zelda Posted December 3, 2016 Share Posted December 3, 2016 Hi, 3 weeks into Z ownership and I've finally found a weekend where I have nothing to do, and importantly the weather is dry. Time to detail Zelda! I've uploaded a ton of photos from todays efforts mainly because I'm so impressed with how well she cleaned up. I've literally never cleaned a car with this much attention to detail, and to be honest as the hours went by I got more and more obsessive. Oh..and I fitted a stubby aerial. The detailing guide on the forum was spot on. I started with a wash using the 2 bucket method (Meguiars Gold), rinsed and then dried off. Then, I cleaned the glass and used some rubber treatment on the various seals. I also spent a ton of time removing all of the old dry wax from the previous owners effort.. (mission). Next up was to go round with Meguiars scratch X as there were a few unsightly scratches. I worked very carefully and probably could have done more, but as this stuff is quite abrasive I took care. Following this I used Meguairs polish. Arms aching by this point, and can't wait for xmas so I can get a machine polisher. Next was an all over wax with Meguiars liquid wax. This is why I'm getting a wheel refub! Ouch I am thinking of a colour change to something like a gunmetal or I saw on the forum somewhere that someone had 'smoked chrome' which not only sounds cool, it looked fantastic. And.... run out of daylight so didn't drive very far - just down the river for the sunset. I didn't clean the exhaust tips or backbox which I regret a bit. But I can do that next weekend... as it's a standard backbox will how well will it come up with using a bit of metal polish? That's all for today folks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zelda Posted December 3, 2016 Author Share Posted December 3, 2016 Forgot to say , I decided not to claybar as I figured it'd have taken me another couple of hours and my arms and legs probably would have given up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coldel Posted December 3, 2016 Share Posted December 3, 2016 Clay makes all the difference. The feel of the surface is such a step on. Get yourself a DA and do a proper detail it really does make all the difference and saves your arms! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olly350z Posted December 4, 2016 Share Posted December 4, 2016 Nice to see someone as bonkers as me when it comes to detailing! Shame that black is such a notorious colour to look after as they definitely look the best. Be careful with the machine polisher, nissan paint is woefully thin and it wont take much to burn through! Check my build out, got competition on the detailing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zelda Posted May 6, 2017 Author Share Posted May 6, 2017 Been meaning to get a service done for a few months but just didn't get round to it. I don't do many miles so just as well. Booked in next week for a service stamp, for following (went a bit mad): Engine oil Gearbox oil Differential oil Brake fluid Clutch fluid PAS fluid Coolant Air filter Spark plugs Oh.. Torqen spacers and polybush diff mounts! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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4K1R4-350Z Posted June 11, 2017 Share Posted June 11, 2017 She's a beaut! Stellar job!! Sent from my SM-G930F using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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