When a person ask you to detail his car that is one of the 20+ units ever made, you will feel the weight of the job. But when that person owns a premium detailing business in the US, where the average car they do is a lambo, you will feel ****ed. You know that if you made a mistake, no form of bullshit will work.
I was reluctant to take up this job for the lack of experience on black, super soft paint. But the owner of this beast, a friend of mine encouraged me to do it. I was even more reluctant to post this up as I am really not satisfied with the results. But s1tl kept asking for a post. Oh well...
For an intro, only 20+ units was ever produced. Has around 400 hp in stock form. The owner tuned it to 650 hp, but then detuned it down to 500 hp again until the arrival of his new turbines :)
I did this car for about 30 hours over a span of 3 days. Thus, I will divide this post into 2 parts, the cleaning, and paint correction.
This first post will be the cleaning part. Washing, claying, wheel cleaning, engine bay detailing
I am surprised to find the car in near perfect clean condition. This was the clay for the upper body of the car after claying.
Look how clean the clay bar is. Left is clay for upper body, right is clay for lower body. I felt a lot of grit being trapped by the clay. But in the end, the clay bar is not black at all. Considering that the car just came out of a paint shop, I suspect that it was stained with overspray.
The ONR solution and the second bucket of clean water after washing. Look at how clean it is. What I found is that the second bucket had some bubbles emulsified on the surface which lead me to believe that they use some pretty good tough wax. Later on, I found out that they use Swissvax.
The definition that the wax and the paint has is really, HD.
Wheel cleaning. Wheel arches, tires, wheels, lug nuts, brake calipers. By the way, the cost of the brake system alone can buy a local car.
Flat black. Just general dust.
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Inner walls.
Lug nuts...
Done
Done inner walls.
The heart of the beast... Not much pictures as I was rushing. I'll go straight to before-after photos.
Valve cover before
Valve cover after
Camgears cover after. Forgot to snap before :(
Radiator hose before. Forgot to take after :(
Radiator cap before
Radiator cap after
Stainless steel pipings before.
Stainless steel piping after. Not very good because I just cleaned it but haven't polish.
Piping connections before
Piping connections after
Windshield washer fluid tank before. No after :(
Brake fluid tank before
Brake fluid tank after
HKS fuel rail after. Arrrgh no before!!! This is one of the most difficult parts to clean as there are many cables and sensors and serious precaution has to be taken not to wet or damage the electronic parts. Not to mention the tight cramps spaces.
Nismo radiator cap after. Can't do much as the sticker is peeling. Not strange for this area because of the heat.
ABS controller before
ABS controller after
SARD fuel regulator before
SARD fuel regulator after
Brake fluid tank pipings before
Brake fluid tank pipings after
The done up engine bay. Everything is clean. Just the stainless steel piping not shining because haven't polished with metal polish. You can see the after pics of the windshield washer fluid tank here.
The 3rd bucket of filth collected form the engine bay.
Time taken: 3 hours
Tools: a variety of brushes and cloths
Product: Optimum Power Clean in 1:3 dilution ratio
I was reluctant to take up this job for the lack of experience on black, super soft paint. But the owner of this beast, a friend of mine encouraged me to do it. I was even more reluctant to post this up as I am really not satisfied with the results. But s1tl kept asking for a post. Oh well...
For an intro, only 20+ units was ever produced. Has around 400 hp in stock form. The owner tuned it to 650 hp, but then detuned it down to 500 hp again until the arrival of his new turbines :)
I did this car for about 30 hours over a span of 3 days. Thus, I will divide this post into 2 parts, the cleaning, and paint correction.
This first post will be the cleaning part. Washing, claying, wheel cleaning, engine bay detailing
I am surprised to find the car in near perfect clean condition. This was the clay for the upper body of the car after claying.
Look how clean the clay bar is. Left is clay for upper body, right is clay for lower body. I felt a lot of grit being trapped by the clay. But in the end, the clay bar is not black at all. Considering that the car just came out of a paint shop, I suspect that it was stained with overspray.
The ONR solution and the second bucket of clean water after washing. Look at how clean it is. What I found is that the second bucket had some bubbles emulsified on the surface which lead me to believe that they use some pretty good tough wax. Later on, I found out that they use Swissvax.
The definition that the wax and the paint has is really, HD.
Wheel cleaning. Wheel arches, tires, wheels, lug nuts, brake calipers. By the way, the cost of the brake system alone can buy a local car.
Flat black. Just general dust.
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-OKUP_pZcMWc/TxpLVDQOGdI/AAAAAAAAAjg/SlJjriJYKVY/s1600/DSC00711.JPG
Inner walls.
Lug nuts...
Done
Done inner walls.
The heart of the beast... Not much pictures as I was rushing. I'll go straight to before-after photos.
Valve cover before
Valve cover after
Camgears cover after. Forgot to snap before :(
Radiator hose before. Forgot to take after :(
Radiator cap before
Radiator cap after
Stainless steel pipings before.
Stainless steel piping after. Not very good because I just cleaned it but haven't polish.
Piping connections before
Piping connections after
Windshield washer fluid tank before. No after :(
Brake fluid tank before
Brake fluid tank after
HKS fuel rail after. Arrrgh no before!!! This is one of the most difficult parts to clean as there are many cables and sensors and serious precaution has to be taken not to wet or damage the electronic parts. Not to mention the tight cramps spaces.
Nismo radiator cap after. Can't do much as the sticker is peeling. Not strange for this area because of the heat.
ABS controller before
ABS controller after
SARD fuel regulator before
SARD fuel regulator after
Brake fluid tank pipings before
Brake fluid tank pipings after
The done up engine bay. Everything is clean. Just the stainless steel piping not shining because haven't polished with metal polish. You can see the after pics of the windshield washer fluid tank here.
The 3rd bucket of filth collected form the engine bay.
Time taken: 3 hours
Tools: a variety of brushes and cloths
Product: Optimum Power Clean in 1:3 dilution ratio
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