Z Plumr Gets Facelift

[richy]

I had done this 2010 370z with Finest two years ago and he wanted it spruced up. Some sections (the sides mostly) were holding up well but not so much on the rest. I think that's good performance after 2 years. It was in for Finest again (this time the new Pro version) with a one step polish, but some areas needed more.




Here is the car as it arrived to me:




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First up was the wheels. The wells were cleaned with LATA and the tires with Zep 505 and the faces and barrels with Zep Citrus and Megs HW and a demoted wash mitt. I shot the barrels with Aqua Bead which is like Hydro.


The car was then brought in and clayed with a clay towel. The paint got M100 + black wool (3M) + 3401 to bring back the flake. I had to be prudent as some paint readings were in the low 80's. That stage was followed up with a yellow B/S pad + M205 and the final stage was Essence + white CP gloss pad. I was looking forward to seeing the gloss from Pro! I double coated the wheel faces, paint, head and tail lights and side and rear glass. I also double coated the windshield with Forte. The tires were shot with Opti Bond from an air gun. Here it is getting its sun tan:




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Here we go:




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[Marc08EX]

Great work as always Richy!

[trailsnail]

nice work! always thought those were good looking cars.

[Paul A.]

Another beauty, Richy! I thought the shine looked pretty good as it arrived. Considering 2 years anyway.

[2wookies]

Man I love that color, solid job.

[richy]

Great work as always Richy!
Thanks very much Marc for both the comment and for taking the time to make it.


nice work! always thought those were good looking cars.
Me too...you should hear it. He's modified the exhaust and it's got a delicious snarl to it!


Another beauty, Richy! I thought the shine looked pretty good as it arrived. Considering 2 years anyway.
Thanks so much Paul!


Man I love that color, solid job.
Thanks kindly!

[Sicoupe]

Another beautiful job my friend! Thanks for sharing Richy:)

[The Guz]

Nice to see you get back into your groove. The results look great.

[fly07sti]

Great job as always buddy! Did it have those wheels on it last time you coated it?

[VISITOR]

nice job richy. does the owner at least make an effort to maintain it after you detail it so you don't have to keep going aggressively at the clear coat?

[richy]

Another beautiful job my friend! Thanks for sharing Richy:)
Thanks very much Kyle! Appreciate the comment bud.


Nice to see you get back into your groove. The results look great.
Thanks birthday boy! It feels great to be back at it for sure.


Great job as always buddy! Did it have those wheels on it last time you coated it?
Thanks Don! No, actually it did not. I was going to link to the old job but I buggered up my Photobucket account so every old link has been broken.


nice job richy. does the owner at least make an effort to maintain it after you detail it so you don't have to keep going aggressively at the clear coat?
Thanks and that's a good question. Yes, he tries to be careful, but it's not easy to keep a car swirl free unless you're willing to invest a lot of time and effort.

[Aaryn NZ]

Nice one Richy. :props:

FINEST doing it's job there. :xyxthumbs: I remember when you done this one last time. Still haven't seen another in this colour but geeze it works on the Z for sure. Super nice work on a fun car Richy.

Aaryn NZ. :dblthumb2:

[richy]

Nice one Richy. :props:

FINEST doing it's job there. :xyxthumbs: I remember when you done this one last time. Still haven't seen another in this colour but geeze it works on the Z for sure. Super nice work on a fun car Richy.

Aaryn NZ. :dblthumb2:

Thanks a lot Aaryn! Between the colour and the sound of the exhaust, it's a really desirable car!

[Sizzle Chest]

Very nice indeed! That color is amazing now that it is proper! Great work!

[richy]

Very nice indeed! That color is amazing now that it is proper! Great work!

Thanks very much Scott!