Detailer's Domain: Subaru BRZ - New Car Prep with Opti Coat
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Subject: Subaru BRZ - WRB
Requirements - New Car Prep - Opticoat
Customer brought us his new BRZ, unfortunately it got hit with a bird sxxt storm and even though he got to most of it, it had already etched the paint.
We were able to get 99% of it off the car with D300 and Sonax 3/6.
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 Adam's Car Wash
- Decon
- Wash down and rinsed
- Door jambs were cleaned up
- Nano Scrub AutoScrub
- Dried
- Tires dressed
- Masking
- Paint Measurement
- Menzerna FG400 - MF Cutting Pad
- Sonax 3/6 Nano Polish - Uber Green Pad
- 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 -
Auto Finesse Lather
Optimum Power Clean
Auto Finesse Iron Out
Sonax Full Effect Wheel Cleaner
NanoSkin AutoScrub System
Menzerna FG400
Sonax Nano Polish
Opti Coat
Wolf's Glass Guard
Adam's Super VRT
Optimum Metal Polish
Tools used
Uber Wool Wash Mitt
Uber No Name MF Towels
Rupes Bigfoot LHR15ES
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
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/DSC_1426-1.jpg)
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/DSC_1425-1.jpg)
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/DSC_1427.jpg)
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/DSC_1434.jpg)
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/DSC_1416.jpg)
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/DSC_1449-1.jpg)
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/DSC_1424.jpg)
Wash
Wheels, tires, wheel wells get hit with APC and Sonax Full Effect Wheel Cleaner
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/DSC_1451.jpg)
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/DSC_1455-1.jpg)
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/DSC_1454.jpg)
Foam
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/DSC_1460.jpg)
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/DSC_1468-1.jpg)
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/DSC_1469-1.jpg)
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/DSC_1473-1.jpg)
Rinse
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/DSC_1478-1.jpg)
Before correction
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/DSC_1494-1.jpg)
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/DSC_1493.jpg)
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/DSC_1486.jpg)
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/DSC_1484.jpg)
Requirements - New Car Prep - Opticoat
Customer brought us his new BRZ, unfortunately it got hit with a bird sxxt storm and even though he got to most of it, it had already etched the paint.
We were able to get 99% of it off the car with D300 and Sonax 3/6.
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 Adam's Car Wash
- Decon
- Wash down and rinsed
- Door jambs were cleaned up
- Nano Scrub AutoScrub
- Dried
- Tires dressed
- Masking
- Paint Measurement
- Menzerna FG400 - MF Cutting Pad
- Sonax 3/6 Nano Polish - Uber Green Pad
- 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 -
Auto Finesse Lather
Optimum Power Clean
Auto Finesse Iron Out
Sonax Full Effect Wheel Cleaner
NanoSkin AutoScrub System
Menzerna FG400
Sonax Nano Polish
Opti Coat
Wolf's Glass Guard
Adam's Super VRT
Optimum Metal Polish
Tools used
Uber Wool Wash Mitt
Uber No Name MF Towels
Rupes Bigfoot LHR15ES
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
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/DSC_1426-1.jpg)
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/DSC_1425-1.jpg)
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/DSC_1427.jpg)
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/DSC_1434.jpg)
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/DSC_1416.jpg)
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/DSC_1449-1.jpg)
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/DSC_1424.jpg)
Wash
Wheels, tires, wheel wells get hit with APC and Sonax Full Effect Wheel Cleaner
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/DSC_1451.jpg)
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/DSC_1455-1.jpg)
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/DSC_1454.jpg)
Foam
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/DSC_1460.jpg)
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/DSC_1468-1.jpg)
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/DSC_1469-1.jpg)
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/DSC_1473-1.jpg)
Rinse
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/DSC_1478-1.jpg)
Before correction
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/DSC_1494-1.jpg)
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/DSC_1493.jpg)
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/DSC_1486.jpg)
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/DSC_1484.jpg)
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/DSC_1522-1.jpg)
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Rupes BigFoot Polisher LHR15ES
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/DSC_1512.jpg)
Door corrected
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/DSC_1520.jpg)
After compound and polishing
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/DSC_1517.jpg)
Before shot of the exhaust tip
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/DSC_1497-1.jpg)
Adam's Metal Polish on the exhaust tips
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/DSC_1506-1.jpg)
After
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/DSC_1504.jpg)
Final wipe down on the wheels
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/DSC_1496.jpg)
Opti Coat applied
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/DSC_1526.jpg)
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/DSC_1512.jpg)
Door corrected
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/DSC_1520.jpg)
After compound and polishing
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/DSC_1517.jpg)
Before shot of the exhaust tip
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/DSC_1497-1.jpg)
Adam's Metal Polish on the exhaust tips
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/DSC_1506-1.jpg)
After
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/DSC_1504.jpg)
Final wipe down on the wheels
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/DSC_1496.jpg)
Opti Coat applied
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/DSC_1526.jpg)
![](http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/DSC_1525.jpg)
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