I was contacted by forum member to give his car the Concours Finish treatment. Car was bought in early May of this year so it was a little over 3 months old. From my past experience with this G37 in black, I knew to expect some swirling but wow, I must say that this has been one of the most swirled up cars I have worked on and it was only 3 months old.

Apparently it was taken to another detailer when it was first bought and apparently did not do a good job. I figured it was clayed but it was full of bonded contaminants. So on with the process:

Wheels, Wheel Wells, Tires
Pressure Wash rinse
Meguiars APC+ on wells and tires
P21s Gel Wheel Cleaner on wheels
Tire Brush
Wheel Brush

Wash & Dry
Pressure Wash Pre-Rinse
Foam Cannon Pre-Wash
P21S Total Auto Wash Citrus Degreaser
2 Bucket Method /w Grit Guard and Genuine Lambswool Mitts
Sheet water with hose - makes drying easier as there is less water on the car afterwards
Microfiber Waffle Weave Towels

Clay
Chemical Guys Gray Clay
Optimum No Rinse QD strength
Foam cannoned the car again to remove leftover contaminants

Paint Correction
Makita 9227C Rotary Polisher
Menzerna Super Intensive Polish PO83rd
Menzerna PO106ff Polish
Lake Country 6.5" Orange Pad
Lake Country 6.5" White Pad
Cyclo 4" Green Pad
Cyclo 4" Orange Pad
IPA Wipedown on all panels

Trim
Black Wow for plastic trim
303 Aerospace Protectant for rubber weather stripping

Interior
Rigid 5.5 hp shop vac
303 Aerospace Protectant
Prima Nero


LSP
Zaino Z5 Pro with ZFX accerlator - 2 coats
Zaino Z6 QD spray in between coats
Zaino Z8 Grande Finale - Final Wipedown

Before Pics taken right when car was dropped off






















Products used for wheels, tires, and wells


Getting the foaming trigger for the APC really does help its cleaning power. Notice the brown tire gunk coming off.


Rinsing off with pressure washer


Can't forget the wheel wells. Wells were sprayed with APC first and left to dwell for 5 minutes.


Foam Cannon Pre-wash






After Claying half of the trunk lid


After Claying quarter of the hood


Now let's see what she looks like after everything has been stripped off.


Swirls, Buffer Trails, water spots...you name it...its on there


Front Fender


Trunk Lid




Rear Quarter Panel


Remember, this is only 3 months old....One of my fav shots to show how bad the condition was....


Car is prepped for polishing. I raised the hood to allow better access to the edges without fear of burning the paint on the fenders


I proceeded to tape off the emblem and lettering after the photo was taken.


Ok now onto the 50/50s...

Hood 50/50s








Trunk Lid 50/50s





Polishing the other side with Menz SIP and Orange Pad...I tape over the edge of uneven surfaces such as the rear wing to protect the edge from being burned by the rotary.



Scuff on the rear bumper


Scuff is removed


Deep scratches on the rear bumper


Scratch on left was removed but scratch on the right was too deep to completely polish out without removing alot of clear coat. It needed to be touched up and wet sanded to be fully removed.



Front fender before shots


Paint looked gray from all the swirling


Taped off and ready for 50/50. Photo taken accenting only blue.


Another photo highlighting red


Polishing out the fender.


fender 50/50s




Close-up 50/50 of fender


Inspecting my work after IPA wipedown


Fender completed


Noticed the nice lighting reflecting off the tarp so I took some photos




And now to the after shots

BEFORE


AFTER


BEFORE


AFTER


Front Fender




Rear Quarter Panel








Swirls, buffer trails, water spots removed

 

i would feel bad giving that car back to the owner knowing that all your effort will most likely last only acouple of weeks. That paint was in really bad shape. Great job fixing it up.

 

good job cleaning up those holograms left by a dummy!

 

That is nuts! Great job! I'm doing a full detail on my black 05 this weekend and hope for the same results...

The 50/50 shots are really impressive!

 

Very nice job. I cant believe the condition of that car at only 3 months. Those 50/50s are truly amazing. Makes me glad my car is BS so those imperfections do not really show up....

 

Fantastic job as always. I detailed a customer's Bimmer last month that was only 3 weeks old and it looked very similiar to the G37 you detailed.

 

Very nice job. Hope the customer got some tips on maintaining his car properly. That was nasty, especially for a 3 month old car. I'll never buy a black car.

 

wow... are you sure the car wasnt gray to begin with??? jk... seriously, tremendous work and those 50/50 really highlight just how much improvement was made... by the way, the zaino looks outstanding...

 

Awesome work.

 

Great job... I don't regret getting LP at all.... B/c i know i wouldnt have time to maintain black...

 

WOW huuuuuuge improvement!! Very nicely done

 

How many hours? Fantastic job

 

Thanks for all the compliments. Total time was around 10 hrs. The owner also wants me to wash the car from now on to maintain the look.

 

Hope he lets you drive it on the weekends. You baby the car more than the guy's wife did his kids...