Official Gun Metallic 370Z Thread

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Originally Posted by JARblue

I spent about 13 hours over 3 days doing interior and exterior throughout. For just exterior, I spent about 8 hours by hand - you can cut this in half if you use a machine. This is the second time in four years that I have done a full detail. Normally, I just wash, clay, wax. The car looks better now than it did new (minus 70K miles worth of random $hit encountered at speed).

Damn Jar, I wish I had that kind of time. Looks great nice job!

[JARblue]

Originally Posted by LAVA

Damn Jar, I wish I had that kind of time. Looks great nice job!

There's a reason it's been nearly a year. I had to find that time. I really should have mowed and edged the lawn, but I can do that this week some time

[AV8rZ]

Originally Posted by JARblue

I spent about 13 hours over 3 days doing interior and exterior throughout. For just exterior, I spent about 8 hours by hand - you can cut this in half if you use a machine. This is the second time in four years that I have done a full detail. Normally, I just wash, clay, wax. The car looks better now than it did new (minus 70K miles worth of random $hit encountered at speed).

Forgive my ignorance but I haven't flayed my car because I thought you had to polish after. I dint have a polisher yet. Also what glaze and sealant do you use?

[JARblue]

Claying removes embedded contaminants from the clear coat surface giving you a clean surface for applying wax. No polish necessary. If you follow demi-god Junkman's tutorials and touch your car without creating swirl marks, then you should need to polish very infrequently. Don't touch your car until you have spent a few days watching all his videos. Junkman knows all.

Scratches and acidic liquids like bird crap or bug guts etch into the clear coat beyond just the surface. The purpose of polishing is to cut into the clear coat layer enough so the scratch or etching is no longer visible - think of it like using very fine grit sandpaper to even out a surface like wood or drywall. I use a rubbing compound first that has more bite or cut to it. Then I finish with a polishing compound before waxing. I like to do this by hand because there is only so much of the clear coat layer. A machine will eat through the clear coat much faster, so imagine if you used a machine to polish every time you clay and wax the car (I know some people that wax every few weeks).

I use Adam's Liquid Sealant (great longevity) and Adam's Brilliant Glaze. The glaze is not durable at all and goes best under a wax anyway, so I like to top it with Adam's Buttery Wax. But the liquid sealant has to go on first so I can properly bond with the fresh paint surface. The buttery wax is not near as durable as the liquid sealant, but the finish with all three combined is spectacular.

[AV8rZ]

I actually have watched a ton of his videos, thanks to yours and others guidance in earlier threads I saw when I first bought my car. I bought Chemical Guys Foam Cannon, grit guards, 2 bucket method, etc. I actually think it was one of his videos that told me to polish after clay because of a white haze it will leave. I will go back and watch again though. Just like I tell my wife, I have a great memory, it's 10 seconds long. This actually gives me hope to clay without having to polish. My front bumper is pretty chipped up so that's one of my frustrations too. Even though my car has low miles the guy had all New Jersey highway miles on it. So I just want to make sure I have this right if I skip polish? Wash, clay, seal, glaze, and wax? Thanks again for the help

[Stright_Drop]

No GM pics?

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A few from a recent road trip to New Orleans

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[Rusty]

Figured it's time to post mine here.

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Originally Posted by Stright_Drop

No GM pics?

[Zoren 370]

My GMZ

[Zoren 370]

Zday 2015

[Zbrah]

Very daring with the red accents but I think you pulled it off nicely Zoren!

[Zoren 370]

^ thank you my dear friend!

[Zoren 370]

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