350Z detailed and wet!

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This was a job I did for a fellow club member. The car was in pretty rough shape though white cars can mask it well. Since this was only the second car I have polished, I sure hope it get quicker. I just about can make a fist again, haha. Overall I like to think it came out pretty good for a noob.



Process..



wash with dawn

clay with megs

polish with menz IP on orange pad

wash

seal with UPGP

glaze with Danase wet glaze

wax with P21s

glaze again with Danase wet glaze

seal with UPGP

Zaino Z-16 on tires



Engine and interior were done too but no pics.





Here's some before pics



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Here's what the clay bar looked like after I started claying.



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Here's a cool before and after of one of the tail lights. Here is one of them before....



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after I polishing....



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Here's some pics showing just how bad the swirls and scratches were...



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Here is the trunk before....



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and after....



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Here are some other after shots....



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Hood shot before, swirling around sun.



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Hood shot after....



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DieselMDX said:
no final polish?



IP finished LSP ready?
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After I was done polishing I took the car out into the sun and it was good to go. You don't always have to use a final polish depending how the polish finished down. There was no hazing or dullness at all.



From Menz about IP...



To call it a polish is somewhat misleading because it really falls somewhere between a strong swirl remover and a compound. Yet, it barely dusts and leaves no surface haze on most paints.



In this case it was good to go.
 
That white didnt really hide anything under the sunlight. Amazing turnaround in the after pictures, it was soaking wet.
 
Very Nice job!!



I'm doing a white LS460 this Saturday and was planning to try out Danase Wet Glaze after polishing. I was wondering how the glaze performed on white paint. Did it provide any added wetness/depth??



Thanks
 
Wonderful job, I am curious as to what did you use on the tail lights?

How many hours did you spend on the car?
 
man, that looks wonderful. Hey, I have a 350 and I have been trying to 100% of my swirls but I cant seem to get everything..There is always one or two scraglers on there. I have been using menzerna intense and i cant get it perfect
 
slicknickis3 said:
Very Nice job!!



I'm doing a white LS460 this Saturday and was planning to try out Danase Wet Glaze after polishing. I was wondering how the glaze performed on white paint. Did it provide any added wetness/depth??



Thanks
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I'd have to say yes for sure. The paint looked amazing just after polishing but the glaze seemed to really give it some crispness to the shine. I'm really liking DWG.





bcgreen....for the tail lights I just used the Menz polish I was using on the car. I'd seen that done before so I figured I'd try it and WOW! It worked really well. As for total time spent on the car, I figured out it was about 20 hours.





Thanks everyone for the nice words, my sore hands and I appreciate it!!
 
never gone said:
I'd have to say yes for sure. The paint look amazing just after polishing but the glaze seemed to really give it some crispness to the shine. I'm really liking DWG.





bcgreen....for the tail lights I just used the Menz polish I was using on the car. I'd seen that done before so I figured I'd try it and WOW! It worked really well. As for total time spent on the car, I figured out it was about 20 hours.





Thanks everyone for the nice words, my sore hands and I appreciate it!!
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Did you use the same pad and was that a PC or a rotary, on the lenses?

Doing the rocker panels, that must have been a killer on the back. I still haven't figured out the best way to polish something so low to the ground.
 
bcgreen said:
Did you use the same pad and was that a PC or a rotary, on the lenses?

Doing the rocker panels, that must have been a killer on the back. I still haven't figured out the best way to polish something so low to the ground.
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Yes, I used the same pad on the lenses, the key is to go nice and sloooow. As for the lower panels, I have this pull caddy I use that I can store stuff in. It sits about 2 feet off the ground and I sit on them when doing lower panels. Try it, your back with thank you. My hands on the other hand, still hurting.
 
never gone said:
Yes, I used the same pad on the lenses, the key is to go nice and sloooow. As for the lower panels, I have this pull caddy I use that I can store stuff in. It sits about 2 feet off the ground and I sit on them when doing lower panels. Try it, your back with thank you. My hands on the other hand, still hurting.
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Two feet off the ground is still too high to get to the rocker panels. I have a similar cart and my knees are around my ears when I try and do the lower door panels. The car I am referring to is the G35. Some way of the getting the car up high enough would be ideal but that would be costly. So I may end up doing is just lying on my side on a piece of carpet.
 
artikxscout said:
you think the last seal you put on will bond to the wax?
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Yes. The last UPGP actually went on the glaze and not the wax. Since DWG is an acrylic glaze there should not be bonding issues. That's one thing I really like about it. When done polishing your car you can apply the DWG and then your sealant if you want. There's a lot more flexibility with DWG which gives you cooler combo options.
 
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