Recent content by Gray_Panther

Hey all,   I polished and opti-coated my Reflex Silver GTI last summer and just did and ONR wash today in the garage.  Too windy and cold to even think about bringing out my foam gun!   Thought I would share some pictures of how it looks after 12 Rochester winters!   Here is...

Hey all, I recently finished up a correction on my uncle's Jerez Black M3. This monster of a machine has around 35k miles on it. I say a monster of a machine because I am coming from a little 1er and driving this death-mobile for a couple days you really have to grab it by the neck with a...

This Black Sapphire Metallic X3 belongs to my father who is currently in Greece with my mama celebrating their 25th anniversary. So while I am a little jealous that they get to be there and spend time with relatives I decided I would finally have the time needed to tackle his car. The X3 has...

Hey Autopia, I am in dire need of some techniques to finish down this black metallic paint. My current status is that the compounding is done, thank goodness, and now that I am polishing, there still remains some marring. Certain areas are unaffected while others show traces of marring...

Hey everyone, Just left my cousin's house where I tried my best to level out these defects on the hood of his BMW 325xi. His father, my uncle, borrowed his car for a weekend and thought it would be nice to wash his car. Well he used an actual brillo pad to scrub to give it a good...

This is for a client's BMW X3 that I will be attacking soon. He wants a full correction as the previous owner took it to a detailer to glaze everything up and hide the defects. After some rain washed it away he saw the car's true condition. He said, "It would be great if you can detail it, if...

This BMW that was detailed is actually owned by me. I bought it brand new last June with 9 miles on the odometer. I was initially looking to own a black 1 series, however there weren't any that were optioned to my liking. When my dealer told me about a deep sea blue metallic 1 series it...

I have experience with Opti-Coat and I know it doesn't take long to set. Currently I have a BMW 1er that I will be doing a full correction on soon and I will be applying opti-coat to it. Thing is, is that I want to use jackstands as a last resort. Is it possible to opti-coat the inside of the...

Hello all, A good friend of mine recently purchased a new VW Jetta. He knows about my side business that I have started and he came to me after telling him about Opti-Coat. He was interested in the product and scheduled a date to work on his car. Unfortunately, before the day of the...

Hello Autopia! Been visiting these forums for the past three years. Now that my life has settled in after a new job after graduating and putting on three years of experience under my belt, I feel it's time for me to open a side business in polishing cars. It truly is a great passion of mine...