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Maserati Grandturismo Sport paint correction, Opti Coat, Xpel
This Maserati Grandturismo Sport was brought in by a great customer of ours. He requested to remove the front clear film and reinstall as well as wrap the rear bumper with clear film. We followed up by prepping the areas for clear film – compound and polishing required prior to clear film installation.
We followed by correcting the imperfections on the paint with Menznera FG400 with a Meg’s Microfiber Cutting Disc and finished it out with Sonax 4/6 and an Uber Orange Pad, followed by cleaning up the paint preparing it for Opti Coat.
Other services provided were a wheel and wheel well detailing including prepping the wheels for Opti Coat. We have found Opti Coat on wheels a great way to protect wheels and provide easier clean up over time.
The interior was vacuumed and cleaned, the leather was cleaned and conditioned.
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 with Auto Finesse Iron Out
– Wash down and rinsed
– Door jambs were cleaned up
– Nano Scrub AutoScrub
– Dried
– Tires dressed
– Masking
– Paint Measurement
– Compound – Menzerna FG400
– Final Polish – Sonax Perfect Finish 4/6
– Last step – Opticoat
– Inspection with Fenix, Brinkmann, and natural sunlight
– Wheel wells were cleaned – polished – Opti Coat
– Rubber and Plastics Treated
– Exterior windows and mirrors cleaned and sealed
– Exhaust tips cleaned
– Windows were auto scrubed, cleaned, and sealed
Interior:
– Complete interior steam cleaned
– Complete interior vac
– Vinyl/Plastics cleaned up
– Leather cleaned and condition
Engine
– Clean
– Dress
Products used:
Adam’s Car Wash
Auto Finesse Iron Out
Stoner’s Tarminator
Auto Finesse Oblitarate
Sonax Multi Star
Sonax Full Effect Wheel Cleaner
NanoSkin AutoScrub System
Menzerna FG400
Sonax Perfect Finish
Opti Coat
Adam’s Super VRT
Auto Finesse Crystal Glass Cleaner
Adam’s Metal Polish 1
Adam’s Metal Polish 2
Interior
Sonax Carpet and Upholstery Cleaner
1Z einszett Cockpit
Leather Master Plus Kit
Engine (not shown)
Adam’s All Purpose Cleaner
Adam’s In and Out Spray
Tools used
Uber Wool Wash Mitt
Uber Quick Detail MF Towels
Uber All Purpose MF Towels
Rupes LHR75E
Rupes BigFoot LHR 21ES Random Orbital Polisher
Rupes BigFoot LHR 15ES Random Orbital Polisher
Uber Buffing Pads
Meg’s MF Cutting Pad
Defelsko Paint Meter
Fenix TK35
Kranzle Pressure Washer
Uber Foam Canon
2 Grit Guard Buckets with Caddies
Adam’s Firehose Nozzle
Metro Air Force Blaster
Video of the project.
After shots of the Mas
Enjoy!
Stunning Job Phil!!! Simply incredible results!
FG 400/SPF seems to be your go to compound/polish for most of your details – Should a novice be concerned about using 400 on a new vehicle? Which Uber pads do you use for applying 400 and then SPF?
Why did the owner have Xpel reapplied – was it an unsatisfactory install from another shop?
Randy,
Thanks, yes FG400 and 4/6 have been used in many of the cars that we have worked in, during 2013 its a combo that works well for us. What are you working on your new car or new cars in general, I would ask yourself if you need to go that far or can you get the results you need with the 4/6 or another polish.
The customer removed the previous clear film and installed a new one as it was getting old and this was a pre owned car, he wanted to install a fresh ppf.