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    Tesla Model S Correction and Opti-Coat Pro - TLC Auto Detail

    This past week we had another Tesla Model S come through the garage, and I must admit, I could really get used to working on these cars often! This one was booked for a full paint correction and application of Opti-Coat Pro for long lasting protection.

    We started with the wheels. Iron X was used to clean the wheels along with various Wheel Woolie brushes. APC+ was used on the tires and wheel wells, the tires were dressed with CarPro PERL, and the wheel wells were dressed with Hyperdressing.

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    After the wheels were addressed we started with the rest of the exterior. It was washed with CG Mr. Pink, clayed with a CarPro clay block, and then Iron X was used to take care of any left over iron contaminants.

    Now we could see the true condition of the paint, and it wasn`t pretty. It seems this vehicle was "detailed" once before, and they didn`t quite have a grasp on how to properly use a rotary buffer.







    Notice all of the nasty holograms. These were all over the vehicle, and caused by using a rotary polisher improperly.








    After a little testing we came up with a 3 step approach to get this vehicle looking perfect prior to applying Opti-Coat. We started with FG400 on an MF pad, followed by Sonax PF, and finished with a finishing polish from CarPro that we have been testing. Here is a 50/50 look at the difference.



    And here is how the rest turned out.











    After the correction steps we washed the vehicle, dried with the Masterblaster, then wiped it down twice with CarPro Eraser to prep for the Opti-Coat Pro. We then applied the Opti-Coat Pro to the paint, wheels, trim, and glass.





    That about does it. We had a ton of time into this job, but it was well worth the work considering the end result. Thanks for checking out our write up and we appreciate your feedback!

    -Dave

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    turned out great dave.

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    Looks great! I always find it funny when you see a Tesla S out of Cali since the rapid chargers are all over California.
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    Outstanding work Dave !!!
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    Wow great job!

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    How long have you been testing the final polish from Carpro?

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    Great job I really love these cars!
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    Nice work !!
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    Im loving these cars more and more. Great work on it.

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    Great work Dave! I`ve got about 70 Model S cars under my belt! Glad to see your taking care of the ones on the other coast!

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    Awesome job! These Model S` show up on this site almost daily now. Should`ve definitely bought some Tesla stock...

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    I think that 2nd to last photo is the money shot! What a great turn around. I guess I`m not the only one here but I am really, really starting to love these cars. I see so many of them out on the road here too. Now I just wish I could afford one haha.

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    Excellent work!

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    Quote Originally Posted by tropicsteve View Post
    turned out great dave.
    Thanks Steve!
    Quote Originally Posted by groebuck View Post
    Looks great! I always find it funny when you see a Tesla S out of Cali since the rapid chargers are all over California.
    Thank! The definitely need to get more charging stations out this way!
    Quote Originally Posted by Pats300zx View Post
    Outstanding work Dave !!!
    Thank you Pat!
    Quote Originally Posted by dc52nv View Post
    Wow great job!
    Thanks!
    Quote Originally Posted by MrCLRider View Post
    I`m using this for my desktop picture, hope you don`t mind.

    How long have you been testing the final polish from Carpro?

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    I`m honored that you like the pic that much, thanks! I`ve been testing that polish for several months, and a little birdie told me that Corey will have it available for sale soon. It is awesome!
    Quote Originally Posted by Evan.J View Post
    Great job I really love these cars!
    Thanks Evan, I love them too!
    Quote Originally Posted by Ronkh View Post
    Nice work !!
    Thanks!
    Quote Originally Posted by mrclean81 View Post
    Im loving these cars more and more. Great work on it.
    Thank you!
    Quote Originally Posted by Jsmooth View Post
    Great work Dave! I`ve got about 70 Model S cars under my belt! Glad to see your taking care of the ones on the other coast!
    Thanks again for the referals! I`m more than happy to take care of the east coast Teslas!!!
    Quote Originally Posted by ec90 View Post
    Awesome job! These Model S` show up on this site almost daily now. Should`ve definitely bought some Tesla stock...
    Thanks, I am kickingmyself no for not getting in early!
    Quote Originally Posted by mnehls86 View Post
    I think that 2nd to last photo is the money shot! What a great turn around. I guess I`m not the only one here but I am really, really starting to love these cars. I see so many of them out on the road here too. Now I just wish I could afford one haha.
    Thanks man! It is out or my price range too, but I would love to have one some day. The technology on the interior alone is worth it to me!
    Quote Originally Posted by Merlin View Post
    Excellent work!
    Thanks!

 

 

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