2012 gt-r

Discussion in 'Show and Shine' started by cu2mike, Oct 22, 2012.

  1. cu2mike

    cu2mike DB Forum Supporter

    Hi everyone. Below you will find a 2012 GT-R in Jet Black. It belongs to my long term client (I recently started to maintain it weekly for him).
    The paint on this one was surprisingly hard, which was nice change from the usual FR-S/BRZ I've been doing. This detail took a little over 12 hours, which isn't too bad considering how thorough it was since I had to prep it for Opti Guard.


    Here is a list of all the goodies used in the detail:


    Tools:
    Griot's Garage 6" ROP
    Porter Cable 7424XP
    Griot's Garage 3"ROP
    Festool ShineX
    Karcher 5.85M Pressure Washer
    Autoglos Foam Cannon
    Brinkmann Light
    LED Light
    Halogen Worklamp
    2 Bucket Method
    Swissvax Wheel Brush
    EZ Detail Wheel Brush
    #0000 Steel Wool
    Buff & Shine 5.5" Orange Pads
    Buff & Shine 5.5" Yellow Pads
    Meguiar's 5" Microfiber Cutting Pads
    Meguiar's 3" Microfiber Cutting Pads
    Microfiber Tech 560GSM towels
    Microfiber Tech Edgeless Towels


    Chemicals:
    Meguiar's Hyperwash
    Meguiar's APC+
    Auto Finesse Lather Shampoo
    Optimum ONR
    Auto Finesse Imperial Wheel Cleaner
    CarPro TRIX
    Speedy Prep Towel
    Meguiar's D300 Compound
    Scholl Concepts S3 Gold Compound
    HD Advance Polish
    Optimum Opti Guard is LSP


    Before Wash:


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    Wheel In Progress:


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    Getting A Foam Bath:













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    The "Real" Condition Of The Vehicle After I Stripped Existing Protection:


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    I Stopped Long Enough To Snap A Picture In The Sun:











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    The Rest Are Afters, No Sun Shots Here Since It Was Well Past 8pm When I Got Done:


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  2. Kilo6_one

    Kilo6_one DB Forum Supporter

    Cute.............. Love the DPEs.
     
  3. Frankastic

    Frankastic Detail Photographer

    why does the paint look like the universe, with stars, a sun, and a black hole WTF?

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  4. Chas

    Chas DB Forum Supporter

    Great job!
     
  5. P1et

    P1et Official DB Moderator

    Looking swell.
     
  6. Meticulous-Detail

    Meticulous-Detail DB Forum Supporter

    Awesome job! That foam is insane! I have to pick up some Megs HyperWash from Phil.
     
  7. tdekany

    tdekany Wax on..Wax off

    Mike, great job, but that is not jet black - it is metallic. :D
     

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