iain10101 Posted April 23, 2011 Share Posted April 23, 2011 I was going to get some photos of the entire job but my camera lense decided to fail, i completely forgot about my iphone camera as i was so busy! Firstly at 7.30am i used my new pressure washer with my snowfoam. Once the dirt had dripped off the car i got to grips with my Dodo Claybar and born slippy, honestly i was amazed at what came off as she looked pretty clean in the first place. Then i got my lime prime and a microfibre pad out and gave the entire car a good going over than microfibred it off. I decided in the end to go with Supagard polish which went on and buffed off to leave the most amazing shine. Finally i used Dodo rainforest Rub wax and its amazing, easy to apply and remove residue to leave a deep shine to be proud of! Then on to the wheels which was quite an ordeal..... Firstly removal of one wheel at a time, Bilberry cleaned followed by rimwax. Whilst i was waiting for the wax to cure i got to grips with the brake cleaner and the polishing of the Brembo calipers. And to complete the car i used a trade strength glass cleaner to all the glass then RainX'd the outside of the glass and rainX anti fog'd the insides. I peek metal polished my tail pipes too, look great seing as they were black before i started. As my mate helped me out today i offered to do the same to his MR2 Turbo, in black. I tell you all something a 19yr old car came out with these products looking virtually brand new. Will get piccys of that tomorrow. I Would reccomend these products to anyone and the scents coming from my car is The only thing i didnt get a chance to do was to hoover her out and gliptone the seats 2 cars completed externally by 6.30pm And just to top it off im going to start to do the Focus in the morning, 'thats if my arms have gone down' as i look like arnie at present. Also incredibly sunburned as it was 27' here today. A few pics from my iphone, not great but i have to send my camera off for repair Will get some more piccys up at locations later in the weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will370z Posted April 23, 2011 Share Posted April 23, 2011 Excellent job there mate, car looks brand new and nice to see those wheels the way they are meant to be Looks lovely, let me know when you have another day spare and I'll bring mine down for you to do Claying is great isn't it. Amazing how much comes off when you think the car is already spotless. Only bad thing about giving the car a serious once over is you get to find all the new chips / scratches.....cry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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iain10101 Posted April 23, 2011 Author Share Posted April 23, 2011 Indeed will, i have around 10 chips that i had not recently seen . Its also got some paint defects to the rear bumper, like bubbling paint that the bubble has popped off the top. Overall though the car does look pretty great and its a shame the pictures dont do it justice. Im gonna try to get some replective shots at some point. . Honest to say that i have never felt paint sooooooooooooooooooooooo smooth. If you fancy bringing that bad boy polisher down you are more than welcome . I still have the interior to do and also some detailing under the bonnet that i have made a start too. The thing is i did it all by hand and although my arms feel like they are about to fall off, its got me hooked and cant wait to do the ST. Does that make me a little mad?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will370z Posted April 23, 2011 Share Posted April 23, 2011 Sounds like a good idea, I could pop down for a nice run, let you have a play with the polisher and we can pop down to a local pub for a beer and some grub. I'm sure we could pursuade some of the usual suspects too. Will have to sort something out, maybe after the welsh run. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarnie Posted April 23, 2011 Share Posted April 23, 2011 Are those 18 inch rims? Not seen concave rear Nismo's before.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iain10101 Posted April 24, 2011 Author Share Posted April 24, 2011 Sounds like a good idea, I could pop down for a nice run, let you have a play with the polisher and we can pop down to a local pub for a beer and some grub. I'm sure we could pursuade some of the usual suspects too. Will have to sort something out, maybe after the welsh run. Sounds like a plan! can discuss at Wales or the pre meet Gonna be busy boys..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iain10101 Posted April 24, 2011 Author Share Posted April 24, 2011 Are those 18 inch rims? Not seen concave rear Nismo's before.... Do you know i hadnt noticed they were any different to other Nismo's I bought the rims off our own resident MBS, top bloke! Wheels are 18's yes and are looking 100% after the Bilberry and Rimwax. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glrnet Posted April 24, 2011 Share Posted April 24, 2011 Hadn't realised you signed up for Wales mate, good news, you'll love it Car looks Sounds like a good idea, I could pop down for a nice run, let you have a play with the polisher and we can pop down to a local pub for a beer and some grub. I'm sure we could pursuade some of the usual suspects too. Will have to sort something out, maybe after the welsh run. Sounds like a plan! can discuss at Wales or the pre meet Gonna be busy boys..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoogyRev Posted April 24, 2011 Share Posted April 24, 2011 Car's looking very nice Iain, I really like those wheels Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricey Posted April 24, 2011 Share Posted April 24, 2011 The thing is i did it all by hand and although my arms feel like they are about to fall off, its got me hooked and cant wait to do the ST. Does that make me a little mad?? If it does I must be bonkers........I've been enjoying every Saturday doing 5-6 hour cleaning jobs on our cars but once they're done they last a good while....I got to the point of asking friends, family and work colleagues if they want their cars doing to give me something to do!! I find it relaxing to be honest. Nice to get out in the fresh air too - especially when you work in an office. Excellent job though mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magic84 Posted April 24, 2011 Share Posted April 24, 2011 Are those 18 inch rims? Not seen concave rear Nismo's before.... they look like the gtr rota rim, like you said havnt seen nismos like that before Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iain10101 Posted April 24, 2011 Author Share Posted April 24, 2011 Are those 18 inch rims? Not seen concave rear Nismo's before.... they look like the gtr rota rim, like you said havnt seen nismos like that before Post 89. Dont look any different, had to do a search to see if there was a difference. Maybe its cos the rears take 275 tyres?? http://my350z.com/forum/media-share/276 ... mo-18.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarnie Posted April 24, 2011 Share Posted April 24, 2011 Are those 18 inch rims? Not seen concave rear Nismo's before.... they look like the gtr rota rim, like you said havnt seen nismos like that before Post 89. Dont look any different, had to do a search to see if there was a difference. Maybe its cos the rears take 275 tyres?? http://my350z.com/forum/media-share/276 ... mo-18.html They are definitely different, maybe the 18's have concave rears? Check out the 19's zmanalex sold recently: viewtopic.php?f=157&t=46544&hilit=beavis+nismo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iain10101 Posted April 24, 2011 Author Share Posted April 24, 2011 They look concave too??? Far left and Right are the rears and are concave, 2 in the centre are the fronts? ZMAN to the rescue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkie34 Posted April 24, 2011 Share Posted April 24, 2011 Think the 18" nismo had concave rears.Big Phil had them on his at some stage. Mine is in desperate need of a good clean. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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