Detailer's Domain: VW GTI - Paint Correction and Opti Coat - Ready for Waterfest 18

[DetailersDomain]

Subject - 2010 VW GTI
Requirements - Full Exterior Paint Correction and Opti Coat installation.

We get another one ready for Waterfest.

Exterior

- Wheels were prepped with Sonax Wheel Cleaner and cleaned up with various brushes
- Tires were spritzed down with Adam’s All Purpose Cleaner and washed down
- Wheel wells were cleaned up
- Washed with 1Z einszett W99
- Wolf's Decon Gel
- Wash down and rinsed
- Door jambs were cleaned up
- Nano Scrub AutoScrub
- Dried
- Tires dressed
- Masking
- Paint Measurement
- Meg's M105 with Surbuf and Griots Orbital
- Sonax 5/5 Fine Abrasive Paste - Microfiber DA Cut Pad - Griots Orbital
- Sonax 3/6 Nano Polish - Uber Green Pad - Griots Orbital
- Opti Coat
- Inspection with Fenix, 3m Sun Gun, Infratech, and natural sunlight
- Wheel wells were cleaned and dressed
- Rubber and Plastics Treated
- Exterior windows and mirrors cleaned and sealed
- Exhaust tips cleaned
- Windows were autoscrubed, cleaned, and sealed

Products used

Links to products used -

1Z einszett W99
Wolf's Decon Gel
Sonax Full Effect Wheel Cleaner
NanoSkin AutoScrub System
Meg's M105
Sonax Compound 5/5 - Coming Soon
Sonax Nano Polish 3/6 - Coming Soon
Opti Coat
Adam's Super VRT
Optimum Metal Polish

Tools used
Uber Wool Wash Mitt
Uber No Name MF Towels
Griot's 6 inch Random Orbital Polisher
Uber Buffing Pads
Defelsko Paint Meter
Fenix TK35
Brinkmann
Kranzle Pressure Washer
Cam Spray Foam Canon
2 Grit Guard Buckets with Caddies
Uber Firehose Nozzle
Metro Air Force Blaster

Before

Direct sun shots out side, Wow this is bad













Prep - Wheels/Tires/Wash/Decon/Autoscrub
Pre soak /Bug and Tar


Sonax Full Effect Wheel Cleaner



Wheel woolie in action (coming soon)


Rinse wheels



Rinse bumper


Foaming up the car










Decon


Rinse



Drying with the Uber Super Drying Microfiber Towel


AutoScrub


Blowing out the excess water



Shots of the paint after prep






50/50 shots (before and after compound and polishing)




John in the background happy with the progress on making his baby shine














Tail lights were cleaned up - Sonax 5/5 followed by Sonax 3/6

Before


After



Close up shots after correction


Action shots


Outside shots after paint correction









Rinse off all the dust from compound and polish



Opti Coat


Buffing off the Opti Coat


After

[Mr. Angier]

13th pic down. what are you guys using for bug and tar pre soak? and is it safe on plastic wheel wells? thanks.

[DetailersDomain]

sure it was Adam's All Purpose Cleaner.

with any apc you have to make sure the paint or surface is cool before you use it and that you don't let it sit too long it can etch the surface.

[Broshi]

You guys are in Florida?? Sometimes I hate being in the PNW...

[finklejag]

Nice job! Looks like that person has been through a few auto car washes in the last two years.

[DetailersDomain]

we are located in NJ

[Eg2Driver]

Did you tell the owner to stop going at the 2$ car wash? That was bad TR! Good work!

[dat]

awesome job, and as others mentioned i hope you talked to the guy about how to properly wash his car. that thing was in terrible shape. wow!

[DetailersDomain]

yes we did hopefully he will go and maintain it from here.

[derekjl]

I could not believe the before and after tail light shots. Amazing work.

[DetailersDomain]

I could not believe the before and after tail light shots. Amazing work.

thanks!

[thegoose]

I would literally eat off of that car. Looks fantastic!

[RacingManiac]

Jelly....my car needs that kind of love....lol

My wallet can't afford that kind of love though....

[TXR32]

thanks!

Yeah excellent save on this car. I hope the owner does a better job of washing b/c for a MKVI that paint was trashed. Beautiful work.

[DetailersDomain]

thanks guys!

[Dutchmastr9]

What soap do you use in the foam gun?

[DetailersDomain]

since we had the intent to strip the wax and clean the paint we used 1Z einszett W99

however if you want to maintain the car we would advise Adam's Car Wash and Lusso Auto Bathe

[helement2003]

I'm sure this has been discussed before, but what is the average cost of something like this?

The R32 could use a little paint correction work from the previous owner (a few sap marks on the roof, along with a couple various light scratches in the clear).

Just curious, thanks!

[DetailersDomain]

I'm sure this has been discussed before, but what is the average cost of something like this?

The R32 could use a little paint correction work from the previous owner (a few sap marks on the roof, along with a couple various light scratches in the clear).

Just curious, thanks!

email me or pm me for what this one billed out.