maxepr1@gmail.com Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 Customer of mine has been telling me for along time about his Tesla coming soon but had no idea it would end up being 3 years! Well he calls me up New Years day to tell me it's on its way! Delivered to his home on Jan. 4 in the evening he couldn't really examine it good. He brought it to me few days later to look at it and take it for a spin! Metallic Blue is the color and tracers and RIDS all over it! Damaged chrome trim and chips and dents in the drivers rear quarter/bumper area! He opted for a full correction and Opti-Coat. After taking some paint readings and consulting with ScottWax, we set a date to get after it! Paint was actually pretty soft and fairly easy to correct, but I had readings in the mid 60's in spots, I knew this wasn't going to get fully corrected. After telling my client the bad news he said just do what you can. So here we go! When the car arrived it was raining and it was supposed to get cold so I took no wash pictures. Not much really to see. Sonax FE on the rims Dawn wash/ Iron X treatment Clay magic Flex OPT MF Polishing Pad and OPT HP Flex OPT MF Polishing Pad and 106FA on the heavier spots Opti-Coat A pillars looked like this Found bristles stuck around the car tapped in different area's! I still don't know why 100K+ cars go through tunnel washes before leaving the factory?? Huge hatch area! Interior just needed a basic wipedown nothing fancy. Very simple clean with a large 17" monitor. Damage in a 12" area, looks like salt truck damage? 30-40 dents and chips in a 1 foot area. Panoramic roof option Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHALM Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 Lucky! Looks great!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lamarzocco Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 Wow, mine wasn't as bad. My Tesla came with lots of holograms and a few scratches Iron-X decon ONR wash Optimum Polish II Optimum Finish ONR Wash Opti-Coat 2.0 Before: After Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perfections Detail Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 2 beautiful cars! Can't believe a 3 year wait though, that's nuts!! Good thing you made it look perfect after he had to wait that long! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxepr1@gmail.com Posted January 18, 2013 Author Share Posted January 18, 2013 Lucky! Looks great!!!! Thank you! Very, very cool. Thanks! Who said electric cars had to be ugly! 2 beautiful cars! Can't believe a 3 year wait though, that's nuts!! Good thing you made it look perfect after he had to wait that long! Thanks John! You can buy the executive plan which speeds up delivery to 8-10 months but that costs another $35K! If you don't pay you wait! This is the first Model S in the Metroplex in blue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beetlevw72 Posted January 20, 2013 Share Posted January 20, 2013 Nice job to both of you! I honestly am not a fan of the Roadster but I really do like the Model S. Tesla makes, in my opinion, a much nicer car than Fisker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CallMeWags Posted January 27, 2013 Share Posted January 27, 2013 Great job on both cars! I had a chance to spend a brief amount of time with a Model S on Friday and it is an amazing car. Really liked the retracting door handles and that touchscreen! I have to admit that I was impressed with the build quality as well. Holograms and scratches aside what did you guys think of the paint otherwise? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxepr1@gmail.com Posted February 5, 2013 Author Share Posted February 5, 2013 Great job on both cars! I had a chance to spend a brief amount of time with a Model S on Friday and it is an amazing car. Really liked the retracting door handles and that touchscreen! I have to admit that I was impressed with the build quality as well. Holograms and scratches aside what did you guys think of the paint otherwise? I thought it was pretty good. I've seen better and worse. There prep department needs work though. 100K plus vehicles should be done by pro detailers in my opinion but that's never going to happen with people accepting subpar deliveries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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