I detailed this GTR for the majority of the day yesterday. It is the second GTR I've detailed and I must say detailing this made me like them even more. Anyways, a quick summary of the detail. I applied Collinite 845 as a base coat, and applied Autoglym HD Wax on top after letting the 845 cure. It really helped bring out the metallic flakes in the sunlight, unfortunately I couldn't capture it in the pictures, but I was able to capture the reflections pretty well. The car itself was in great condition, I expected the wheels to be covered in brake dust as these brembos are MASSIVE and they are performance brakes. Thats about it though, I didn't pull out much contamination with claying. Interior was in good condition, I didn't do the wheel wells or exhaust tips as it wasn't in the package that was picked. Anyways, on to the pictures and process. Wash: - 2 Bucket Method w/ Grit Guards - Raceglaze Sheepskin Washmitt - EuroW Sheepskin Washmitt (lower body panels) - Meguiars Gold Class Car Wash - Optimum No Rinse - Zep Citrus - Raceglaze Brush (Emblems) Clay: - Riccardo Blue Clay - Optimum No Rinse Clay Lube Dilution Wheels/Tires: - Zep Citrus 3:1 - Raceglaze XL Wheel Brush - Laitner Wheel Brush - Meguiars Tire Brush - Sponge - Swissvax Wheel Brush - Gloss-It Signature Tire Gloss Interior: - Ridgid WD1450 Shop Vac w/ Detailing Accessory Kit - Chemical Guys Window Cleaner - RagShack Window WW - Wal-Mart MFs - Lambswool duster Windows: - Collinite 845 - Zymol Applicator - Chemical Guys 70/30 Towels Last Step Protection: - Collinite 845 (Base Coat) - Autoglym HD Wax (Top Coat) - Blackfire Applicator Pad - Autoglym Applicator Pad - Cookie Monster Buffing Towel V2 Camera: - Nikon D3000 - Nikkor 18-55mm Before: Durings: Lots of brake dust rinsing out Clay: Teaser for Monday's Detail: Collinite 845 base coat being applied JDM WaX AnGLe PiCTuRe YO!!!! Autoglym HD top coat being applied Afters Beading Wish this was my garage everyday If you're still reading thank you for going through the thread, I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did. Thanks, Brendan Siu
They are kind of growing on me as well, real feats of engineering are in that car without a doubt but I am not sure if I would ever buy one personally. Great work btw, I always love the afters of those exhaust tips haha.
thanks bud, feels good to be detailing again. It just sucks that I have exams soon and have to stop again. I've always liked them, just even more now. Surprisingly those exhaust tips were not touched, they're kept pretty clean by the owner.
It was getting late, I took the pictures around 8:00pm or so. So the ISO was high, and I didn't have a tripod with me.
great job i was reading through your list of products as im starting to detail my GTR now - doing bits n pieces each wash in readiness for a full paint correction im finding brake dust a huge problem, but since the wheels are gunmetal its hard to notice the build up if not in full sunlight. i protected the wheels straight away with Z-AIO + 2x 476S and it seems to be holding on well atm some 750km later
Awesome reflections from a paint that color, great job. I really want AG HD, but I don't I need any more LSP's for at least 100 years...lol Sorry if I missed it, but what clay did you use? edit- Just saw it.
congrats on the car, if you're able to maintain the wheels every week or so, just use soap and water and it should be able to get the brake dust off if you have protection on it.
beautiful work. thanks for listing the camera you're using as well, always a question I have for people on their posts.
Awww man! I am for sure going to have to buy AG HD now, it looks great on that silver. Good job dude!
