Black Infiniti M35

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gmblack3

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I last polished this car in July of 2006.



41k miles now.



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Process:

QEW wash

Clay with Zaino clay and Z6 as a lube

M105/Yellow edge wool/Metabo 1500 x2

Ultrafina/3M blue 6" pad on some tight areas, 8" pad on the rest/Metabo 1700

Foam car with 3oz of Z7 and the rest water in my 32 oz bottle.

Wheels cleaned with PB SnR

Tires and wells cleaned with AM red hot APC 1:6

Rinsed everything off.

Refoamed car.

2 bucket wash with sheepshin mitt and Z7.

Rinse again.

Apply 3x of z5/2pro (80/20) 2 hits of Z8 and ZFX.

Z8

ZAIO on wheels

Z-16 on tires.



Interior:

Vac

IG on glass

Steam then IZ CP on hard surfaces

Zaino Z9/10 on leather



All foamed up:



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During polishing:



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Finals:



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do you think the wool and 105 was a little over kill?

last time you used IP & foam and there was a lot more swirls



do you have a paint thickness gague?
 
weekendwarrior said:
Good job - Is that one of the Infinit's with the sticker under the hood stating the car has a hard clear? Is that why you used the M105?
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Thanks Warrior! Yes it does have the sticker, but its a combo of the defects and the paint that dictate which polish I use.



JustinDetail said:
Fasntastic work as usual! I gotta ask why the heck does a car need 5x of sealant though? Did the owner request that much?
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Thanks Justin! Just 3x of zaino on this car. What I have been doing on my last few black car details is to mix 80% of Z5pro, 20% of Z2pro, 2 hits of Z8 and ZFX in the bottle. My details usually consist of 2x of zaino, but I can be paid to put on a third coat. :)
 
BigJimZ28 said:
do you think the wool and 105 was a little over kill?

last time you used IP & foam and there was a lot more swirls



do you have a paint thickness gague?
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Jim, Not at all, actually I had a 3-4" wide area in the middle of the hood that I taped off. I was taking readings with my Defelsko Positest DFT Combo. I removed the moderate defects with the 2 passes of M105/yellow edge wool at 1500. I then did one pass of UF with the blue 3M foam pad. I removed the tape, wiped down the area with Z6 to ensure that no tape residue remained.



I then took like 10-15 readings on the corrected and uncorrected areas. More then half of the readings showed no reduction in thickness. I tried to take them right next to each other as close as possible. The areas that did show a reduction where 0.1mil or less. I am wondering how many of those where due to variations in paint thickness.
 
gmblack3a said:
Jim, Not at all, actually I had a 3-4" wide area in the middle of the hood that I taped off. I was taking readings with my Defelsko Positest DFT Combo. I removed the moderate defects with the 2 passes of M105/yellow edge wool at 1500. I then did one pass of UF with the blue 3M foam pad. I removed the tape, wiped down the area with Z6 to ensure that no tape residue remained.



I then took like 10-15 readings on the corrected and uncorrected areas. More then half of the readings showed no reduction in thickness. I tried to take them right next to each other as close as possible. The areas that did show a reduction where 0.1mil or less. I am wondering how many of those where due to variations in paint thickness.
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great info!

thanks, from some of the other post about the kind of defect removal 105 does

I thought you might be removing a lot more paint then needed but that does not look like the case
 
JustinDetail said:
Gotcha, I just know that if I did it that way, It'd take me forever haha. I'm sure you're quick at it though! ;)
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Justin, The polishing is what takes me forever, well less then forever now with M105. While zaino is curing, I usually apply some Z16 to the tires and ZAIO to the wheels.



BigJimZ28 said:
great info!

thanks, from some of the other post about the kind of defect removal 105 does

I thought you might be removing a lot more paint then needed but that does not look like the case
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Jim, Glad I could answer your question. This car did have some deep RIDS in it, I called the client and asked if he was going to keep the car long term. He said yes that was the plan, so the deeper RIDS got left alone.
 
Nice job and nice car - i really like the M class. I love how that black looks, especially with the Z8. I just rec'd the Z8 last week but the weather in CT has not been good for washing and waxing. :sadpace:
 
jswift2000 said:
Nice job and nice car - i really like the M class. I love how that black looks, especially with the Z8. I just rec'd the Z8 last week but the weather in CT has not been good for washing and waxing. :sadpace:
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Thanks Jswift! Its about 35° with a 20-30MPH wind and blowing snow in Atlanta today. Hope the weather gets better for you soon so you can enjoy some detailing.
 
Unbelievable work Bryan!



It looks like the M105/Ultrafina combo is working out well.



How much did you pay for your Defelsko? I really need to buy another PTG soon.



Keep up the great work!
 
RickRack said:
Unbelievable work Bryan!



It looks like the M105/Ultrafina combo is working out well.



How much did you pay for your Defelsko? I really need to buy another PTG soon.



Keep up the great work!
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Thanks Rick! I am really liking the combo.



Thanks for your M105 tip when you said to apply the product to the surface and pick it up with a running wool pad. I still need to work on my technique a bit, but the M105 seemed to spread out much more even that way.
 
scottrat said:
Nice Job. Looks Great.



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Thanks Scott!



rydawg said:
Another stunning job by you Bryan! That black looks crystal clear now.
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Thanks Ryan! Its helpful folks like yourself, Todd and Rick who have given me great inspiration to excel at polishing. :bow
 
gmblack3a said:
Thanks Ryan! Its helpful folks like yourself, Todd and Rick who have given me great inspiration to excel at polishing. :bow
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I am always amazed and impressed at your true dedication on every job you do.
 
Bryan, you inspire me as well. You have 15 years on me, you work like an animal and show no sign of stopping anytime soon. Every time I view one of your posts, your works seems to be getting better and better.



Keep up the great work!
 
Nice work Bryan. How long did it end up taking you? I know you sounded tired on the phone. Next time you're up on this side, we gotta get some brews at the ale house.
 
rydawg said:
I am always amazed and impressed at your true dedication on every job you do.
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Ryan, Thank you very much for your kind words! I guess its just my anal nature. :)



RickRack said:
Bryan, you inspire me as well. You have 15 years on me, you work like an animal and show no sign of stopping anytime soon. Every time I view one of your posts, your works seems to be getting better and better.



Keep up the great work!
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Rick, You do great work for a 10 yr old ;) :rofl



I try to self evaluate my work the next day. Thinking on how I can improve results and efficiency. Of course reading threads from other detailers like you guys helps very much as well.
 
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