BrendanS Detailed: Widebody Supercharged 350Z

Hey guys,

Well I finally finished my last year of highschool and exams so now I have the summer off to detail. This was a great first detail to kick it off. It's a Do-Luck widebody 350Z with an HKS Supercharger. Very fast car and sounds great. He's a local on a nissan/infiniti forum. The paint was in terrible shape as the person who painted the car did a terrible job and the paint was chipped badly after a car cruise. The paint match was off and the in a lot of areas was oxidized and scratched pretty badly. I used Menzerna Powerlock for the second time and it looked amazing on this colour despite the rough paint. I sealed the rims and front Brembos with Blackfire All Metal Sealant along with the exhaust cans and tips. No engine bay or interior work was done. Just a quick wash, clay, wax. All pictures are un-edited.

Wash:
- 2 Bucket Method w/ Grit Guards
- Raceglaze Sheepskin Washmitt
- EuroW Sheepskin Washmitt (lower body panels)
- Majestic Solutions Ultra Gloss
- Dawn Dish Soap
- Zep Citrus
- Raceglaze Brush (Emblems)
- Leaf Blower
- Raceglaze Drying Towel

Clay:
- Riccardo Blue Clay
- Optimum No Rinse Clay Lube Dilution

Wheels/Tires:
- Gloves
- Zep Citrus 3:1
- Zep Purple 3:1 Tires
- Raceglaze XL Wheel Brush
- Laitner Wheel Brush
- Meguiars Tire Brush
- Sponge
- Swissvax Wheel Brush
- Gloss-It Signature Tire Gloss
- Blackfire Metal Sealant (1 Coat)

Exhaust:
- P21S Polishing Soap
- Blackfire Metal Sealant

Windows:
- Menzerna Powerlock
- Zymol Applicator
- Chemical Guys 70/30 Towels

Last Step Protection:
- Menzerna Powerlock
- DD Applicator Pad
- Cookie Monster Buffing Towel V2

Camera:
- Nikon D3000
- Nikkor 18-55mm

Befores:












Exhaust Befores








Wheels Before


Browning on Tire














Layer of dust on the car


Clay of choice is Riccardo Blue+ ONR


LSP


Afters!








LOL...you can see the reflection of the kids that went crazy for this car. They thought the make was Toyo
















Exhaust afters






Polished and sealed the cans as well






Paint is hazy but the reflection is still there




























Obligatory engine bay shot **Engine was not detailed**


Thanks for looking!

 

Worst color match I've seen in a while! Too bad as it detracts from such a nicely modified vehicle. Great job on it though. After than incident, I see you dont do paint correction any more, or do people simply choose not to opt for it?

 

great job on the detail!

it needs some bigger wheels!

 

Nope I still do, just haven't booked anything yet since I'm restarting my polishing process. So far so good.

Thanks!

 

Looks good, I love the area that you get to shoot your after pics!

 

Thanks! It's only like a 5 second drive from my house. So most customers don't mind if I ask them to go there to take pictures. Plus there are speed bumps all over so they trust me lol.

 

Great job Brendan. I actually think the color is sweet looking. I also like how they blue flamed the tips :chips:

 

Thanks! I love the colour as well, if only the bodyshop didn't do such a poor job.

 

Good job Brendan. How long did this detail take you?

 

Nice 350z

Great job..Love the color...

 

Nice job Brendan. Colour looks awesome now.

 

Nice job....And I like the Z....

 

Thanks! Me to, the metallic really shows in the sun after Powerlock

Thanks, started around 10 and finished around 3 or 4.

Thanks Ken!

Thanks! Me to, very unique.

 

You're really lucky to be able to work on such beautiful cars man! The 350Z looks HOT! Powerlock is really amazing!! They should use your after pictures in their marketing! That car just shines! GREAT JOB once again!

 

Thanks Marc! Powerlock goes on effortlessly and comes off just as easy, even after letting it haze on the paint for over 20 minutes.

 

the car look good, great work buddy

 

wow man. sick job. the car looks great and the photos are superb. gotta love the nikons. wheels and everything flow so well.

 

Thanks!

Thanks man, this is the odd time I actually like chrome wheels. That and RPF1s in SBC finish are nice.

 

Holy crap dude you JUST finished school?! I Just got back from college orientation yesterday!

Nonetheless, nice job

 

Nice, I finished my last grade 12 exam on the 22nd. I have my grad commencement on the 30th. How old are you? I think you guys in the US are a year older. I'm still 17 but all my friends are 18 (i'm born in December)