BluKoo
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As usual, i've just copied this from DW.
Hope you enjoy 
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This was the second weekend in a row I had to work, but seeing as it was one of these I wasn’t too bothered...
We had seen the car when it was only a couple of days old and the dealer prep was less than impressive, the owner hadn’t washed it since - too busy enjoying it no doubt! :driver:
Pre-foam first, with R222 through the lance @ 60 degrees:
Left to dwell for a few minutes:
Then rinsed off at high pressure:
The wheels were soaked with Gloss-It Wheel and Tyre Gel (3:1) and left for 3 or 4 minutes:
They were then agitated with all the various brushes and then rinsed:
I then followed up by cleaning the tyres and arches with Meguiars Super Degreaser (4:1):
All exterior trim/badges/shuts etc were sprayed with APC (4:1) then agitated before being rinsed:
Last job before the mitt wash was to get as much of the bug splatter off the front end as possible, using Poorboys Bug Squash:
This was sprayed on, left for 5 mins then rinsed off.
The two bucket wash with shampoo plus followed and I then removed some minor tar spots with Autosmart Tardis and rinsed the car off for a final time.
Now inside, I clayed the car with Meguiars Mild:
Not too bad but enough for a car only a few weeks old.
I then pat dried the car with a deep pile drying towel...
...and applied the first of 3 coats of Gloss-It Signature Tyre Gloss:
Paint readings were consistently healthy:
Now some pics of the defects. Fair enough the paint is solid black and pretty damn soft but the dealer prep was still poor, with alot of RIDS present:
It took a good hour and a half for me to settle on a polish and pad combination. Due to the car only being in for a 2 day Minor Correction (exterior only) I had to find something which would achieve the desired correction but finish down in one go without micro-marring (nothing with the rotary would finish down 100% buffer trail free) and this wasn’t the easiest thing with the paint being so soft and easily marked.
In the end I found a mix of Meguiars 205 and Menzerna FPII on a Menzerna Finishing Pad with the G220 worked well, although alot of panels needed a second hit to remove some of the deeper RIDS:
This produced a nice sharp finish though:
N/S wing before:
After:
Whilst giving the engine a quick wipe down I noticed this sticker under the bonnet, I can’t help but think Nissan are taking the piss here - hard clear? 
Once all the polishing was done, I carefully removed all the dust with a new lambswool duster and then gave the paintwork a wipe down with Top Inspection (Hated this step as I was paranoid about marring the finish!).
For LSP, I wanted to apply something that was as easy to apply and buff off as possible for the owner to maintain, so Blackfire Wet Diamond was chosen - the fact that it looks great on black was a bonus 
I applied it with the G220 and a Lake Country Gold pad to make the buffing off stage just that little bit easier:
The tighter areas were done by hand:
I then buffed off after approx 20 minutes:
The tailpipes were polished up with Brilliant Metal Polish:
They were then protected with Blackfire Metal Sealant, as were the wheels:
Guess I better show you the afters now :thumb:
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JM_16v
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Registered: 17th Oct 05
Location: Essex Drives: GLC63S
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love it, they are HUGE cars thou. . . didnt realise until i looked around one
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andy1868
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Registered: 22nd Jun 06
Location: Burscough, Lancashire
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one day i hope to own one of these 
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Joe
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Registered: 20th Jun 04
Location: Hesketh Bank, Lancashire
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That looks so good. Top job.
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gavin18787
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Registered: 22nd Feb 05
Location: Basildon, Essex
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Cracking finish
Now lets hope he ruins it by driving it as he should
Drives supercharged Tec with torque 
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MatthewR
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Registered: 21st Oct 02
Location: Rickmansworth
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amazing!!!
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wilson_sri
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Registered: 31st Aug 04
Location: Dunfermline Drives: Technics 1210s
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Stunning car, looks a great job too...Although looks like the photos have been edited in some way?
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alan-g-w
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Location: Glasgow
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Are those DRLs at either side of the number plate? Nice either way.
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thegsi
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Registered: 3rd Feb 07
Location: Kidderminster Drives: Evo (you can't afford one)
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Lovely job. Fair play mate
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BluKoo
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quote:
Originally posted by wilson_sri
...Although looks like the photos have been edited in some way?
They have...
They've been resized and a small border has been added to them 
quote:
Originally posted by alan-g-w
Are those DRLs at either side of the number plate? Nice either way.
I don't know DRLs are, but if you mean those LED lights, then that is what they look like. Never noticed them before 
[Edited on 27-05-2009 by BluKoo]
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BarnshaW
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whats the mat under the car for?
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BluKoo
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quote:
Originally posted by BarnshaW
whats the mat under the car for?
When they're washing the car, the mat gets inflated to form basically a paddling pool. They then empty that into a water tank which gets emptied by some company. Its to try and save water.
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BarnshaW
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thats an interesting idea, never heard of that before.
does not look very inflated in the pic
[Edited on 27-05-2009 by BarnshaW]
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Kurt
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Registered: 23rd Oct 05
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Those Discs are filthy! 
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Rich H
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quote:
Originally posted by Kurt
Those Discs are filthy!
Surface corrosion from use of water and acid wheel cleaner - wears off as soon as you use the car!
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Kurt
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Rich i was messing
I saw a white one of these in Warrington (obviously stolen) the other day, looked
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alan-g-w
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quote:
Originally posted by BluKoo
quote:
Originally posted by alan-g-w
Are those DRLs at either side of the number plate? Nice either way.
I don't know DRLs are, but if you mean those LED lights, then that is what they look like. Never noticed them before
Aye, I thought they were known by that name. WEren't sure if they were standard or what.
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CorsAsh
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quote:
Originally posted by BluKoo
I don't know DRLs are
Daytime Running Lights.
Look more like LED spot/fogs.
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BluKoo
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quote:
Originally posted by BarnshaW
...does not look very inflated in the pic
[Edited on 27-05-2009 by BarnshaW]
Oh yeah
Maybe the GTR was too big a car for them to inflate the mat without it touching the front/rear bumper. I'm not sure, but there will be a reason for not having it inflated. Maybe a puncture
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FAZ
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Registered: 24th Nov 07
Location: Coventry
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holy f*ck tht looks good clean! why dont dealerships mjust give higher spec cars like this to detailers! barmy!
love it though
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WATSON
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Fooking good job looks awesome
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CORSA NUT
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If i was the owner of that i'd be over the fucking moon
Looks awesome
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ash_corsa
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quote:
Originally posted by alan-g-w
quote:
Originally posted by BluKoo
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Originally posted by alan-g-w
Are those DRLs at either side of the number plate? Nice either way.
I don't know DRLs are, but if you mean those LED lights, then that is what they look like. Never noticed them before
Aye, I thought they were known by that name. WEren't sure if they were standard or what.
Going to be standard on all cars from 2011 onwards i heard, all the new Porsche's have them, look shite
Cracking job on the GTR, Wouldnt have another black car but when theyre clean and shiney they do look good 
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sam-smith
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do these detailing people not get annoyed that it will get dirty down the road
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FAZ
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