Black G35 deswirled, Silverado, SC430

**Scottwax** · 04-07-2010, 09:30 PM

2005 Infiniti G35. Between the papers being signed and the car being picked up, the dealership hacks got their hands on this black G35.

This is after an ONR wash and Opti-Clay. The paint was not pretty...

I`ve found black Infinitis difficult to correct with a DA polisher despite was is usually somewhat soft paint-tend to end up with a lot of hazing on the tops of the fenders and A-pillars especially. This was going to be a rotary job. Started off with Meguiars #105 using a yellow Meguiars polishing pad. It was taking 3-4 polishing sessions per section to make any serious headway so I switched to an orange American Buffing waffle cutting pad @ 1200 rpms. Much better, one or two polishing sessions per section was getting pretty good results with minimal hologramming-certainly a lot less than the hack who buffed it before me...plus I was removing the spider swirls too.

By the time I got the hood, roof and one side compounded, clouds rolled in and so did some thunder, but today I lucked out and the rain, other than a few drops, stayed to the south and east of where I was. For the next few hours though, the sun would peek out for 20 seconds and then it would be cloudy again, so other than the above half/half shots, I only got a couple other good sun shots after polishing...and the first one isn`t that great.

Right after #105/orange waffle

After #105/orange waffle and #205/Meguiars yellow polishing at 1200 rpms

I was still getting faint holograms after using #205, first with a yellow Meguiars polishing pad and then an American Buffing black waffle finishing pad. Time to break out 3M`s Ultrafina and a blue Ultrafina pad-which I planned on doing anyway! Did the usual with it, spread at 1000 rpms, work in with enough pressure to lightly compress the pad with slow, 50% overlapping passes at 1800 rpms, then back down to 1000 rpms and light pressure to finish out. I then rewashed the car using ONR and then waxed with Clearkote`s Carnauba Moose. By this time it was late afternoon and the angle of the sun had changed considerably. I tried to get good sun shots but the results were so-so because of the angle of the sun late in the day.

All in all, I was pretty happy with how this car turned out. Not 100% defect free but a massive improvement in a 5 year old, dealer hacked black car in just one day of work.

**Scottwax** · 04-07-2010, 09:33 PM

2008 Chevy Silverado. Just a basic detail on this one. The owner does a really good job washing it, probably the least swirls I`ve seen on two year old black paint I`ve seen in a long time. Meguiars #205 using an orange Erasure cutting pad and Clearkote`s Carnauba Moose.

**Scottwax** · 04-07-2010, 09:38 PM

2006 Lexus SC430. Been about a year since I`ve seen this one. Overall it was still in really good shape. Meguiars #205 using an orange Erasure cutting pad via my Meguiars G110, followed by an ONR wash and Zaino Z-6, 2 coats of ZFX`ed Z5 (owner`s request) and Optimum Opti-Seal. Interior was cleaned with BioKleen Traffic Lane Cleaner for the carpets, leather and vinyl with Woolite HE/water at 20:1 dilution. Vinyl dressed with Optimum Protectant Plus and leather with Zaino Z-10.

**Thomas Dekany** · 04-08-2010, 12:15 AM

Top notch work as always Scott.

**Innovative Detailing** · 04-08-2010, 12:28 AM

First class detailing done there!!!! Excellent work on all three projects!

**rcrobbins** · 04-08-2010, 12:39 AM

Very nice job on all 3, especially that G35. I`m going to come down to Texas and have you show me how you get that done in a day!

**vtec92civic** · 04-08-2010, 01:00 AM

dang . . . . . . nice work Scott. I still need to go get some wool lite to try LoL.

How many spray bottles do you usually have with you on your details and what are you using to hold them or keep them in?

I`m looking for something that can hold a decent amount of bottles so i can carry different dilutions of stuff with me.

**MrCLRider** · 04-08-2010, 06:22 AM

It still amazes me a year later that you do most, if not all, of your details in direct sun!

**MAXSE2kMT** · 04-08-2010, 06:52 AM

Great job, Scott. I know my 04 G35 was a pita to correct, very sticky.

**Pats300zx** · 04-08-2010, 07:03 AM

Great job Scott..

**Alex Boyce** · 04-08-2010, 09:37 AM

They all look great...but awesome work on the G35

**RaskyR1** · 04-08-2010, 09:51 AM

Nice work Scott! That "G" turned out looking amazing!

**Scottwax** · 04-08-2010, 02:08 PM

Originally Posted by vtec92civic

dang . . . . . . nice work Scott. I still need to go get some wool lite to try LoL.

How many spray bottles do you usually have with you on your details and what are you using to hold them or keep them in?

I`m looking for something that can hold a decent amount of bottles so i can carry different dilutions of stuff with me.

I`ve got spray bottles with ONR @ QD strength, Armor All, Woolite/water, BioKleen TLC, OCW, Quikshine, OID, OPP. Leather Master`s Leather Vital (which is in a 32 oz bottle) all in a plastic container I got at the Container Store a few years back.