This past weekend a 2009 Nissan 370Z in White Pearl snuck into the garage, I have to start locking the doors around here! The car arrived "driven" which is my way of saying dirty, in a good sense, so the prep started right away. After the prep, the body did show a good bit of swirls and micro marring, nothing tragic though, and the paint had consistent readings from the mid-high 80s to the 120s. Not the thickest, but not horrible either. The pictures will speak for themselves on the process of the detail and what was covered, Mikhael and I rather enjoyed this car as it was enjoyable to work on and we got a lot of gloss out of the pearl paint.

Process:

Menzerna 203 - Orange
Menzerna 106ff - Green
P21S Paint Cleanser
Jetseal 109

Exhaust:
P21S Polishing soap
P21S Finish Restorer

Wheels:
P21S Gel Wheel Cleaner
Swissvax brushes
Rejex Sealant

Trim:
Poorboy's Natural Look - Exterior and interior trim

Chicken Parmesean Sandwhiches and Fruit punch - Energy


Quick overall shot of the car, and some other pics of it as it arrived.







The wheels before and after:






Exhaust tips before and after:






Pictures of the paint after wash/clay, not terrible, but defects are present

The clay bar itself and then the defects:








Progress pics of the correction, this first pair shows the difference between the corrected fender and the uncorrected door




The rear hatch pillar:




The B-Pillar




Rear Quarter panel




A 50/50 shot of the trunk lid:




Rear Tailight correction:




Now for the final results, start with reflection photos:














Overall Profile pics of the car completed:















Thank you for looking! Comments appreciated!

-Oakes

 

I dont care what anyone says, clean W H I T E is sexier then hell........specially with a dark brunette driving it. Any chance of that pulling it away?
Nice comeback, even if it was with Menzerna!

 

Wow...I'm always amazed at your guys' knowledge and product applications. Very impressive!

 

Not a fan of Menzerna Excel? I'm always interested to see what other guys prefer. No brunette driving this, a very cool oriental guy, he'll be bringing his summer wheels by to get the ready to go on.

Thanks Rockstar! I feel like a nerd when I explain it to clients, but I have to be to do this work! haha

 

Bad experience with Menzerna USA representative waaaay back. Guy was a total AH. Im about as anti Menz as you will find. Will never use it, will never sell it, will never recommend it.

 

I see. What products do you use instead? Just shows a bad employee can hurt the business, all about reputation.

 

I havent had any issues I havent been able to contain without Optimum or Four Star Pro Polishes....The FS PP's remind me alot of Optimum, but without the extended working time. So there is a learning curve when it comes to using them. They do dust a tad as well, but its manageable.
You did a great job on that Z for sure.......Trim enhancement really makes white pop....

 

wow looks great, that Z was definitely driven. I saw an infiniti with this color last night and was drooling, such a gorgeous white. Nice work

 

Wow, a neglected 370 comes back to life!

Great job Oakes!

 

Very nice job. I gotta pick my game up this spring/summer with my detailing. Simply amazing work. The front end of the 370 looks like a fish.

 

Just a question, what do you charge for this kind of job? I'm looking to get my car done at least once to see how good it can look, but I don't know what the ball park would be for a full job. Looks good, white is 100% hands down the sexiest color ever.

 

Thanks guys! I appreciate the kind words!

A ballpark price for similar quality detailing, I am not posting my prices or comparing as I am not a vendor and don't want to cross any lines, but a general range of prices I can give.

Depending on who you go to, it can be anywhere in the $350-800 range, some will even charge $30-40 an hour. I'd suggest searching on Autopia.org for a local detailer that can offer the same level of work.

 

What a sexy ass on that Z. Unbelievable.

 

Nice work, amazing looking car

Ineed - be careful of who you use tho, my ex got her 2009 car detailed by a "pro" and it is now swirled to hell. The car was in perfect shape and I warned her but she didnt think it would be a big deal, now when she sees the car under the lights in the garage she cringes (sure she feels the same in the sun too but I haven't seen her face after that).

 

Oakes,

How many microns of clearcoat were removed in the paint correction ?

 

The biggest difference I noticed was 1-2 microns, other than that, it was pretty consistent. The 203 is a mild cut, only in areas that were worked over more than once would a difference been possible.

 

Damn that looks amazing.

You do amazing work sir

 

Nice work!

 

Thank you guys!

 

great work Nick. keep it up, maybe one day you gona have a shop to work in

 

nice reflection

 

sneak peak at next car (Nick if you see pics and not links then it works. pasted from word that i sent you)

 

Damn that Z was scratched up! Incredible before and afters! I <3 the new Z in white...