Okay, I did another freebie detail for the friends who let me use their garage. Maybe I need to stop...
This is the same FX35 that you have seen some previous wash/wax write-ups about.
What's different about this detail is that the car got a one-step paint correction. Until now, the paint had never been polished – so you can imagine that it did not take much effort to make a noticeable improvement.
You should note that this particular FX35 has the infamous Nissan Scratchshield clearcoat. This clear coat is advertised to be self-healing and can sometimes be difficult to correct.
These owners just wanted a clean and shiny car – they do not care about swirls, waterspots or haze. Given this info, I decided to not focus on swirl removal...but instead, maximize the gloss by removing the light hazing, marring and water spots. As you can see below, I think I accomplished that goal fairly well.
Here's what I did.
Prep:
Wash – Meguiars D110 + Microfiber Madness Incredisponge
Wheels – Wheel Woolies Large + Meguiars D140.
Chemical Decontamination – Iron-X Spray
Clay – Nanoskin Wash Mitt, medium grade
Paint Correction:
Polishers – Rupes Bigfoot LHR21ES and Rupes LHR75E Mini (3” polisher for pillars, liftgate, mirrors)
Pads – Rupes Yellow Polishing Foam Pads, 7” and 3”
Product – HD Polish
Protection:
Paint – Collinite 915, applied using a damp foam applicator
Wheels – Wiped down with Sonax Brilliant Shine Detailer
Tires – Optimum Opti-Bond
Trim – Blackwow Pro, this is a new product that was recently released.
The total time spent was 7 hours over the course of two nights. 1.5 hour for the prep, 0.5 hour to find a suitable product for the polishing step (I also tested Menzerna SF4000 and HD Speed), 2.5 hour for the polishing step, 0.75 hr to apply the wax and the remaining 1.75 hr to clean-up the polishing dust, prep/restore the trim, wipe-down the wheels, clean door jambs and glass, and put away the supplies. And I thought I was working super fast...
Here are the pictures:
DSC_0154 by thecritic89, on Flickr
This is a better look at the trim and the overall gloss. I'm really liking the natural look that Blackwow Pro gives to the trim:
DSC_0157 by thecritic89, on Flickr
DSC_0156 by thecritic89, on Flickr
DSC_0150 by thecritic89, on Flickr
Last picture:
DSC_0155 by thecritic89, on Flickr
Thanks for reading.
This is the same FX35 that you have seen some previous wash/wax write-ups about.
What's different about this detail is that the car got a one-step paint correction. Until now, the paint had never been polished – so you can imagine that it did not take much effort to make a noticeable improvement.
You should note that this particular FX35 has the infamous Nissan Scratchshield clearcoat. This clear coat is advertised to be self-healing and can sometimes be difficult to correct.
These owners just wanted a clean and shiny car – they do not care about swirls, waterspots or haze. Given this info, I decided to not focus on swirl removal...but instead, maximize the gloss by removing the light hazing, marring and water spots. As you can see below, I think I accomplished that goal fairly well.
Here's what I did.
Prep:
Wash – Meguiars D110 + Microfiber Madness Incredisponge
Wheels – Wheel Woolies Large + Meguiars D140.
Chemical Decontamination – Iron-X Spray
Clay – Nanoskin Wash Mitt, medium grade
Paint Correction:
Polishers – Rupes Bigfoot LHR21ES and Rupes LHR75E Mini (3” polisher for pillars, liftgate, mirrors)
Pads – Rupes Yellow Polishing Foam Pads, 7” and 3”
Product – HD Polish
Protection:
Paint – Collinite 915, applied using a damp foam applicator
Wheels – Wiped down with Sonax Brilliant Shine Detailer
Tires – Optimum Opti-Bond
Trim – Blackwow Pro, this is a new product that was recently released.
The total time spent was 7 hours over the course of two nights. 1.5 hour for the prep, 0.5 hour to find a suitable product for the polishing step (I also tested Menzerna SF4000 and HD Speed), 2.5 hour for the polishing step, 0.75 hr to apply the wax and the remaining 1.75 hr to clean-up the polishing dust, prep/restore the trim, wipe-down the wheels, clean door jambs and glass, and put away the supplies. And I thought I was working super fast...
Here are the pictures:
DSC_0154 by thecritic89, on FlickrThis is a better look at the trim and the overall gloss. I'm really liking the natural look that Blackwow Pro gives to the trim:
DSC_0157 by thecritic89, on FlickrDSC_0156 by thecritic89, on FlickrDSC_0150 by thecritic89, on FlickrLast picture:
DSC_0155 by thecritic89, on FlickrThanks for reading.
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