My younger son was here last week, drove down in his new (well, several months old but first time I'd seen it) Nissan Juke. Didn't have time to Opti-Coat it this trip but did have enough time to give it a good, basic detail. He lives in northern Kentucky and works as a sales rep for Pepsi so he is all over northern Kentucky and southern Ohio. Way more contaminants on the paint that is typical down here so I used Optimum's black clay, which is quite aggressive but doesn't mar up the paint the way other aggressive clays can. Otherwise the paint wasn't too bad. Probably could have used two steps but with about 2 1/2 hours to get it done before heading to a Ranger's game, I got as much done with one step as possible.
ONR wash
ONR and Optimum Power Clean at 3:1 to clean the wheels and wheel wells
Opti-Clay black (aggressive)
Removed badging on right side of tail gate
Meguiars M100 using a Meguiars MF cutting pad to remove residue from badging with Rupes 21 DA
Optimum Hyper Polish using an Optimum MF cutting pad and Rupes 21 DA
Optimum Opti-Seal
Armor All on tires/wheel wells
Then the ball game...
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2011 BMW M3. Car had been repainted a couple years ago thanks to a nasty hail storm that blew through. Paint job as decent enough (some solvent pop near rear license plate area) but the buff job, not so much. Owner said it looked hazy in the sun and under LED lights, the buffer trails were pretty obvious. The front end has a clear bra which wasn't in the best shape due to several bird bomb etchings. Its supposed to be a self healing bra but doesn't seem to be doing its job. Polishing didn't really do much except add some gloss to it. No swirls, just the etchings. Owner may end up having it redone. Wanting to keep the price reasonable, we both felt that two steps would make a significant improvement without breaking the bank. And honestly, the owner said as long as the haziness was gone and he wouldn't have to wax it anymore after Opti-Coat was applied, 90% correction would make him very happy.
ONR wash
ONR and Optimum Power Clean at 3:1 to clean wheels
Opti-Clay yellow (mild)
Meguiars M100 using a Meguiars MF cutting pad and Rupes 21 DA
Optimum Opti-Coat Primer using a Rupes yellow foam polishing pad and Rupes DA
Opti-Coat Pro on paint and wheels
Optimum Glass Coating on the windshield
Armor All on wheels/wheel wells
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2013 Chevy Corvette 427 60th anniversary. Basically a Corvette Grand Sport convertible with a Z06 drive-train. Took care of this car upon its initial purchase, then the owner moved to Michigan (where he is initially from) to be closer to his kids and grandkids. While he was there, I believe that Dave Fermani was taking car of this car along with their SRX and Altima. Anyway, the owner decided you can't go home again and both he and his wife missed Texas. Got a call out of the blue last week from him, saying he was back in town and wanted to get on the schedule as soon as possible. The Corvette was still in excellent shape, really no swirling to speak of so we just did a wash and wax. The SRX needed full interior cleaning/protection plus some light exterior polishing.
ONR wash (both)
Opti-Clay yellow (SRX only)
Optimum Hyper Polish using an Optimum orange foam cutting pad and Rupes DA (SRX only)
Opti-Seal (both)
Armor All on tires/wheel wells (both)
ONR wash
ONR and Optimum Power Clean at 3:1 to clean the wheels and wheel wells
Opti-Clay black (aggressive)
Removed badging on right side of tail gate
Meguiars M100 using a Meguiars MF cutting pad to remove residue from badging with Rupes 21 DA
Optimum Hyper Polish using an Optimum MF cutting pad and Rupes 21 DA
Optimum Opti-Seal
Armor All on tires/wheel wells
Then the ball game...
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2011 BMW M3. Car had been repainted a couple years ago thanks to a nasty hail storm that blew through. Paint job as decent enough (some solvent pop near rear license plate area) but the buff job, not so much. Owner said it looked hazy in the sun and under LED lights, the buffer trails were pretty obvious. The front end has a clear bra which wasn't in the best shape due to several bird bomb etchings. Its supposed to be a self healing bra but doesn't seem to be doing its job. Polishing didn't really do much except add some gloss to it. No swirls, just the etchings. Owner may end up having it redone. Wanting to keep the price reasonable, we both felt that two steps would make a significant improvement without breaking the bank. And honestly, the owner said as long as the haziness was gone and he wouldn't have to wax it anymore after Opti-Coat was applied, 90% correction would make him very happy.
ONR wash
ONR and Optimum Power Clean at 3:1 to clean wheels
Opti-Clay yellow (mild)
Meguiars M100 using a Meguiars MF cutting pad and Rupes 21 DA
Optimum Opti-Coat Primer using a Rupes yellow foam polishing pad and Rupes DA
Opti-Coat Pro on paint and wheels
Optimum Glass Coating on the windshield
Armor All on wheels/wheel wells
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2013 Chevy Corvette 427 60th anniversary. Basically a Corvette Grand Sport convertible with a Z06 drive-train. Took care of this car upon its initial purchase, then the owner moved to Michigan (where he is initially from) to be closer to his kids and grandkids. While he was there, I believe that Dave Fermani was taking car of this car along with their SRX and Altima. Anyway, the owner decided you can't go home again and both he and his wife missed Texas. Got a call out of the blue last week from him, saying he was back in town and wanted to get on the schedule as soon as possible. The Corvette was still in excellent shape, really no swirling to speak of so we just did a wash and wax. The SRX needed full interior cleaning/protection plus some light exterior polishing.
ONR wash (both)
Opti-Clay yellow (SRX only)
Optimum Hyper Polish using an Optimum orange foam cutting pad and Rupes DA (SRX only)
Opti-Seal (both)
Armor All on tires/wheel wells (both)
