After working with this client on his Interlagos Blue M5 (SpeedFreak Detailed: "Shopper1590"s 16k mile Interlagos Blue M5 resurrection! - BMW M5 Forum and M6 Forums), as well as some work on his previous Range Rover, he's become a great client and friend of mine.

A few weeks ago he called to inform me he was picking up a brand new black 2012 Range Rover Supercharged, and wanted it prepped correctly. What beautiful SUVs these trucks are! The metallic black exterior really stood out against the translucent silver grill accents. The piano black trim, aluminum ringed dials, and all black leather interior are absolutely a work of art.

Being quite familiar with these trucks, and their ultra soft clear coat, I was sure we were in for a bit of correction work. We settled on a one step correction, with room to do multiple steps where needed, and Optimum's Opti Guard to lock in the freshly corrected surface for years to come. We had planned to remove the wheels, clean, and Opti Guard them as well but weren't able to due to weather. They will be done in a couple weeks, as well as applying Optimum's new glass specific coating. The only place M105/PFW was used was for the scratches on the hood. The rest of the correction was attained with a grey pad and 85rd.

The results certainly speak for themselves!


Products used:


1Z W99 cleaner
CG Citrus Wash
Meguiar's APC
Nanoskin Autoscrub
Nanoskin Glide lubricant
M105 on LC PFW pad via FLEX 3401
Menzerna SF4500 (85rd) on LC CCS grey pad via FLEX 3401
Sonax Glass cleaner
Optimum metal polish
Optimum Opti Guard



As seen by the pictures below, the "dealer installed defects" were pretty severe. Buffer trails, swirl marks, and scratches riddled the finish.



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50/50 driver's front door


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driver's rear door 50/50


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Hood post correction, this was the only area that received M105/PFW


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Rear end in need of some attention


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Rotary buffer trails, this is not the first time this area has been visited


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A shot of another area after correction


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passenger front door after correction


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Few shots of the Opti Guard flashing over on the paint surface


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And now, the obligatory "afters"




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Thanks for looking!


-Brian

 

HOLY CRAP!!!

That is awesome work! If I owned that Range Rover, I don't think I would drive it unless it was a perfect nice dry day!