2009 Nissan GTR, current owner recently purchased this car and based on the condition of the paint was able to negotiate a nice discount off the asking price. He is considering wrapping the car at some point, but the paint looked so bad, he wanted to see if there was anything that could be done so he wouldn't be embarrassed by the condition until he decides what to do with the car.
There was definitely some repainting issues, excessive orange peel around the license plate frame in the back, dirt nibs in a few areas, buffer trails and the paint was incredibly soft. So soft wiping off compounds or polishes was tough to do without marring the paint.
The sides were even worse than the hood, this is after compounding the fender, the driver's door is untouched other than washing.
Both fender and door compounding. You can see some hazing from Meguiars M100 and a Meguiars MF cutting disc.
This was meant to be a "make it look as good as possible without going nuts" detail, so I ended up doing two steps on the paint. The difference was pretty huge, from a car that barely looked good in the shade to a 2 foot car in the sun. There are some deeper defects that even wet sanding might not fully remove, like some nasty pigtails in the hood, and repaint issues like dirt nibs would require refinishing. But the owner is now no longer embarrassed to see his car in the sun.
ONR wash, Opti-Raser pink to clay
ONR and Optimum Power Clean @ 3:1 to clean wheels
Meguiars M100, Meguiars microfiber cutting disc, Rupes 21 DA
3D HD Polish using an Optimum microfiber polishing pad, Rupes 21 DA
Clearkote Carnauba Moose Wax
ONR Wash and Wax @ 32:1 to clean glass
Armor All on tires/wheel wells
Odd thing happened during the detail, while I was compounding the back end, I could hear a horrible grinding noise. Thinking maybe it was something resonating due to the pressure of the buffer, I turned it off but could still hear the noise. Look up and a recycling truck was sliding 90 degrees to the highway, with the back end tearing up the guard rail. Driver managed to bring the truck out of the skid and get it stopped in the shoulder. A couple people from his company showed up well before the police finally got there.
There was definitely some repainting issues, excessive orange peel around the license plate frame in the back, dirt nibs in a few areas, buffer trails and the paint was incredibly soft. So soft wiping off compounds or polishes was tough to do without marring the paint.
The sides were even worse than the hood, this is after compounding the fender, the driver's door is untouched other than washing.
Both fender and door compounding. You can see some hazing from Meguiars M100 and a Meguiars MF cutting disc.
This was meant to be a "make it look as good as possible without going nuts" detail, so I ended up doing two steps on the paint. The difference was pretty huge, from a car that barely looked good in the shade to a 2 foot car in the sun. There are some deeper defects that even wet sanding might not fully remove, like some nasty pigtails in the hood, and repaint issues like dirt nibs would require refinishing. But the owner is now no longer embarrassed to see his car in the sun.
ONR wash, Opti-Raser pink to clay
ONR and Optimum Power Clean @ 3:1 to clean wheels
Meguiars M100, Meguiars microfiber cutting disc, Rupes 21 DA
3D HD Polish using an Optimum microfiber polishing pad, Rupes 21 DA
Clearkote Carnauba Moose Wax
ONR Wash and Wax @ 32:1 to clean glass
Armor All on tires/wheel wells
Odd thing happened during the detail, while I was compounding the back end, I could hear a horrible grinding noise. Thinking maybe it was something resonating due to the pressure of the buffer, I turned it off but could still hear the noise. Look up and a recycling truck was sliding 90 degrees to the highway, with the back end tearing up the guard rail. Driver managed to bring the truck out of the skid and get it stopped in the shoulder. A couple people from his company showed up well before the police finally got there.
