TTQ B4U Posted July 6, 2018 Report Share Posted July 6, 2018 (edited) So fellow CR Member Josh akak Murse has owned this 2013 S Series of for over a year and just hasn't had the ability to provide it the roll-back in ages and dirt that it has been crying out for. No worries, together we selected a package that would do just that and it turned out AMAZING! This no longer looks like a 5-6 year old car but rather nearly brand new. Overall the car wasn't horrible but it did have a full covering in swirls and being without any layer of protection dirt was stuck to it like Velcro. The good news for Pearl White owners is the color and metallic flake work together to hide these imperfections most of the time. They do pop out at night under lights or in direct sun but the latter is relay only visible from the right angle and not across the entire panel. That all sounds good but those swirls mask the depth of the metallic and greatly reduce the reflective of the pearl and clear coat overall. They may not look too deep or harsh in the pics but in person they do pop out much more. The plan on this car was to perform my Option 2: Premium Enhancement whereby the goal is to reduce the imperfections in the area of 75% or so. Great news is I often can knock them down much more and in this case wile the clear is a SUPER Hard layer, it corrected in the area of 90-95% and what imperfections do remain are not really ever going to be noticed since, as noted above, the color masks them well. The car was polished, Coated with 2 layers of Cquartz UK 3.0, the glass was also coated with Gyeon's Q2 VIEW Product and the Trim Coated with Gyeon's Q2 TRIM product so Josh won't have to mess with any trim products after his standard washes. Now water will fly off his car like it should. White can be a difficult color to capture with a camera but there's simply nothing like seeing a Tri-Color Pearl all cleaned up with a nice depth to the clear coat coming through just super clean and pure in person. I was pressed for time given I had one afternoon to finish this and out of respect that he had a 20 minute ride from work to my house then over a 1hr+ ride back home. Josh, thanks so much for taking the time and trusting in my work. I really hope you enjoy the ride all cleaned up! Some BEFORE Shots: The car sure needed a strong clean up and the lower trim / rockers were caked with road paint and tar. http://www.pbase.com/timothylauro/image/167769488/original.jpg http://www.pbase.com/timothylauro/image/167769489/original.jpg With that the paint finish was also rather dull in appearance. http://www.pbase.com/timothylauro/image/167769487/original.jpg Even the lights and plastics were badly marred up and not able to really "POP!" out and show off the clean lines of the car. http://www.pbase.com/timothylauro/image/167769490/original.jpg The appearance of swirls was there even though masked well by the color of the paint http://www.pbase.com/timothylauro/image/167769491/original.jpg http://www.pbase.com/timothylauro/image/167769493/original.jpg http://www.pbase.com/timothylauro/image/167769492/original.jpg I absolutely LOVE the design of the exterior on the Model S. Timeless IMO. It is a BIG car for sure. http://www.pbase.com/timothylauro/image/167769511/original.jpg http://www.pbase.com/timothylauro/image/167769495/original.jpg http://www.pbase.com/timothylauro/image/167769497/original.jpg http://www.pbase.com/timothylauro/image/167769496/original.jpg http://www.pbase.com/timothylauro/image/167769498/original.jpg http://www.pbase.com/timothylauro/image/167769494/original.jpg All the glass was polished to remove etchings and water spots, then coated including the roof which is all glass and will now shed water like it should. http://www.pbase.com/timothylauro/image/167769499/original.jpg Edited July 6, 2018 by TTQ B4U Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murse Posted July 6, 2018 Report Share Posted July 6, 2018 Tim I cannot thank you enough. She looks brand new! It could have just been that I noticed it more but she had more people starring at her on the drive home last night than usual. Cant wait to show her off to family this weekend up in Michigan! You do amazing work man! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTQ B4U Posted July 6, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 6, 2018 Tim I cannot thank you enough. She looks brand new! It could have just been that I noticed it more but she had more people starring at her on the drive home last night than usual. Cant wait to show her off to family this weekend up in Michigan! You do amazing work man! Haha on the drive home part! No doubt they were looking at you as that baby looks showroom new if not better. I found the oddest thing was watching you pull away and hearing anything but the rolling tires. So odd no hearing any engine or exhaust. Appreciate the kind words too. Enjoy the drive up north and dodge those potholes for sure as with 21's they won't at all be forgiving if you whack one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeitgeist57 Posted July 7, 2018 Report Share Posted July 7, 2018 Looks AWESOME!!! Yes...fuck Michigan’s potholes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draco-REX Posted July 8, 2018 Report Share Posted July 8, 2018 Looks great. I really need to get the BRZ done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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