Detailed my '06 NFR on my own!
05-27-2011, 06:15 AM
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Detailed my '06 NFR on my own!
First off, my apologies for being a shitty photographer and taking the pics under bad lighting. The paint is around 5 years old now, and wasn't cared for properly by the previous owner. The car only had 18,000 km on it when I got it, but I swear the old man was washing the car with pinesol and a mop lol. The car had a ton of swirl marks that were very visible, especially in sunlight. It was quite the arduous task (Took me approximately 12 hours over 2 days... the paint really was that bad). There were also a few surface scratches that my PC 7424XP couldn't tackle, so I wet sanded those before the polishing process. Needless to say, all of the surface scratches and swirl marks are now gone! In just a couple days, my car has changed color from NFP (New Formula Pink) to NFR lol. Here's a quick rundown of products I used
- Chemical Guys Citrus Wash & Gloss (high concentration to strip any old product)
- Riccardo Blue Clay w/ Optimum No Rinse as my lube
- Menzerna Super Intensive Polish (PO83Q) with a LakeCountry Orange pad
- Menzerna Super Finish Nano (PO106FA) with a LakeCountry White pad
- Chemical Guys JetSeal 109 (Applied by hand using foam applicator. Two coats, 20 minute cure time to ensure coverage, not for layering)
- Poorboy's World Natty's Red Wax (Also applied by hand. Allowed the sealant to cure for 24 hours before applying wax)
- All product removal/buffing was done using CookieMonster buffing towels. These things are the most amazing microfiber towels I have seen/touched/used. They absorb water/product like a mofo, and are soft... Just like you would imagine the CookieMonster to feel! Got them at eShine.ca (Cookie Monster Towels @ eShine.ca)
Here are the only old pics I have on my laptop right now. You can't really see all of the swirls from these pics, but you can see the lack of clarity/reflection and the pinkish hue
Here is a picture during the taping stage
And here are the shots as of this evening. I took a drive from Toronto to Mississauga, and back this afternoon, so it wasn't as clean as when I finished buffing last night.
Hopefully I can get some pictures in natural lighting, but you get the idea
Cheers,
Alan
P.S.
This was my first time using all of these products, including the PC 7424XP. I've detailed my previous cars before using crappy off the shelf machines, polishing compounds, pads and waxes. My advice to everyone is to do it right the first time, and buy the proper equipment. Makes things much easier and provides way better results!
- Chemical Guys Citrus Wash & Gloss (high concentration to strip any old product)
- Riccardo Blue Clay w/ Optimum No Rinse as my lube
- Menzerna Super Intensive Polish (PO83Q) with a LakeCountry Orange pad
- Menzerna Super Finish Nano (PO106FA) with a LakeCountry White pad
- Chemical Guys JetSeal 109 (Applied by hand using foam applicator. Two coats, 20 minute cure time to ensure coverage, not for layering)
- Poorboy's World Natty's Red Wax (Also applied by hand. Allowed the sealant to cure for 24 hours before applying wax)
- All product removal/buffing was done using CookieMonster buffing towels. These things are the most amazing microfiber towels I have seen/touched/used. They absorb water/product like a mofo, and are soft... Just like you would imagine the CookieMonster to feel! Got them at eShine.ca (Cookie Monster Towels @ eShine.ca)
Here are the only old pics I have on my laptop right now. You can't really see all of the swirls from these pics, but you can see the lack of clarity/reflection and the pinkish hue
Here is a picture during the taping stage
And here are the shots as of this evening. I took a drive from Toronto to Mississauga, and back this afternoon, so it wasn't as clean as when I finished buffing last night.
Hopefully I can get some pictures in natural lighting, but you get the idea
Cheers,
Alan
P.S.
This was my first time using all of these products, including the PC 7424XP. I've detailed my previous cars before using crappy off the shelf machines, polishing compounds, pads and waxes. My advice to everyone is to do it right the first time, and buy the proper equipment. Makes things much easier and provides way better results!
05-27-2011, 08:19 PM
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Registered User
ooooooooo shinyyyyyyyyyyyyyy
