Presidential Detailed: Infiniti FX35

[Presidential_Detail]

This customer just bought the car recently and wanted to get it cleaned up a bit. The previous owner was a snowbird so it mostly sat, but the paint wasnt kept up too well, looked like multiple auto-washes,etc. So we set up the detail, and I spent a couple days to get it back in shape. It was moderately difficult to get the defects back out of the paint, but we got it to about 95% corrected. Anyways, on to the pics!

Exterior:
Dawn Soap Pre-Wash
Optimum Car Wash-Final Wash
DD "Uber" Red Drying Towel
DD "Uber" Wool Mitt
Dual Buckets with Grit Guards
3m "green" Masking Tape
Adams Professional Clay Bar
P21S TAW
Meguairs APC+
Meguairs Hyperdressing
Menzerna SIP/LC FLAT Orange 5.5" (x2 on some areas)
Menzerna PO85rd/LC FLAT Black 5.5"
Menzerna Top Inspection
Tons of Uber MF Towels
Black WOW
Griots Garage Wheel Cleaner Gel
Swissvax Pneu


LSP:
Lusso Oro applied with Uber Foam Applicator

Tools:
Dual Work Lamps
Dewalt Hi Speed Rotary
World's Greatest Boar's Hair Wheel Brush
Foam Pad Cleaning Brush
DD Detail Sponge
The Wheel Well/Fender Brush
The Spoke Brush
Canon Rebel XTi
Craftsmen 295MPH Vac/Blow
E-Z Detail Wheel Brush
Swissvax Wheel Brush

BEFORE:

Wheels getting treated..

After pre-wash..

 

[Presidential_Detail]

I forgot to get some before shots in the halogens, but the sun shots showed what condition the vehicle was in overall..here are the few that I did happen to capture..

Here is a 50/50 after SIP/Orange pad..

Now finished in the halogens..

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Couple shots I got during the day..

I finished the vehicle after the sun was set, so I couldnt get any full pictures unfortunately..but here are some reflection shots for ya anyway!

 

[bige441]

That's a really nice turn around, but man that garage is really small. Really tight space to be buffing in.

 

[mazdaspeed]

great job

 

[Presidential_Detail]

That's a really nice turn around, but man that garage is really small. Really tight space to be buffing in.

Yeah, I actually had to move the truck as I went side to side! And I had to keep the garage door shut for this one, it was 40 degrees outside in FL!

 

[robb01]

Looks great

 

[supercharged]

very well done! By the way, how do you like that Red WW drying towel? I have blue (got if from DD) and love it's size, but not it's preformance. It's an 80/20 mix, which makes it less softer/less absorbent then 70/30 cobra MF WW towels...Used it a couple of times, and washed it and it is still the same...

 

[sal329]

Looks great, great reflections

 

[Presidential_Detail]

very well done! By the way, how do you like that Red WW drying towel? I have blue (got if from DD) and love it's size, but not it's preformance. It's an 80/20 mix, which makes it less softer/less absorbent then 70/30 cobra MF WW towels...Used it a couple of times, and washed it and it is still the same...

I actually hate it..haha! I dont use it for anything but drying soft tops on all the convertibles i do! Shhh! haha, I have been meaning to pick up one of those nicer WW from cobra. I usually blow dry all my cars with a leaf blower and come back with a MF to get any excess. Thanks!

 

[SweetJazz]

Excellent work!!

I wish my Acura had flat paint like that.

 

[Emile]

Great job! Love the clarity and gloss from the paint in the after shots !!!

 

[Presidential_Detail]

Excellent work!!

I wish my Acura had flat paint like that.

Why wouldnt it? Were on autogeek! :buffing: