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This 1 series came to us in pretty good shape. Not much polishing was needed however a thorough cleaning was necessary and proper prep on the paint and wheels were needed to apply Aquartz and Opti Coat - something the customer was keen on as this is a heavily used daily and also sees the track time.



What was done -

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

- Pre Washed with W99

- Iron Cut

- Wash down and rinsed

- Door jambs were cleaned up

- Clayed

- Dried

- Tires dressed

- Masking

- Paint Measurement

-1 Step - Sonax Perfect Finish

- Inspection with Fenix, 3m Sun Gun, Infratech, and natural sunlight

- Last Step – Aquartz (3 coats)

- Wheels pulled off and treated with Opti Coat 2

- Brake Calipers cleaned and treated with Opti Coat 2

- Wheel wells were cleaned and dressed

- Rubber and Plastics Treated

- Exterior windows and mirrors cleaned and sealed

- Exhaust tips cleaned

- Windows were clayed, cleaned, and sealed

- Jambs steam cleaned



Links to products used -



1Z einszett W99

Iron Cut

Adam's All Purpose Cleaner

Sonax Full Effect Wheel Cleaner

Adam's Undercarriage Spray

Uber Clay Bar Kit

Sonax Perfect Finish

Aquartz Nano Coating

Optimum Opti Coat 2

Adam's Super VRT

Adam's Metal Polish

Adam's Glass Cleaner



Engine

Adam's All Purpose Cleaner

Adam's In and Out Spray



Interior

1Z einszett Cockpit

1Z einszett Leathercare



Tools used

Uber Wool Wash Mitt

Uber No Name MF Towels

Flex PE14-2-150

Uber Buffing Pads

Defelsko Paint Meter



Brinkmann

Kranzle Pressure Washer

Cam Spray Foam Canon

2 Grit Guard Buckets with Caddies

Uber Firehose Nozzle

Metro Air Force Blaster



Interior

Before











Metro Vac being used to clean up the interior













After









Exterior

Before







Wheels (this was 1 week of brake dust)

Before









Sonax Full Effect Wheel Cleaner to the rescue













(more on the wheels in a few)

Engine

Before











Adam's All Purpose sprayed generously on the engine bay







After

Engine was dressed with Adam's In and Out Spray









Bug and tar was evident on the nose of the car. I used the 1Z einszett Anti-Insekt Bug + Tar Remover









After









As you can see the Iron Cut was needed on this 1.



















The 1 was washed with W99 and then rinsed well.







Clayed the windows and paint





I was still able to pull contaminants off the paint





Used 3m Adhesive remover to pull tar off the bottom of the car











As mentioned before the car didn't need much in terms of correction. We used Sonax Perfect Finish to prep the paint for Aquartz





On to the wheels, brake calipers and wheel wells





Steam used to clean the caliper/wheel wells etc













Opti Coat applied













Adam's Super VRT on the tires









After shots

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Very nice man!