I've been looking forward to doing one of these amazing cars for a while now as it's a personal favourite of mine and something I'd love to own within the next year or so, so getting to detail one was a true pleasure.
This particular GTR has been extensively modified, and is running around the 750BHP mark... :doublesho:doublesho:doublesho
The aim of the day was to remove the light swirling/wash marring the car had picked up, and to lay down some solid protection on the paintwork and wheels.
A few 'befores':
DSC03018 by RussZS, on Flickr
DSC03021 by RussZS, on Flickr
DSC03020 by RussZS, on Flickr
I dealt with the wheels, arches and tyres first.
Before - not too bad really!
DSC03022 by RussZS, on Flickr
AutoSmart Smart Wheels used at 10:1 with various brushes:
DSC03023 by RussZS, on Flickr
DSC03024 by RussZS, on Flickr
DSC03025 by RussZS, on Flickr
AutoSmart G101 used on tyres and arches:
DSC03026 by RussZS, on Flickr
Vikan Arch brush:
DSC03027 by RussZS, on Flickr
and pressure rinsed:
DSC03028 by RussZS, on Flickr
Next the car was snow foamed with Megs Hyper Wash, to begin to safely break down the dirt present on the car, before making physical contact with it:
DSC03030 by RussZS, on Flickr
Whilst the Snow Foam was dwelling, I worked the more intricate areas with a Valet Pro Detail brush, and where required Surfex HD:
DSC03031 by RussZS, on Flickr
DSC03032 by RussZS, on Flickr
Next the Hyper Wash was rinsed off and the car was hand washed using Auto Finesse Lather Shampoo and a CQuartz Mitt:
DSC03033 by RussZS, on Flickr
DSC03034 by RussZS, on Flickr
The was then rinsed. At this stage I would normally decontaminate the paintwork with IronX to deal with any fallout, Tardis for Tar and clay. All of this had been done very recently and wasn't required as the car was in superb condition still as it hadn't been used a great deal.
This is the only 'bleed' I managed to get:
DSC03035 by RussZS, on Flickr
DSC03036 by RussZS, on Flickr
The car was then foamed again, rinsed, then moved inside for drying:
DSC03037 by RussZS, on Flickr
After drying the paint was assessed for thickness, then various combinations, starting with the 'lightest' were tested to see which would achieve a good level of correction within the single day timeframe I had the car.
Average paint readings were around the 170 mark:
DSC03044 by RussZS, on Flickr
Defect wise the car had very light swirling probably induced from a few poor washes during its life, and a few deeper scratches.
Correction wise I settled for Megs 205 on a 3M Polishing Pad, stepping up to 205 and a Megs Cutting pad on the deeper defects:
50/50:
DSC03039 by RussZS, on Flickr
DSC03041 by RussZS, on Flickr
DSC03046 by RussZS, on Flickr
Before:
DSC03048 by RussZS, on Flickr
After:
DSC03049 by RussZS, on Flickr
DSC03051 by RussZS, on Flickr
DSC03056 by RussZS, on Flickr
DSC03058 by RussZS, on Flickr
This particular GTR has been extensively modified, and is running around the 750BHP mark... :doublesho:doublesho:doublesho
The aim of the day was to remove the light swirling/wash marring the car had picked up, and to lay down some solid protection on the paintwork and wheels.
A few 'befores':
DSC03018 by RussZS, on Flickr
DSC03021 by RussZS, on Flickr
DSC03020 by RussZS, on Flickr
I dealt with the wheels, arches and tyres first.
Before - not too bad really!
DSC03022 by RussZS, on Flickr
AutoSmart Smart Wheels used at 10:1 with various brushes:
DSC03023 by RussZS, on Flickr
DSC03024 by RussZS, on Flickr
DSC03025 by RussZS, on Flickr
AutoSmart G101 used on tyres and arches:
DSC03026 by RussZS, on Flickr
Vikan Arch brush:
DSC03027 by RussZS, on Flickr
and pressure rinsed:
DSC03028 by RussZS, on Flickr
Next the car was snow foamed with Megs Hyper Wash, to begin to safely break down the dirt present on the car, before making physical contact with it:
DSC03030 by RussZS, on Flickr
Whilst the Snow Foam was dwelling, I worked the more intricate areas with a Valet Pro Detail brush, and where required Surfex HD:
DSC03031 by RussZS, on Flickr
DSC03032 by RussZS, on Flickr
Next the Hyper Wash was rinsed off and the car was hand washed using Auto Finesse Lather Shampoo and a CQuartz Mitt:
DSC03033 by RussZS, on Flickr
DSC03034 by RussZS, on Flickr
The was then rinsed. At this stage I would normally decontaminate the paintwork with IronX to deal with any fallout, Tardis for Tar and clay. All of this had been done very recently and wasn't required as the car was in superb condition still as it hadn't been used a great deal.
This is the only 'bleed' I managed to get:
DSC03035 by RussZS, on Flickr
DSC03036 by RussZS, on Flickr
The car was then foamed again, rinsed, then moved inside for drying:
DSC03037 by RussZS, on Flickr
After drying the paint was assessed for thickness, then various combinations, starting with the 'lightest' were tested to see which would achieve a good level of correction within the single day timeframe I had the car.
Average paint readings were around the 170 mark:
DSC03044 by RussZS, on Flickr
Defect wise the car had very light swirling probably induced from a few poor washes during its life, and a few deeper scratches.
Correction wise I settled for Megs 205 on a 3M Polishing Pad, stepping up to 205 and a Megs Cutting pad on the deeper defects:
50/50:
DSC03039 by RussZS, on Flickr
DSC03041 by RussZS, on Flickr
DSC03046 by RussZS, on Flickr
Before:
DSC03048 by RussZS, on Flickr
After:
DSC03049 by RussZS, on Flickr
DSC03051 by RussZS, on Flickr
DSC03056 by RussZS, on Flickr
DSC03058 by RussZS, on Flickr
