[JoshVette]

Before I start this thread I wanna say thanks to Moe for referring this client to me.

Thank you Moe.

This is a new GTR I prep'd straight off the truck.

It was delivered Fri. evening and I started on it promptly Sat. morning at the dealership.

The dealership was kind enough to let me use their facilities for all the work.

Got started around 9am and finished around 4pm.

I'll describe the process as I post pics....


Here is the link since I can't seem to copy and paste pics from the other write up.

http://www.autopia.org/forum/pro-det...tr-nissan.html

Josh

[CondorCGT]

Car looks great

[littlebulldogg]

impressive Josh, thx for sharing!

[JoshVette]

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Originally Posted by CondorCGT »

Car looks great

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Originally Posted by littlebulldogg »

impressive Josh, thx for sharing!

Thanks guys. Sorry I couldn't post up direct pics, I tried to copy and paste but no luck and didn't feel like rewriting all that.....

Josh

[parkedr]

Nice job. I have to say, I saw the GT-R at the LA auto show last year and it looks much much better in person than in pics. For some reason, it is just not photogenic at all.

Of course, I'm not talking about the quality of detailing, just the overall look of the car. In person, it looks menacing. In pictures, it looks kind of clunky.

I really love seeing these new car detail threads, though. Very cool and a nice little piece of history.

[86blackwidow]

Nice job car looks great.

[DJ]

more pics...




I like these 19's on the car, a nice fit IMO.


Now to get back to work. This is simply me pulling off the plastic.

You have to go slow so you don't tear the plastic like I did....





Now I have fully removed the hood and top fender plastic.


I go from top to bottom so incase I rub up against the car the sides are still protected.



self explanitary

[DJ]

This is why you don't let the dealerships touch new cars....

The dealership removed the wheel plastic before I could get there and missed a spot. Had I not caught this, the plastic would have melted on the rim and smelled bad at the least....




Now onto decontaminating the car of all the dirt, dust, rail dust and sea salt.

[DJ]

A thorough Dawn wash and clay bar should do the trick....or so I think.

First I start off with the rims.

I scrub out the tires and wheel wells with a long handled soft bristled brush. (sorry it's not boars hair)



Then with a completely seperate mitt I wash the outer rim.


Then I do the inner parts of the spokes.


After the outside is clean I move to the inside of the rim well with another tool.



Once the outside and inside are complete I finish it off with the inner part of the lug nuts.



You might think on a brand new car this isn't neccessary, but believe me you it was very much neccessary.

Now onto the paint. I will Dawn wash and clay every inch of the car including the glass.

This is a pic of me washing the hood.


This is a pic of me claybaring the hood while still wet.

[DJ]

This is the only shot I took of the clay but evey panel was heavily contaminated even the side panels to my surprise.

This is just after the spoiler alone.


So I prerinsed, washed, clayed, rerinsed and dried the car with a leaf blower, then give it a quick Zaino Z6 wipe down to avoid any water spots.


After washing and claying the car was smooth again but we had one small problem.

It looks as if rust had dripped onto the paint on an area above the door that Nissan did not put plastic on and had slightly etched into the clear. I assume this is from the lengthy journey accross the ocean or possible from the long wait at the coast.


After washing and claying the spots did not come out, so I tried some Goo Gone and rubbed it for quite a while and it seemed to do the trick well enough.



Okay, so now that the GTR has the plastic removed, it's been washed, clayed, dried, Z6 wipe down it's time to get out my goo gone and get up all the left over advesive from the plastic. (sorry I did not document this step)