2008 Black Maxima

[Wheelzntoys]

2008 Black Maxima

I only had 1 afternoon to get the job done, this was done at a friends house since he has a 2 car garage and have a lot of thanks for his generosity.

Owner recently purchased this vehicle, paint was heavily swirled with some RIDS, no wax protection was seen.

Total time - 9 hours, I needed at least 2 more hours. I concentrated on exterior as it was my priority. It was late, dark and car needed to be returned. Would like to work on it again.

Paint was medium hard, I thought since it was Japanese and black paint it was going to be soft but it was not.

Products used:

Exterior

- Paint
Definitive Wax Shampoo
Lambwool Mitt
Carpro Trixx for decon
Meguiars Clay with Ultima Waterless Wash as lube
Pinnacle Waterless Wash w/carnauba
3M tape
Meguiars DA G110v2
Griot`s Garage DA 2nd Gen
FLEX PE14-2-150
PaintGage paint meter
Hydro Tech Tangerine Foam pads
LC Purple foamed wool pad
3D Green Pad
Meguiars M101
3D Polish
Surf City Garage Black Max - trim
Microtech & Cobra Microfibers
Cobra Guzzler HD
Definitive Wax Ostendo Glaze

- Wheels/Tyres
Poorboy’s World Spray and Rinse Wheel Cleaner
3D Yellow Degreaser
Surf City Beyond Black Tire Pro
PERL for wheel wells
Various brushes
Blackfire Crystal Seal

Interior
Power Flite Dry/Wet vac
Surf City Dash Away

Time for pictures to complete the story.

Decon time


Wash





Look at how the water sits on the bonnet, it puddles - no sheeting.


Measurement time


Made a test stop with few different combos of compound and polishes, decided on Tangerine w/M101 and HD Polish (great smelling product) with 3D Green foam


Car was brought into garage to avoid the heat, outside temp was not very hot but black paint was absorbing heat and panels were hot. Taped off and polishing began.


Water spots along with heavy swirls intermixed









Dressing outside trim


Ostendo hazing


Finished



Out in the sun

[polisher]

nice body job but dont like the wheels

[DKumarm3]

looks good and thanks for sharing.

[Evan.J]

Looks good nice save!

[Custom Care]

Great job

[dc52nv]

Great job! Do the tires have dressing in the after pics? I like a matte finish on my tires but those look too matte.

[Orinda Auto Detail]

awesome work!

[Wheelzntoys]

Great job! Do the tires have dressing in the after pics? I like a matte finish on my tires but those look too matte.

It has been bugging me since I saw my photos, I`m guessing it needed a second pass of dressing or should have used Onyx tire gel.

I saw other flaws in my photos so it is a learning experience for me.

Thank you all for comments.

[Ronkh]

Nice job