BMW 335i

Time for a coating! Marco contacted me about having his BMW corrected and coated with Optimum Gloss Coat. Even though his car was very clean, it can never be clean enough and he was looking for protection of his paint. He also wanted the engine bay detailed and the windows coated with Opti-Glass Pro.

The engine bay got cleaned with Optimum Power Clean, Optimum No Rinse, and steam and then dressed with Opti-Seal. The bay had lots of little corners with road grime built up so it was important to get all of that out of there.

The interior of this car has beautiful red leather seats and they didn't look filthy but there was still some pants transfer that needed to be removed. Once the seats, door cards, and dash were clean, they were dressed with Opti-Seal.

The exterior of this car was full of swirls and scratches. Remember, just because a car is being cleaned, doesn't mean you aren't doing damage to the clear coat. Using the Optimum Hyper twins (compound and polish) I managed to bring the paint back to life! White is very hard to photograph results but man once in the sunlight, all you could see was depth.

Optimum Gloss Coat was applied to the outside for a guaranteed two years and will protect against harmful UV rays, organic matter, and marring. Opti-Glass Pro was also applied to all of the windows for two years of protection against harmful UV rays, minor scratching and marring.

And that's it! The car looks fantastic! Thank you very much Marco and I am excited for when your R32T is ready for coating.

Subaru Impreza STI

Logan reached out to me about the interior and engine bay of his 2004 Subaru STI since it was going into storage for the Winter. He wanted them to look as new as possible and I was happy to oblige. The beautiful blue alcantara seats needed a slight refresh and his carpets had some hair from his new dog. So the carpets got a deep cleaning and the seats were cleaned with Optimum's Carpet and Fabric Cleaner and Protectant, which is safe for use on Alcantara.

The engine bay wasn't filthy by usual standards but still needed a cleaning. A lot of textured surfaces in bays are prone to dirt and can be hard to clean. Using Optimum's Power Clean, a soft brush, and a steam cleaner made easy work of all the surfaces. Once all the surfaces were clean, they were dressed/sealed with Optimum's Opti-Seal.

Definitely a night a day difference!

Porsche 911 Carrera

Porsche. Love them or hate them, there is no in between. I love them and always will. I had a brief employment at a small VW, Audi, and Porsche shop and I learned a ton in that short time about Porsche. Having driven several, it made me appreciate them even more. I have known David for a few years and his '86 Carrera. It is hard not to take notice of his car because it appears to be a 911 Turbo. This Carrera had a Turbo rear clip installed back in the early 90s and I love the look of it (what's not to love?!).

David wanted to get some swirls and minor scratches taken out of the paint and refreshed as much as possible with a Full Detail. This paint was a definite challenge for me as some of it was very hard paint and some was very soft. I wasn't able to get the paint back to 100%, but I got it very, very close. Once all compounded and polished, the entire car was waxed with Optimum Car Wax and then sealed with Opti-Seal. This will give about 6 months of protection from harmful UV rays and make cleaning much easier. The tires were dressed with Opti-Bond tire gel, also giving UV protection to the rubber.

Once cleaned, I took the car for some photos and boy was I happy with the outcome of the detail and the photos. I cannot wait to see this car back in the future.

Nissan 240 SX

Close friend of mine, Kevin, is also attending H2Oi and even though he sold his Mk4 Golf R32, he didn't disappoint when he picked up this S13 Nissan 240 SX. Most 240s are gutted and turned into drift cars. Thankfully, this was not the case. The motor swap and build is fantastic and is boasting a modest 500 whp on pump gas and 660 whp on race gas. It is an absolute blast to ride in and drive and on top of it, it is very clean.

Kevin had the trunk shaved and repainted recently and he had the entire car paint corrected last year, so the trunk no longer matched the rest of the car. I corrected the trunk and then polished the rest of the car. The entire car got a nice layer of Optimum Spray Wax and Opti-Seal to give the 240 five months of UV protection.

Volkswagen Jetta

Pawel decided to swap out his Harley with me for his Mk2 Jetta. H2O International is a huge Volkswagen and Audi show that takes place in Ocean City Maryland every year at the end of September. Pawel wanted his Jetta all cleaned up for the trip down to this show so he asked for a Wash and Wax and Basic Interior. Most of this car is original and it is in great shape. Because it is a diesel, the back end of the car had a nice coating of soot that was caked on. Once clay barred, Optimum Spray Wax was applied to give five months of UV protection. It surely cleaned up well!