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...

 

Looks great, but why do you have that line going across your hood?

 

Thanks Roger, the line is the front hood bra. My car came with those protective guards all over from the dealership. It has them on the rear quarters, front hood, door handles, side mirrors, and fenders (lower area). It is also not clear but black in color.

 

saw that you posted it on Autopia as well. Very nice I am ordering a Griots DA this weekend and hope to get the same results. Man we have such soft paints its rediculous

 

Cool, well good luck and remember to take a break. I was so tired the first few days. Let me know if you have any questions too.

 

How long did it take you?

 

Very shiny! Great job!

 

wow!

 

VERY NICE! what did you use on the exhaust tips ?

EDIT: nvm just read the OP. NICE WORK!

 

It took me a span of two weeks not including weekends, so 10 days. Each day I would put about 3-4hrs. The car was in really bad shape and had a ton of "Random Deep Isolated Scratches" (RIDS) that took forever to tone down. I felt like my arms and legs were literally going to fall off the first few days.

Here is a picture of its horrible shape

50/50 (a little crooked bc I didnt use tape )




Thanks!



Thanks again

 

Omg that pic of the passenger door looks like its chrome its so shiney..

 

lol, now that you mentioned it, it kind of does

 

where can i get the machine?? does it include all the materials??
Thanks

 

Very good job on what i consider a hammered swirled up car.....very nice!

 

http://www.tooltopia.com/griots-garage-10765lngcrd.aspx

That is the machine he used. It has free shipping too so its $107 free shipping. Thats an amazing deal btw.

www.detailedimage.com is where you can get polishes and pads and whatever else you need.