How would you polish and wax this INSANE GTR's FINISH???

**seanzh12** · 01-13-2017, 02:59 AM

Hi all, saw this GTR a few months ago at a car show in Shanghai, China. Would it be possible to polish, seal, coating or film it? From a weekend retailer I won't think it's possible to seal this finish since any kind of product will be left into the engraved carving...

How would you polish and wax this INSANE GTR's FINISH???-img_2193-jpg

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How would you polish and wax this INSANE GTR's FINISH???-img_2194-jpg

Out of curiosity is there anyway to protect this kind of finish?

**DBAILEY** · 01-13-2017, 04:01 AM

That looks like bare metal. Was it? Blackfire metal sealant? Probably a metal polish if you want to polish and you might need to do it all by hand. I'm sure that the embossed surface will be a pain to get the dried product out of. So a metal sealant that removes easily. Opt Metal polish is an easy one. You could probably coat it, but not sure what the best way to prep that for a coating. A metal polish then something like DP Coating Prep polish to make sure the bare metal is clean?

**seanzh12** · 01-13-2017, 04:20 AM

To be honest I'm not sure on the material of the body since there weren't any reps to talk to at the time. Opt Metal Polish does sound good, I imagine a mf towel or a foam pad won't be able transfer the product into some of the embossed area, right? Then how about using a brush? Even so, wouldn't Opt metal polish or any other product "fill" the embossed section and leaving the finish "level"? Just glad that I'm not the one who's prepping it

**JKDesign** · 01-13-2017, 10:46 AM

This is a very trick textured 3D paint job that is on the entire body of the car. The bumpers, a-pillars, and rocker moldings on this car are not metal from the factory. The entire vehicle was sprayed in a hard high-build primer, then that primer was engraved,then the entire car was sprayed with base coat/clear coat. So luckily it just has to be cared for like any other paint job.

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**Eldorado2k** · 01-13-2017, 11:02 AM

All I'd need to polish that is some 00 Steel Wool and a leaf blower. Lol. I seriously would try a test spot with that method..

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**DBAILEY** · 01-14-2017, 04:22 AM

It reminds me of when a took a leather tooling elective class back in middle school back in the 70's. Using the different stamps to hammer the pattern into the leather. I think I still have the belt and knife sheath that I made.