This was done back in Sept.

Nothing better then working for a great client. After I arrived at 7:30am, he was kind enough to grab me a nice pastry when he went out for coffee. It was also very thoughtful of him to pick me up some lunch in the afternoon.

This was the first GT-R delivered in Atlanta. It is approx 2 months new and has about 2k miles.

I must admit the dealership did a pretty good job prepping this one. I'd say it was 90% defect free. :shock:

Before pic:


Process:
Rinse paint and wheels with pressure washer at a safe distance.
Apply P21s wheel cleaning gel to wheels and let dwell.
Wash paint with ABC ValuGard Neutralization System.
Thorough rinse.
Clean wheels with various brushes.
Clean tires and wells with AM 777 APC.
Rinse everything.
Clay paint w/ zaino clay and Z6 50/50 water as lube.
Rinse again.
Dry with pak shak quality MFs.
Removed adhesive from a few areas with 3M adhesive remover.
Polished paint with ZPC/green CCS foam/PC

The client has noted an area where the clear had a "step" in it from the shipping plastic. So this would need wetsanded out.


I wetsanded the area with unigrit 3000 paper.


I then polished out the area with:
Presta 1500/edge green wool/1500
SIP/Green CCS foam/1500
ZPC/Green CCS foam/PC





Owner and myself inspected the area for 5 mins under different lighting sources to ensure that the step was gone and no sanding traces remained.

I then wiped the car down with Z6.
Applied 2x of Z2pro with ZFX to the paint/glass.
Went over the wheels with ZAIO by hand, then applied 2x of Z2pro to the wheels. Tires got Z-16.
Paint, glass and wheels got Z8.
Client requested that I treat the leather on the interior. So it received zaino Z9/10 on all leather surfaces.

Time spent 8 hours.

Final pics:

 

Wow. Very nice man!

 

HAWT! Great work!

 

nice!

 

Wow, that's hot! I just Zaino'd my car for the first time (clay, z6, z5 x2, z2) and man is that ever a bit of work. Took a lot more than 8 hrs. More like 10-12 hrs over 2 days. I put too much z2 at the end & probably wasted it as I buffed it out before it was all dry. 1st time Zaino newb...

 

Gmblack3, any tips for us non- pros? I did Zaino by hand 2 days ago and I'm still hobbling like an old crippled man. More importantly I have to get the dealer-induced swirlies out next time I re-Zaino (in 6 months).

As a pro do you recommend going to a pro to buff out imperfections & seal the paint, then maintaining myself, or do you recommend biting the bullet and learning to buff out scratches, etc. and do it all myself? As you can see I'm willing to spend the time to do a full Zaino job, but I'm afraid of screwing up the car (like burning the paint).

 

This is a great post becuase a lot of people think that our cars come in the best condition straight from the dealer when bought new. In fact I think it might be in the worst condition since there are no steps taken to remove the contaminants the car receives during transport and through those sticky vinyl sheets all over the bumpers and sides. Be sure to get your car detailed when you buy it guys, it will prevent lots of headaches and swirlmarks down the road

 

^ absolutely agree. Wish I knew that when I got mine, BUT it's never too late. I'd like to throw in a "get a clear bra" while I'm at it. One of the best investments I ever made!

 

Nice detail! I recall seeing this on Autopia.

 

looks fantastic, great job!

 

Some advise from my point of view. I use Zaino also. I am not a pro but I do use Zaino very often on my car and I have learned that it is better to use as little product as possible and do the process twice rather than use too much product and have to work really hard to buff it all out. Also, I still use by hand cause I was advised that you didnt need to use an orbital with Zaino's.

 

That GT-R is fvcking HOT. Damn....slick ride and a perfect detail job!

 

Nice!!

 

Great detail job. Send the pics to Sal ZAino, he'll be proud

 

yea, just leave it on the driveway and throw the keys in my mailbox...thanks...

haha jk! looks awesome!