Red 350Z Finished

[imported_Totoland Mach]

This car came from a recommendation by someone on Autopia! Thanks. The owner had a detail company do the car and they told him "there's always going to be swirls"....what an answer.



So, I had him bring the car to the house for a 6 hour session. There weren't any deep scratches and I ended up using Pinnacle XMT 2, then XMT 360 for any random stuff. Finally, applied a coat of Meguiar's #21 and this is the result.



He's pretty pleased and will let me know if any spots have been missed. The sun would peek out every now and then, so I might have not caught them all.

Toto

 

[Old Pirate]

Great job on the Z Toto!.....:xyxthumbs

 

[Pats300zx]

Awesome Toto....Welcome to the Z-side

 

[BigAl3]

nice ....

 

[Lumadar]

Looks amazing. I love Z paint...a joy to work with.



Ps, what edition comes with that hood? Or is it aftermarket?

 

[Legacy]

Nice job, but it's not black. Weird looking hood.

 

[imported_Totoland Mach]

Heck if I know...I thought it was a stock hood....learn something new every day.



Toto

 

[imported_artikxscout]

Looks good Toto. It's nice to see a different car from you besides a Bimmer sometimes . Can you polish out a Totaled M3?

 

[Garry Dean]

Ive been tossing around buying a Z, nice work!

 

[imported_Denzil]

Looks great Toto! It's definitely nice to see you detail a different car than the usual, hehe.

 

[RitcheyRch]

Awesome job. :goodjob

 

[Slik560]

"...always be some swirls..." :laugh: I may PM you to find out who that was. Excellent work on a Non-BMW vehicle! I would say you have a repeat customer.



I may break down and bring you the ultimate test next spring: 21 year old white single stage Benz paint, with a variety of swirls, rids, and as yet unidentified defects that so far have laughed at my efforts with an orbital. I love working on the old iron, don't get me wrong, but eventually I would like a clean slate to keep up. White is a forgiving color, but in the right light, all is revealed. :wall



Keep up the good fight. :buffing:

 

[Scottwax]

Absolutely gorgeous! :bow



#26 on properly polished red = :drool:

 

[DSVWGLI]

"Toto"ly awesome work :goodjob.

 

[Junebug]

Hi Totoland, did you find the Z's paint to be on the soft side?

 

[Eisen Hulk]

I didn't know BMW made the 350Z.



Haha...Just clowning. Nice work, Toto.

 

[imported_NRZ]

The hood is stock on all new 350Z's. At least every one I see in at the dealership on the ride home from work. That car looks great. Nothing beats a clean red car!!

 

[cashishift]

What pads did you use with the XMT stuff, and finally on the #21??

 

[V_Eight]

Love the second-gen Z, but not in roadster form. Paint looks fluid!

 

[dsms]

deeeeeeep finish Toto, and my word its not a BMW:xyxthumbs