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Old Oct 22, 2012 | 01:14 AM
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2012 GT-r

Hi everyone. Below you will find a 2012 GT-R in Jet Black. It belongs to my long term client (I recently started to maintain it weekly for him).
The paint on this one was surprisingly hard, which was nice change from the usual FR-S/BRZ I've been doing. This detail took a little over 12 hours, which isn't too bad considering how thorough it was since I had to prep it for Opti Guard.

Here is a list of all the goodies used in the detail:

Tools:
Griot's Garage 6" ROP
Porter Cable 7424XP
Griot's Garage 3"ROP
Festool ShineX
Karcher 5.85M Pressure Washer
Autoglos Foam Cannon
Brinkmann Light
LED Light
Halogen Worklamp
2 Bucket Method
Swissvax Wheel Brush
EZ Detail Wheel Brush
#0000 Steel Wool
Buff & Shine 5.5" Orange Pads
Buff & Shine 5.5" Yellow Pads
Meguiar's 5" Microfiber Cutting Pads
Meguiar's 3" Microfiber Cutting Pads
Microfiber Tech 560GSM towels
Microfiber Tech Edgeless Towels

Chemicals:
Meguiar's Hyperwash
Meguiar's APC+
Auto Finesse Lather Shampoo
Optimum ONR
Auto Finesse Imperial Wheel Cleaner
CarPro TRIX
Speedy Prep Towel
Meguiar's D300 Compound
Scholl Concepts S3 Gold Compound
HD Advance Polish
Optimum Opti Guard is LSP

Before Wash:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/detailmaniac/8111541062/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/detailmaniac/8111532779/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/detailmaniac/8111531657/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/detailmaniac/8111538298/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/detailmaniac/8111537800/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/detailmaniac/8111536724/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/detailmaniac/8111535366/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/detailmaniac/8111527305/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/detailmaniac/8111532924/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/detailmaniac/8111531848/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/detailmaniac/8111523587/
Wheel In Progress:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/detailmaniac/8111528930/
Getting A Foam Bath:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/detailmaniac/8111528166/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/detailmaniac/8111520141/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/detailmaniac/8111526582/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/detailmaniac/8111525600/
The "Real" Condition Of The Vehicle After I Stripped Existing Protection:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/detailmaniac/8111524690/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/detailmaniac/8111523510/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/detailmaniac/8111515467/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/detailmaniac/8111521164/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/detailmaniac/8111513081/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/detailmaniac/8111512017/
I Stopped Long Enough To Snap A Picture In The Sun:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/detailmaniac/8111516980/
The Rest Are Afters, No Sun Shots Here Since It Was Well Past 8pm When I Got Done:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/detailmaniac/8111515286/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/detailmaniac/8111500988/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/detailmaniac/8111499258/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/detailmaniac/8111491279/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/detailmaniac/8111497010/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/detailmaniac/8111495998/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/detailmaniac/8111487631/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/detailmaniac/8111486903/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/detailmaniac/8111486153/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/detailmaniac/8111492358/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/detailmaniac/8111484741/
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Old Oct 22, 2012 | 01:44 AM
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Old Oct 22, 2012 | 02:57 AM
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Old Oct 22, 2012 | 06:49 AM
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Wow, excellent job.
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Old Oct 22, 2012 | 02:02 PM
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Excellent job Mike!!
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Old Oct 22, 2012 | 08:07 PM
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Jeez look at Flash over here. Getting it done in only 12 hours. Major props.

I want that autoglos cannon! My MTM hydro is weak in comparison. Must.. refrain.. from spending more money on detailing supplies..
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Old Oct 22, 2012 | 10:55 PM
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Damn, that's sweet.
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Old Oct 22, 2012 | 11:11 PM
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Great Job!!
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Old Oct 23, 2012 | 12:03 AM
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sweet.
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Old Oct 24, 2012 | 10:43 AM
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Originally Posted by jwr0ng626
Originally Posted by iSeeYouTwo
Originally Posted by omnuts
Wow, excellent job.
Originally Posted by icy2
Excellent job Mike!!
Originally Posted by Steven Bell
Damn, that's sweet.
Originally Posted by Type S-ing!
Great Job!!
Originally Posted by filipinoooy
sweet.
Thanks everyone!
Originally Posted by v|nsan|ty
Jeez look at Flash over here. Getting it done in only 12 hours. Major props.

I want that autoglos cannon! My MTM hydro is weak in comparison. Must.. refrain.. from spending more money on detailing supplies..
Dude..... I thought 12 hours was FOREVER! It was mostly a one step with 2 steps on the trunk and 3 steps on the hood. And I thought it would NEVER end lol.
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Old Oct 24, 2012 | 10:48 AM
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Great job!
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Old Oct 24, 2012 | 02:55 PM
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holy crap!
that guy should have his GTR taken away for letting it get that bad!

amazing work!
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Old Oct 24, 2012 | 09:25 PM
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Great work as always.

Not feeling the wheels.
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Old Oct 25, 2012 | 02:54 PM
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Great job Mike
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Old Oct 25, 2012 | 10:51 PM
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Looks outstanding!
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Old Oct 26, 2012 | 10:30 PM
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