Rasky's Auto Detailing: Paint correction, Black 2010 Altima Coupe

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Rasky's Auto Detailing
Rasky's Auto Detailing: Paint correction, Black 2010 Altima Coupe

I actually complete this one back in June and just haven't gotten around to doing the article until now. The Owner of this vehicle is actually from Canada and he had contacted me a while back to see if I'd be willing to detail it. At first I was a little reluctant, as I really didn't think it was necessary for him to drive 6+ hours to have his car detailed. I was confident I could refer him to a closer, yet reputable detailer, though he insisted there was no other reputable place closer than me. Just to be sure I checked with some fellow Canadian detailers and they agreed I was by far the closest they'd recommend. After agreeing to take the car on the owner sent me some pics highlighting his concerns. Apparently the dealership had left their trademark DISO and he was not happy with how the car looked. Based on his pictures below I gave him a preliminary estimate of a 2 step correction, but I also informed him that any deeper RIDS could potentially require a 3rd correction step or could even be too deep to safely remove.

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DISO!
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The owner arrived late on Friday evening and it appeared my assessment based on this pictures was going to be enough to achieve 90-95% correction and we agreed to the 2-step correction.

Some more before pics showing the quality work by the dealership
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Marring and holograms
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Process:

Wash - Foam bath with CGCW and 2BM
Wheels - Sonax Full Effect
Tires/jambs/wheel wells - OPC
Clay - Clay Magic with ONR
Paint correction Step 1 - Meguiar's D300 on the GG6 with 5" MF cutting pad (Heavy pressure and slow arm movement, speed 4)
Paint correction step 2 - Menzerna 106fa on the GG6 with tangerine LC foam
Paint prep - Foam bath with CGCW and gentle wash, rinse with DI water and blow dry
Paint protection - Blackfire Wet-Diamond (Opti-Guard on the wheels, front bumper, and headlights)
Glass- Meguiar's D120
Tires/Wheel wells - Meguiar's Hyper Dressing 3:1
Exhaust tips - Optimum Metal Polish

Note: I used Opti-Guard on the front as the owner was concerned about the bugs from the long ride home. It was also a way for him to decide if Opti-Guard was an investment he wanted to make next year when he has me touch up the car again.


50/50 shot after only D300/MF
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Finished pics
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Brinkmann
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It was a cloudy day so this was the best I could do for sun shots. :(

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Thanks for looking,
Rasky
 
Another great save Chad! Bet the owner was smiling all the way home. I see more business from across the border for you, Great work!:drool:
 
Holy moses! Who would have thought you'd need a passport to get your car detailed?

Great work Chad, that Altima really looks sweet!

Also, what's a DISO? :)
 
Another great save Chad! Bet the owner was smiling all the way home. I see more business from across the border for you, Great work!:drool:

Thanks Angelo!

While I have no problem working on any car, I just can't imagine driving that far, renting a car, paying for a hotel...all to have your car detailed. Now if it was a rare exotic or classic I could better understand. It was a nice feeling though. :)


Hope all is well with you mi amigo!

Holy moses! Who would have thought you'd need a passport to get your car detailed?

Great work Chad, that Altima really looks sweet!

Also, what's a DISO? :)

Thanks Connor!

Dealer Installed Swirl Option.

Great job, Chad. Good looking car too, especially in black.

Thanks Mike! :)
 
Great work, now I can see why he picked you. From his license plate this guy was from Thunder Bay, so 6 hours is considered close by for this kind of work. To stay in Ontario he probably would have to drive to Sudbury to find a decent detailer and that's a 13 hour drive.

Well worth the drive.
 
Looks phenomenal Chad! It's just too bad that Nissan can't get their orange peel under control. I've never seen orange peel as bad on any other line of cars.
 
Wow... getting customers from all the way out of the country. Impressive!

Beautiful work making that paint shine!

Thanks Charlie!

Great save Chad !!!!

Thanks Pat!

Great work Chad!!!

Thanks Troy!

Nice work!

Thank you!

Very nice work. I bet the owner thought it was more than worth the long drive

Thanks Rocket! I certainly hope so....I found myself spending a little extra time on it since he drove so far. ;)

Very nice job.

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Thank you!

Zee work es very guuud! :yourrock

Merci mon ami! ;)



Beautiful work as always Rasky!:)

What a compliment for a customer travel all that way just for you!! :bigups

Thanks DC! :)

Rasky I like your work, always solid.

Thank you!

Nice work Rasky! ;):D

Thanks Bill! I'm glad to see you are posting again too! Miss having you around bud! :yourrock

nice work! that altima was not in the greatest shape!
she looks great now.

Thanks Andrew!

Great work, now I can see why he picked you. From his license plate this guy was from Thunder Bay, so 6 hours is considered close by for this kind of work. To stay in Ontario he probably would have to drive to Sudbury to find a decent detailer and that's a 13 hour drive.

Well worth the drive.

Thank you! Yep, Thunder Bay it was and he pretty much used those exact words! :D


Looks phenomenal Chad! It's just too bad that Nissan can't get their orange peel under control. I've never seen orange peel as bad on any other line of cars.

Thanks Dave!

Yeah, the orange peel was horrible on this car....it varied quite a bit too with some areas on the roof being the worst.

You rocked out yet another one Chad.
Great job!!:yourrock

Thanks Barry! :)
 
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