We have a pretty rare car on our hands this round. Its a vintage Lotus Esprit fully restored to factory standard. It was briefed by the owner himself that it was repainted by a very skillful painter and also the colour chosen was from the Aston Martin Vanquish! This is the 4th car the owner had us worked on. Well, lets begin.
Upon arrival, the car was parked in a semi covered area, whereby tree leaves, tree sap, and bird droppings were visible.
Without wasting time, we proceed to inspecting the paint. Its was almost mint but with some coarse finishing from the painters.
Some light contamination and also haziness on the clear coat.
The paint was not at its best state but its nothing major.
Zoom in and we spotted some keep swirls on the frontal part of the car.
Some minor uneven clear coat.
a deep scratch.
Another visible deep swirled area.
From far, these swirls are not very visible, but it doesn’t mean we skip it.
We gave the car a wash, clay and immediately started on the paint correction.
So after the paint correction, we restored the colour and also removed all of the swirls.
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A closer zoom in look on the paint condition.
The wheels were also repainted and it was a pain in the a** to clean. We manage to clean up all of them and got them coated.
As for the results.
This is the 3rd car the owner had us restore and coat. The Mercedes 300SE is more than20 years old but you’ll be surprise how good its been maintained.
Before we start, check out the previous BMW E34 that we restored previously!
As usual we did the standard walk around inspection.
The car was in a rather clean condition as its rarely used.
We found some scratches on the front hood.
Spotted some polish/wax residue,
Found some weird red dots on the paint. Suspected to be from trees.
More scuffs found on the fenders.
Some finer scratches found even with natural lighting
A clearer view on the scratches.
A close look on the paint reveals the haziness.
Our lighting also revealed the very minor swirls that are covering the shine.
After an extensive wash, we removed most contamination of the paint and revealed the true condition.
After some paint correction. This is the restored surface. Checkout the colour difference.
Some minor micro swirls were left behind but its not very visible.
The wheels were at its best ever condition. It practically looks new.
but we still clean up the edges.
and finally got them a nice coat of Opti-Coat™Pro
The results of good surface preparation and the quality of Opti-Coat™Pro.
This is a Fiat X1/9. Made in the 80s, its the come back when Fiat almost went bust. The owner of this collectible cars were quite concerned about the paint work as it has been sitting outdoors most of the time. Being said, we were called once again to restore this mighty Fiat.
Upon arrival, we did our usual walk around to inspect the paint.
It had definitely been repainted in some point of her life. But the paint was holding up quite well.
The owner had 3 huge German Shepherds. They were all very hyper active. Hence, dog scratches.
More Feline Picasso.
Some hologram found on the paint.
Some areas had light swirls.
Some areas had light swirls, holograms, and waterspot stains.
But most areas were just swirls.
After paint correction.
Deep scratches and swirls. Before.
After.
Swirls Before.
Swirls after.
Dog scratches were reduced but it was too deep.
As a result of a 6hour paint correction. Here are the results after Opti-Coat™Pro.
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