Audi S4 Paint Correction + Opticoat

DETAILING BRILLIANT BLACK

Paint is a professional detailers worst nightmare. The color is extremely soft and difficult to work with. It scratches easily and scuffs even easier so corrections are difficult and take a long time. I was up for the challenge. The client wanted the vehicle to be in 100% perfect condition and coated to last. We went with Opti-coat 2.0 which is a permanent ceramic coating offering a hardness rating of 9H and a lifetime durability. This is the absolute best coating on the market but requires a perfectly sterile environment and surface to bond.

The condition of the vehicle was consistently dirty across all panels and wheels. The high metallic content brake dust was embedded into the rims. The photo below of the clay bar was after 1 pass of a 1×1 square foot panel. Needless to say, it took quite some time to perfectly clean the surface.

The paint correction process was a two stage process. The above photographs were after the first stage of compounding but before the final cut and jeweling. Some heavier RDS’s were unable to be fully removed but under normal lighting conditions are not visible. Overall the correction process was very successful and transformed the exterior of this vehicle.

The Opticoat 2.0 process is delicate and prepwork is key. Polishes, compounds, and even your fingers leave oils behind. All oils and residue MUST be removed prior to application. An alcohol wipedown was performed before application to ensure a perfectly sterile surface. Opticoat provide a permant layer of protection that cannot be removed via chemicals so proper application the first time around is crucial.

The garage I worked in was very small so I couldn’t take too many good shots from far. And those that I did take came out way too overexposed from the lighting. The entire process from wash/decontamination to Opti-coating took 11 hours.

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