As delivered. The owner had not washed the car at all in the last couple of months since picking it up from the dealer

Lots of caked on brake dust. The owner wanted the wheels coated also

On to Befores and Afters. Overall the condition wasn't too bad. Some very light swirling and hazing with the odd bit here and there which needed more attention

General hazing

A mark which I assume is from the shipping process. I did feel lightly etched though as opposed to adhesive residue so maybe some light acid attack of some description while on the docks

General water spotting

Light swirling and hazing

Some deeper RIDs above the driver's door

Micromarring/Hazing

More hazing

Here is a pic after the two stage correction. No coatings. Bare panel only. This gives an idea of the level of gloss achieved 'in the panel' without any additional gloss from coatings

Here are the final pics. The S3 got two layers of Opti-Coat Pro+ including the wheel faces.