2012 Mustang 5.0 2 Step Correction & Opti-Coat by Mr. Sparkle Detailing - Long Island

Recently sunk quite a bit of time into a 2012 Mustang. Black of course. Close to 18 hours total. A new record in the Mr. Sparkle garage.

I was contacted by a client looking for Opti-Coat who mentioned he had some swirls that would need polishing prior to application. We booked it for a 2 step correction and I put aside 2 days on the schedule.

Upon arrival the car was pretty dirty, and I couldn't get a good look at it.

No photos but I did a quick interior cleanup to start off - vacuum, megs QID, sprayway glass cleaner

Pulled it into the wash mat and hit it with the foam cannon. Mix of CG citrus wash gloss, OPC, and dawn. Trying to strip off the clients prior coats of ZAIO and NXT



Moved onto a 2 bucket wash => CarPro TRIX => Clay Magic blue

Got it dry and took some paint measurements. Everything was roughly 90-110 microns.

That evening I applied CarPro FlyBy30 to the exterior glass and left it for the morning

Arrived the next day and spent a fair amount of time taping off the exterior trim




Turned the fluro lights off and got a good look at things under the LEDs. Paint wasnt terrible but it was swirly. Also some water spots and deeper RIDS.









A rear spoiler was recently installed and there was some marring around the edge. This is after an IPA wipedown. Those smudges are in the clear.



Did some test spots and ruled out a few things. Eventually I settled on

Rupes 21 + Megs MF + D300 / M101 mixture

That left the paint a little messy, but got about 90-95% correction. Here and there on deeper scratches I went at it with rotary / purple foamed wool / m100 prior to the d300 step noted above.

To finish things up I used LC white pads with Menz Power Finish







Going at it with the Rupes


The trunk lid again. Did the best I could getting up against the edge of the spoiler


One of those deeper scratches that required rotary & wool





After a long day in the garage polishing, I again washed the car to get off all the dust and polishing oils. Dried it and left it for the morning to apply Opti-Coat

Next morning I went over the car with a leaf blower, then did a thorough IPA wipedown. Finally it was time for Opti-Coat (Opti-Guard)



Please no photos. Utmost concentration is required



Coated all the paint, wheels and exterior trim. Dressed the tires with PB bold n bright.

Photos inside




Reflections in the black paint





Pulled it outside to inspect the coating and get some more photos




Sun shots FTW







Swirls? Aint nobody got time for that!

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LOL. Your write-ups are always good Bryan, and they make me giggle a bit as well with your little "quips" and sayings. Is that the MTM Hydro foam cannon? How do you like it? And KILLER job on the Rustang bro!!

 

Gorgeous afters!

Leaf blower? I see a Master Blaster in your near future lol.

 

Thanks man!

Yeah its the MTM cannon. I've had it for awhile with no issues. Pretty certain its the same that AG sells just cheaper through other retailers without the PBMG product line stickers on there.

 

why? master blaster is more expensive and I feel the leaf blower works better with more power (insert Tim the Toolman laugh). I use this blower only for cars, not yard work.

 

Bryan, nice work as always!

 

Looks awesome

 

Another outstanding job Bryan. How do you like the Rupes I just got mine in and used it a short bit and so far I really like it. As far as the master blaster recently got my brother to pay up and buy me one. To me it really is a nice addition over a blower but not a must have .

 

I guess I'm vain, but a MB just has a more professional appearance. Nothing wrong with using a leaf blower. Have you used a MB yet? You may eat your words on a leaf blower having moar power.

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Looks great

 

Really great work! I'd be afraid to take it outside in fear of pollen!

 

Looks great, especially in the sun. Nice work.