2012 Golf R, Prep and Opti-Guard application.

[RaskyR1]

2012 Golf R, Prep and Opti-Guard application.





New Golf R in for Opti-Guard treatment. Overall the paint was in great shape with only the B pillars and a few areas needing considerable amounts of correction. There was some very odd marks on this car however which I've never seen on a new car before. They looked like abrasion marks almost like what you see back in the days when owners put vinyl bras on the front of there car and they flapped in the wind, slowly abrading the paint. One area behind the front wheel was all they way down to the primer and it was in the same location on all 4 wheel wells. The lower side spoilers also had the marks in several areas. I was able to remove them in most areas...if anyone else has seen this on new Golf R's let me know.



Justin came in to help out on this one too.



Process:



Wash - Foamed with OPC/CGCW followed by 2BM wash and CGCW

Wheels - P21S Gel and various brushes

Tires - OPC, dressed with Hyper Dressing 3:1

Paint prep - Nanoskin towel and Glide s lube, Nanoskin fine pad on glass.

Spot correction step - D300/M105 mix on the GG6 with Megs MF cutting pads

Finishing Step - 106fa via DA and crimson LC pads

Protection - Optimum Opti-Guard





Before

Drivers side rear wheel well marks

Drivers side front wheel well...you can see where paint had been abraded through

passenger side front

passenger side rear

Side spoiler....hard to get this one in pics

Justin going to town on the back

Owners plates suit this car well IMO!

Me working on the front

We also coated the owner new set of wheels for him....love these wheels!

Finished pics

Scuffs removed

Thanks for looking,



Rasky

 

[maxepr1]

Looks sweat, Chad! Love the lift! What kind?

 

[C. Charles Hahn]

What a beauty! Strange about those scuffs.... tie-downs during shipping maybe?



Any plans to cut a pit into the floor for that lift so you can stop using the wood skids?

 

[RaskyR1]

Looks sweat, Chad! Love the lift! What kind?

Thanks! It's a Direct-Lift Pro 6MR

What a beauty! Strange about those scuffs.... tie-downs during shipping maybe?



Any plans to cut a pit into the floor for that lift so you can stop using the wood skids?

Thanks Charlie! If it was still my garage I would be but for now I'm having some ramps made to go on the end of the 2" x 12" boards and some brackets made that will lock them down front to back but allow for side to side movement to adjust for different widths. Going to place a mirror on the back wall to to help guide me in.

 

[Scottwax]

Corrected paint and a wet finish, superb!

 

[Barry Theal]

Great work Chad! Car looks awesome.

 

[C. Charles Hahn]

There was some very odd marks on this car however which I've never seen on a new car before. They looked like abrasion marks almost like what you see back in the days when owners put vinyl bras on the front of there car and they flapped in the wind, slowly abrading the paint. One area behind the front wheel was all they way down to the primer and it was in the same location on all 4 wheel wells. The lower side spoilers also had the marks in several areas. I was able to remove them in most areas...if anyone else has seen this on new Golf R's let me know.

Well, you asked...



I had a 2012 GTI 5dr. in the shop today, same color as this Golf R and it had the exact same abrasion marks in the exact same places over the wheel openings. Easy enough to remove, 106FA handled them just fine, but it was definitely odd.



Also, the B-pillars were equally as hammered as the ones you posted. Seems that finish is extremely susceptible to scratches.

 

[RaskyR1]

Well, you asked...



I had a 2012 GTI 5dr. in the shop today, same color as this Golf R and it had the exact same abrasion marks in the exact same places over the wheel openings. Easy enough to remove, 106FA handled them just fine, but it was definitely odd.



Also, the B-pillars were equally as hammered as the ones you posted. Seems that finish is extremely susceptible to scratches.

Thanks Charlie! I have another R coming in soon so I'll check that one out too.

 

[imported_DetailDan]

Opti- guard master!