makeitshine.ca - Black Chevy Silverado + Opti Coat Pro

kaval

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Hello everyone :D


 


A previous client wanted to have his Father's truck detailed as a retirement gift. He was so happy with the way his own Denali came out, citing very easy washing and drying, no worries of chemicals and fine scratches, and the best looking vehicle on the road. So naturally he wanted it done for his Father too. We were very honoured to deliver this gift on his behalf!


 


The paint on this vehicle was very soft, so it required a great amount of care and patience to achieve the necessary results before applying Opti Coat Pro. You can tell the paint was very soft by looking at how much damage accumulated after just two years of ownership.


 


The paint received a two-step correction process followed by Opti Coat Pro (including plastics). You can actually feel the layer on top of the paint when you compare it to a panel that has not been coated. The difference is pretty obvious.


 


Tires dressed with PERL. Wheels sealed with Reload. Reload also applied to windows. Exhaust tip polished after pictures were taken.


 


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As you can see, the truck was pretty filthy. A strong wash cleaned the paint up very well. We found the paint had some cement bonded to it, as well as some yellow road paint. After that was removed, we IronX'd the entire vehicle. Following that we clay'd the paint and wiped with IPA. Wiping with IPA preps the paint for correction by removing polymers from the clay bar lubricant that may interefere with paint correction.


 


Speaking of paint correction, this truck needed lots of it! Even under natural light, the paint showed some serious issues!


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Checking with camera flash (as well as other light sources)
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Nice and clear!
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Here is a shot after the first step of correction, showing how dull the paint was prior to our first step


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Finally, we did our final polishing step to level out the paint further and bring up the gloss a notch. Following this, we attacked the wheels, tires, and wheel wells, all of which we had pretreated to ensure a thorough cleaning. We then washed the truck, wiped with Eraser, and applied Opti Coat Pro. The next day we returned for general clean up, touch ups and a thorough inspection. Here are the afters:


 


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Here is my favourite picture!


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I hope you enjoyed this Click & Brag! As always, any comments, questions, criticisms are always welcomed. :)


Sincerely,


 


Kaval Vilkhu
 
Umm. I have a problem with you and your post.



You sir are not being entirely truthful.






At first glance, I thought the truck was Grey colored!

Your pretty filthy is an understatement.


Your 50/50 shots came out great.

Have you ever thought about including marketing in those split shots?

Imagine a small board with your business info printed in reverse.

Reading your info in the reflection would be a testament to your service.

This would also garner attention from clients who understand how much

of a high quality job that you did.



Actually now thinking about it, it would be nice to have a placard saying

Opti - coated on "DATE". You then can follow up with pictures 6 months and a year later

showing how the reflections have not diminished. I haven't seen this done before.


Great job.

Thanks for the writeup and the great pics.


For others here who don't their ability to apply Opti Coat,

How would you describe ease of installation from 1 (easy) to 10(hard)?

Would you agree that the paint correction I'd the more difficult part of the process?





That truck want a little
 
William - That is a nice and creative way to show the work. I am not that talented in image-editing software but I will give it a shot. With regards to the date stamp on the pictures; I feel that it may clutter the pictures in 800x600 format but I will give it a shot next time. Sometimes it's difficult to coordinate follow ups because I teach my clients how to maintain the vehicles themselves. They thoroughly appreciate it and it keeps my schedule easier to manage and book bigger jobs like this Silverado.


 


House of Wax - Thanks. It was awful indeed. The paint on these trucks should be polished and coated immediately following delivery to the client. It would have negated the need for this service. Lucky for him however, the paint has a new lease of life :)
 
Thanks guys! Was a big job for sure, but I got another client out of this which I am looking forward to - a Ford Lightning, in black. Similar condition as this Silverado.
 
I didn't mean image editing no time for that.

But why not have a sign where you hold the camera.


Just have your name or logo printed on reverse. Would be great on fifty fifty shots.

Especially with something circular. . This would create a good effect if they can read it.


Just kidding about you being untruthful. I guess that came out dumb.

Really enjoyed your work. I hope to work photography into my routine more consistently.
 
Ah I see what you mean! Once I get a shop I will definitely do those types of pictures. No offense taken. I can tell you were kidding. It gave me a chuckle :)


 


It's good to familiarize yourself with photography. It helps to understand how one can capture a picture exactly how the human eye is seeing it. In detailing you really develop a respect for photography.
 
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