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  1. Jsmooth

    2013 Tesla Model S Jet black full correction and Opti Coat Pro - Orinda Auto Detail

    From the factory massive amounts of compounding dust all over the car. I removed the plastic cover to clean the jamb. Here is after just compounding. I would bore you guys to death with all the swirl and scratch removal if you want to see all 100 pics I took while doing this feel free to...
  2. Jsmooth

    2013 Tesla Model S Jet black full correction and Opti Coat Pro - Orinda Auto Detail

    This weekend I had another Tesla S in for full correction and Opti-Coat pro application. To say the least this car was HAMMERED from the factory. You name it rids, halo's, pig tails(sanding marks) every where, and the paint just looked lifeless for a jet black car with less than 1500 miles on...
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    Orinda Auto Detail - Head light resto 101

    Ok I'm gonna start like this to get your attention Ever try to buff out something like this? Probably did not go well at all! These tricks are nothing new but at the request of some Detail buddies I'm gonna do a step by step for you. Things you'll need- Sand paper 320 grit(rare you need this...
  4. Jsmooth

    Orinda Auto Detail - 2012 Range Rover Extensive correction

    Thank you all for your kind words!
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    Orinda Auto Detail - 2012 Range Rover Extensive correction

    This was my weekend project, I started on this truck on Friday morning and finished it on Sunday morning more than 48 hours after starting. Total time was close 25 hours and this was just an exterior correction. For a 10k mile truck I could tell it had never seen a proper bath. It had been...
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    Dark Side Detail - Black Navigator correction and Electronics upgrades!

    Thank you and it did suck but I charged a lot to miss sleep because I had to be back at the other shop at 9am. So it worked out $$$$$. And not sure what they were I think I was half asleep when I was polishing them but SRC Finishing knocked out 95% of anything on them. Thank you! Yeah if you...
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    Dark Side Detail - Black Navigator correction and Electronics upgrades!

    I did this thrashed truck at my other shop in walnut creek. It came in for a navi/bluetooth/backup camera/drop down over head DVD/blue tooth ect... Basically making it more modern with some tech upgrades. After finishing the install on the electronic upgrades I had a customer reschedule for...
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    Hyundai solid white paint.... is this a hard paint ?

    Ummmm never heard this before.....
  9. Jsmooth

    Hyundai solid white paint.... is this a hard paint ?

    They call scratch resistant.... But it scratched easy and is actually scratch removal resistant. Glad u got it figured out
  10. Jsmooth

    Black Tohoe = Lots of fun

    Thank you
  11. Jsmooth

    Black Tohoe = Lots of fun

    Post pics!!! And have fun with top.. That was hell on that one. Latter and buffing never feels right lol
  12. Jsmooth

    Hyundai solid white paint.... is this a hard paint ?

    Yeah that sucked lol. Hard hard paint
  13. Jsmooth

    Hyundai solid white paint.... is this a hard paint ?

    New Hyundai have super hard paint check it out http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/show-n-shine/58424-orinda-auto-detail-etched-water-spot-removal.html to get water spots off and swirls out I was heavy cutting the paint
  14. Jsmooth

    Orinda Auto Detail - Jet Black 650ci

    Thanks guys! I love doing cars like this. As much it sucks because its a ton of work the turn around makes it worth it IMO. I love the blackfire Duo sooooo much that I bugged Todd Helme for 6 months till he made me gallons of both :P I'm only one in the world with them lol
  15. Jsmooth

    Black Tohoe = Lots of fun

    Thank you everyone!
  16. Jsmooth

    Black Tohoe = Lots of fun

    I personally ipa wipe panel between steps, but I like to get one panel perfect at time on a full correction like this was. Tips are hard to give... Now days there's so many polishers, polishes, pads, ect.... That you can get Similar results with a million combos. GM black is usually hard paint...
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    Black Tohoe = Lots of fun

    Sorry for the delayed response, The whole truck was corrected using UNO V4 and Menz rd85. It was about 30 hours all in on that one.
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