Detailed Designs

1,053 miles separate the owner and our facility but still, this is the 2nd car he has had us perform our services on. He wanted the best we had and that's what he got.

We picked the car up from the dealership out of state and towed it back to our facility in our enclosed car hauler.
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Once back in our facility, we began by performing a thorough and safe wash and decontamination to strip away any wax, sealant, glaze, bonded contaminates or polish residue. This allowed us to inspect the condition of the clear coat. As you can see in the video, the clear coat had intensive sanding marks, scratches and haze. We performed a paint correction service to level the defects before installing paint protection film.

The video shows off how even brand new cars can have intensive damage without any street miles or the dealership's hands touching it. This was how the car came to us from the factory.

Once the car was perfected, we washed it again to remove existing dust and started on a full body paint protection film wrap.

After the wrap was completed, we installed Modesta BC-04 to give it the most mac-daddy gloss possible coupled with the easiest washes imaginable.

The wheels and calipers were coated with Modesta BC-06 which has industry leading heat resistance to ensure track time never breaks down the coating.

Finally, when she was all buttoned up she was towed back up to Michigan.

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RealityGT

^Do you recommend applying nano coatings after PPF?
Is there any benefit to applying on the paint prior to PPF install?

LexVan

Great craftsmanship. Is the heat step required to cure the Modesta, or only as a way to accelerate the curing process for on-time customer delivery? Time & temp? Thank you.

timwu12

wow, i took a look at your links and your work is amazing!

what's it cost for your full body clear bra + modesta on paint and glass? I read in your white GT3 job thread that you spent north of 100 hours on labor, I can't imagine what that job would've cost!

STG

Always amazing

LexVan

This is a $10-12k service and product offering, I'm sure.

porscheflat6

What is the cost of this service? I will be having 991.2 GT3 coming this fall and would be interested in getting type of work done once delivered.

tstafford

My understanding is the best bet is to apply the PPF before nano but after correction. The nano can impact adhesion of the PPF.

timwu12

Also, JC, what's your take on clear bra'ing immediately after delivery with all the talk regarding the paint outgassing?

bronson7

This is correct, first PPF then a nano coating.

RealityGT

TY sir..

Detailed Designs

If you go with a coating and PPF, always install the coating over the PPF. In short, installing a coating first is a waste in my opinion.

Thank you very much.

The shortwave infrared curing process is required for Modesta. While many have adopted this process as a flashy marketing ploy, the specific reason we use a short wave IR process is to ensure the base layer of the coating is cured before it leaves. This has been mandatory for Modesta coatings from day 1. The energy penetrates the coating and heats the substrate. It is not a means to completely cure the Modesta glass coating. Even after the IR process, Modesta coatings require 2 weeks to completely cure the whole membrane. The thickness of the Modesta/glass(silica/si02) coating simply requires time and there is no substitute.

Modesta requires a temp of 50-60 degrees Celsius for 15 minutes. It doesn't seem like much until you realize that getting every portion of the paint to that temp is quite time consuming. There is a ton of real estate on even a 991. Even with our programmable IR 3 tube lamps, the process takes many hours to complete.

Thank you for the kind words. I will relay your sentiments to my guys. Every single project is a team effort. While it's my vision and training, all of us work very hard to make each project what it is.

The range of our services range greatly. For new car protection services, one can spend, on the low end, about $1300. On the high end, someone can spend $15,000. Think of it much like how much a "911 costs". Optioned out, a "911" can be $245k. Base with zero options is about $91k. But no matter what, it will have "PORSCHE" on the back.

Thank you!

I will leave what the tab was up to the owner to express should he wish to.

If you would like to discuss options, feel free to reach out to me personally. Trust me when I say I spend a ton of time going over educating our clients and ensuring we create a great solution for each one. Before you make your choice, you will know more about these services than many professionals in my industry do.

Bingo. There are nuances that can affect this statement but for the masses, this is the best and simplest information to digest.

qbix

It's a top notch work, no questions asked.
But it makes me think how afterwards you look after this kind of protection? I mean it's more worth now than painting the bumper and hood a couple of times so from financial point of view it doesn't make sense. On top of that a car will always look much better without the wrap.
I was thinking long about doing exactly the same job to my car as I track it occasionally. And knowing my luck the stone is anyway going to hit the place which is not protected! For the time being I am using paint shied that does the job but is huge PITA to apply before each trackday (2-3h job). And I also have paint corrected and ceramic coating

Nevertheless great result!

Detailed Designs

There isn't a great way for me to respond other than sounding like I am trying to sell it ... I don't mean to sound that way.

How one cares for the car after this service is very straight forward. Use proper car care. There is nothing complicated to the ongoing care and that's a big benefit that moves many to do it. One just washes with the right tools and right chemicals. There are some maintenance sprays used once in a while but they are as easy to use as a quick detailer. It will reward proper care with a car that looks better than otherwise possible. Impact damage from debris thrown up off the road will be greatly minimized(in most cases, owners never have a penetration but it is possible to have something penetrate as it's not a silver bullet for keeping a car perfect), scuffs from people rubbing against the car will be completely gone, vandalism isn't near as great a concern, natural elements will never penetrate the film and affect the paint and it will look pretty incredible with just good car care habits.

To the point of how it looks I can offer this.
We have people come to my shop for consultations all the time. Depending on the day and the projects we are working on, they may come in when we have completed a PPF wrap that covers the full front clip but nothing else. Literally more times than I can recall, someone has walked up and ask why the owner did not have PPF installed. They were under the impression that they could tell when PPF was installed. Some have even come in for detailing, mocked the idea of PPF and then walked out and into that scenario. They changed their mind after that.

For the owner who hates sand pitting/blasting and rock chips, they think a PPF wrapped surface looks superior. But this is where I think there is a divide among owners. Here's the bottom line on the topic. It's not for everyone. Some love it, some don't care for it and some walk in a gray area between the two. But for owners who dread a respray and all the negatives that tend to come with a respray, not having PPF installed is not an option.

If one gets a service like this, get it for yourself. Sure, there will be benefits when it comes to selling the car. But the peace of mind it offers the current owner is the biggest benefit. Just hop in and enjoy the car....don't sweat the small stuff.