Tesla #1; A Very Nice Model 3 Gets Coated

[TTQ B4U]

The Tesla group has proven itself very cool guys and gals. Most are true car people with a leading driver in being the cutting edge tech that these cars pack in. I've met everyone from blue collar drivers to doctors and lawyers driving these cars and one thing they all seem to want is for their rides to shine.

 

Here's a Model 3 that came to me to help repair the lack of finish work a body shop provided. Unfortunately less than one month into ownership this car was struck in a parking lot on the rear passenger quarter panel.

 

The body shop approved and recommended by both Tesla and Nationwide did IMO the worse job I've seen in terms of paint work. It came in VERY noticeable and horrible. If it were mine, I would be pissed and have never taken it back. That said I think the outcome is now acceptable but still noticeable to those that can spot paint work and even a novice looking at it would see a difference in the orange peel.

 

Overall the car wasn't in horrible shape but the owner is a car wash guy and had been going through tunnel washes that did their share of swirl installation onto the finish. In discussions of what I could offer in the way of fixing the damage and his options for maintaining it going forward, he has since moved to completely touchless methods.

 

He decided to go with my Premium Enhancement Polish Service, added in some additional time for the bad body work fix and then topped the entire car with a Dual Layer of CarPro Cquartz UK v3.0. Being it's roof line is entirely glass, I also added two layers of Glass Coating to ensure water and ice are not an issue for quite a while.

 

Here's what I started and ended with. Thanks to Roy for all the trust and referrals since!

 

 

2018 Tesla Model 3:

 

As you can see here the body work was okay but the finish work.....horrible. Texture, tons of overspray on the entire rear including back glass, etc.

 

 

http://www.pbase.com/timothylauro/image/168516884/original.jpg

 

 

Finish wise, the tunnel washes did their part in adding in a nice Brillo/Scotch Pad looking gloss

 

http://www.pbase.com/timothylauro/image/168516883/original.jpg

 

 

http://www.pbase.com/timothylauro/image/168516885/original.jpg

 

 

 

My what a difference a good polish and of course pure black makes

 

http://www.pbase.com/timothylauro/image/168516886/original.jpg

 

 

http://www.pbase.com/timothylauro/image/168516887/original.jpg

 

 

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[SpaceGhost]

Better than factory new.