Skyline GTR detailed to showroom condition. 99% correction.

**cobrAA** · 07-16-2010, 09:45 PM

Now, this is what I call true detailing with correction..! Not your regular wash , clay 'n wax.

This week-end, I had the chance to work on a beautiful Skyline GTR. My goal was to put it back to its SHOWROOM condition. Time and money was not a restreint for me, the goal was to achieve a 99% correction on it. I’m also proud to show to the detailers and members that I can do an ''extreme or xcessiv (ching ching)'' detailing job

Before :

Hard to see, but there are some holograms due to the tiny swirls on the paint.

Wheel well needs detailing!

Contaminants on windows

Bournish tires!

CHAPTER 1 : WASHING

2 bucket method

Real sheapskin mitt
MF Drying towel
Air compressor with rubber tips for cracks
Ultra-look Degreaser
Ultra soft brush
Wheel brush

Did you really think I'd forget the gas door!

Difficult to wash corner on the wing

Very important to have a rubber tip to avoid scratching the paint!

See how clean one bucket is and the other is turning dark!? After I dipped my mitt in the bucket on the right, I dip it in the left bucket where there's barely any grimes so I'm less likely to scratch my paint.

CHAPTER 2: Clay bar

This clay bar is ideal for removing paint overspray, tar, sap, road grimes and other contaminants that do not come off whith a regular wash. Rims, paint, windows, everything was clayed!

Product:
''Poorboys spray and wipe''
Riccardo blue clay bar

Not that bad seriously!

There were more contaminants in the windows than in the paint.

CHAPTER 3 : PREPPING.

The preparation consists in taping trims, plastic, badges and any other thing that could be damaged by the polisher. Then, I take many measures on the paint to see how thick it is so I know what kind of correction I will be doing.

Paint is in EXCELLENT SHAPE and ready for a full correction.

**cobrAA** · 07-16-2010, 09:54 PM

Chapter 4: CORRECTION

product:

Makita 9227
Compound intensif | Yellow LC CCS pad
Compound intensif | Orange LC CCS pad
Wolfgang TSR3.0 Polissage intensif | Green coarse LC CCS pad
Polissage intensif | White LC CCS pad
Wolfgang FG 3.0 Polissage doux | Blue LC CCS pad
Chemical Guys apron micro-fibre
DP pad conditonner
The pad cleaner
2x 250w spot light to inspect work
Brinkmann DUAL pivot LED to inspect holograms
Wolfgang twin applicator pad

Before starting any correction on the paint, you have to do a test spot to make sure that the correction you are about to do is safe,doesn't creat haze,have the correction you want.

Here's an exemple of a square test spot

Before :

After :

Before: Rear fender

HÉHÉ tadam!:

Here's an exemple where the WG applicato comes really handy and show what *detailing* is all about. I couldn't leave a big spot like this uncorrected. I had to do it.

See the circular marks on the right? My pad must have been too caked of polish and needed to get a few spritz of pad conditionner and the orange tool to clean my pad. Obviously, I redid my section to make sure I didn't create any marks.

Here's some after-shot after my 5 compounding passes!

**cobrAA** · 07-16-2010, 09:56 PM

Chapter 5 : Wheels

Product:
Wolfgang hand applicator
Compound intensif | Orange 4' LC flat pad
Light polishing | White 4' LC CCS pad
Pad conditionner
1x Klasse sealant
2x High temp Wheel sealant
1x Collonite 476 wax
3 coat of tire protector

Here's how you know if your wheel have cleat coat or not, if your metal polish remains white after buffing, your wheel are clear coated. This means that I can polish them using paint compound.

Somes imperfections :

After:

Chapter 6 : Polishing plastics and windows

Plastic polish
Glass polish
3.5 inch white LC CCS PAD
Pad conditionner
AQUAPEL

Polishing the tailight using my drill adaptor and a plastic polish :

It's really hard to show what a windows polishing does but it removes all contaminants,make the glass smooth. After applying AQUAPEL rain repellent to the glass, the water will bleed crazy times and be protected for the next 6 month.

**GTR-guy** · 07-16-2010, 09:59 PM

Can you come to Japan and do this on my car?
That is just stunning!

**cobrAA** · 07-16-2010, 10:01 PM

Chapter 7 : Engine compartment.

Tons of sandpaper
1HP grinder with a polishing wheel
Compound à métal
Metal polish
Wheel sealant
Microfibre
Paint thinner
Brake cleaner
steel wool

Rear strut bar:

Before :

Here's how the motor was last summer, aluminium cover was not polished.

Now it's polished but dirty!

Keep in mind this engine is 20yr old, even if I keep scrubbing like crazy, those stains doesn't seems to want to go.

Hey guys, I'm sure you were like : ''hey dude, you are not done, you forgot the gaz tank under the car !'' HAHA, you guys don't know me well then lol!

Chapter 8 : The result, the skyline GTR like it was meant to be in 1990!

Clay bar
5 polishing and compound passes
2 coat of Menzerna Powerlock sealant at 12 hours interval
3 coat of Pinnacle souveran
3 coats of tires protectors
Aquapel

For the wheel:
1 coat of Klasse sealant
2 coats of PB Wheel sealant
1 coat of collonite 476 wax

More pictures to comes!