Ultima'd 2003 Nissan 350Z

Pats300zx · 01-20-08, 05:18

This is a detail I did today of a 2003 Nissan 350Z. The car is owned by the Vice President of our local Z club. The car is in immaculate shape and is a true show car. Believe it or not its a daily driver. The weather here in the Northeast is brutally cold today so thankfully the client had access to a heated garage to work on. The car being in such good shape made the detail a breeze. The car is set to have a Greddy body modifications in the upcoming weeks. The parts are being prepped at the body shop now.

This was the second car that I detailed with Ultima products. I have been using the Interior Guard on the interior of my Toyota 4Runner. I love the nice matte look that it gives. The PGP and PPP are a breeze to use. I was hoping to see how the car looked after it had sometime to set up. The pics are only after one coat.

Time: 4 hours

Wash with 2 bucket method and Ultima wash soap
Wheels cleaned with Ultima soap
Clay with Pinnacle Clay
Polish with UDM and white Pad with Ultima Paint Prep Plus (PPP)
LSP=Ultima Paint Guard Plus (PGP)
Wheels Dressed with Optimum Tire Dressing (Verison 2)
Wheel Wells dressed with Street Appeal Tire Dressing
Interior cleaned with Woolite 6/1
Interior dressed with Ultima Interior Guard Plus
Glass polished with PC and 4 inch pad with 1Z Glas Polish
Glass cleaned with Megs NXT Glass Cleaner
Metal polished with Megs NXT Metal Polish
Plastic cleaned with Megs Plastix
Engine wiped down and dressed with Ultima Trim and Tire

jshillin · 01-20-08, 05:41

Nice ride, just needs to lose those big Meg's stickers...

Pats300zx · 01-20-08, 05:43

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Originally Posted by jshillin

Nice ride, just needs to lose those big Meg's stickers...

Actually the car is sponsored by Meguiars. The stickers on the car are a requirement for show events.

MartinD · 01-20-08, 05:53

Pretty serious reflections for silver, awesome job

jshillin · 01-20-08, 05:53

I think I'd have to miss out on that sponsorship... Those stickers are just a bit to much for me...

You did do a good job cleaning it up though... Are you going to top it with anything else??

Pats300zx · 01-20-08, 05:56

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Are you going to top it with anything else??

Yeah another coat of Ultima....

qballjr13 · 01-20-08, 07:58

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Originally Posted by Pats300zx

Actually the car is sponsored by Meguiars. The stickers on the car are a requirement for show events.

How can he keep those stickers knowing that nothing used on the car is Meguiars? Does Meguairs mandate that he use their products?

KnuckleBuckett · 01-20-08, 08:27

Go with four coats of PGP and finish with a good polish using a really plush and thick MF.

detaildoc · 01-20-08, 08:29

Nice car. Do 2-3 more coats of UPGP 12 hours apart and you will be blown away. Also, I recommend hitting it with some Z8 after the last coat of UPGP has fully cured. Z8 will add more wetness and depth and it works very well with UPGP.

SpoiledMan · 01-20-08, 08:29

Nice Pat. How'd the PGP apply for you?

Pats300zx · 01-21-08, 04:44

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Originally Posted by qballjr13

How can he keep those stickers knowing that nothing used on the car is Meguiars? Does Meguairs mandate that he use their products?

Actually several Megs products were used on the car. NXT Glass cleaner for the windows, NXT metal polish for a quick cleanup of the metal pieces, and Megs Plexus for some plastic pieces. I just didn't list them. The client traditionally had always cared for the car with NXT Tech Wax. Since I was detailing the car for the client I wanted to try something new. For all I know the client will go back to all Meguiars products.

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Originally Posted by SpoiledMan

Nice Pat. How'd the PGP apply for you?

Chris...very easy. I used it with a white polishing pad. It removed alot of the micro marring. Buffed off very easy.

cybercath · 01-21-08, 05:07

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Originally Posted by qballjr13

How can he keep those stickers knowing that nothing used on the car is Meguiars? Does Meguairs mandate that he use their products?

As owner of the car, I can tell you that I am constantly trying other products to see how they compare to the Meguiar's products that I use. Even though the car was detailed with some Ultima products yesterday, there were many Meguiar's products used on the car as well. After Pat worked on the car, I re-cleaned the interior and went back to the Meg's #40 that I've been using, since I didn't like the way the Ultima interior dressing looked.

When I detail the car next time, I'll be using Meguiar's NXT, which is what I've been using on the car for the past several years. Hope that answers your question