Detailed Designs Auto Spa of Atlanta presents our perpetual SnS thread featuring auto detailing, clear bra installations, paint coating systems & more

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Detailed Designs Auto Spa of Atlanta presents our perpetual SnS thread featuring auto detailing, clear bra installations, paint coating systems & more

Hi folks, instead of throwing up a new thread a few times a week I am going to have a go at updating a single thread with project images as we go.

We do a lot of auto detailing, clear bra and paint protection film installations, paint coating system installations, vinyl wraps and more here in Atlanta. Feel free to check back in regularly for our new or ongoing projects.

As a heads up, we try to document our projects well and that usually means a lot of images. So sit back and relax as the pages load. :props:

Thanks for following and we appreciate feedback.
 
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2013 Audi RS5
Services performed:
Showroom Exterior Auto Detail.
Full Interior Detail and Leather Treatment (not pictured).
Partial hood clear bra removal.
Full hood polish to remove damage.
Full hood Xpel Ultimate clear bra wrap.
Opti-Coat Pro installation on the hood (OCP was already installed on the rest of the car).
Opti-Coat Pro complete wheel installation.
5+ hours of polishing to remove water spots on the front grills.
Engine Bay Detail and air brush application of rubber and vinyl coating.













Looked "okay" at a distance.



Once cleaned up it made a real difference.



What causes 5+ hours of labor polishing a few grills? Start with using countless ear swabs to polish the infinite amount of tiny grill openings.










 
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Great job Jean-Claude! How do you protect the grill once you have finished polishing?
 
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GettingStarted said:
Great job Jean-Claude! How do you protect the grill once you have finished polishing?
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Thank you.

There is OCP on it now.

He is coming back to have the OCP replaced with CQuartz Finest.
 
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Man that car is svelte!! Do you thin out the product when using an airbrush? If so what ratio and with what? Wouldn't that "degrade" the product a little as well? Keep up the good work!
 
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spoocobra said:
Man that car is svelte!! Do you thin out the product when using an airbrush? If so what ratio and with what? Wouldn't that "degrade" the product a little as well? Keep up the good work!
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Thanks for the feedback. No, we do not thin it.
 
When airbrushing the engine bay was he using a dressing or a cleaner of sorts?
 
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nicksregalss said:
When airbrushing the engine bay was he using a dressing or a cleaner of sorts?
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The engine bay was cleaned by hand before the airbrush application.
 
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Owner lives in Tennessee and wanted us to get his car protected before it went home to TN. from Atlanta.

2014 Lexus IS350
New car prep
CQuartz Finest application
Wheels removed for thorough detailing and CQF application
35% ceramic window tint on side and rear windows
Opti-Guard Leather and Fabric coatings application
Paint protection film / clear bra installation on bumper, front full fenders, full hood, side mirrors, door cups, a-pillars, leading edge of the roof and rocker panels.

































 
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Looks great gentlemen! The grill on the Audi came out incredible!
 
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smack said:
Looks great gentlemen! The grill on the Audi came out incredible!
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Thank you. That grill ate us alive.
 
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that grill came out amazing! I'm pretty much lost of words. Your companies work is the definition of true detailing. I am also pretty much speechless when I saw you applying trim protection with the airbrush! that must make getting into all those small crevices easier and more efficient. keep up the good work.
 
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Wes Bremec said:
that grill came out amazing! I'm pretty much lost of words. Your companies work is the definition of true detailing. I am also pretty much speechless when I saw you applying trim protection with the airbrush! that must make getting into all those small crevices easier and more efficient. keep up the good work.
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Wow, thank you Wes. This feedback helps me continue to aim for the best products and methods I can get. We put our hearts into our projects and it's nice when folks express how they enjoy it as well.

You pretty much hit the nail on the head. The airbrush is, in my opinion, the best solution for engine bay detail conditioner/coating application because it can get an even coating on every hose, clamp or tight area. Those areas a foam applicator or towel can't reach are not an issue for the airbrush.

It takes much longer to do it this way, but we charge a fair penny for our services. Our clients are paying us for an end result that is amazing and we will take the time needed to get it.

Again, thank you for the kind feedback.
 
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Atlanta 2010 Corvette ZR1
Car Detailed at our shop.
Carbon fiber roof, splitter and ground effects corrected and wrapped with clear bra / paint protection film installation

Old yellowing clear bra protection film removed from the hood, bumper, side mirrors and front fenders.

Clear bra installation on the full hood, front bumper, full front fenders and side mirrors.

Because there are issues with the emblems not being placed in the same spot on every zr1, we removed the emblems from the fenders prior to wrapping with paint protection film. This allowed seamless install of the clear bra. I included my measurements diagram and how we install emblems as a visual reference.





























 
Looks awesome! Id like to get into doing the clear bra installs. I think itd be good for buisness
 
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Beautiful work and detail on every job you guys do and you always go above and beyond on each car. Just curious how many guys you got working for you or do you do everything yourself.
 
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nicksregalss said:
Looks awesome! Id like to get into doing the clear bra installs. I think itd be good for buisness
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Clear bra can be the biggest pain in the butt. Once you learn it, it's swell and the pain in the butt tends to be minor. But I would say getting really good at clear bra installations is more demanding than becoming good at paint correction by quite some bit.

In short, get ready for frustration for some time.

Chris@AutoCleanse said:
Beautiful work and detail on every job you guys do and you always go above and beyond on each car. Just curious how many guys you got working for you or do you do everything yourself.
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Thanks Chris.

I have 1 full-time employee and I am interviewing a new guy Monday. I handle the tough technical stuff and Tim handles more of the easier stuff while being trained on the "tough stuff".
 
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This one is taking us back to our roots for a bit.

 
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Here are some pictures from a few months ago.

Some ZL1s that we installed Xpel Ultimate on in Alabama.
We are going back to install CQuartz Finest on the first one in a bit more than a month.






 
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Take a look at this Corvette Grand Sport and tell me what parts have paint protection film installed and what parts do not have it. :D

 
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