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Enhancement Detail - FX35 Single Step Correction & Wax
Okay, I did another freebie detail for the friends who let me use their garage. Maybe I need to stop...
This is the same FX35 that you have seen some previous wash/wax write-ups about.
What's different about this detail is that the car finally got a one-step paint correction. Until now, the paint had never been polished – so you can imagine that it did not take much effort to make a noticeable improvement.
You should note that this particular FX35 has the infamous Nissan Scratchshield clearcoat. This clear coat is advertised to be self-healing and can sometimes be difficult to correct.
These owners just wanted a clean and shiny car – they do not care about swirls, waterspots or haze. Given this info, I decided to not focus on swirl removal...but instead, maximize the gloss by removing the light hazing, marring and water spots. As you can see below, I think I accomplished that goal fairly well.
Here's what I did.
Prep:
Wash – Meguiars D110 + Microfiber Madness Incredisponge
Wheels – Wheel Woolies Large + Meguiars D110.
Chemical Decontamination – Iron-X Spray
Clay – Nanoskin Wash Mitt, medium grade
Paint Correction:
Polishers – Rupes Bigfoot LHR21ES and Rupes LHR75E Mini (3” polisher for pillars, liftgate, mirrors)
Pads – Rupes Yellow Polishing Foam Pads, 7” and 3”
Product – HD Polish
Protection:
Paint – Collinite 915, applied using a damp foam applicator
Wheels – Wiped down with Sonax Brilliant Shine Detailer
Tires – Optimum Opti-Bond
Trim – Blackwow Pro
The total time spent was 7 hours. The polishing step was done in 2.5 hours.
Here are the pictures:
DSC_0154 by thecritic89, on Flickr
This is a better look at the trim and the overall gloss. I'm really liking the natural look that Blackwow Pro gives to the trim:
DSC_0157 by thecritic89, on Flickr
DSC_0156 by thecritic89, on Flickr
DSC_0150 by thecritic89, on Flickr
Last picture:
DSC_0155 by thecritic89, on Flickr
Thanks for reading.
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Re: Enhancement Detail - FX35 Single Step Correction & Wax
Amazing you sure put a lot of shine and gloss back into that FX35 paintwork I also think its pretty neat that your friends would let you use there garage since your doing all that work for free
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Awesome job !!!
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Re: Enhancement Detail - FX35 Single Step Correction & Wax
Originally Posted by The Critic
Okay, I did another freebie detail for the friends who let me use their garage. Maybe I need to stop...
Holy, I've stopped 5 minutes while laughing on that first line hahaha
Maybe I need to stop, how many times I've thought about that 'when on a freebie' ahahah Great!
What to say, this car looks brand new from here, awesome work.
Those friends would not only let you use their garage, they also need to serve you cake and soda the whole day while you're doing wonders to their vehicles.
Congratulations on that,
And thanks for sharing.
Please, if possible, tell a bit how much you like your mini Rupes. I'm just about getting one in exchange to my G220v2 with 3.5" plate... Would you think that will give me any advantage over the Meg's DA I already have for the spots?
Kind Regards.
“Nature is pleased with simplicity. And nature is no dummy”
― Isaac Newton
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Re: Enhancement Detail - FX35 Single Step Correction & Wax
Love the FX, nice looking detail.
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Re: Enhancement Detail - FX35 Single Step Correction & Wax
Originally Posted by Tato
Holy, I've stopped 5 minutes while laughing on that first line hahaha
Maybe I need to stop, how many times I've thought about that 'when on a freebie' ahahah Great!
What to say, this car looks brand new from here, awesome work.
Those friends would not only let you use their garage, they also need to serve you cake and soda the whole day while you're doing wonders to their vehicles.
Congratulations on that,
And thanks for sharing.
Please, if possible, tell a bit how much you like your mini Rupes. I'm just about getting one in exchange to my G220v2 with 3.5" plate... Would you think that will give me any advantage over the Meg's DA I already have for the spots?
Kind Regards.
Glad you appreciated my comments.
The 75E is a good machine. It definitely has a place in every detailer's arsenal, but it is a lot of money for a tool that has very limited uses. I do not have any experience with the Meguiars DA so I cannot comment on it, but if yours is already capable of doing 3" pads, it's going to be hard to justify the cost. Sure, the 75e will be better tailored (and more ergonomic) for 3" pads...but you will certainly pay a premium for it.
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