This Tesla came to us with just over 8000 miles and very extensive paint defects. The owner had heard about the benefits of Opti-Coat on the Tesla forums and sought out an installer in his area. When he called, I set up a time to inspect the car and found extensive scratches and swirl defects in the paint. After outlining the benefits of paint correction prior to application of a coating product, the owner was ready for me to dial this beauty in and then lock it down with Opti-Coat. The decontamination process required a foam soak, 2-bucket wash, clay, iron neutralization and tar removal. The correction process required some heavy artillery to level the clear coat down to a mirror like shine. Multiple levels of paint correction were used over the course of a few days. Paint thickness readings were healthy and right around 200, dropping closer to 100 the lower you went on the car. The car received another decontamination foam soak, hand wash, and IPA wipedown prior to Optimum Pro Coatings being applied to painted surfaces, plastics and glass. The pictures really tell the story, so let’s get to them! Upon arrival, general grime along with a nice bird bomb on the hood. Love the license plate though! IMG_2857.jpg by First City Auto Spa, on Flickr Wheels and arches looking quite nasty IMG_2862.jpg by First City Auto Spa, on Flickr Not anymore! IMG_2872.jpg by First City Auto Spa, on Flickr Can’t forget the door jambs and underneath the “frunk” Before IMG_2866.jpg by First City Auto Spa, on Flickr Dirt being transferred to the towel IMG_2867.jpg by First City Auto Spa, on Flickr After IMG_2868.jpg by First City Auto Spa, on Flickr Here you can see the sheen of the tar removal product working on the paint. IMG_2883.jpg by First City Auto Spa, on Flickr Now that it is squeaky clean, we can begin the paint correction process. To really grasp the prevalence of the defects I was up against, imagine about 25% more defects than you see in these pictures. That is what I was seeing, but the camera didn’t capture things accurately. Close up on the hood before IMG_2900.jpg by First City Auto Spa, on Flickr after IMG_2903.jpg by First City Auto Spa, on Flickr Long shot of the driver side of the hood edge before IMG_2911.jpg by First City Auto Spa, on Flickr After (Bit of a scratch remnant remained) IMG_2913.jpg by First City Auto Spa, on Flickr Driver front quarter, particularly deep cluster of scratches. Wetsanding was required to remedy this problem. Before IMG_2915.jpg by First City Auto Spa, on Flickr After (not yet refined, just a tiny fraction of one of the scratches remained. No need to go after it and risk a strike through) IMG_2918.jpg by First City Auto Spa, on Flickr 50/50: Big difference made on the front plastic piece IMG_2921.jpg by First City Auto Spa, on Flickr Bit of work done on the passenger door Before IMG_2927.jpg by First City Auto Spa, on Flickr After IMG_2928.jpg by First City Auto Spa, on Flickr Door Pull Before IMG_2929.jpg by First City Auto Spa, on Flickr After IMG_2930.jpg by First City Auto Spa, on Flickr Passenger rear door 50/50 IMG_2932.jpg by First City Auto Spa, on Flickr Lower section corrected IMG_2933.jpg by First City Auto Spa, on Flickr Couldn’t resist- underside of side mirror with some grime remaining IMG_2936.jpg by First City Auto Spa, on Flickr After some TLC IMG_2937.jpg by First City Auto Spa, on Flickr This is a “no-charge factory freebie” courtesy of Tesla IMG_2938.jpg by First City Auto Spa, on Flickr After correction IMG_2939.jpg by First City Auto Spa, on Flickr Plastic on the roof line Before IMG_2940.jpg by First City Auto Spa, on Flickr After IMG_2941.jpg by First City Auto Spa, on Flickr Taillights needed attention too Before IMG_2942.jpg by First City Auto Spa, on Flickr After IMG_2943.jpg by First City Auto Spa, on Flickr The best part of the day! Time to coat! IMG_2948.jpg by First City Auto Spa, on Flickr Starting to get “that Opti-Coat look” IMG_2951.jpg by First City Auto Spa, on Flickr And after curing overnight, we pulled it out into the dingy, overcast morning. No matter, the car was still amazingly glossy! Thank you for taking the time to review my work. Questions and comments are welcome. IMG_2980.jpg by First City Auto Spa, on Flickr IMG_2978.jpg by First City Auto Spa, on Flickr IMG_2963.jpg by First City Auto Spa, on Flickr IMG_2960.jpg by First City Auto Spa, on Flickr
