DeadlySheds
05-02-2012, 05:14 PM
Hey all,
Started detailing my 2011 Nissan Frontier a while back. It's my first 'real' polishing experience with a machine, and the learning curve has been steep. I posted a few pics in a thread I created a while ago, but thought I'd share my progress.
This is the turck. It's pretty awesome, but gets used as a truck, is my DD and came with the premium package DISCO (which I didn't notice until a few weeks after purchase...they must have glazed it to peices).
http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj79/banfieldca/DSCF2167.jpg
I've only been able to work a section or two a week as I only get a few hours each weekend to dedicate to buffing. It's a bit of a pain but the results will be worth it I hope.
This weekend I tackled the drivers side pan and experimented a little. I tried some Optimum compound II on a white pad but it was WAY too aggressive, so i went with Optimum Polish II on an orange CCS pad, & Meguiars scratch X for the RIDS. Turned out pretty good for a rookie! For my LSP I've been doing Opti-Seal and Collinite 845 combo.
Before polishing:
http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj79/banfieldca/Truck/2012-04-28165156.jpg
http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj79/banfieldca/Truck/2012-04-28165256-1.jpg
Here's a few shots of it after polishing, but before LSP application. Sorry about the lint all over, but I have been having NO luck in finding MF's that don't shed all over my black paint. Even the cobras are linting on me!!
http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj79/banfieldca/Truck/2012-04-29115613.jpg
http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj79/banfieldca/Truck/2012-04-29115748.jpg
http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj79/banfieldca/Truck/2012-04-29115901.jpg
http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj79/banfieldca/Truck/2012-04-29120153.jpg
http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj79/banfieldca/Truck/2012-04-29120202.jpg
Thanks for looking!
Started detailing my 2011 Nissan Frontier a while back. It's my first 'real' polishing experience with a machine, and the learning curve has been steep. I posted a few pics in a thread I created a while ago, but thought I'd share my progress.
This is the turck. It's pretty awesome, but gets used as a truck, is my DD and came with the premium package DISCO (which I didn't notice until a few weeks after purchase...they must have glazed it to peices).
http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj79/banfieldca/DSCF2167.jpg
I've only been able to work a section or two a week as I only get a few hours each weekend to dedicate to buffing. It's a bit of a pain but the results will be worth it I hope.
This weekend I tackled the drivers side pan and experimented a little. I tried some Optimum compound II on a white pad but it was WAY too aggressive, so i went with Optimum Polish II on an orange CCS pad, & Meguiars scratch X for the RIDS. Turned out pretty good for a rookie! For my LSP I've been doing Opti-Seal and Collinite 845 combo.
Before polishing:
http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj79/banfieldca/Truck/2012-04-28165156.jpg
http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj79/banfieldca/Truck/2012-04-28165256-1.jpg
Here's a few shots of it after polishing, but before LSP application. Sorry about the lint all over, but I have been having NO luck in finding MF's that don't shed all over my black paint. Even the cobras are linting on me!!
http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj79/banfieldca/Truck/2012-04-29115613.jpg
http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj79/banfieldca/Truck/2012-04-29115748.jpg
http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj79/banfieldca/Truck/2012-04-29115901.jpg
http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj79/banfieldca/Truck/2012-04-29120153.jpg
http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj79/banfieldca/Truck/2012-04-29120202.jpg
Thanks for looking!