2009 Nissan 370z - 1 Step Paint Correction by Mr. Sparkle Detailing - Long Island

Recently was contacted for a 1 step correction on a 2009 Nissan 370z (black of course). Due to some scheduling conflicts, I took on this one during the overnight hours. Took care of the interior and the wash / decon in the early evening but didn't get down to any correction work until around 11pm. And it wasn't pretty....

Inspection under LED lighting after wash, iron x, speedy prep towel (med)






We had agreed to a 1 step correction. I can't lie, I did go over some deeper rids with d300 and megs MF pads as a courtesy. However, I didn't really photo any of that. Was looking more to document a decent 1 step correction so the before / after photos you see are a just that.

Did some test spots and settled on doing the 1 step correction done with:

Flex 3401 / Griots GG6 + LC Tangerine + Menzerna Power Finish (PF2500)

I started on the rear end as a change of pace for me (very exciting)


Trunk Before




Trunk after




Passenger Door Before




Passenger Door After




That same area up close before / after. You can see there are some defects leftover so this paint would benefit from a 2 step correction but it was not in the budget






The Hood Before



Hood After (again you can see some leftovers which might have cleaned up if a 2 step correction was in order)




It was pretty late by the time I made it around to the drivers side. Then I found the hidden message...

It looked like someone had written on this car at some point with an auto writer or some type of marker. But not cleaned off entirely then it left a stain? I don't know. It was very faint. And at roughly 2am I kinda thought I was seeing things. Glad I got photo evidence of what I believe was the word "comp" written on the qtr panel.







Fortunately this polished out. It was somewhere on this panel




After all that, car was wiped down with CarPro Eraser and protected with Blackfire Wet Diamond Sealant.

The final product

Under LED lights only (how I spent most of the evening)






With the fluro lights on along with the LEDs










Reflection in the driver side door









Shut down the garage at 4am. Client lived nearby so I picked him up at 8am in time for work.

There is no mercy in this dojo...

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ALWAYS dig your posts Bryan. Lol. Love the Karate Kid reference!! Something tells me you & I would be buds if we didn't live halfway across the country, lol.

I know Nissan paint is notoriously soft. But I'm still amazed that one step got those results.......CRAZY. I'd LOVE it if you gave Adam's new Correction Polish a shot bro. I think you'd be VERY happy. You have my number, gimme a shout if you'd like a few ounces to try.

 

thanks man! way to pick up on the pop culture reference. Here and there I cram one in for no good reason. In fact my name is even a 15yr old obscure tv reference

I think if I owned and knew how to operate a DSLR you'd see there was a little more left on the table than my point & shoot was picking up.

This paint was on the thin side, but pretty easy to work with. Corrected fairly easily while not getting marred up by the speedy prep medium towel (I've seen that marr soft paints)

The adams polishes and the iron remover definitely interest me. I'll probably give you a shout soon. thanks...


edit: I see your review of the product on the adams site. Kinda answered my question as to whether or not it finishes down well enough for a 1 step. You got me interested

 

Great work Bryan

 

Nice work