Everyone likes a good black GTR thread, right? This Alpha 7 packaged car came to me desperately in need of some attention. It had suffered through dealership/automatic washes most of its life. It was very apparent as the car looked more gray than black from all the swirls and imperfections. Luckily, after 27 hours, it looks a ton better! I was able to also talk to the owner about how to care for it properly as the paint is very soft, sensitive, and we don't want it to get like it was before. The front bumper had just been repaired/repainted from a run in with a deer so I left it untouched for the time being but will correct it a few months down the road when it's done curing. Foam wash Clay bar Dried Masked Griot's 6" DA with Uber green and blue pads Menzerna FG400 Menzerna SF4000 Menzerna Powerlock First day to work on it was not ideal. Had to wait for the rain to stop so I polished/sealed the exhaust tips so I felt like I was being somewhat productive: Tips before: Tips after: Finally got a break from the rain for about two hours: No clay bar pictures as it wasn't very dirty in that sense. Moving on to checking out the condition under the lights: Back end was pretty bad! Moving on to the next stage. It was very difficult paint to work with. More difficult than the last black GTR I did that I can remember. I feel like if I looked at it wrong it would get offended and another light scratch would appear. Yeah... Getting to work: Starting to look better: Fender before: Fender after: 50/50 Selfie! Cluster of scratches: Better: Starting going down the side skirts and all these rocks starting falling out lol Scratch on the side before: After: This scratch tightened up quite a bit: Exhaust has to be cleaned after every time it starts up.... Wheels pulled one-by-one and faces/barrels cleaned/sealed. The gunk solidified there was so much! Calipers steam cleaned and sealed: Working the back end now: Interior just required a wipe down and vacuum, nothing fancy here: Pulling it out to see the final results! Wheels and calipers looking right: Love this shot: Back end is finally shiny again: My custom floor cover to prevent my feet from getting things dirty again! License plate sealed: Pulled back in awaiting pickup: That was a lot of work. Thanks for checking it out!
