolies, bridled glue brush, Daytona Speed Master Jr., Mothers wheel brach and fender well brush
Paint:
- Chemical Guys Citrus Wash Red
- Foam Gun
- Washed with Lake Country Wash Wedge
- IronX
- Decontaminated with Speedy Prep Towel Fine Grade and IUDJ as the lubricant.
- Dried with Waffle Weave Drying Towels
Correction:
- M205 on a Meguiar's Microfiber Finishing pad on the Rupes 21
- HD Polish on a Rupes foam finishing pad on the Rupes 21
- DP Coating Prep Polish via the Griots Garage 6" DA polisher
Coatings:
- Opti-Coat on all paint and chrome trim
- Pinnacle Black Label 850 Surface Coating on all windows
- DP Wheel Coating on the wheels
Before photos:
Time to clean some wheels:
Car Foam bath:
Paint condition:
After a Test Spot on the hood with M205 Microfiber Finshing pad on the Rupes 21
Once the test spot was dialed in it was time to tape off all the trim:
During the polishing:
Ivan was loving the shine and clarity of the paint!
Amping up the gloss with some HD polish on the Rupes:
Test Hoods Are Cheap And Most Of The Time Free
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