2010 VW GTI - 2 step paint correction & Opti-Coat by Mr. Sparkle Detailing - Long Island

Earlier this year I had done a 2 step correction with Opti-Coat on a white VW Golf R. The client was very happy and told his friend with a GTI that he needed some Mr. Sparkle action. After speaking to him and discussing some options, we agreed to a 2 step with Opti-Coat.

As always, started off with the foam gun. Followed this up with CarPro TRIX and Clay Magic Blue.



Took some paint measurements and found healthy amount of paint all around. Dead center of the hood at nearly 200 microns.



Turned off the fluroscent lights so I could really see things with the LEDs on. Moderate swirling all around with some problem areas with deeper RIDS.


Some of the deeper scratches required the rotary + purple foamed wool and megs M100. But for the most part the correction was:

Megs MF pads + D300 / M101 mix
Lake Country white pads + Menzerna SF4000

Onto the show...

Hood Before



Hood After



Rear hatch before



Rear hatch after






Here is the setup while I took care of the rear end



The rear bumper before (vertical facing surface)



closeup before




Rear bumper corrected



extreme closeup



took care of the taillights while I was back there





The black side pillars were very soft and very swirled. They also weren't metal panels, so the highline meter wouldn't read it. Bottom line, I had to be careful here. Got it pretty close but not quite 100% perfect. Had to 3 step 3 these spots.

megs mf pads / d300 => tangerine / pf2500 => black / sf4000

before






After



not quite 100% as shown here. big improvement though



After the correction the car was very dusty. Washed it again, wipedown with Eraser and protected with Opti-Coat (Opti-Guard)

All finished up







Proudly supporting Denny Hamlin and the #11 FedEx Toyota





BTW Mr. Sparkle is no Mr. Softee. 16 hours on the exterior for this one



On Instagram I'm straight flexin' @mrsparkledetailing

 

There is a discussion on another forum that OG doesn't look glossy/wet....I think they need to look at these after as one example of glossy from OG. Looks good dude.

 

Nice works as always!

 

Great job sir as usual

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Great job Mr Softee, I mean Sparkle! I agree, if your OC/OG application doesn't look wet, you didn't do a good job polishing.

 

Awesome work!

 

Thanks guys!

agreed. the paint should be looking wet before you even put the coating on there.