Black Toyota 86

Some time ago, we performed a paint correction on a black Subaru BRZ. Now it was time time for its twin, a black Toyota 86. Black is the hardest colour to work with, with every single swirl and scratch visible under any light, so it's important to get the paint as smooth as possible before the Opti-Coat application. However once the car is corrected and Opti-Coat is applied, there is nothing quite as glossy or 'wet' looking as a freshly corrected black car. Enjoy the photos.

The car as presented. Needed a wash, and the car lacked any real gloss or depth, the hallmarks of a black car:





Starting with the wheels and a wash of the car:





The car was full of scratches:









Luckily the paint on these cars is quite soft, so a short while later we had a flawless finish:

Getting ready to Opti-Coat:



And the end result is a beautiful, glossy, wet looking car:

Unfortunately, when the client came to pick up the car the following day, it was raining. However this was a perfect opportunity to show off Opti-Coat's amazing ability to bead water:





Please contact us if you're interested in making your car look as good as possible!

Lime Green Hyundai Veloster

Who here remembers when Hyundai came out with the Excel for $13,990 drive away? I think it was in the late 90's, and my brother and I had recently moved to Australia from England. Whilst great value for a new car, although there are now cheaper options from the likes of Daihatsu, most people would agree that the Excel was possibly the worst car ever made.

However, Hyundai have evolved, and much like how the Japanese manufacturers beat the American's after a few failures, it seems the likes of Kia and Hyundai will soon be beating the Japanese! And this lime green Veloster shows why. A truly unique design, with a unique three door design, the Veloster has looks and performance to boot, with a turbocharged version to rival the Golf GTI also available.

This particular example was brought to us shortly after being driven from the dealership. True to form, the car was not detailed by the dealer, but due to the weather, it did have a lot of watermarks, dust and dirt. After a thorough clean, a mild paint correction was performed to maximise the shine before locking it in with Opti-Coat ceramic paint protection. Enjoy the photos, click to see bigger versions, and please contact us to find out more.

The roof needed some TLC:



Bug residue:



Scratching on the trims:



Another scratch:


Eating away at built up brake dust on the wheels with some cleaner:





And after our magic touch:

And we have another one!

The Toyota 86/Subaru BRZ is an extremely hot car right now. So much so that we have probably done at least a dozen of them over the past 8 months. There are a lot more on the road, but unfortunately it seems many of them were sucked into purchasing the dealer provided paint protection. It seems a lot of people find it hard to say no to a an attractive blonde offering them paint protection! Don't fall for it guys, its a trap!

Thankfully, Shaun knew what the right thing to do with his brand new 86, and even asked the dealer to abstain from detailing the car, as always requested by us. The burnt orange colour looks fantastic from factory, and even better once we've jewelled the paint and topped it with some gloss enhancing Opti-Coat. Enjoy the photos!





















Love these cars. Would love to get one eventually, and turbocharge it to make around 300kw!

Tax Return Time!

Tax return time is soon on us! Rather than blow your money, why not invest in something will help preserve value, like Opti-Coating your car? A paint correction and paint protection package for your car will increase and preserve the value of you vehicle, and will pay for itself in time and money saved in car care!

Roys Skyline 370GT

After Opti-Coating his brother's brand new Toyota 86, Roy came to us to look at his recently imported Nissan Skyline 370GT. You don't see a lot of these on the road, which is a shame as they are a great looking, comfortable and powerful GT cruiser!

Being secondhand, Roy was keen to get the car's condition back to new, so after some discussion we settled on a stage 3 paint correction with added Opti-Coat to lock in the shine and provide protection for years to come.

As always click on the photos to see the larger version.

The car came in full of swirls, water spots and dirt. 

Foam bath:

Clay bar:



Cleaning the wheels:



Lots of swirls, scratches, watermarks and RIDs:









Taping off the car for testing:





After many, many hours, a flawless finish:











Some daytime shots with Opti-Coat applied:











We also restored the headlights:




I'm sure you'll agree the car came up looking better than new! Please contact us to discuss how we can do the same for your car!

Till then, stay away from automated car washes!

Got Leather?

Got a new car? Got an old car? Got Leather? Got Vinyl? Then you NEED Opti-Guard leather and vinyl.

Opti-Guard Leather & Vinyl creates a hydrophobic coating to protect coated leather and vinyl surfaces from premature aging, cracking and other damage such as colour transfer and staining of leather seats.

Opti-Guard Leather & Vinyl is manufactured using an acrylic hybrid resin that allows a strong, flexible coating for these softer surfaces with complete protection from UV damage. Opti-Guard Leather & Vinyl is resistant to chemicals providing mulit-year protection which is unheard of for leather coatings. It contains special matting agents to maintain the original factory appearance of the surfaces it is applied to.Apply Opti-Guard Leather & Vinyl to leather seats, vinyl dashboards, leather ands vinyl trim pieces or convertible tops for complete protection inside and out.

It's like Opti-coat for the inside! Contact us to find out more.