Optimum Coating & Wrap Removal : Nissan GTR

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We have with us a monster today, a Godzilla. Being a beast, it requires also much pampering, when it comes to pampering, we are the best at it. Today's project is quite different from our usual work. Let's begin.
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The car looked like this upon arrival and our mission? To remove the white. Yes you heard us right, remove the white.

Under the white, we founds some light swirl issues.
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Some damage of the glossy black panels.

Some holograms on the repainted panels.
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And also some holograms under the white.

We also removed the spoiler to reach the area under the spoiler. Holograms were spotted.

This it how it looks like with the white vinyl wrap removed. The paint is still in a good condition but dull and lacking some shine.


You guessed right, the white or Pearl white is actually a 3M vinyl wrap, underneath is its original metallic grey paint. We spent a day just to get the vinyl out safely without damaging the paint.
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After that we removed the light swirls.
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Swirls removed from all affected areas.
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Black glossy panels were restored to perfection.
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A closer look on the metallic flakes.
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Finally just to double check the entire car's repainted panels. we did a extensive inspection.
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Then it started to rain. This marks our first day working on the car. As it has already taken alot of time preparing the car for coating, we stopped here and continued the next morning.

After more than 16hours, we finally got the car to a top notch condition and got it coated. Here are the very very glossy results.
 

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