Black Nissan 350z

[maesal]

Hello !!

This weekend I detailed an amazing 350z solid black. Some before pics:



http://www.khakism4.com/ForoDetalles/Fotos/albums/userpics/10002/01%7E1.jpg



Just medium swirls :



http://www.khakism4.com/ForoDetalles/Fotos/albums/userpics/10002/02%7E0.jpg



http://www.khakism4.com/ForoDetalles/Fotos/albums/userpics/10002/03%7E0.jpg



The hood, in carbon fiber, also had swirls:



http://www.khakism4.com/ForoDetalles/Fotos/albums/userpics/10002/04%7E0.jpg



http://www.khakism4.com/ForoDetalles/Fotos/albums/userpics/10002/05%7E0.jpg



http://www.khakism4.com/ForoDetalles/Fotos/albums/userpics/10002/06%7E0.jpg



http://www.khakism4.com/ForoDetalles/Fotos/albums/userpics/10002/07%7E0.jpg



The roof was in better shape:



http://www.khakism4.com/ForoDetalles/Fotos/albums/userpics/10002/08%7E0.jpg



http://www.khakism4.com/ForoDetalles/Fotos/albums/userpics/10002/09%7E0.jpg



http://www.khakism4.com/ForoDetalles/Fotos/albums/userpics/10002/10%7E0.jpg



After cleaning wheels and wheels wells. In the shade, the car looked amazing:



http://www.khakism4.com/ForoDetalles/Fotos/albums/userpics/10002/11%7E0.jpg



http://www.khakism4.com/ForoDetalles/Fotos/albums/userpics/10002/12%7E0.jpg



http://www.khakism4.com/ForoDetalles/Fotos/albums/userpics/10002/13%7E0.jpg



After claying, I started polishing the hood. I used Menzerna Final Finish PO85RE5 and blue Propel Advanced with my Metabo:



http://www.khakism4.com/ForoDetalles/Fotos/albums/userpics/10002/14%7E0.jpg



Is not easy taking 50/50 in carbon fiber:



http://www.khakism4.com/ForoDetalles/Fotos/albums/userpics/10002/15%7E0.jpg



http://www.khakism4.com/ForoDetalles/Fotos/albums/userpics/10002/16%7E0.jpg



I applied Collinite 845 to the hodd looking for the maximum protection:



http://www.khakism4.com/ForoDetalles/Fotos/albums/userpics/10002/17.jpg



Finished:



http://www.khakism4.com/ForoDetalles/Fotos/albums/userpics/10002/18.jpg



I polished the mirrors with Einszett Chrome and Metal Polish and Wolfgang applicator:



http://www.khakism4.com/ForoDetalles/Fotos/albums/userpics/10002/19.jpg



The surprise:



http://www.khakism4.com/ForoDetalles/Fotos/albums/userpics/10002/20.jpg



I decided in that point that I should remove the swirls but not trying to remove the random scratches. I used Propel pads and 3m Fast Cut Plus and Menzerna 85RE5. After that, I applied Prima Amigo and Zymöl Glasur.

[maesal]

The results on the bumper:



http://www.khakism4.com/ForoDetalles/Fotos/albums/userpics/10002/21.gif



The left wing:



http://www.khakism4.com/ForoDetalles/Fotos/albums/userpics/10002/22.gif



50/50:



http://www.khakism4.com/ForoDetalles/Fotos/albums/userpics/10002/24.jpg



Right wing:



http://www.khakism4.com/ForoDetalles/Fotos/albums/userpics/10002/25.jpg



http://www.khakism4.com/ForoDetalles/Fotos/albums/userpics/10002/26.jpg



http://www.khakism4.com/ForoDetalles/Fotos/albums/userpics/10002/27.jpg



Nice hood:



http://www.khakism4.com/ForoDetalles/Fotos/albums/userpics/10002/28.jpg



Buffing with care in this small areas:



http://www.khakism4.com/ForoDetalles/Fotos/albums/userpics/10002/29.gif



In this gif, the 1 shows the before and the 2 when I stopped the Metabo to show when I consider that the abrassives are broken down:



http://www.khakism4.com/ForoDetalles/Fotos/albums/userpics/10002/30.gif



The rear right wing:



http://www.khakism4.com/ForoDetalles/Fotos/albums/userpics/10002/31.gif

[maesal]

Results:



http://www.khakism4.com/ForoDetalles/Fotos/albums/userpics/10002/32.jpg



http://www.khakism4.com/ForoDetalles/Fotos/albums/userpics/10002/34.jpg



http://www.khakism4.com/ForoDetalles/Fotos/albums/userpics/10002/35.jpg



http://www.khakism4.com/ForoDetalles/Fotos/albums/userpics/10002/36.jpg



http://www.khakism4.com/ForoDetalles/Fotos/albums/userpics/10002/37.jpg



http://www.khakism4.com/ForoDetalles/Fotos/albums/userpics/10002/38.jpg



http://www.khakism4.com/ForoDetalles/Fotos/albums/userpics/10002/39.jpg



http://www.khakism4.com/ForoDetalles/Fotos/albums/userpics/10002/40.jpg



Some pics that the owner sent me yesterday:



http://www.khakism4.com/ForoDetalles/Fotos/albums/userpics/10002/Martin_01.jpg



http://www.khakism4.com/ForoDetalles/Fotos/albums/userpics/10002/Martin_02.jpg



http://www.khakism4.com/ForoDetalles/Fotos/albums/userpics/10002/Martin_03.jpg



http://www.khakism4.com/ForoDetalles/Fotos/albums/userpics/10002/Martin_04.jpg



http://www.khakism4.com/ForoDetalles/Fotos/albums/userpics/10002/Martin_05.jpg



http://www.khakism4.com/ForoDetalles/Fotos/albums/userpics/10002/Martin_06.jpg



http://www.khakism4.com/ForoDetalles/Fotos/albums/userpics/10002/Martin_07.jpg



Thanks for looking !!

[Radicalrev]

great work on a nice car!! btw is there be any special care for carbon fiber material?

[maesal]

Well, I polished the hood with a soft pad (blue Propel 2) and a finishing polish (Menzerna PE85RE5) via rotary and then I checked the state, wich was nice. This combo don`t produce too much hot, and the finish was great and hologram free. I didn`t put any pressure at all. It was the first time that I polished carbon fiber via rotary. A long time ago I polished carbon fiber in this Celica via PC:



http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j208/maesal/Celica/CIMG0234Small.jpg



and I also liked the results.

[Rickrack]

Wow, fantastic job!



Love that last picture.



How do you like the Prima Amigo?

[maesal]

Thanks Rick !!

Prima Amigo is a nice product. Is a glaze with some cleaning abilities, some filling, nice finish and is very easy to apply and remove. As this clear coat was very soft, I wanted a product easy to remove because I don`t wanted to incorporate marring to the paint.

[Rickrack]

Thanks maesal.



Have you used any of the other Prima products? If so, how do you like them?



Did this car have factory paint, or is it a repaint?



I know the factory paint is very difficult to work with on these cars. Very soft.

[maesal]

Yes, I used Prima Cut and is nice, not my preferred but yes, is nice.

It had 2 repainted panels, but the painter did a great job, very low orange peel. Yes, is not the easiest clear coat to work with, but finishing with soft pad and a final finish produces a great finish alwasys and hologram free.

[Greg Nichols]

I really like the final shots! WOW



I was impressed with the photos switching between befores and afters, how did you create that effect?



GREg

[maesal]

I really like the final shots! WOW



I was impressed with the photos switching between befores and afters, how did you create that effect?



GREg



Comments much appreciated :)

Ok, I`ll try to explain how I create this animated gifs. Sorry about my english :sadwavey:

I have 2 pics, one from the before and another from the after. I open them in Photoshop (Elements, version 5, easier than CS2 and CS3 for this purpose) and I put the number 1 in the before pic and the number 2 in the after pic. In each pic, I combine the 2 layers, 1 layer is the original pic and the other is the number. After that, having both images opened in cascade, I drag the pic 2 over the 1. Then I go to file -> save for web and I press animate and I put 2 seconds in the retard.

Regards !!

[04LemansZ]

Nice work on the Z.



Random question, but I see you used a paint gauge...does polishing remove a lot of the clear coat, or is it very minimal?

[meteoro martini]

Nice work Mario!!!

See you in Valencia.....:grinno: :grinno:

[stiffdogg06]

First off, those animated gifs took the other photos FOREVER to load...



Other than that complaint. Car came out awesome! I love solid black 350`s:getdown

[kkreit01]

Great job. Paint correction looks great.



Off topic of the detail, I do not like the CF side skirt doo dads stuck on the side -- nor the huge diesel bus exhaust tips. But -- it`s not my ride.