The Critic
04-19-2014, 03:58 AM
Okay, I did another freebie detail for the friends who let me use their garage. Maybe I need to stop...
This is the same FX35 that you have seen some previous wash/wax write-ups about.
What`s different about this detail is that the car finally got a one-step paint correction. Until now, the paint had never been polished – so you can imagine that it did not take much effort to make a noticeable improvement.
You should note that this particular FX35 has the infamous Nissan Scratchshield clearcoat. This clear coat is advertised to be self-healing and can sometimes be difficult to correct.
These owners just wanted a clean and shiny car – they do not care about swirls, waterspots or haze. Given this info, I decided to not focus on swirl removal...but instead, maximize the gloss by removing the light hazing, marring and water spots. As you can see below, I think I accomplished that goal fairly well.
Here`s what I did.
Prep:
Wash – Meguiars D110 + Microfiber Madness Incredisponge
Wheels – Wheel Woolies Large + Meguiars D110.
Chemical Decontamination – Iron-X Spray
Clay – Nanoskin Wash Mitt, medium grade
Paint Correction:
Polishers – Rupes Bigfoot LHR21ES and Rupes LHR75E Mini (3” polisher for pillars, liftgate, mirrors)
Pads – Rupes Yellow Polishing Foam Pads, 7” and 3”
Product – HD Polish
Protection:
Paint – Collinite 915, applied using a damp foam applicator
Wheels – Wiped down with Sonax Brilliant Shine Detailer
Tires – Optimum Opti-Bond
Trim – Blackwow Pro
The total time spent was 7 hours. The polishing step was done in 2.5 hours.
Here are the pictures:
https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3781/13909332121_a1f3923c00_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/nc7XR4)DSC_0154 (https://flic.kr/p/nc7XR4) by thecritic89 (https://www.flickr.com/people/117853022@N04/), on Flickr
This is a better look at the trim and the overall gloss. I`m really liking the natural look that Blackwow Pro gives to the trim:
https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3755/13909337532_4964c45bf4_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/nc7Zsm)DSC_0157 (https://flic.kr/p/nc7Zsm) by thecritic89 (https://www.flickr.com/people/117853022@N04/), on Flickr
https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2925/13909329831_b0e050ebd1_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/nc7Xaz)DSC_0156 (https://flic.kr/p/nc7Xaz) by thecritic89 (https://www.flickr.com/people/117853022@N04/), on Flickr
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7208/13909336871_8a9947248a_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/nc7ZfX)DSC_0150 (https://flic.kr/p/nc7ZfX) by thecritic89 (https://www.flickr.com/people/117853022@N04/), on Flickr
Last picture:
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7172/13909331001_5b2ab17d5f_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/nc7XvK)DSC_0155 (https://flic.kr/p/nc7XvK) by thecritic89 (https://www.flickr.com/people/117853022@N04/), on Flickr
Thanks for reading.
This is the same FX35 that you have seen some previous wash/wax write-ups about.
What`s different about this detail is that the car finally got a one-step paint correction. Until now, the paint had never been polished – so you can imagine that it did not take much effort to make a noticeable improvement.
You should note that this particular FX35 has the infamous Nissan Scratchshield clearcoat. This clear coat is advertised to be self-healing and can sometimes be difficult to correct.
These owners just wanted a clean and shiny car – they do not care about swirls, waterspots or haze. Given this info, I decided to not focus on swirl removal...but instead, maximize the gloss by removing the light hazing, marring and water spots. As you can see below, I think I accomplished that goal fairly well.
Here`s what I did.
Prep:
Wash – Meguiars D110 + Microfiber Madness Incredisponge
Wheels – Wheel Woolies Large + Meguiars D110.
Chemical Decontamination – Iron-X Spray
Clay – Nanoskin Wash Mitt, medium grade
Paint Correction:
Polishers – Rupes Bigfoot LHR21ES and Rupes LHR75E Mini (3” polisher for pillars, liftgate, mirrors)
Pads – Rupes Yellow Polishing Foam Pads, 7” and 3”
Product – HD Polish
Protection:
Paint – Collinite 915, applied using a damp foam applicator
Wheels – Wiped down with Sonax Brilliant Shine Detailer
Tires – Optimum Opti-Bond
Trim – Blackwow Pro
The total time spent was 7 hours. The polishing step was done in 2.5 hours.
Here are the pictures:
https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3781/13909332121_a1f3923c00_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/nc7XR4)DSC_0154 (https://flic.kr/p/nc7XR4) by thecritic89 (https://www.flickr.com/people/117853022@N04/), on Flickr
This is a better look at the trim and the overall gloss. I`m really liking the natural look that Blackwow Pro gives to the trim:
https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3755/13909337532_4964c45bf4_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/nc7Zsm)DSC_0157 (https://flic.kr/p/nc7Zsm) by thecritic89 (https://www.flickr.com/people/117853022@N04/), on Flickr
https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2925/13909329831_b0e050ebd1_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/nc7Xaz)DSC_0156 (https://flic.kr/p/nc7Xaz) by thecritic89 (https://www.flickr.com/people/117853022@N04/), on Flickr
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7208/13909336871_8a9947248a_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/nc7ZfX)DSC_0150 (https://flic.kr/p/nc7ZfX) by thecritic89 (https://www.flickr.com/people/117853022@N04/), on Flickr
Last picture:
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7172/13909331001_5b2ab17d5f_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/nc7XvK)DSC_0155 (https://flic.kr/p/nc7XvK) by thecritic89 (https://www.flickr.com/people/117853022@N04/), on Flickr
Thanks for reading.