Flannigan
New member
Today we had another Subaru BRZ that was getting a New Car Prep, and being coated with Opti-Guard. This one is black, the only BRZ color that we hadn't worked on up until today.
As usual we started by cleaning the wheel, tires, and wheel wells, and then did a two bucket wash on the exterior. The paint wasn't super rough, but there were a few contaminants so we went ahead and used a Car Pro clay block on all the paint, glass, and wheels to make sure nothing would affect the bonding on the coating.
After all of the decon, we could see the true condition of the paint. For black it wasn't terrible, but it certainly needed to be corrected before being coated. Here is what it looked like before (sorry, the sun stayed behind the clouds all day)
We did a few test spots and decided to go with Menzerna Powerfinish on a blue LC hybrid pad with the Rupes LHR21. Here is a 50/50 with that combo on the hood
Most of the swirls were fairly shallow, but there were some very deep scratches on the trunk lid. These could not be totally removed since they went through the clear, but we were going to improve them as much as possible.
We first took some paint measurements to make sure we had enoguh paint to work with, and we did. We wet sanded the spot with 1500, 2500, and finally 3000 grit paper. We then polished it with M101 on a Car Pro Cool Wool pad, and then finished it with Menzerna 106fa on a green uber pad. Here is how it turned out. Most of the scratches were removed, and the deeper ones can only be seen under the lights from the right angles.
Here is how the rest of the paint came out after the correction.
We did a quick wash to remove the dust and then did a wipe down on the paint, trim, and glass with Car Pro Eraser to make sure the surface was perfectly clean. We then applied the Opti-Guard to the paint, glass, wheels, and trim. Here is how it all turned out.
We, and the customers, were very happy with the results, and we were glad to finally get to work on a black BRZ. Thanks for looking, and we look forward to your feedback!
As usual we started by cleaning the wheel, tires, and wheel wells, and then did a two bucket wash on the exterior. The paint wasn't super rough, but there were a few contaminants so we went ahead and used a Car Pro clay block on all the paint, glass, and wheels to make sure nothing would affect the bonding on the coating.
After all of the decon, we could see the true condition of the paint. For black it wasn't terrible, but it certainly needed to be corrected before being coated. Here is what it looked like before (sorry, the sun stayed behind the clouds all day)
We did a few test spots and decided to go with Menzerna Powerfinish on a blue LC hybrid pad with the Rupes LHR21. Here is a 50/50 with that combo on the hood
Most of the swirls were fairly shallow, but there were some very deep scratches on the trunk lid. These could not be totally removed since they went through the clear, but we were going to improve them as much as possible.
We first took some paint measurements to make sure we had enoguh paint to work with, and we did. We wet sanded the spot with 1500, 2500, and finally 3000 grit paper. We then polished it with M101 on a Car Pro Cool Wool pad, and then finished it with Menzerna 106fa on a green uber pad. Here is how it turned out. Most of the scratches were removed, and the deeper ones can only be seen under the lights from the right angles.
Here is how the rest of the paint came out after the correction.
We did a quick wash to remove the dust and then did a wipe down on the paint, trim, and glass with Car Pro Eraser to make sure the surface was perfectly clean. We then applied the Opti-Guard to the paint, glass, wheels, and trim. Here is how it all turned out.
We, and the customers, were very happy with the results, and we were glad to finally get to work on a black BRZ. Thanks for looking, and we look forward to your feedback!
