Today`s Details - v. Extreme Flake pop on a new camera

[stilez]

Boy am I tired, but these details came out great IMO, so I`ll throw em up...





Left my house at 7:3o and didn`t return until 9:15pm this evening. Queens is a far trip from me but the payoff was worth it. My camera`s disc died last night so I used my sisters 5.1 MP HP camera instead today.





First up, 2002 Maxima. Full body kit, drop, 19" rims, stereo, etc. The paint was reasonably swirled and had a TON of bonded contaminants. I spend a lot of time claying which tipped the clock a little past where I wanted to be. The interior was pretty simple so no need for pics, but the exterior consisted of the following:



-NXT Wash

-PB Clay with NXT Wash lube

-The Big "O" polish with a LC Cutting pad via rotary @ 1500 rpm

-The Big "O" polish with a LC Polishing pad via rotary @ 1500 rpm

-Menzerna FPII with a LC Polishing pad via rotary @ 1500 rpm

-UPP by hand spit shined with OCW



-Rims/tires/wells cleaned with Eagle One Pro Wheel Cleaner

-Rims sealed with AIO/OCW

-Poorboy`s BnB on tires

-Meguiar`s Hyper Dressing in wells



-Flitz and #0000 Steel wool on exhaust

-NXT Glass Cleaner on windows





Before

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v157/kappapsi497/2005/HPIM0798.jpg

Notice the dullness all of the contaminants brought to the surface







http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v157/kappapsi497/2005/HPIM0807.jpg

This is after washing, claying, drying...notice the amount of swirling







After

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v157/kappapsi497/2005/HPIM0830.jpg



http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v157/kappapsi497/2005/HPIM0831.jpg





http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v157/kappapsi497/2005/HPIM0826.jpg

Flake is JUMPIN!





Durango next...

[White95Max]

Beautiful! If only I could afford a 2K2/2K3... :(

[stilez]

Up next, 2000 Durango.





This won took the cake for the dirtiest exterior I`ve done. The rims/tires/wells took cleaning x 3 and still were not perfect. I have also NEVER picked up soo many contaminants on any vehicle. A combination of IFO, brake dust, overspray, etc made for a sandpapery finish. This is the first time claying has made a signifigant optical difference from a distance. Anyways, interior was remarkably neat (just lightly soiled and dusty), so no pics there. Finals on the exterior:





-NXT Wash

-PB Clay with NXT Wash as lube

-Menzerna FPII via rotary and LC Polishing pad @ 1500 rpm

-Meguiar`s #20 Polymer Sealant (thanks to 1 Clean WS6 for using this on the silver 350z last week...looked AMAZING on silver)



-Rims/Tires/Wells cleaned with Eagle 1 Pro Wheel Cleaner x 3

-Tires, wells, and mudflaps dressed with Meguiar`s Hyper Dressing cut 2.5:1

-PB Trim Restorer on black plastic

-Flitz on the headlights

-NXT Glass Cleaner on windows





Before

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v157/kappapsi497/2005/HPIM0835.jpg



After

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v157/kappapsi497/2005/HPIM0853.jpg





Before

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v157/kappapsi497/2005/HPIM0833.jpg



After

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v157/kappapsi497/2005/HPIM0849.jpg

Please excuse the wheel wells that would not come 100% clean :(





http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v157/kappapsi497/2005/HPIM0852.jpg

More Flake :D





Good Evening :).

[Thomas Dekany]

Awesome Sean!!!! I hope you made good $$ today.





:bow :xyxthumbs :xyxthumbs :bow :bow :bow :bow

[vdog0531]

wow, that looks great! the flake on nissan really pops! durango looks f`ing gross, great turn around!



Vernon

[MacAlert]

Holy DAMN!!! Great work Sean. This just solidified my reasoning to pay so much for a detail. Man, I really should have got that dark color. Beautiful!!!

[MongooseGA]

In`t that just the Anniversary package on the Max?



Looks great. I`m a fan of the previous generation Maximas.

[MacAlert]

Nope, thats the Stillen Classic lip. The AE kit only came on the 2001 Maximas.

[ZaneO]

That Durango is spectacular...dripping wet :cool:



Great job!

[J.J.]

Off topic: What kind of rotary do you use? YOu use alot of Menzerna products. Is this b/c you find them superior to everything else, easier to use, cheaper, buy it bulk? Just looking for some clarfication on product selection.



AWESOME WORK!

JJ

[JaCkaL829]

Nice job on the details, I don`t know how you do it, i`m the same age and have been getting really tired and run down lately. I`m gonna schedule an appointment to get a blood work done :sosad , lets hope for the best.



Anyway on a better note, you really came through with the Max and Durango, they look awesome :bow . I guess your name is going around maxima.org, 2nd Max in the same week ;) "Big O" is referring to Optimum? Which SSR would you say is Optimum closest to in terms of cut? I`ve been seeing a lot of talk of this product lately, but have so many new polishes to try out as it is :D

[MacAlert]

Originally posted by JohnnyDaJackal

I guess your name is going around maxima.org, 2nd Max in the same week ;) "Big O" is referring to Optimum? Which SSR would you say is Optimum closest to in terms of cut? I`ve been seeing a lot of talk of this product lately, but have so many new polishes to try out as it is :D

I sent the other guy to Sean! Spreading his name out to everyone!!

[stilez]

Thanks all...I`m exhausted so I`m gonna hit the shower, then bed, but I`ll answer the Q`s first.





JJ: Makita 9227. Yup, Menzerna polishes are the only ones time after time that come through with flawless finishes while using the rotary. They are a touch more pricey than others, but well worth it.



Johnny: Big "O" is Optimum yes...holland_patrick called it that last night and I liked it. I`d say its closest in cut to SSR2 but can be varied with the pad you use. It works for a LONG time and finishes damn near flawless on softer paints and flawless on harder paints. It has replaced my Menzerna IP since it doesn`t dust up :).





Thanks Raveendra :up

[X-Trail]

Damn, that flake really stands out. Amazing work Sean.

[WrxRob513]

Great work. The fleck on the Max looks awesome.