2013 Golf R - full correction and Opti-Coat Pro

[GoFast908Z]

Spent a couple days bringing this 900 mile "new" Golf R up to spec. It was pretty rough from the dealership's handling of the car. Lesson: Don't let the dealer wash your car or prep it before you pick it up. I brought Ryan in again to help me knock this one out as my schedule has been pretty packed. After the paint was corrected, Opti-Coat Pro was applied for the ultimate protection, guaranteed to last years, not months.

Products used:

Foamed with Dawn/CG Citrus Wash
Washed with Dawn/CG Citrus Wash
Sonax FE on wheels with Wheel Woolies and Swissvax Wheel Brush
Clayed with Meguiars Final Inspection and Blackfire Poly Clay II
Tires cleaned with Stoner's Tarminator
Meguiars 101, D300, Menzerna 203
IPA wipedown
Opti-Coat Pro




Upon client drop off

Typical of most German cars....HEAVY brake dust. Car only has 900 miles and inner wheel barrels are basically black.

Very stubborn water spot etching on the grill. Took a few hours to remove fully.

Not just water drips...Meguiars 101 was required to compound these marks off. Seen similar marks on numerous German cars lately.

Documented pre-existing damage courtesy of the dealership's detailer/porter.

The very soft B-pillars had been scrubbed with what looked like a brillo pad....these would take a while to correct. Heavy water spot etching on the glass as well.

Swirled up tail lights....

After compounding, swirls gone. Final polishing will restore the gloss and will be carried out in the next step.

After final polishing

Time for the B-pillars...

 

[GoFast908Z]

Passenger's side

Finished pics

Water spot etching fully removed

 

[GoFast908Z]

No interior work was done, but I snapped a few pics anyway as the interior is pretty nice. VW did a good job with it.

Windows were freshly tinted and the shop left this behind....A nice touch, simple and effective.

Owner picked the car up late at night so I could not get sun pics. So the owner took a few and sent me some the next day.

Thanks for looking!

 

[dc52nv]

Amazing job! That is how a new car should be delivered.

Which product was used to remove the water spots on the grills?

 

[Wors]

Nice work Jeff! For only 900 Miles that Golf was in pretty rough shape. The Opti-Coat Pro should protect it nice for the future.

 

[pwaug]

Looks great Jeff? What did you use for pads and compound/polish for the majority of the paint?? I struggle with my wife's black Golf--just very light wash marring, but it takes me forever to correct it with my GG DA.

 

[Nizmo]

Love it, excellent job! Next time you get one of those, we can just swap it for my Jetta. Maybe the owner won't notice

 

[Old Pirate]

Always great work coming from you Jeff! Bravo!:bigups

 

[mjlinane]

Excellent work!

 

[Todd@RUPES]

Great turnaround. The Golf looks GREAT! :bigups

 

[Mike lambert]

Very nice sir!