G35 Black Detail with pics

Hemin8r · Mar 5th, 2008, 08:42 AM

Hi everyone. This past Sunday I had a chance to work on a black G35. I've read before how soft this paint was. Well, not in this case. The paint on this car had to be one of the hardest I've worked on. Pretty close to the Corvette paint believe it or not. I'm a little bummed that I couldn't take more after pics since it got dark pretty quick. Not to mention my rotory stopped working when I had the hood & front bumber left to do. The cord wasn't making good contact so I had to take it in for repair yesterday. Plenty of before pics.
The owner said he started waxing it and simply gave up half way through. I later noticed when I opened the trunk a bottle of Turtle wax polishing compound. Hmmmm? On with the before pics.

Clearcoat failure?? Nope, just left over polishing compound

Compound all within the cracks

All over the trim

So now I begin to soap the car up to loosen any dirt up

Now that the paint is clean & free from any dry polishing compound I can see how many swirls & hazing there is on the paint

There was a scratch on the paint that seemed like someone tried rubbing it out with an abrasive resulting in this haze

I begin my test spot

There were some scratches I had to wetsand using 2500

Polished out the wetsanding

Here is the before

After

Engine:

RDVT4ME · Mar 5th, 2008, 09:40 AM

Nice work Jesse!

Man, that guy was seriously about to mess up that car. Good thing you were able to save the day.

EAT HEMI · Mar 5th, 2008, 10:18 AM

Nice work - you are a lifeguard of the detailing world.

yalerd · Mar 5th, 2008, 10:34 AM

WOW! I just can't see those pictures, the owner just gave up! Very nice car in bad hands! jjajajajaja

Very cool results! What was your process?

Hemin8r · Mar 5th, 2008, 11:00 AM

1. Washed with regular car wash soap
2. Clayed
3. #80 on 8006 pad on rotory x2
4. #80 on 9006 pad on rotory
5. Waxed with NXT
6. All Season dressing on tires
7. Hyper dressing on wheel wells & engine

Tom Weed · Mar 5th, 2008, 11:07 AM

Nice job, car looks great!

It looks as if whomever tried to distroy it with that rubbing compound...

RaskyR1 · Mar 5th, 2008, 12:27 PM

Awesome job!

You have any trouble getting the compound he left behind off the plastics?

mattaleca · Mar 5th, 2008, 01:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hemin8r

1. Washed with regular car wash soap
2. Clayed
3. #80 on 8006 pad on rotory x2
4. #80 on 9006 pad on rotory
5. Waxed with NXT
6. All Season dressing on tires
7. Hyper dressing on wheel wells & engine

Did you APC the engine? What is your "regular car wash soap"?

Nice work Jesse. The Yukon is still my favorite.

Hemin8r · Mar 5th, 2008, 01:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RaskyR1

Awesome job!

You have any trouble getting the compound he left behind off the plastics?

Thanks RaskyR1. None at all. Just used some APC and a brush

Quote:

Originally Posted by mattaleca

Did you APC the engine? What is your "regular car wash soap"?

Nice work Jesse. The Yukon is still my favorite.

Thanks Matt. I used a diluted de-greaser. The regular car wash soap is from a local detail supply shop I go to. Since I was going to polish & wax the car I found no need to use my gold class soap.

J. A. Michaels · Mar 5th, 2008, 02:35 PM

You really saved that car. It amazing what some people do to thier car. Great work as always Jesse. The car looks better then new.

Mar 5th, 2008, 08:42 AM	#1
Hemin8r ShineTech Auto Detail Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Orange County/Los Angeles, CA Posts: 1,465 Rep Power: 55	G35 Black Detail with pics Hi everyone. This past Sunday I had a chance to work on a black G35. I've read before how soft this paint was. Well, not in this case. The paint on this car had to be one of the hardest I've worked on. Pretty close to the Corvette paint believe it or not. I'm a little bummed that I couldn't take more after pics since it got dark pretty quick. Not to mention my rotory stopped working when I had the hood & front bumber left to do. The cord wasn't making good contact so I had to take it in for repair yesterday. Plenty of before pics. The owner said he started waxing it and simply gave up half way through. I later noticed when I opened the trunk a bottle of Turtle wax polishing compound. Hmmmm? On with the before pics. Clearcoat failure?? Nope, just left over polishing compound Compound all within the cracks All over the trim So now I begin to soap the car up to loosen any dirt up Now that the paint is clean & free from any dry polishing compound I can see how many swirls & hazing there is on the paint There was a scratch on the paint that seemed like someone tried rubbing it out with an abrasive resulting in this haze I begin my test spot There were some scratches I had to wetsand using 2500 Polished out the wetsanding Here is the before After Engine:

Mar 5th, 2008, 09:40 AM	#2
RDVT4ME Corvette Crazy Detailer Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Yorba Linda, Ca Posts: 889 Rep Power: 15	Re: G35 Black Detail with pics Nice work Jesse! Man, that guy was seriously about to mess up that car. Good thing you were able to save the day. __________________ -Bob NXTti graduate, Meguiars Ford/SEMA Team "All Corvette's are red, the rest are mistakes" - John Heinricy (Corvette Engineer)

Mar 5th, 2008, 10:18 AM	#3
EAT HEMI #21 Addict Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 151 Rep Power: 4	Re: G35 Black Detail with pics Nice work - you are a lifeguard of the detailing world.

Mar 5th, 2008, 10:34 AM	#4
yalerd Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Posts: 4,451 Rep Power: 111	Re: G35 Black Detail with pics WOW! I just can't see those pictures, the owner just gave up! Very nice car in bad hands! jjajajajaja Very cool results! What was your process? __________________ Francis Marranzini

Mar 5th, 2008, 11:00 AM	#5
Hemin8r ShineTech Auto Detail Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Orange County/Los Angeles, CA Posts: 1,465 Rep Power: 55	Re: G35 Black Detail with pics 1. Washed with regular car wash soap 2. Clayed 3. #80 on 8006 pad on rotory x2 4. #80 on 9006 pad on rotory 5. Waxed with NXT 6. All Season dressing on tires 7. Hyper dressing on wheel wells & engine

Mar 5th, 2008, 11:07 AM	#6
Tom Weed Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Age: 46 Posts: 1,113 Rep Power: 17	Re: G35 Black Detail with pics Nice job, car looks great! It looks as if whomever tried to distroy it with that rubbing compound... __________________ Thomas J. Wedemeyer Bloomington, IN 47404 Cell: 812-320-5881 twedemey@yahoo.com

Mar 5th, 2008, 12:27 PM	#7
RaskyR1 Rasky's Auto Detailing Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Shakopee, MN Age: 35 Posts: 1,651 Rep Power: 179	Re: G35 Black Detail with pics Awesome job! You have any trouble getting the compound he left behind off the plastics? __________________ *Rasky's Auto Detailing* Pics showing some of my work... http://www.8thcivic.com/forums/detailing/14187-raskys-work.html

Mar 5th, 2008, 02:35 PM	#10
J. A. Michaels aka: 23jam Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 13,165 Rep Power: 509	Re: G35 Black Detail with pics You really saved that car. It amazing what some people do to thier car. Great work as always Jesse. The car looks better then new. __________________ quality creates its own demand

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