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Old 04-28-15, 03:24 PM
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Originally Posted by bnizzle87
One of my favorite shots! So difficult to detail, especially when the battle against swirls and imperfections never ends. But there is no greater color IMO when it's detailed completely. Hard work, great products, elbow grease, and an orbital go a long way.

Awesome! I have Obsidian and %#}**.
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Originally Posted by zmcgovern4
Yep, the paint was in overall good shape... as to be expected with a new car.

We were able to make some improvements though...

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In the end, we had about 16 hours of time into this new car prep. Turned out great
what does a job like this usually cost?

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Originally Posted by GH5T
what does a job like this usually cost?
It's going to vary greatly depending on your area and the actual service and products used.

This was our highest level service which featured an extensive cleaning & decontamination process, followed by any necessary correction & polishing, the paint was then coated in several coats of CQuartz Finest, the trim coated with CQuartz DLUX, the wheels also coated with DLUX, and the glass coated with several coats of CQuartz Forte. We charged $1100 for this particular job as it was a smaller, new car.
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Originally Posted by zmcgovern4
It's going to vary greatly depending on your area and the actual service and products used.

This was our highest level service which featured an extensive cleaning & decontamination process, followed by any necessary correction & polishing, the paint was then coated in several coats of CQuartz Finest, the trim coated with CQuartz DLUX, the wheels also coated with DLUX, and the glass coated with several coats of CQuartz Forte. We charged $1100 for this particular job as it was a smaller, new car.

That's pretty reasonable considering my last quote was without the DLUX and Forte! Plus you're doing it!
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can you point me in the direction of one of your associates in the DC MD VA area?
Old 04-30-15, 01:46 AM
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Nice photos ya got here.
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Originally Posted by GH5T
can you point me in the direction of one of your associates in the DC MD VA area?
You can find a complete list of CQuartz Finest installers HERE.

Remember... if they aren't on the installer map, they are not a Finest installer. There are many people these days trying to claim they are installing Finest (and other pro products) when in fact they are only using the consumer products.
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We've got a brand new 2016 RS7 to play with Will receive CQuartz Finest on all exterior paint, CQuartz DLUX on wheels and trim, and CQuartz Forte on glass. Not a bad way to start off a new car!
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That is foam ****-- you made the car so damn wet.
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I guess this counts as a reflection shot. 105/205.

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Originally Posted by zmcgovern4


We've got a brand new 2016 RS7 to play with Will receive CQuartz Finest on all exterior paint, CQuartz DLUX on wheels and trim, and CQuartz Forte on glass. Not a bad way to start off a new car!
Nice! Def. the right way to start off with a new car!!
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Originally Posted by lexi90
Nice! Def. the right way to start off with a new car!!
Thanks... she turned out great!











such an awesome car!
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Also coated a friend's car this weekend with the new 22ple VX3 Signature Glass Coating.... talk about STUPID amounts of gloss.
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Its amazing how far these products have come even in the last 5 years.
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Fresh ceramic coating

Fresh candy paint and ceramic pro coating
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