Detailed and buffed: 2002 Black Z28 with BS Street Lites, 41 photos (no 56k!)
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Detailed and buffed: 2002 Black Z28 with BS Street Lites, 41 photos (no 56k!) So I decided it was time to buy my first buffer and get my black 2002 Z28 with ~50k miles looking great again. My car still looked pretty good, until I stripped all products from the surface and clayed it which allowed the true condition to show. Here are the before pictures:
Plenty of ugliness in the flourescent light reflections:
2-3 inch long mark on the hood from an unknown source:
Bird droppings etched on the spoiler and back bumper:
Clouding as seen on the side view mirror:
Plenty of ugliness in the flourescent light reflections:
2-3 inch long mark on the hood from an unknown source:
Bird droppings etched on the spoiler and back bumper:
Clouding as seen on the side view mirror:
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The process and products that I used are listed below. I would estimate about 20 hours total into this project:
Wash: Meguiar's Gold Class shampoo and chenile wash mitt, 2 bucket method with grit guards
Clay: Mother's clay bar from the local Advance Auto with 1:1 Meguiars D155 Last Touch as a lubricant.
Correction: Meguiar's M105 Ultra Cut, G110 DA machine, and W8207 polishing pad.
Polish: Meguiar's M205 Ultra Finishing Polish, G110 DA machine, and W8207 polishing pad.
LSP: Meguiar's NXT Tech Wax 2.0, G110 DA machine, and W9207 fishing pad. It is hard to capture in photos, but I am not happy with the NXT 2.0 due to cloudiness and streaking problems. I have some replacement products coming...
Loads of microfiber towels: Meguiar's Water Magnet for drying, Supreme Shine and Auto Detailing Solutions Premium 16x16 for product removal and wipe downs.
Meguiar's M105 is a pretty aggressive product, and these shots includes some visible micromarring. Direct sunlight shows it better than the flourescent, but it is still hard to capture in the photos. It was expected and will be corrected with the M205. All pictures were taken with a Canon Eos Digital SLR camera, and are not altered in any way other than the automatic resizing from my picture hosting company. I have the paint and decals, and will be detailing my brakes soon: black everywhere except the pad brackets which will be silver, and the calipers are getting silver CAMARO decals.
The wheels are Billet Specialties Street Lites, 17x11 in the rear and 17x7 up front. Rear tires are 315/35R17 Toyo Proxes drag radials and the fronts are cheap 215/50ZR17s from DTD. A while back I cut one coil off of all four stock springs and did the hose mod on the rear, with 4 stock shocks.
After one pass with the M105, reflection of my garage ceiling:
Same reflection after 3-4 passes with M105.
Pulled the car out into the sunlight for inspection before moving on to the M205.
Wash: Meguiar's Gold Class shampoo and chenile wash mitt, 2 bucket method with grit guards
Clay: Mother's clay bar from the local Advance Auto with 1:1 Meguiars D155 Last Touch as a lubricant.
Correction: Meguiar's M105 Ultra Cut, G110 DA machine, and W8207 polishing pad.
Polish: Meguiar's M205 Ultra Finishing Polish, G110 DA machine, and W8207 polishing pad.
LSP: Meguiar's NXT Tech Wax 2.0, G110 DA machine, and W9207 fishing pad. It is hard to capture in photos, but I am not happy with the NXT 2.0 due to cloudiness and streaking problems. I have some replacement products coming...
Loads of microfiber towels: Meguiar's Water Magnet for drying, Supreme Shine and Auto Detailing Solutions Premium 16x16 for product removal and wipe downs.
Meguiar's M105 is a pretty aggressive product, and these shots includes some visible micromarring. Direct sunlight shows it better than the flourescent, but it is still hard to capture in the photos. It was expected and will be corrected with the M205. All pictures were taken with a Canon Eos Digital SLR camera, and are not altered in any way other than the automatic resizing from my picture hosting company. I have the paint and decals, and will be detailing my brakes soon: black everywhere except the pad brackets which will be silver, and the calipers are getting silver CAMARO decals.
The wheels are Billet Specialties Street Lites, 17x11 in the rear and 17x7 up front. Rear tires are 315/35R17 Toyo Proxes drag radials and the fronts are cheap 215/50ZR17s from DTD. A while back I cut one coil off of all four stock springs and did the hose mod on the rear, with 4 stock shocks.
After one pass with the M105, reflection of my garage ceiling:
Same reflection after 3-4 passes with M105.
Pulled the car out into the sunlight for inspection before moving on to the M205.
08-18-2009, 09:13 AM
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Some reflection shots after the M205, it's nearly impossible to remove all of the dust and take a picture before dust starts to settle on the surface again!
Direct sunlight:
Having the sun reflected off 6 different curves at the same time like this makes it PAINFUL to look in the direction of my car now.
Direct sunlight:
Having the sun reflected off 6 different curves at the same time like this makes it PAINFUL to look in the direction of my car now.
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And now some shots of the entire car. Yes, I know I need to cut my grass! 
The products used:
It's hard to tell where the glass ends and the paint begins!
The products used:
It's hard to tell where the glass ends and the paint begins!
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I went for a drive to meet a friend, and we took some more pictures at the City Center and in their parking garage:
It's like a black hole unless it's reflecting something.
This one is my personal favorite, and has become my new desktop wallpaper:
It's like a black hole unless it's reflecting something.
This one is my personal favorite, and has become my new desktop wallpaper:
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Some pictures I took at work, including reflections of a coworker's Screaming Yellow 2006 Mustang GT. It will be getting the buffer treatment soon too!
There used to be a big, etched, bird dropping on the spoiler about 2-3 inches in diameter. Not any more!
There used to be a big, etched, bird dropping on the spoiler about 2-3 inches in diameter. Not any more!
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I'm in love!!!!! The wheels set that car off beautifully, where's that drooling smiley........
! I vote for full res pics in better lighting cuz Id like to see those wheels and resurrected paint shine 
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! I vote for full res pics in better lighting cuz Id like to see those wheels and resurrected paint shine .
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Thanks all!
keiichiZ28, I have actually been thinking of doing weekend details on the side. I have a bunch of friends lined up that want their cars done now too, especially the yellow Mustang owner and a friend's black Acura. I want to figure out the cloudiness and greasy, streaking problem with NXT 2.0 on my car and then I will start branching out to others' cars. I am about 99% satisfied with my finish right now, I just have to figure out that last little bit.
I may pick up some M20 and M26 on the way home from work today and see how that works! I will send you a PM when I feel confident enough to take on some customer cars.
keiichiZ28, I have actually been thinking of doing weekend details on the side. I have a bunch of friends lined up that want their cars done now too, especially the yellow Mustang owner and a friend's black Acura. I want to figure out the cloudiness and greasy, streaking problem with NXT 2.0 on my car and then I will start branching out to others' cars. I am about 99% satisfied with my finish right now, I just have to figure out that last little bit.
I may pick up some M20 and M26 on the way home from work today and see how that works! I will send you a PM when I feel confident enough to take on some customer cars.
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Thanks bderlan, this was my first time wielding a G110 but I have used a friend's PC 7424 one time before on my old red car a few years ago.
Thank you! I have the full res pics available too. Here's a link to my favorite; let me know if it breaks because my host switches the link around on occasion it seems:
http://images51.fotki.com/v1550/file...6/IMG_1329.jpg
Here's a link to my favorite; let me know if it breaks because my host switches the link around on occasion it seems:http://images51.fotki.com/v1550/file...6/IMG_1329.jpg
