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Subject: Nissan 370Z Nismo Requirements: Paint Correction Exterior - Wheels were prepped with Sonax Wheel Cleaner and cleaned up with various brushes - Tires were spritzed down with Adam’s All

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Old 05-02-2012, 07:18 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Subject: Nissan 370Z Nismo
Requirements: Paint Correction

Exterior

- Wheels were prepped with Sonax Wheel Cleaner and cleaned up with various brushes
- Tires were spritzed down with Adam’s All Purpose Cleaner and washed down
- Wheel wells were cleaned up
- Washed with Adam's Car Wash
- Wolf's Decon Gel
- Wash down and rinsed
- Door jambs were cleaned up
- NanoSkin AutoScrub
- Dried
- Tires dressed
- Masking
- Paint Measurement
- Meg's M105 with Surbuf - Griots Orbital
- Meg's D300 with Microfiber DA Cut Pad - Griots Orbital
- Menzerna SF4000 with Uber Green Pad - Griots Orbital
- Adam's Americana Wax
- Inspection with Fenix, 3m Sun Gun, Infratech, and natural sunlight
- Last Step – Wolf's Body Wrap
- Wheel wells were cleaned and dressed
- Rubber and Plastics Treated
- Exterior windows and mirrors cleaned and sealed
- Exhaust tips cleaned
- Windows were clayed, cleaned, and sealed

Products used

Links to products used -

Adam's Car Wash
Adam's All Purpose Cleaner
Wolf's Chemicals Decon Gel
Sonax Full Effect Wheel Cleaner
NanoSkin AutoScrub
Meg's M105
Meg's D300 Microfiber Correction System
Menzerna SF4000
Adam's American Premium Carnauba Wax
1Z einszett Vinyl Rubber Care
Optimum Metal Polish

Tools used
Uber Wool Wash Mitt
Uber No Name MF Towels
Griot's 6 inch Random Orbital Polisher
Uber Buffing Pads
Defelsko Paint Meter
Fenix TK35
Brinkmann
Kranzle Pressure Washer
Cam Spray Foam Canon
2 Grit Guard Buckets with Caddies
Uber Firehose Nozzle
Metro Air Force Blaster

Before
Here is what we saw













Prep: Wash, Wheels, Tires, Decon, Autoscrub



Masking


Compound/Polishing
Before


After


What was used for this job




50/50 paint on the left is cleaned up and brighter than the right


After Compounding and Polishing









Afters
















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Old 05-02-2012, 07:47 AM   #2 (permalink)
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Nice correction. Whoever polished it out first needs to turn in their buffer. Always blows my mind when I see a car with buffer trails and know that most likely the person PAID to have those installed.
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Old 05-02-2012, 08:01 AM   #3 (permalink)
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Can I ask a question (since I've got a solid red)?
Mine was swirled pretty bad from the dealer so I hit it with a PC / yellow LC pad and Poorboys 2.5. Followed that up with Poorboys 1.0 on a white pad. Overall, it looked a lot better, but still had a lot of what I've always called RIDS - not full-on swirls, just short marks. I really hated to go as aggressive as 2.5 with it to start with, but I'm kind of at a loss. I can get my Honda paint glass perfect with that combo (or even 2.0 / 1.0), but just can't seem to get the solid red perfect. I use Zaino, so I don't want to use any fillers. Though after 5 coats of Z5 I did top with S100 and it was glass smooth (for a couple weeks at least). I just can't figure this paint out.
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Looks very good. What are your comments on the quality/depth of nissan paint?
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Can I ask a question (since I've got a solid red)?
Mine was swirled pretty bad from the dealer so I hit it with a PC / yellow LC pad and Poorboys 2.5. Followed that up with Poorboys 1.0 on a white pad. Overall, it looked a lot better, but still had a lot of what I've always called RIDS - not full-on swirls, just short marks. I really hated to go as aggressive as 2.5 with it to start with, but I'm kind of at a loss. I can get my Honda paint glass perfect with that combo (or even 2.0 / 1.0), but just can't seem to get the solid red perfect. I use Zaino, so I don't want to use any fillers. Though after 5 coats of Z5 I did top with S100 and it was glass smooth (for a couple weeks at least). I just can't figure this paint out.
Any suggestions?
sure the Zaino and the S100 definitely filled all the rids up after you wash the car a few times those will come back.
you will need to step up the cut and pick up a compound like Meg's M105 with the Surbuf pad or Uber Yellow Pad.
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Looks very good. What are your comments on the quality/depth of nissan paint?
the paint looks good the depth looks good as well.
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. . . I use Zaino, so I don't want to use any fillers. Though after 5 coats of Z5 I did top with S100 and it was glass smooth (for a couple weeks at least). . . .
Z-5 does contain fillers. That's it's how it hides swirls & scratches. If you're specifically trying to avoid fillers, stick to Z-2, as it has none (IIRC...). Unless, of course, you were using Z-5 *because* you were still seeing some micro scratches. In that case, disregard my comment.

Back to OP,
Beautiful detail, as usual. Always a pleasure to see the DD details, but especially this one on a car so near and dear to us here.

Curious though - why no Iron Cut on the wheels? I only ask because I'm used to seeing you guys use that in so many of your details, with seemingly fantastic results. Just no need for it on this Z? Not dirty enough? Not part of what the customer requested? Or some other reason? Just curious. Keep up the great work!

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Z-5 does contain fillers. That's it's how it hides swirls & scratches. If you're specifically trying to avoid fillers, stick to Z-2, as it has none (IIRC...). Unless, of course, you were using Z-5 *because* you were still seeing some micro scratches. In that case, disregard my comment.
Sorry, I meant fillers in a polish. I know Z5 has some slight filling capability, but honestly it's not much better than Z2. May help a little...
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wow! Nice job guys
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Man that was a hell of a detailing that you did. You can tell night & day difference. I'm sure you spent a good 4-5 hrs on cleaning her up. Job well done & great pics.
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Man that was a hell of a detailing that you did. You can tell night & day difference. I'm sure you spent a good 4-5 hrs on cleaning her up. Job well done & great pics.
Closer to 16 hours over 3 days.
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Need to work on those wheel drums
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