Marc08EX

Wheels/Tires:
Meguiar's Deep Crystal on wheels
Meguiar's APC on tires
Meguiar's Hyper Dressing on tires
EZ Detail brush for the barrels
Meguiar's Ultimate Quik Wax for Brake Calipers

Wash:
Gilmour Foam Gun
Chemical Guys Citrus Wash and Gloss via Foam Gun and 2BM
Meguiar's Microfiber Wash Mitt
Swissvax Brush for Plastic Surfaces / Gas Tank

Clay:
Meguiar's OTC Clay
Meguiar's Last Touch

Paint Correction:
Flex 3401 VRG
Meguiar's G100 / 3.5" and 5" LC Backing Plates
Meguiar's M105 / LC Orange Pads
Meguiar's M205 / LC White Pads
Craftsman 500W Halogen Lights

LSP:
Menzerna Powerlock / LC Blue Pad (left 12 hours to cure)
Autoglym HD Wax

Interior:
Meguiar's Quik Interior Detailer
Meguiar's APC+

Exhaust:
Meguiar's NXT Metal Polish

This car was brought to me for swirl removal. Upon inspection, there weren't a lot of swirl marks so I thought I would have an easy task at hand. I was really excited to do this detail because the Infiniti G coupes are sexy as hell. The drive and sound amazing especially when the transmission is a 6MT. This car is a beast and it sounds amazing! Now onto the pictures...

Wash:








All of the gunk came from brushing the wheel well.


This is from claying 1/2 of the trunk. The paint was pretty contaminated with embedded dirt.

All taped up and ready to go:



After claying the car, I performed an IPA wipe down to see the true condition of the paint. I was shocked to see the amount of swirls the paint had!!! It didn't have that much swirls when I first inspected the car. The dealer did a really good job on hiding the swirls the car had.

Before:




The above 2 pictures are the swirls in the hood. The hood was in much better shape than the rest of the car as seen below: Sorry the swirl pictures didn't come out as I hoped. It was very hard to capture the swirls given the car's color.










I think the picture above was ridiculous! It looked like the car originally had fuel stains below the gas filler door and someone tried to sand it down without even polishing it! I was shocked to say the least.


Because of the paint's condition, I decided to go ahead and use a 2 step detail right off the bat. I used both Meg's M105 and M205 throughout my paint correction phase. Here are some 50/50 shots:

Passenger Side Door:







Passenger Rear Fender:







Fuel Filler Door:


Before


After

Driver Rear Fender



Driver Side Door:





Trunk:







Hood (Bird Poop Etching)





The paint's reflectivity and depth dramatically changed after the polishing stage. The paint already looked amazing at this stage.

Exhaust Tips


Before


After

Marc08EX

After applying Menzerna Powerlock left to cure overnight and applying a coat of Autoglym Hi-Def Carnauba Wax the next morning. I couldn't believe how wet and slick the paint looked after. You be the judge...
























Photoshoot:




























Approximate time: 15-16 Hours. I don't know why it took this long...

What do you guys think? Opinions, comments and criticisms are welcome!

Anybody in the Phoenix, AZ area who wants their Acura detailed, please don't hesitate to send me a PM!

quakerroatmeal

Absolutely amazing.. the exhaust tips was a ridiculous dramatic change..I'm going to pick some of that nxt metal polish up just to try out now.

VQPower37

car looks great!

SweetJazz

Well Done! The 50/50 shots stole the show..........

exceldetail

Great job! I applaud your abilities with the camera!
Dusting w/105-205?

Marc08EX

Thanks! I think any metal polish should work. I really want to try the P21S polishing soap.

Thanks!

Thanks a lot sir!

Thank you very much! I really tried to take good pics. I thought it didn't come out good but people seem to be happy with my shots.

I had a lot of dusting with the 105 but minimal with the 205. I love the 205 because it really shines up the paint and it has a long working time.

cleptosis

iTrader: (1)

great work! great car!

M.I.N.O.

iTrader: (1)

Amazing!! Wish I had detail shops in my area that did great work like this.

Jesstzn

Autoglym HD Wax have a lot of fillers?

Marc08EX

Thanks!

Thank you sir! I wish I could detail your car.

Why do you say that? Are you saying that the Autoglym wax filled all the swirls? I polished the car and removed all swirls before applying the LSP.