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

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stilez

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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

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Notice the dullness all of the contaminants brought to the surface







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







After

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Flake is JUMPIN!





Durango next...
 
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

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After

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Before

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After

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





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More Flake :D





Good Evening :).
 
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!!!
 
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
 
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
 
JohnnyDaJackal said:
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
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I sent the other guy to Sean! Spreading his name out to everyone!!
 
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
 
:cool: You can only do so much if someone really neglects their vehicle. Based on the before pics, you must have gone way beyond the owner's expectations.



I agree that #20 has a very nice look. :)
 
What's up guys. i'm the owner of the maxima. btw, it's a stillen front/rear lip with stock side skirts and 19" Moda R6's. i must say that i'm very happy with sean's work. i would have to say of all the things, the best part was that he came to me. i work a lot, and saturdays are my ONLY free days. i would hate to spend it waiting for my car gettin detailed.



he did a great job and i'm only waiting for the sealants 24hr cure time to really see it bling out. my buddy with the durango was just as happy. the only thing he got bothered by, which is not sean's fault, is that he has bumper damage, so it just stood out more, so he'll be fixing that very soon.



anywho, like i said i'm very happy. thanks again sean. get a hold of me when you know the schedule as 2 more cars await you (my mom's CRV and my buddy's sisters i30)



on a side note, remember how i told you that where i park my car, i get a lot of pollen from the trees just falling off. is there a non-scratch brush or dustcleaner that i can carry that i can do a quick run through w/out causing anymore swirls? that would really top it off as i cna see myself walking out next week and the car would begin to look like *** already.



Thanks again sean.
 
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