new car prep

Cquartz Finest Paint Coating: Corvette Stingray

Once again Reflections detailing of Utah was given a sweet ride to perfect.   This gem was a New car prep with adding a coating to help protect for years to come.  The coating of choice on this job was Cquartz Finest, which was an excellent choice for its ideal protection and gloss.  When ever a new car comes in to the shop, we need to decon the paint very well.  This entails claying the paint to remove any environmental particles bonded to the paint in the shipping process, stripping any "waxes" that are on the surface, and an inspection to see the condition of the paint before proceeding....

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BMW 2013 550i: New car prep and Opti coat paint and wheels

new car prep and opti coat Pro Utah

Here at Reflections Detailing of Utah I had a mid winter new car prep sent to us.  This car was transported by the dealership in Nebraska, almost 1000 miles, to me here in Utah.  The client is located here in Utah also, but about 120 miles away.  I thank the client for the trust in sending his car to me, without ever stepping foot in my shop before.  I value trust and work very hard to exceed the level they gave me. The client ordered the car back in early December and I was contacted by them about options for its care once it hit the dealership from Europe.  We spoke at length about these...

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FRS new car prep and opti coat or opti guard paint coating

I get many questions regarding new cars, I thought I would create an article about a new car prep.  Since this car also was going to get Optimums Opti coat  I'll explain the benefit of that coating. When the client contacted me prior to shipment of the car we talked about what he was wanting, his concerns, and his desires.  It was established the very first thing he needed to do was contact the salesman and the maintenance manager and mandate no dealership prep will be done to this car.  Yes he needed to mandate with a high level of furver that they were to not wash, dress, or try and improve...

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