October in the Studio:
Heavy Corrections & Winter Prep

I had a cracking GR86 in for the works. After 18 years at Toyota, getting to work on their engineering always feels like home to me.

I started with a full deep decontamination to pull all the embedded iron and road film off the bodywork. Once it was stripped back, I ran a multi-stage paint correction to drop out the swirl marks and get the clear coat perfect, then sealed the lot with a 7-year ceramic coating. The gloss on this thing is unreal now, and it's fully protected for the long haul.

This M4 got a massive overhaul from the ground up. We went wheels-off for a full chassis wash, followed by a dedicated chassis protectant to keep the winter salt at bay.

Up top, it had a multi-stage paint correction before I laid down a 7-year ceramic coating on the paint and exterior trim. I also ceramic-coated the wheels inside and out to stop that heavy BMW brake dust from baking on. Finished it off with a light interior valet and coated the leather to stop dye transfer. Proper job.

A beautiful Cayman GTS came in needing a really careful approach to balance the paint correction with the existing Paint Protection Film (PPF).

After a wheels-off deep clean, I machine polished the exposed bodywork to match the rest of the car. I then went over the existing PPF, refinishing it and laying down a dedicated topper coating to bring back its gloss and self-healing properties.

Something a bit different—I had a brand new suspension pack dropped off for a classic Porsche 993 Turbo.

Before it even goes near the car, I spray-applied a high-heat ceramic coating to the entire setup. Doing it off the car means absolute 100% coverage. It adds massive long-term durability and means the owner can just pressure-wash the arches in the future and the dirt will fall right off.

The best time to protect a car is the day you pick it up. This brand-new Cupra came straight in for a New Car Ceramics Package.

Even fresh from the dealer, cars always have light wash marring, so I gave it a single-stage machine polish to maximize the gloss before locking it all under a 7-year ceramics package. It’s now actually ready for the road.