Process:
Full wash and Clay
Menzerna Intensive Polish
-Porter Cable, orange pad - 4 hours
Menzerna Final Polish
-Porter Cable, white pad - 2 hours
Menzerna Finishing Touch Glaze
-hand applied -cured overnight
Optimum Opti-Seal
-hand applied -cured for 4 hours
Collinite's No. 845 Insulator wax
-hand applied -cured for 3 hours.
Rewashed
BEFORE PICTURES: Note swirling!
Before and after of wheels
50/50 Shots!
Fender Before/After
Paint Shots!
Interior Shots!
Full car shots!
Reflections! 
Beading Shot!
Post Title: Re: Friend's S2000 Detail - Lots of pics (Nick240sx)
Posted by: Nick240sx at 11:18 AM 5/3/2009
Reflection shots!
My favorite - mirror like finish
Enjoy!
Post Title:
Posted by: Looneybomber at 2:42 PM 5/20/2009
Looks good and that's a lot of work. What product(s) did you use on the top?
Post Title:
Posted by: noobdrftr at 3:41 PM 5/23/2009
| Quote, originally posted by Em Dot » |
| dang nice work. is that Dave's car? |
Yes, that is Dave's car
Post Title: Re: (Nick240sx)
Posted by: Initial_R90 at 11:17 PM 5/25/2009
| Quote, originally posted by Initial_R90 » |
| dave's a rebel like me, no front plate |
haha yes he is, I asked him about that too. He's a really funny guy
Post Title: Re: (Nick240sx)
Posted by: ScorchedNX2K at 8:59 PM 6/1/2009
| Quote, originally posted by ScorchedNX2K » |
| you spent 6 hours buffing/polishing? That's a bit of overkill... A couple hours at most is sufficient even for the most swirled/scratched up car...and that one was not bad at all. Takes me an hour and a half for a car, 2 hours for an SUV to do a 3 stage polish (cut, swirl remover, polish) Some time wasted...but good looking. |
No overkill here, time wasted was time I had, if there is no need to rush the detail in anway then, exactly that, no need. I'll break it down a little:
At two passes per panel for each stage of the buffing, you're looking at easily a half hour per panel for the smaller ends. I pace the buffer along very slowly at 900-1000 rpms, making swirls impossible. The car could have been done in a day had I wanted to, but on an energy conserving process I made sure there were no defects left in this car at all. Thanks
Post Title: Re: (Nick240sx)
Posted by: Nismo2007 at 11:34 AM 6/2/2009
| Quote, originally posted by Nismo2007 » |
| Car looks good afterwards.....i dont think u spent to much time....lol |
haha thanks! A proper job consumes a lot of time, that's for sure. Just the finishing touches can take hours
Post Title: Re: (Nick240sx)
Posted by: phobs at 8:58 PM 6/2/2009
| Quote, originally posted by phobs » |
| Good stuff, mate! I'm planning to invest in a polisher. It'd cut down the time dramatically. I've been doing everything by hand and it's super tiring.. |
Thanks! Yes, buffer's making everything 100% easier/better. I suggest a porter cable 7424 if you won't be getting too aggressive with it. I have a rotary, the porter cable and a Cyclo
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