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Lance, hooked me up w/ one of his many special, auto-related shops for a paint correction, cQuartz Finest, and XPEL Ultimate wrap. I got a very generous "Unhingd discount," per the shop owner, and the workmanship on the wrap was the best I've ever seen.
I've had a half-dozen cars w/ various pieces wrapped, but I've never seen a job as close to as good as this. All edges were wrapped, and I can't find any imperfections.
Moreover, this was a CPO car w/ 4K miles, and had some signs of use. They did a massive paint correction that made all those imperfections essentially disappear. It's now much better than a factory-fresh car, but purchased at a massive discount.
Sorry, it's not an F-Type, but thought some would be interested in some pictures of some incredible "rehab" work.
Foosh, how much of the car is wrapped and can I ask how much was the normal price, without the unhinged discount. I am not happy with the wrap done on my car, but not a lot of experienced detailers here. Car looks great.
No question Unhingd is a great guy and valued member of the Forum. Beautiful car Foosh - happy motoring - in spite of you going to the "dark side", literally and figuratively.
Did they just correct for swirls and minor scratches, or did they also correct for stonechips (if there were any)?
Thanks Arne. They did all of the above. Fortunately, it was in pretty good shape, but there were 3-5 stone chips, the inevitable visible swirls on a black car, and a few scratches that fortunately didn't cut all the way through the clear-coat. Stone chips were touched-up w/ paint, smoothed, polished, then cQuartzed and wrapped. They are virtually undetectable.
Foosh, how much of the car is wrapped and can I ask how much was the normal price, without the unhinged discount. I am not happy with the wrap done on my car, but not a lot of experienced detailers here. Car looks great.
The entire front of the car, including nose, front fenders, full hood and mirrors are wrapped. Rockers and areas behind wheels are also wrapped.
Does that simply mean they detail the car before the wrap?
Paint "correction" is quite a bit more involved than just "detailing" (see detailed explanation in link below). Some very picky folks will have it done on brand new cars, fresh from the factory, because OEM paint jobs usually aren't "perfect" either. The critical eye can always find paint flaws to be corrected.
In my case, since I purchased the car at such a deep discount off new, I felt I could justify using some of those savings to make the car essentially new again, and to protect it going forward.
Paint "correction" is quite a bit more involved than just "detailing" (see detailed explanation in link below). Some very picky folks will have it done on brand new cars, fresh from the factory, because OEM paint jobs usually aren't "perfect" either. The critical eye can always find paint flaws to be corrected.
In my case, since I purchased the car at such a deep discount off new, I felt I could justify using some of those savings to make the car essentially new again, and to protect it going forward.
LOL . . . no one does "orange peel" better than the Bowling Green, KY Corvette Assembly Plant. It's the only place Corvettes are built. It's been complained about for so long that GM just invested $.5B for a new state-of-the-art paint facility at BG.
LOL . . . no one does "orange peel" better than the Bowling Green, KY Corvette Assembly Plant. It's the only place Corvettes are built. It's been complained about for so long that GM just invested $.5B for a new state-of-the-art paint facility at BG.
Thanks Arne. They did all of the above. Fortunately, it was in pretty good shape, but there were 3-5 stone chips, the inevitable visible swirls on a black car, and a few scratches that fortunately didn't cut all the way through the clear-coat. Stone chips were touched-up w/ paint, smoothed, polished, then cQuartzed and wrapped. They are virtually undetectable.
Nope, I meant what I said, cQuartz and then wrapped. I am aware there are differing opinions on this, but this particular installer feels strongly about doing it this way, and he has an incredible reputation. The coating was baked on for 24 hrs. prior to being wrapped, and he had the car for an entire week for paint correction and all the other work done.
According to him, it's easy keep a protective coating on the XPEL, but if the film is ever damaged it's better to have the ceramic coating on the actual paint.
Nope, I meant what I said, cQuartz and then wrapped. I am aware there are differing opinions on this, but this particular installer feels strongly about doing it this way, and he has an incredible reputation.
Sorry but that seems like a waste of money. You don't get any benefit of the hydrophobic or protective properties of the sealant by covering it with plastic. It probably adds to the wet look, but that's only half the reason for the coating, isn't it?
I don't have any film on my car, but my detailer will replace the coating if any panels of film have to be replaced.
07-03-2016, 10:23 PM
Thanks Unhingd!
, that's one beautiful car you have there. It looks so much better than the 2-tone versions.
