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<blockquote data-quote="s1tl" data-source="post: 1064635048" data-attributes="member: 96378"><p><a href="http://optiautodetail.com/2015/08/22/optimum-coating-ford-kuga/2014-06-01-11-11-14/" target="_blank"><img src="https://zero2heroautodetail.files.wordpress.com/2015/08/2014-06-01-11-11-14.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p>Just like any brand new car, this Ford Kuga is no exception. We always tell our clients that even though your car is brand new and a few days old, it does not mean that the production date was a few days old. Most cars are stored in open air warehouses till the batch is complete. Prior completion of the batch, the car might have been left outdoors for a extensive time, hence the elements will be damaging the paint.</p><p><img src="https://zero2heroautodetail.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/exterior-surface-prep.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p>Upon arrival, we started to inspect the car, with limited time and a huge surface area to work on, we started immediately.</p><p><img src="https://zero2heroautodetail.files.wordpress.com/2015/08/2014-06-01-11-11-42.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p>The paint is swirled up.</p><p><a href="http://optiautodetail.com/2015/08/22/optimum-coating-ford-kuga/2014-06-01-15-50-30/" target="_blank"><img src="https://zero2heroautodetail.files.wordpress.com/2015/08/2014-06-01-15-50-30.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p>Holograms are also visible.</p><p><img src="https://zero2heroautodetail.files.wordpress.com/2015/08/2014-06-01-15-50-44.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p>We assume that the car had to have some serious stains as the entire car had been polished.</p><p><img src="https://zero2heroautodetail.files.wordpress.com/2015/08/2014-06-01-15-50-51.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p>Due to the lack of experience with a rotary buffer, the person that polished the car left us tonnes of paint correction to do.</p><p><img src="https://zero2heroautodetail.files.wordpress.com/2015/08/2014-06-01-15-51-15.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p>The wheels looked like they had some very greasy tyre shine on it.</p><p><a href="http://optiautodetail.com/2015/08/22/optimum-coating-ford-kuga/2014-06-01-11-11-26/" target="_blank"><img src="https://zero2heroautodetail.files.wordpress.com/2015/08/2014-06-01-11-11-26.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p>A closer look and the thickness of the brake dust is just speechless.</p><p><img src="https://zero2heroautodetail.files.wordpress.com/2015/08/2014-06-01-11-11-32.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p><img src="https://zero2heroautodetail.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/correction.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p>Wasting no further time, we started with the standard deep clean, scrubbing the low quality tyre shine off.</p><p><a href="http://optiautodetail.com/2015/08/22/optimum-coating-ford-kuga/2014-06-01-11-26-42/" target="_blank"><img src="https://zero2heroautodetail.files.wordpress.com/2015/08/2014-06-01-11-26-42.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p><a href="http://optiautodetail.com/2015/08/22/optimum-coating-ford-kuga/2014-06-01-11-26-42/" target="_blank"></a>Although the paint had been polished, it was not detailed, hence most trim and edges of the car is stain covered.</p><p><img src="https://zero2heroautodetail.files.wordpress.com/2015/08/2014-06-01-13-23-53.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p>We also clayed the car as we found the paint to be very rough. Claying will smoothen the paint and also show us how dirty it is.</p><p><img src="https://zero2heroautodetail.files.wordpress.com/2015/08/2014-06-01-13-52-11.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p>After much intense cleaning and stain removed, we polished the paint. Here is the after.</p><p><a href="http://optiautodetail.com/2015/08/22/optimum-coating-ford-kuga/2014-06-01-17-14-08/" target="_blank"><img src="https://zero2heroautodetail.files.wordpress.com/2015/08/2014-06-01-17-14-08.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p>Immediately, the shine was restored and gloss enhanced, this time, the owner came by and was just blown away.</p><p><img src="https://zero2heroautodetail.files.wordpress.com/2015/08/2014-06-01-17-14-21.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p><img src="https://zero2heroautodetail.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/result.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p>After around more than 8hours of paint correction, we applied Opti-Coat Pro for the final protection. Check out the results. White, can have the wet glossy look too.</p><p><a href="http://optiautodetail.com/2015/08/22/optimum-coating-ford-kuga/2014-06-01-18-57-21/" target="_blank"><img src="https://zero2heroautodetail.files.wordpress.com/2015/08/2014-06-01-18-57-21.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a> <a href="http://optiautodetail.com/2015/08/22/optimum-coating-ford-kuga/2014-06-01-18-57-30/" target="_blank"><img src="https://zero2heroautodetail.files.wordpress.com/2015/08/2014-06-01-18-57-30.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a> <a href="http://optiautodetail.com/2015/08/22/optimum-coating-ford-kuga/2014-06-01-18-57-42/" target="_blank"><img src="https://zero2heroautodetail.files.wordpress.com/2015/08/2014-06-01-18-57-42.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a> <a href="http://optiautodetail.com/2015/08/22/optimum-coating-ford-kuga/2014-06-01-18-57-54/" target="_blank"><img src="https://zero2heroautodetail.files.wordpress.com/2015/08/2014-06-01-18-57-54.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a> <a href="http://optiautodetail.com/2015/08/22/optimum-coating-ford-kuga/2014-06-01-18-58-01/" target="_blank"><img src="https://zero2heroautodetail.files.wordpress.com/2015/08/2014-06-01-18-58-01.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a> <a href="http://optiautodetail.com/2015/08/22/optimum-coating-ford-kuga/2014-06-01-18-58-05/" target="_blank"><img src="https://zero2heroautodetail.files.wordpress.com/2015/08/2014-06-01-18-58-05.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a> <a href="http://optiautodetail.com/2015/08/22/optimum-coating-ford-kuga/2014-06-01-18-58-10/" target="_blank"><img src="https://zero2heroautodetail.files.wordpress.com/2015/08/2014-06-01-18-58-10.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a> <a href="http://optiautodetail.com/2015/08/22/optimum-coating-ford-kuga/2014-06-01-18-58-24/" target="_blank"><img src="https://zero2heroautodetail.files.wordpress.com/2015/08/2014-06-01-18-58-24.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a> <a href="http://optiautodetail.com/2015/08/22/optimum-coating-ford-kuga/2014-06-01-18-58-28/" target="_blank"><img src="https://zero2heroautodetail.files.wordpress.com/2015/08/2014-06-01-18-58-28.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a> <a href="http://optiautodetail.com/2015/08/22/optimum-coating-ford-kuga/2014-06-01-18-58-31/" target="_blank"><img src="https://zero2heroautodetail.files.wordpress.com/2015/08/2014-06-01-18-58-31.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="s1tl, post: 1064635048, member: 96378"] [url=http://optiautodetail.com/2015/08/22/optimum-coating-ford-kuga/2014-06-01-11-11-14/][img]https://zero2heroautodetail.files.wordpress.com/2015/08/2014-06-01-11-11-14.jpg[/img][/url] Just like any brand new car, this Ford Kuga is no exception. We always tell our clients that even though your car is brand new and a few days old, it does not mean that the production date was a few days old. Most cars are stored in open air warehouses till the batch is complete. Prior completion of the batch, the car might have been left outdoors for a extensive time, hence the elements will be damaging the paint. [img]https://zero2heroautodetail.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/exterior-surface-prep.jpg[/img] Upon arrival, we started to inspect the car, with limited time and a huge surface area to work on, we started immediately. [img]https://zero2heroautodetail.files.wordpress.com/2015/08/2014-06-01-11-11-42.jpg[/img] The paint is swirled up. [url=http://optiautodetail.com/2015/08/22/optimum-coating-ford-kuga/2014-06-01-15-50-30/][img]https://zero2heroautodetail.files.wordpress.com/2015/08/2014-06-01-15-50-30.jpg[/img][/url] Holograms are also visible. [img]https://zero2heroautodetail.files.wordpress.com/2015/08/2014-06-01-15-50-44.jpg[/img] We assume that the car had to have some serious stains as the entire car had been polished. [img]https://zero2heroautodetail.files.wordpress.com/2015/08/2014-06-01-15-50-51.jpg[/img] Due to the lack of experience with a rotary buffer, the person that polished the car left us tonnes of paint correction to do. [img]https://zero2heroautodetail.files.wordpress.com/2015/08/2014-06-01-15-51-15.jpg[/img] The wheels looked like they had some very greasy tyre shine on it. [url=http://optiautodetail.com/2015/08/22/optimum-coating-ford-kuga/2014-06-01-11-11-26/][img]https://zero2heroautodetail.files.wordpress.com/2015/08/2014-06-01-11-11-26.jpg[/img][/url] A closer look and the thickness of the brake dust is just speechless. [img]https://zero2heroautodetail.files.wordpress.com/2015/08/2014-06-01-11-11-32.jpg[/img] [img]https://zero2heroautodetail.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/correction.jpg[/img] Wasting no further time, we started with the standard deep clean, scrubbing the low quality tyre shine off. [url=http://optiautodetail.com/2015/08/22/optimum-coating-ford-kuga/2014-06-01-11-26-42/][img]https://zero2heroautodetail.files.wordpress.com/2015/08/2014-06-01-11-26-42.jpg[/img] [/url]Although the paint had been polished, it was not detailed, hence most trim and edges of the car is stain covered. [img]https://zero2heroautodetail.files.wordpress.com/2015/08/2014-06-01-13-23-53.jpg[/img] We also clayed the car as we found the paint to be very rough. Claying will smoothen the paint and also show us how dirty it is. [img]https://zero2heroautodetail.files.wordpress.com/2015/08/2014-06-01-13-52-11.jpg[/img] After much intense cleaning and stain removed, we polished the paint. Here is the after. [url=http://optiautodetail.com/2015/08/22/optimum-coating-ford-kuga/2014-06-01-17-14-08/][img]https://zero2heroautodetail.files.wordpress.com/2015/08/2014-06-01-17-14-08.jpg[/img][/url] Immediately, the shine was restored and gloss enhanced, this time, the owner came by and was just blown away. [img]https://zero2heroautodetail.files.wordpress.com/2015/08/2014-06-01-17-14-21.jpg[/img] [img]https://zero2heroautodetail.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/result.jpg[/img] After around more than 8hours of paint correction, we applied Opti-Coat Pro for the final protection. Check out the results. White, can have the wet glossy look too. [url=http://optiautodetail.com/2015/08/22/optimum-coating-ford-kuga/2014-06-01-18-57-21/][img]https://zero2heroautodetail.files.wordpress.com/2015/08/2014-06-01-18-57-21.jpg[/img][/url] [url=http://optiautodetail.com/2015/08/22/optimum-coating-ford-kuga/2014-06-01-18-57-30/][img]https://zero2heroautodetail.files.wordpress.com/2015/08/2014-06-01-18-57-30.jpg[/img][/url] [url=http://optiautodetail.com/2015/08/22/optimum-coating-ford-kuga/2014-06-01-18-57-42/][img]https://zero2heroautodetail.files.wordpress.com/2015/08/2014-06-01-18-57-42.jpg[/img][/url] [url=http://optiautodetail.com/2015/08/22/optimum-coating-ford-kuga/2014-06-01-18-57-54/][img]https://zero2heroautodetail.files.wordpress.com/2015/08/2014-06-01-18-57-54.jpg[/img][/url] [url=http://optiautodetail.com/2015/08/22/optimum-coating-ford-kuga/2014-06-01-18-58-01/][img]https://zero2heroautodetail.files.wordpress.com/2015/08/2014-06-01-18-58-01.jpg[/img][/url] [url=http://optiautodetail.com/2015/08/22/optimum-coating-ford-kuga/2014-06-01-18-58-05/][img]https://zero2heroautodetail.files.wordpress.com/2015/08/2014-06-01-18-58-05.jpg[/img][/url] [url=http://optiautodetail.com/2015/08/22/optimum-coating-ford-kuga/2014-06-01-18-58-10/][img]https://zero2heroautodetail.files.wordpress.com/2015/08/2014-06-01-18-58-10.jpg[/img][/url] [url=http://optiautodetail.com/2015/08/22/optimum-coating-ford-kuga/2014-06-01-18-58-24/][img]https://zero2heroautodetail.files.wordpress.com/2015/08/2014-06-01-18-58-24.jpg[/img][/url] [url=http://optiautodetail.com/2015/08/22/optimum-coating-ford-kuga/2014-06-01-18-58-28/][img]https://zero2heroautodetail.files.wordpress.com/2015/08/2014-06-01-18-58-28.jpg[/img][/url] [url=http://optiautodetail.com/2015/08/22/optimum-coating-ford-kuga/2014-06-01-18-58-31/][img]https://zero2heroautodetail.files.wordpress.com/2015/08/2014-06-01-18-58-31.jpg[/img][/url] [/QUOTE]
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