2012 Nissan GT-R Black Edition Correction

Got a special one today!! A brand new (700 miles on the odo) 2012 Nissan GT-R Black Edition. This detail came to me from a referral from another GT-R own who is on the same forum as this customer. This vehicle was booked for a new car prep (AKA one step correction) service. This would take care of any DISO that the vehicle might have, and get it protected for it's new life.

Here is how the car was delivered to me. Nothing crazy, but it certainly needed to be cleaned up.







Before that was to be addressed I wanted to get the wheels cleaned up. They were fairly dirty too, but not baked on with brake dust or anything like an older car might have. They were cleaned with Autoglym Customer Wheel Cleaner (<-Best Sh*t EVER) and a slew of brushes. The tires and wheel wells were cleaned with Blackfire APC (3:1) and even more brushes. The GIANT brake calipers were also cleaned with the CWC.

After everything was clean the tires were dressed with Blackfire Tire Gel (Old formula FTW) the wheel wells were dressed with CG Barebone, and the wheels and brake calipers were sealed with Blackfire Wet Diamond Sealant.

Wheels before:



Wheels After:



Then I moved on to the paint. As usual I wanted to remove as much dirt and debris as possible before putting wash pad to paint. The vehicle was foamed with a mixture of Blackfire Shampoo and Blackfire APC. It was left to dwell for a few minutes while I agitated the emblems and seems with a soft Raceglaze brush.







The foaming process was followed by the normal two bucket wash performed with Blackfire Shampoo as well, and a brand new Griots Garage MF Wash Pad. The vehicle was then dried with compressed air and a couple WW towels.

After being dried the paint was clayed with Ricardo Fine Clay. This step probably could have been skipped sine the car was so new, but I did fine a few bonded contaminants.

Now we could see the true condition of the paint, and honestly it wasn't that bad. Due to the massive amounts of pearl in this paint its hard to see all the swirls, but they were there.





I have never worked on a black GT-R, but heard all the horror stories about it being so soft and how it would mar if you farted to close to this. I was prepared for the worst....and then I found out this new black isn't the same.....it was HARD AS A ROCK!

To get these relatively minor swirls out I used the Optimum Cutting MF pad coupled with D300 on the vertical panels. The horizontal panels however did not correct so easily. They required a two step process. First I hit it with Menzerna FG500 on a yellow BS pad, and followed it up with Menzerna SIP on a Tangerine pad. Here are a couple sun shots. I was very short on time for this job, so I only got a few while I was working.





The flake on this car was absolutely stunning. Here is a macro shot after it was all corrected. Beautiful!



Here are some random reflection shots I got while I was working. Excuse any dust or smudges, these were while I was still buffing.













Next up were the exhaust tips. Even after just 700 miles they got pretty nasty, and has some baked on soot. They were cleaned up and protected with Swissvax Metal Polish and an MF towel.





After:





Next up was the engine bay. It really wasn't in bad shape at all. I wiped it down with Blackfire Waterless wash and then dressed all the big trim with Sonus Trim Dressing, and the hoses with Adams In and Out Spray.





And here are so final shots after everything was all cleaned up. Some other things to note. The glass was cleaned with Meguiars glass cleaner then protected with Blackfire AIO, the rest of the trim was dressed with Sonus Trim dressing, the interior was wiped down and then dressed with UIGP. The LSP(s) for the vehicle were BFWD topped with BFMS.















Thanks for taking the time to look! I had a blast working on this amazing vehicle and am very happy with the outcome. I had to bust my ass to get this all done in one day, but it was all worth it! I look forward to your feedback!

 

Nice work! Very tidy!

 

Looks freakin awesome Dave! Very nice.

 

Looks great

 

Fantastic job Dave!

 

The flake in the paint is amazing!!!!



Great job!

 

Holy that paint looks top notch.

 

Looks great, can't wait to get my hands on one of those.

-Kody-

 

Great job man.

 

Awesome job on the GT-R Dave, the flake looks unreal!

 

Nice work Davey Jones! Flake is killer on that!! The exhaust tips were killed for 700 miles.

 

Looks great Dave! I love the metallic black.

 

Very nice work!

 

Very nice

 

Thanks man!

Thank you Ken!!!

Thanks!

Thanks Brian!

Thank you, and I agree, this is one of the coolest looking paints I have ever worked on. Reminded me of the subaru black, except not stupid soft.

Thanks man!

Thanks Kody, you will love them!

Thank you!

Thanks Martin! I can't wait to get some Desire or Passion to try out on one of these!

Thanks Jimbo! The tips were gross for such low mileage, whats funny is after I drove it around the back of my place to get more sun shots, I had to clean them again. They really do get nasty quick!

Thanks Keith! Me too!

Thanks CNUT

Thank you!

 

Great work as always Dave! That metallic is brilliant!! Great work on the tips,I know once your customer got to the end of your street they looked like crap. GTRs are soot monsters! LOL

 

Damn, gorgeous!

 

Came out amazing Dave. I love GTR's, but I really dislike those rims. They look like cheap Pepboys "Motegi" rims ... lmao

 

sweet work man!

 

I'm surprised it took 18 posts for the wheels to be commented on, lol. I agree, the wheels leave little to be desired. Great work on the car though.