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      02-18-2019, 03:23 PM   #23
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Congrats looks great, Sophistico?
It’s actually Sapphire black doing a great job of reflecting the sophisto grey UK sky!!
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      02-19-2019, 10:43 AM   #24
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Looks stunning mate congrats!! How are you getting on with it? I'm collecting mine this weekend.
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      02-19-2019, 11:20 AM   #25
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Looks stunning mate congrats!! How are you getting on with it? I'm collecting mine this weekend.
I’ve only had about an hour with my car! I picked it up Monday morning and it’s currently sitting with my detailer until end of the week.

Only a few more days for you!
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      02-19-2019, 11:26 AM   #26
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Lovely. We can compare notes over the weekend as I've got a few long(ish) drives planned for then
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      02-19-2019, 11:31 AM   #27
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Lovely. We can compare notes over the weekend as I've got a few long(ish) drives planned for then
Good luck with the collection! I’ll look out for you around London!
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      02-19-2019, 03:51 PM   #28
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I’ve only had about an hour with my car! I picked it up Monday morning and it’s currently sitting with my detailer until end of the week.

Only a few more days for you!
Who is your detailer?
What are you having detailed?
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      02-20-2019, 04:53 PM   #29
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Lovely. We can compare notes over the weekend as I've got a few long(ish) drives planned for then
Good luck with the collection! I’ll look out for you around London!
For sure. Where in London are you? If you're ever around west give me a shout and we'll grab a beer 👍🏽
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I picked up my car yesterday from my detailer! Andy & Daniel at Unique Detail have done an amazing job!! I had the new car detail and CarPro CQuartz Finest Reserve ceramic coating.






I love this last pic - but I have to admit that it's rather flattering because the paint is no way this smooth. The reality is the usual orange peel effect of machine sprayed paint.

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      02-23-2019, 03:51 PM   #31
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Car looking fantastic

The last pic was great, near mirror finish (also amazed about that floor standing speaker in the background)...

Anyhow, car manufacturers intentionally leave a certain degree of orange peel on the clear coat as a camouflage for defects, since a perfect mirror finish will show all the imperfections on the surface and it'll be a nightmare for quality control before the car is sold, as well as consumer maintenance headaches post sale.
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      02-23-2019, 04:03 PM   #32
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How long did it take
And how much was it

Thank you
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      02-24-2019, 12:02 AM   #33
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Wow - that looks shiny!!
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Looking even better now - stunning
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      02-24-2019, 08:04 AM   #35
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How long did it take
And how much was it

Thank you

I paid £725. It took about 3.5 days.
https://www.unique-detail.co.uk/new-car-protection/

They're based in Toddington.
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      02-24-2019, 03:06 PM   #36
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That is a bit of car porn.
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