Wow! My car looks absolutely amazing thanks to Nick and his team.
Life has been really crazy for the past several months since receiving my 2017 Grand Sport Corvette back from Nick and the crew at Oakes Detail, but this weekend I got to take her cover off and take her out for a Cars & Coffee and a few laps around the city.
Some background......
I have known Nick since around 2008-2009ish, when I first brought my 2008 STI to him for correction work/ceramic coating. Back then, it was just him and his desire to be the best paint corection specialist in the area. He quickly became my car's best friend. Every single experience from my 2008 STI, to my 2001 Honda S2000 (which he removed the words "Wash Me" that were etched into the hood from someone wiping the phrase into the dirt on the hood) to this brand new 2017 Grand Sport Corvette has been a pleasure to deal with Nick. In the early days of his opening, he would personally run me around to my work or home after dropping off a car and these days, he has a SICK tow-rig to transport cars, even in the dead of winter. I received my Corvette in November, had Nick wrap the whole thing in clear vinyl, after doing a factory-delivery correction and complete ceramic coating. In total, it was over $6,000 in work that I do not regret or miss in any way shape or form. Every cent was worth it, as I can now simply spray the car off and it is clean. No need to wipe, wash or anything. Every surface is also protected and safe from rock-chips, door dings, errant debris on the highway and track-related debris. The paint also looks AMAZING. I custom ordered Admiral Blue, with white race stripes, red hash marks and the Carbon Ceramic brakes. The beautiful, deep Admiral Blue absolutely POPS against the white racing stripe and the depth/clarity of the paint is now clearly visible. There are also zero swirl marks or factory-related corrections. Nick is better than the factory paint preppers, period. He takes the time, does it right and the results are amazing. It's not cheap. But rarely is anything at the top of a niche market cheap and NEVER is anything this quality worth discounting.
If you want the best paint correction done by a true car lover and you want to trust a person/team with your hard-earned investment, make that person Nick and make that team Oakes Detail.
Thanks, Nick and team Oakes!
-CYoung read more