Hypergloss Bringing Another Opti-Coated German Car #3

Good evening,

this golf i coated a month ago, and finally have the time to blog. previously this car owned by a lady owner who use to pick up her child from school, mileage only runs about 26k in 3 years. basically this car can say is still new but still i found alot of defects on it. the interior, dashboard and leather seats also found very oily meanwhile the exterior full of swirls and water spots. whole process will took me quite some time to get it done, let the pictures do the talking.



upon arrival








interior




stain




dust found






dirt and oil on leather


hidden treasure


cleaning process start with the carpet first


remember! dont fight against the lining


OPC diluted 1:1 to brush


rinse off immediately


after




stain?


the only cleaner you need in maintaining your daily drive. OPC brushing


after


doorstep before


after

before


during process


after


moving to vacuum process


good to use for hard reach area


after


before


after


moving to dashboard and door panel cleaning


this bucket of water is for rinsing purpose for the interior


leather seat cleaning. tape it and lets see what we can find


opc diluted 1:4




bucket of water for rinsing the leather seats. can you imagine?


moving to engine








close up








dont just keep looking the pictures, lets start cleaning the engine. OPC carry out again 1:3




before


after


before


now










before cleaning


after cleaning without protectant




2nd day, ONR to wash and inspect defects..



found plenty of wax residue


after


door side




rear light side gap




door handle




tight area was clean with a toothpick




all these resides mostly done by roadside waxing or used car dealer prior sending to the owner.

how it happens?
1. fast job
2. wax diluted with water
3. towel full of wax
4. drive thru (if you know what i mean)
5. didnt inspect after wax

moving to surface preparation..

clay


paint correction begin, tape all the necessary area to avoid compound dust/splatter (save your time for the compound job)


hood found swirls aka spider web


50/50


after


roof RIDS before


after






after


door after


A pillar before


now


before


after


rear light before


now




as usual i will dilute 15% of IPA (Isopropyl Alcohol) to remove any existing polish oil, silicone etc prior coating. some of the pictures after spending 3hours to coat it.







































interior













thanks for viewing.