Obsidian Black G35 Polished!
Thanks guys, I appreciate the comments...
To update, I've washed my car a few times since the wash and noticed light swirls. I think I need to perfect my washing process. I tried to be as careful but its so hard with black paint. Nevertheless, the paint still looks deep and fabulous.
I think the swirls came from the dust that was stuck on the paint. Next time I will give it a better rinse or might opt to buy a pressure washer. The less you touch your car, the better, especially with black paint
To update, I've washed my car a few times since the wash and noticed light swirls. I think I need to perfect my washing process. I tried to be as careful but its so hard with black paint. Nevertheless, the paint still looks deep and fabulous.
I think the swirls came from the dust that was stuck on the paint. Next time I will give it a better rinse or might opt to buy a pressure washer. The less you touch your car, the better, especially with black paint
Last edited by Retzius; Dec 7, 2010 at 03:11 PM.
Thanks guys, I appreciate the comments...
To update, I've washed my car a few times since the wash and noticed light swirls. I think I need to perfect my washing process. I tried to be as careful but its so hard with black paint. Nevertheless, the paint still looks deep and fabulous.
I think the swirls came from the dust that was stuck on the paint. Next time I will give it a better rinse or might opt to buy a pressure washer. The less you touch your car, the better, especially with black paint
To update, I've washed my car a few times since the wash and noticed light swirls. I think I need to perfect my washing process. I tried to be as careful but its so hard with black paint. Nevertheless, the paint still looks deep and fabulous.
I think the swirls came from the dust that was stuck on the paint. Next time I will give it a better rinse or might opt to buy a pressure washer. The less you touch your car, the better, especially with black paint
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I just plan on a once or twice a year light polish to keep it happy.
I also switched up my washing methods to be even more psycho about avoiding inducing swirls.
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Hi guys,
Just wanted to post some pics of my results after washing/claying/polishing/waxing my G35 with a Griots DA. This was my first time ever using a DA machine and working with polishing compounds.
Body Paint
Wash: CG Citrus Wash paint prep ratio 2 bucket method
Clay: Mothers Clay and QD also used Meguiars QD (needed more)
Polish: 3" backing plate and 5.5" backing plate on Griots DA
3.5" yellow w/ 105 for RIDS
5.5" LC orange 105
LC white 205
Final Polish: Gray and Red m205
Wash again: CG citrus wash paint prep ratio 2B
Rinse: Nomad with DI water (It worked!)
Paint Prep: EZ Cream Glaze II on red pad by hand
Sealant: Black Fire Wet Diamond on red pad by hand (1 coat)
Muffler Tips
Meguiars APC 4:1
0000 Wool
Mothers Mag Alloy Polish
Tires/Wheels
Meguiars APC 4:1
Mothers FX tire shine
My take on Nomad with DI water:
It works, car came out spot free, except for my rims (had some water spots but they were removed easily). Probably needed more rinsing. My personal take on the Nomad is that its ok, not great. The proclaimed 90psi pressure will not blow you away but it is enough to properly rinse your vehicle. The psi seems to drop when I fill it up all the way then increases after about a min or two of rinsing, weird. I don't feel it saved me any time in drying because the output is not strong and it takes a while to fully rinse the car. Also, using 7 gallons of DI on my car to rinse did not help (I err on the cautionary side). The benefit I see is not inducing any marring/scratches. But if your a pro on drying with WW MF towels you are golden and don't need it.
Ok, well enough talking here are the pics I kept promising...
Just wanted to post some pics of my results after washing/claying/polishing/waxing my G35 with a Griots DA. This was my first time ever using a DA machine and working with polishing compounds.
Body Paint
Wash: CG Citrus Wash paint prep ratio 2 bucket method
Clay: Mothers Clay and QD also used Meguiars QD (needed more)
Polish: 3" backing plate and 5.5" backing plate on Griots DA
3.5" yellow w/ 105 for RIDS
5.5" LC orange 105
LC white 205
Final Polish: Gray and Red m205
Wash again: CG citrus wash paint prep ratio 2B
Rinse: Nomad with DI water (It worked!)
Paint Prep: EZ Cream Glaze II on red pad by hand
Sealant: Black Fire Wet Diamond on red pad by hand (1 coat)
Muffler Tips
Meguiars APC 4:1
0000 Wool
Mothers Mag Alloy Polish
Tires/Wheels
Meguiars APC 4:1
Mothers FX tire shine
My take on Nomad with DI water:
It works, car came out spot free, except for my rims (had some water spots but they were removed easily). Probably needed more rinsing. My personal take on the Nomad is that its ok, not great. The proclaimed 90psi pressure will not blow you away but it is enough to properly rinse your vehicle. The psi seems to drop when I fill it up all the way then increases after about a min or two of rinsing, weird. I don't feel it saved me any time in drying because the output is not strong and it takes a while to fully rinse the car. Also, using 7 gallons of DI on my car to rinse did not help (I err on the cautionary side). The benefit I see is not inducing any marring/scratches. But if your a pro on drying with WW MF towels you are golden and don't need it.
Ok, well enough talking here are the pics I kept promising...
Washing with 2 buckets and going panel by panel is good. Buying a foam gun for a prewash will help tremendously.
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Here is his before and after thread on myg37
http://myg37.com/forums/b4-n-afta/18...the-salon.html
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Send a PM to Black Betty (Jeremy). He lives in Baytown and his detail is just as good. He'll charge you though, of course.
Here is his before and after thread on myg37
http://myg37.com/forums/b4-n-afta/18...the-salon.html
Here is his before and after thread on myg37
http://myg37.com/forums/b4-n-afta/18...the-salon.html
Nice to see this thread is still going...Thanks for all the nice words.
Black paint always has hope! Just get a DA and go to work!
[QUOTE=blAk mAx;5645561]nice work[/QUOTE
Nice shots of your car
Yes, I have found Infiniti paint is very soft. I am probably going to polish again sometime in the spring. My car has swirls but it still looks much better. The work will be much easier because I will probably only use 1 step to get it to where I had it when I took this pics. I also bought a pressure washer and foam cannon.
Post some pics of your car if you took any during the process
Thanks!
Black paint always has hope! Just get a DA and go to work!
[QUOTE=blAk mAx;5645561]nice work[/QUOTE
Nice shots of your car
Post some pics of your car if you took any during the process
Thanks!
Great thread! I just picked my OB G up last summer, and the paint needs some serious help. I plan on tackling it when it warms up here. This is the 3rd black car I've owned, and every time I've told myself that I will never do it again. My last two cars were silver, and that was soooooo nice to not have to worry about all the swirls and what not.
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