Nissan GT-R 28hr paint correction - Immaculate Reflections

GoFast908Z

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GT-R was in pretty rough shape after some poor bodyshop work, and the owner wanted it looking proper again. 3 steps of corrective work and 28hrs later it was looking as it should.


Upon delivery

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Not sure what these spots were, but they would not wash or clay off.

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Typical bodyshop work....crank up the rotary buffer with a wool pad and dry-buff the paint.....sigh....

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Plenty of swirls in the soft GT-R paint

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50/50 on the hood

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Before...

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After a quick 50/50 for a side-by-side comparison

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Bumper didn't have as many swirls, but the RIDS were extensive and required heavy compounding to level out.

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After heavy compounding the defects were all removed. The haze from aggressive compounding would be eliminated with several polishing steps to restore the gloss

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Rear deck and spoiler needed a lot of work....

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50/50 after initial compounding on the rear spoiler. More work was to follow to eliminate even more defects....

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Clarity restored and final polishing to come in order to amp the gloss up further

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Passenger side issues....

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Some buffer-hop marks? Sure why not....the bodyshop is just batting a thousand

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How about some severe overspray? Yep that was there too.

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After compounding, hope returns

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Swirls in the tails....


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Sorting out

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Clarity restored

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Completed

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Thanks for checking it out!
 
Great turn around. I would love to know what you usewd. I know the technique is more than the product but it looks great amnd i am always interested in what products the pros are using if you care to share. If not, nice work !
 
Excellent work!!
Great turn around. I would love to know what you usewd. I know the technique is more than the product but it looks great amnd i am always interested in what products the pros are using if you care to share. If not, nice work !
I would like to know the same.
 
Thanks everyone! It was an 09 with stupid-soft paint.

Process
MF cutting disc - M105/D300 strong mix
LC Tangerine - PO203
LC black - PO85RD
 
You put in a lot of hard work on that car! Looks outstanding after. I reckon it looks better now than it did new.
 
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