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Why Detailed Designs Auto Spa should be your choice for clear bra installation in Atlanta

Clear Bra Atlanta

You live in the greater Atlanta area and have just purchased a new car. The dealership has attempted to sell you clear bra but you’ve heard how much they mark it up, are unsure of the ability of their installer and have decided to search for a qualified installer yourself. How do you find the most qualified clear bra installer in the Atlanta area? Let us explain why Detailed Designs Auto Spa is the best solution for your clear bra installation needs.

The industry

Let me take a moment to give you some insight into the clear bra installation market and why it’s important that you’re critical of who installs your clear bra.

For clear bra installers, there are a few routes for going from not installing clear bra to being considered an “installer”. The most preferable routes are either training under another qualified installer, and hoping you’re not being trained with poor habits or an uncritical eye, or you travel to a training center to receive training that lasts only a few days. The other route is to buy a bulk roll of film and just start installing and figure it out as you go. But just because someone received training or they learned on their own does not equate to quality installations while ensuring there is no damage created. The X-factor in clear bra installation is the eye for detail and mentality of the installer. Some guys are just not cut out to install film because they are hung up on being fast, trying to salvage installed film that should be replaced or don’t care to give it the added time and attention it requires.

A large amount of dealerships appear to use the guys who buy bulk film and wing it on the install. This is apparent when looking at an installation that has inconsistent edges. The draw for many installers and dealerships who use this type of installer is that there is lower overhead. Using the computer run vinyl plotters to cut the precision patterns is expensive and requires a location to cut the patterns. We believe there is a place for custom cut installations. But that it should mostly be kept for installations that do not have precision computer cut patterns available.

A bad bulk clear bra installation
Poorly installed clear bra

One of our quality clear bra installations
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Unskilled bulk installers regularly cut through the film which causes cuts in the paint. It’s not unusual for us to remove another bulk installers film and find cuts to the paint.

Detailed Designs Auto Spa has 3 large format plotters. Our goal is to be able to offer the highest quality precision cut patterns. We’ve been trained by industry professionals from multiple training institutes and have years of real world clear bra installs. We are trained and qualified to safely perform custom clear bra installations as well as installing computer cut patterns.

Who are we?

My name is Jean-Claude Corcoran. I own and operate Detailed Designs Auto Spa and have been a professional in the industry since 2007. I am an apple that didn’t fall from the tree. My father was a car nut and I’ve been my whole life as well. As a car enthusiast, I aim for results that are as close to perfection as possible. My staff and I give you what we would give ourselves for a given service. With our high standards, this translates to quality that is by itself in the Atlanta area. Quality is assured because I take the lead on every project.

What Detailed Designs Auto Spa is not, is a volume shop. In the automotive industry, the big bucks are in volume work which typically translates to dealership work. We’ve focused on caring for automotive enthusiast and the more demanding retail clients. Our integrity to quality forbids us from pursuing volume work. By focusing on clients like you, we are structured to make you our #1 priority.

Detailed Designs Auto Spa has a commercial shop that is dedicated to our craft. We are conveniently located just 13 minutes outside of 285 and less than 1 mile from I-20.

Detailed Designs Auto Spa has a track record of providing some of the finest paint correction services in the United States. Our extensive knowledge of exterior paint care gives us an upper hand when it comes to the preparation and installation of clear bra on automobiles. Many shops choose to take the quickest routes possible when it comes to preparation of the paint for clear bra installation. This leads to extensive damage to the clear coat. Nobody wants swirl marks, marring or scratches in the finish of their new car. Using a shop that specializes in paint correction, like ours, ensures that if/when the clear bra film is removed the paint looks as good as when you left it with us.

With paint correction you get the best looking paint possible
Clear Bra Atlanta

Added value

At Detailed Designs Auto Spa, offering a complete line of new car protection options is important. We are the only shop in Georgia that offers clear bra installations, nano paint coating systems, interior coating options, paint correction and restorative detailing services at one location. Some shops offer individual services. Only Detailed Designs Auto Spa offers this line of services and has a thorough understanding of how they work together. Some of the ways we stay on top of industry trends and advances is by being pre-release product testers, constantly refining our procedures and products use, producing online education content for other professionals, mentoring new industry professionals in other states, offering ongoing car care training for our clients, being an ‘Ask a Pro‘ author and keeping in close contact with other like-minded industry experts.

Communication is one of the most important aspects in business. Instead of building up how well we communicate with our clients, I’ll offer that after a single call you will have a good understanding of how well we communicate and make our focus what your needs are.

We understand that your time is valuable and that’s why we offer automobile and passenger pick up and drop off. Are you too busy to bring your car to us? For a reasonable fee, we will pick up and/or drop off your car after the clear bra has been installed.

The bottom line

We want you to be comfortable with your purchase and experience when doing business with us. It’s easy for any business to claim anything. All of our services are backed by a satisfaction guarantee.

When you call Detailed Designs Auto Spa for your clear bra or paint coating installation, you can know that you’re talking to industry professionals that take pride in their work. As the owner and the team lead on your project, I am always available to my clients. Call us today to learn more about your longterm quality car care options.

By Jean-Claude Corcoran

Restoring a 27k mile Porsche Panamera’s paint and then protecting and easing maintenance with PPF and CQuartz Finest

There is a surprising amount of owners who come to us looking to restore a low mileage car that has hammered paint and then wanting a quality longterm solution for protecting and easing maintenance after the restoration. Our paint correction service is designed to permanently repair existing surface defects such as swirl marks, acid rain etching, bird dropping and bug marks and oxidation. But how does an owner maintain the corrected surface moving forward? Paint protection film, known as clear bra, and paint coating systems like CQuartz Finest provide that added protection along with previously unavailable ease of maintenance.

Our paint correction and restoration services will take your paint to a level that no dealership or other corner detail shops can reach. Between our extensive experience with paint correction, desire to produce the highest quality work without cut corners, the experience we offer owners of fine automobiles and exclusive services, Detailed Designs Auto Spa is the most qualified to restore and protect your automobile’s finish.

This 27,000 mile Porsche Panamera is another example of the quality we produce. It came in with extensive damage to the clear coat and left with amazing paint after experiencing our Gold package paint correction service. After restoring the paint, all panels except for the hatch(per the owner’s request) were wrapped with paint protection film (clear bra) and then coated with CQuartz Finest.

We invested over 55 hours into restoring just the paint with our Gold package. Now, it’s not common that paint correction takes this long to accomplish. The damage on this Panamera just so happened to be intense enough that we had to pour more than the usual amount of time into it.

The following shots of the project consist of befores, some half done shots(along with some pictures showing how we get our 50/50 shots) and some afters.

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Roof(a lot of real estate that is not the easiest to get to!)

Before roof paint restorationAfter paint correction roof

A pillars, rear fender and hatch

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Beginning the Paint Protection Film installation with the hood.

Detailed Designs Auto Spa Paint Protection Film Installation

When we were finished with the clear bra installation, we applied 2 coatings of CQuartz Finest to all exterior painted and surfaces with clear bra installed. Since completing the project, the owner has returned to discuss maintenance and he is completely blown away with the ease of maintenance that CQuartz Finest gives him. We now have quite a few Atlanta Porsches rolling around with CQuartz Finest. Cquartz Finest certainly gives the depth, gloss and ease of maintenance that many are looking for.

The time between finishing the project, which took weeks, and the client showing up to pick up the Panamera was only a few hours of an afternoon. We didn’t have ideal lighting for the most amazing photographs. But we do feel that even with less than ideal photography conditions you can get an idea of how amazing this Porsche came out.

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By Jean-Claude Corcoran

Tesla Model S Clear Bra Paint Protection Film Installation and Modesta BC-04 application

Tesla Model S Clear Bra Modesta BC-04 Atlanta Detailed Designs Auto Spa

We at Detailed Designs Auto Spa were proud to have another Tesla Model S visit us for a paint protection film (known as clear bra) installation and Modesta BC-04 application recently. While a lot of our Tesla Model S clients visit us from the Atlanta area, this one joined us from Athens, GA. -which made it the second Tesla Model S to come to us from Athens, GA.

The owner of this Tesla Model S was originally looking for Modesta BC-04 and considered layering Modesta BC-05 on top of it. Coupled with extensive clear bra coverage on the front end, this Tesla MS would be better protected from rock chips and easier to maintain with the long term in mind. After multiple conversations, the owner started to lean towards even more extensive clear bra coverage. She was wanting full coverage on the hood, front fenders, front bumper, rear bumper, all 4 doors, rear fenders as well as the side view mirrors. Basically, the only areas not covered by clear bra was the roof and rear hatch. At this point I suggested her husband and her save some money by only having Modesta BC-04 installed. While BC-05 on top of BC-04 would look amazing. Having such extensive clear bra coverage as well as keeping value per dollar spent reasonable meant that I didn’t see quite as much value layering multiple coatings over such extensive clear bra coverage. We discussed the subject and she agreed.

The big question would be the absolute condition of the paint when it arrived. A number of weeks ago, Tesla implemented the use of a waiver for new Tesla Model S owners who wish for their service center/delivery center detailer to not touch the cars. After working with Tesla on a mutual client’s repair, I was confidant that this waiver was in place for a reason that was structured around protecting their new Tesla owners. The waiver, in short, stated that if the new owner chose to forego allowing the Tesla authorized detailers to work on the car, the owner is releasing Tesla from liability associated with the cosmetics of the car. No doubt there was a catalyst for this. But the shame is that it’s not impossible for authorized detailers to make mistakes and cause new damage that would drive up the cost for owners who wanted perfect paint prior to having a coating applied. After a long discussion with the owner and exploring her options, we both felt it was in her best interest to allow their detail shop to do what they are paid to do and then we will address whatever comes. This way if there was any damage, she could have the assurance that she wouldn’t be up the river without a paddle.

The day the car arrived, the owner and her husband drove it straight to our shop. We inspected the car as quickly as we could given their tight schedule to get back on the road.

After washing the car we got to give her the good news that we did not see anything that typical prep work would not address. This meant they were able to keep $1.2k+ in their pocket. This was money they were willing to spend should the paint merit it. We at Detailed Designs Auto Spa love being able to save clients money. This is one of the reasons people bring their cars to us. We have a reputation for not up selling or looking for excuses for clients to spend their money.

The end game was us performing the following services:
Clear Bra Paint Protection Film Installation on:
Full hood, full front fenders, front bumper, side mirrors, all 4 doors, rear fenders and full rear bumper. (with a specific request to wrap all possible edges)
And then all prep work for a coating application and installation of Modesta BC-04 as well as Opti-Glass Pro for all exterior glass surfaces. (the inside of all of the door shuts and hatch were coated as well)

Please enjoy some of the photographs that we took through the project.

Installation of paint protection film with wrap coverage on the doors.
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Removal of some frunk(front trunk) trim to allow wrapping of paint protection film.
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Application of Modesta BC-04.
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How clean we wrap.
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Did we mention that we did a custom rear bumper installation? Complete coverage edge to edge.
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Complete exterior shots with clear bra as well as Modesta BC-04 installed.
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Detailed Designs Auto Spa continues to offer the pinnacle of auto detailing, paint protection film installation, paint correction and automotive paint coating systems to Atlanta, GA. and all of the southeast. We are the only authorized Modesta coatings installer in Georgia. No other shop has our variety of quality coating systems, paint protection film installation, extensive paint correction services and full-time shop’s level of service all under the same roof and with an industry expert as the lead on all projects.

By Jean-Claude Corcoran

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Jean-Claude Corcoran
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