Hi friends
Greetings from across the pond.
I was asked to detail a 4 x 4 Nissan by friend’s buddy. We set a date but finally did it on new year’s eve.
This is the ride:
The ride is less than a year old. And its color has been changed from black to red by the local Nissan dealer upon request of the owner. The big problem is that the new paint system on this car has a wrong mix of chemicals + wrong techniques resulting in poor adhesion. One would say a “single-stage paint in 2014” or simply put “water colors”.
We were on December 31st. I had to complete the whole job in a day or risk coming home next year.
Letting the pics speak:
Sorry no before pics. I was afraid I would not complete this job in a day.
Wash
Ride was decontaminated prior to claying….. Iron fallout, tree sap, bugs all found on this lovely baby.
Notice the “water color” effect.
Paint coming out. the clay changing to pink.
Rinsed before the fun part :buffing:
OMG!
Close up:
Looking better
Guess the original color of this pad…..
The roof
During
The front bumper
The overall paint condition
I needed to cut through those hills and valleys to remove the light scratches and swirls
During
Hood almost done
TA DA
Close up with the focus on the cat
Some quick before and afters
before
Now
Before
Now
The white pad with water color effect
Before
Requiring one more hit
After
Before
Now
Note the RIDS
Restoring the depth and shine
Mirror in Red
Smiling petrol cap….. petrol prices have gone down!
Where’s the other half?
Preparing to rush home, for a new beginning, a new frontier….
Welcome 2015.
Hope you enjoyed reading as much as I enjoyed sharing.
Thanking Almighty for making this work happen. Your thoughts, comments and critics are most welcome
Cheers
Zaid
Greetings from across the pond.
I was asked to detail a 4 x 4 Nissan by friend’s buddy. We set a date but finally did it on new year’s eve.
This is the ride:
The ride is less than a year old. And its color has been changed from black to red by the local Nissan dealer upon request of the owner. The big problem is that the new paint system on this car has a wrong mix of chemicals + wrong techniques resulting in poor adhesion. One would say a “single-stage paint in 2014” or simply put “water colors”.
We were on December 31st. I had to complete the whole job in a day or risk coming home next year.
Letting the pics speak:
Sorry no before pics. I was afraid I would not complete this job in a day.
Wash
Ride was decontaminated prior to claying….. Iron fallout, tree sap, bugs all found on this lovely baby.
Notice the “water color” effect.
Paint coming out. the clay changing to pink.
Rinsed before the fun part :buffing:
OMG!
Close up:
Looking better
Guess the original color of this pad…..
The roof
During
The front bumper
The overall paint condition
I needed to cut through those hills and valleys to remove the light scratches and swirls
During
Hood almost done
TA DA
Close up with the focus on the cat
Some quick before and afters
before
Now
Before
Now
The white pad with water color effect
Before
Requiring one more hit
After
Before
Now
Note the RIDS
Restoring the depth and shine
Mirror in Red
Smiling petrol cap….. petrol prices have gone down!
Where’s the other half?
Preparing to rush home, for a new beginning, a new frontier….
Welcome 2015.
Hope you enjoyed reading as much as I enjoyed sharing.
Thanking Almighty for making this work happen. Your thoughts, comments and critics are most welcome
Cheers
Zaid
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