i FAIL , GT-R worst paint ever!

[Cosmin]

is frustrating...even if u pay me double i will not do another one!
i know the infiniti paint is soft but easy to finish nice.
this paint on nissan gt-r is a pain! a big one....so soft and weird.

i did one step only SIP on meguiar`s polish pad and Flex DA , but with long run and slow movement ... took me forever plus when i try to use any final polish on a test spot i mess up the finish left behind by SIP ?!...i FAIL.
took me 2 hours and 3-5 combinations to fix the test spot where i try the 2nd step ( finish step)
i try : 205 , 3m ultrafina , prc , finish pad , polish pad , 3m blue pad , g110 , flex da lower speed , hi-speed , NOTHING! SIP was only thing that work at least to get it close to better finish.
anyway the car is better than before but still need some work.

CONDITION BEFORE: TRASH






AFTER SIP:


FEW before after:









the 3 deep scratches before /after ...gone




OUTSIDE shots:

[bimmer325!]

Awesome job..well worth the work...at least for us to look at.

[JonMiles]

Nice work. IME with 2 Gt-R's so far, they do not respond well to the flex, or rotary for some reason. I got better results when I switched to my GG 6". Did you try a DA, or just stick to the forced rotation?

[jlb85]

Looking great! I know what you mean about sticky soft paint - un-finishable! But it looks like you got it. The sun pics look pretty damn good to me!

What did you use as protection? For cases like these I like to use something very easy to work with: WDGS - easiest to wipe off and probably the most streak/re-haze free of any sealant.

[Pie]

Awesome job..well worth the work...at least for us to look at.

+1 lol

If you do a search others have detailed GTRs and have tips on their post.

Great work. I want one!

[Dr Oldz]

I did one about 6 months ago for my friends cousin! I had a very hard time finding anything that worked.....ended up with megs no2 and finished with no9.......I think that your does look just as good if not better! Nice work!

[Mike Phillips]

Nice save Cosmin...

So this is where it seems that enough similar car models are shown to have paint systems that simply don't polish out by the best of online detailers in the online detailing world, that "Car Manufactures" and "Paint Manufactures", would somehow hear our voices and take action to resolve the problems.

In this day and age it's hard to understand how any of the large paint manufactures can be so inept to actually create paint systems for use on mass production assembly lines that talented detailers struggle with to restore a show room new finish. If Professional Detailers struggle with specific paint systems what's that mean for the average Consumer?

Rant over with...


Nice work as always Cosmin, thank you for sharing with our forum community.

[kc's]

another top notch detail by Cosmin

p/s
Scottwax is waiting to meet up with ya

[Flash Gordon]

Looks good to me Cos. What you need is a good glaze in your arsenal

[MaximumMD]

Looks just fine. I'm sure the customer wouldn't be able to tell much of a difference if you took it a step farther