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    Just how much do you hate pedestrians?

    This much! Actually, not just one owner but two. The black GT500, I corrected and applied Optimum Paint Guard to last year. Just an ONR wash and Optimum Hyper Seal for a bit more pop this time. It`s the 4th car I`ve coated for him, going to do the same to his wife`s Caddy at the end of the...
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    Don`t do any detailer prep he told them

    I mean, if I own a dealership and someone waited 8 months for a new C8 Corvette and he explicitly said "don`t wash my car, don`t prep anything to do with the exterior" I`d listen. But that`s me. Apparently the salesman sent the owner some pictures of the adhesive from the protective film still...
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    This guy needs to find a new body shop

    I`ve done cars for this owner several times. He has a paint guy he likes, the guy does okay with the body work and painting, but his follow up is just horrendous. And this is the worst I`ve seen it. 2017 Infiniti Q50 3.0t. He`s done numerous modifications, its making close to 600 hp at the...
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    Let`s see if I remember how to do these threads...my car plus a couple others

    New version of Opti-Coat coming out, Pro 3. Layerable coating that actually film builds. Two layers of Base Coat, two layers of Top Coat. This is on my 2004 6 speed G35 sedan. Usual prep as of late, ONR wash, clay/Ferrex (didn`t need much at all, I`d had Pro Plus on it the last 3 years), Oberk...
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    1965 Mustang

    1965 Mustang, 289, 2 barrel carb. Current owner bought it from the son of the original owner to settle her estate. Just over 50,000 original miles, other than the front end being repainted after an accident, it is like a time capsule. ONR wash Optimum yellow clay (needed a lot of claying)...
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    1957 Chevy, Audi RS5, Focus ST, Ferrari 308

    1957 Chevy, put Opti-Coat Pro on his Z06 and wife's Range Rover, wanted to get Optimum Gloss-Coat on his Dad's '57 Chevy (and other '57 Chevy and OC Pro on their Panamera too), nice air conditioned place to work too. Some before and afters Paint was on the soft side, so...
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    E93 BMW detail, Jeep Grand Cherokee with Opti-Coat

    2008 E93 BMW 335. Same owner as the Porsche Cayenne above but it was even dirtier... Ferrex again For those wondering how dirty a car can be and still use ONR... Woolite/water at 20:1 Optimum Power Clean at 3:1 on the dirtiest areas Meguiars Gold Class for Leather (really...
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    Porsche Cayenne detail, X5 with Opti-Coat

    2010 Porsche Cayenne. Like everything else the last month, absolutely filthy from the rain. Optimum Ferrex hard at work ONR, a few brushes and a pesticide sprayer to rinse Did I mention it was dirty? ONR, single bucket, no problem ONR wash Opti-Clay yellow Optimum Hyper...
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    Corvette Z06 and Tesla Model S with Opti-Coat Pro, regular detail on a Mercedes GL63

    2015 Corvette Z06. Started detailing the owner's cars about 5 years ago, he's had a Camaro SS, C6 Grand Sport and C7 Corvette-says this Z06 will be it for a while so he opted for Opti-Coat. ONR wash Opti-Clay yellow to spot clay Optimum Primer Polish using an Optimum orange foam waffle...
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    Golf R, GMC Sierra, Shelby Mustang, F150, Porsche Turbo

    2015 Golf R. Brand new, paint was excellent, pillars weren't as bad as the Range Rover but still needed some extra oomph. ONR wash Opti-Clay yellow to spot clay Meguiars M100 using a burgundy Meguiars low profile cutting pad on the pillars and Zen Tool Optimum Primer Polish with an Optimum...
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    Golf GTI, BMW 530, '57 Chevy plus Opti-Coat on a Range Rover Sport

    VW GTI. Detailed it about 18 months ago, owner has done a nice job keeping it up. ONR wash Opti-Clay yellow to spot clay Optimum Hyper polish using an Optimum orange foam waffle cutting pad and Zen Tool DA Opti-Seal Armor All on tires/wheel wells 2001 BMW 530. Owner...
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    Lamborghini Huracan, Opti-Coat Pro on a Nissan GTR, Porsche GT3 detail

    2015 Lamborghini Huracan. Corrected the front end about a week ago prior to the clear bra install, out yesterday to finish it up. As expected from an Italian exotic, lots of buffer trails. After compounding ONR wash Meguiars M100 using a Meguiars low profile burgundy...
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    Porsche Targa 4 S, Lamborghini Huracan

    2007 Porsche Targa 4S. A basic "for sale" detail. Car was a little swirled up... Meguiars M100 mixed with Rupes Keramik Gloss using an orange Optimum waffle foam cutting pad: Finished with Optimum GPS using an orange Optimum flat foam cutting pad. Rained the whole time I was there so...
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    C7 Z06 with Opti-Coat Pro, BMW 135 detail

    2015 Corvette Z06. Optimum Hyper Compound on the roof to remove light swirls Optimum Primer Polish whole car Opti-Coat pro on the paint and wheels Optimum Glass Coating on the windshield BMW 135 Removed buffer swirls with Optimum Hyper Cutting Compound...
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    2015 Dodge Hellcat, 2015 Mustang GT, 1994 Land Rover Discovery

    2015 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat. First one in the Dallas area. The owner previously had a 2010 Mopar10 Challenger that he sold about a year ago. His local Dodge/Jeep dealer (he's bought several trucks and Jeeps from them) let him have first shot at the Hellcat they had coming in and he jumped...
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    Opposite ends, black 2015 Challenger, white 1950 chopped Mercury

    2015 Dodge Challenger R/T. Thought it would be an easy one, owner already has ONR to wash and this was a new car. A new car covered in over spray. White dots everywhere. And since the owner had just recently purchased the car and the weather has sucked until this past week, she has no idea when...
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    Audi A7, plus SRT Cherokee, Range Rover and Tesla P85D with Opti-Coat Pro

    2014 Jeep Cherokee SRT. Really dirty, had bugs on the front end so I know it had been at least a couple months since it was washed. On the plus side, not washing it meant no one was washing it incorrectly and swirling it up. ONR wash Optimum Clay Towel Optimum Primer Polish using a yellow...
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    Road trip to Tyler for a couple details, then one right around the corner

    Customer agreed to a trip charge plus tipped me $100. :) Filled up the tank-gas is now 6 cents less as of today. 1:59? Challenge accepted. Took me 1:52. Getting them washed, interiors cleaned, wheels/wheel wells done took most of the morning. Quick lunch break, went to...
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    Nightmare Jaguar XF

    It was pretty hammered. Recent purchase, lets just say the previous owner didn't take the best care of the paint. During the compounding step-which took 3 full hours... Winter sun made getting afters tough, not much left late afternoon when I was wrapping up...
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    '73 Nova, Tahoe, E350, Telsa Opti-Coat revisited, Q5 with Opti-Coat

    Biggest problem was the black stripes. Combination of swirls and RIDS (random isolated deep scratches) and hard paint. Currently has a mild 307 (stock internals, aluminum intake, Carter carb, headers) but a 383 is being built for it and a 3.73 posi rear end along with rear disc brakes...
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