The Guz

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This car belongs to my uncle. He asked me if I could polish it out as he will be giving it to his son as a gift for his 18th birthday on December 23rd. He's a good kid so I went the extra mile and coated the car after correcting it. This was a full interior and exterior job. It only has 18k miles on it and it is a V6. Don't let the SS badge fool you lol. My uncle decided he wanted a clone but the exhaust tone gives it away lol.

This has to be one of my favorite colors that I have worked on.

This is how it arrived. With a nice coat of dirt on it.





The defects underneath the layer of dirt



I started off using this wash method by Mike Phillips (http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/...shing-car.html)

Here is Ironx doing it's thing



Followed that up with a foam bath using Meguiar's Hyper Wash



There was no sign of any protection on the paint. The water just stuck to the surface



Pulled it into the garage. This is what I was working with.

Defects on the trunk



On the rear drivers side quarter panel



Went on to clay the car. This is what I pulled out on a small section of the trunk. It was similar around the entire car. There was also some white overspray on a few areas of the car.



I knew I was going to have to compound but I started off with a test spot with M205 and a Meguiar's thin yellow foam polishing disc. I did this on the door as I also tried a couple other combinations to see what works best. M205 did a good job but the defects were pretty deep. My camera couldn't pick them up.





Video of the test spot.



I ended up moving to Meguiar's D300 on a microfiber cutting disc. This was doing a better job but even that was struggling a bit. I ended up using Meguiar's M100 on a microfiber cutting disc. The paint on this is on the hard side. The good news is that both D300 and M100 finished LSP ready. Here's the drivers side front fender after using the M100/microfiber combo. There were some deep scratches on the fender that would require more work than what is needed.





After compounding with M100 and the microfiber cutting disc, I moved to M205 on a thin yellow polishing disc, followed by Menzerna SF3800 on a thin black foam finishing disc. M100 on microfiber did dust so I ended up doing a quick rinseless with Meguiar's D114 to remove all the compound dust from the paint and from the crevices it found it's way to (ie door panels, trunk, etc). After that I followed up with a couple wipedowns of Carpro Eraser.

The coating of choice was Optimum Gloss Coats newest formula. Thanks Vega from Autopia for matching the Autogeek cyber buster deal on gloss coat.

This is what is included in the package. One thing to note is that I did not use the provided foam applicator. I ended up using a CarPro suede applicator and the CarPro applicator block. It worked flawlessly.



This is a 10cc syringe.



This is what I have left after applying 2 coats to the paint.



Here are the end results on the car

Trunk looking good.



Driver side rear quarter panel looking good



It was a bit overcast when I took these





















The interior was not bad. A quick vacuum cleaned up most of it. Followed up with some Meguiar's Quik Interior Detailer and Natural Shine. The rubber was a bit dry. The dirtiest part was the glass.





My brother came over and he decided to give Blackfire All In One Tire and Trim Protectant a go in the engine bay. This is all he used.



Before



After



Air intake before





All dressed



Final shot of my 4th gen behind this 5th gen




Products used:

Paint:
Wash: Meguiar's Hyper Wash
Decontamination: CarPro Ironx, Clay with Meguiar's M34
Compound: Meguiar's M100 + Meguiar's 5" microfiber cutting disc
Polish: Meguiar's M205 + Meguiar's 5" thin yellow polishing disc, Menzerna SF3800 + Meguiar's 5" thin black foam finishing disc
Coating Prep: CarPro Eraser
Coating: Optimum Gloss Coat (new formula). Applied 2 coats

Tires:
Meguiar's D143 Non-Acid Wheel & Tire Cleaner at 2:1
Pinnacle Black Onyx (2 coats)

Wheels:
Meguiar's D143 Non-Acid Wheel & Tire Cleaner at 2:1 with various brushes
Clayed
Polished with M205
Detailer's Pro Coating Prep Polish
Pinnacle Black Label Paint Coating Version 1 (using the remainder I have only on the face of the wheel)

Wheel Wells:
Meguiar's Super Degreaer
Meguiar's Hyper Dressing

Exhaust Tips:
Meguiar's Medium Cut metal polish
Meguiar's Fine Cut metal polish
Wolfgang Metal Sealant

Trim:
Front cowl, window trim, roof trim, shark fin antenna, rear valence were cleaned with Mothers Back to Black Heavy Duty Trim Cleaner, dressed with Wolfgang Exterior Trim Sealant

Glass:
Clayed
Detailers Pro Krystal Vision Glass Cleaner
Detailers Pro Glass Restorer Polish + Lake Country Hydro Tech Tangerine Polishing pad
Detailers Pro Coating Prep Polish
Detailers Pro Glass Coating

Interior:
Meguiar's Quik Interior Detailer
Meguiar's Natural Shine
Detailer's Pro Krystal Vision Glass Cleaner
303 Fabric Guard (seats and floor mats)
Blackfire Leather Conditioner

Engine Bay:
Adam Lug Nut Brush
Blackfire All In One Tire & trim Protectant

98z8uup

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Great job.

The Guz

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Thanks.

Kingc8r

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Came out nicely, but with you working on it that's expected. I miss detailing cars sometimes lol

98z8uup

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When you apply the Optimum Gloss Coat. What type of maintenance you have far wash and wax?

Reaper-Z

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I love these threads. Before and after shots, products used etc. Makes me want to get into detailing more and more. It's amazing how much time I spend cleaning/polishing the Camaro but spend like 15mins washing my truck

Great job!

The Guz

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Thanks. I am glad I don't do it for a living lol.

Well it doesn't need to be waxed as a coating is more durable than a wax or coating. Will a wax over the coating hurt? Not at all.

A simple wash is all that is really needed. That is the beauty of a coating. They don't require a lot of maintenance like a wax or sealant.

Companies like CarPro have spray sealants that maintain their coatings. Theirs is called Reload.

What I am going to tell my uncle and cousin is to wash it with a good car wash soap using the 2 bucket method. Then every now and then hit it with some Meguiar's ultimate quik wax. Either every other wash or at a minimum once a month. That should do the job.

FYI this new formula is stated to last up to 3 years according to Optimum. It will degrade over time as well. The spray wax should make a nice maintenance product.

Thanks. It can become an addicting hobby.

98z8uup

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Thanks for the info. Just trying to figure out if I want to use the Optimum Gloss Coat on my black C6 when I do the detail on it in a few weeks.

98CayenneT/A

Car turned out absolutely beautiful.
I have never heard of the optimum gloss coat.
Have you used it prier to this vehicle or was that your first time?
In your opinion what type of vehicle in general would you use this on? Meaning is it a high shine, hard shell like for a vehicle that sees a lot of elements?
Deep, wet look like a good carnauba wax for weekend car show/cruiser car?
Just kind of wondering in your opinion what the finish is like. Like I said I don't know anything about that product and in your opinion would it be a good option for vehicles up here in Minnesota that see salt and a lot of automatic car washes in the winter?
Hopefully that post made enough sense lol, tough sometimes to put what you mean on paper lol ( internet post )
Thanks

The Guz

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Thanks. It is my first time using this product but not my first time using a coating.

I would apply this to any car. Especially one that is a daily driver.

Yes and yes. A lot of the shine comes from the prep work aka polishing.

I believe the pics show the wet and glassy look.

Touchless car washes would be ok. Those with a brush will scratch the coating just like scratching the paint.

Coatings are more durable than a wax or sealant. They have better chemical resistance.