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Skeletor · 2nd July 2009, 08:17 PM

I had the GTR detailed today to remove the swirls. Very please with the finish.

Picture taken by my son.

matty32 · 2nd July 2009, 08:18 PM

nice!

yourl be doing that every 6months lol

black is so hard to keep un-swirly

ramsub · 2nd July 2009, 08:26 PM

Who detailed it and what area of the UK are you in... looking to get my UMS R35 done.

looks great btw but black is a b**ch to keep looking top notch.

Skeletor · 2nd July 2009, 08:30 PM

Gleam Machine detailed the car. I'm in Surrey.

guycuthbert · 2nd July 2009, 08:43 PM

Very nice - looks superb

peterpeter · 2nd July 2009, 08:45 PM

stunning.

feel iike getting mine done again now!

Perra · 2nd July 2009, 08:56 PM

WOW! That looks simply amazing!

On a side note, just want to let you know that ULV that you have on your plate means Wolf in Swedish. Very fitting if you ask me!

/P

MacGTR · 2nd July 2009, 10:29 PM

And Lupo also means wolf in German

A bit off topic but blame Perra for that one...hehe.

Looks excellent, I have a black car as well and the swirl marks are already visible in this sun after having it polished not too long ago. They look the dogs though.

apj30 · 3rd July 2009, 05:39 AM

Superb! Best photos I've seen so far.

I've always owned black cars, definitely harder work to keep looking good but well worth it.

What paint protection did they use after the polishing? Supagard?

SkylineGTRCy · 3rd July 2009, 07:18 AM

Wow! Fantastic dog there on the reflection!

Just kidding... Great pics, great car. What an a*s on that r35

Wills_GunR33 · 3rd July 2009, 08:35 AM

cracking jub looks lovely

Skeletor · 3rd July 2009, 06:06 PM

Here's the pictures and process supplied by Rob @ Gleam Machine.

Gleammachine Detailing - My homepage

What a scorcher today, no shade, temperature in the 30's and a solid black GT-R.
Purchased a few weeks ago and the owner was a little disappointed with the dealer prep, the aim for me was to get as good as possible within a 12 hour timeline and keeping the removal to a minimum during the polishing stages.

Before,

Alloys, callipers, tyres & arches cleaned using various brushes and Megs APC & BH Surfex,

Bugs soaked with BH Surfex and pressure rinsed of,

1st layer of Megs APC through the foam lance,

Whilst dwelling various parts of trim cleaned using a soft detailing brush,

Pressure rinsed then a 2nd application of foam, this time BH Autowash, washed using the TBM with Shampoo+ and Zym@l sponges,

A light claying with Sonus green, then vunerable areas masked up,
1st stage of machining done using a drop of Megs #83 and #205 on a Megs polishing pad, 2 hits to most panels,

50/50 after initial test with 1 set of passes,

A few before and afters, prior to refinement.

A few reflection shots, prior to refinement,

Refinement stage done using Ultrafina on a Megs polishing pad, at this stage the panels were very hot so the UF was chosen due to it's oily nature, given slow passes at 1000rpm,

With the machining complete an IPA wipe down was given with the alcohol applied straight to an MF as opposed to the panel first,
Panel gaps and shuts dusted down with a Megs slide/lock brush, engine bay given a wipe over with a damp MF,

Alloys, callipers and un-painted trim protected using Opti-seal,
Tyres and arches dressed using Zaino Z-16,

Tailpipes polished using Britemax easy cut and final shine,

Glassed cleaned throughout, rubber seals fed,
SV Best of show applied to paintwork and shuts & removed panel by panel.

Pictures taken a little quickly on auto mode as it had been a long & hot day; some of the exposure is out and not really doing the car justice.

Results

Jacey Boy · 3rd July 2009, 06:14 PM

I agree dealer prep was ****, well Middlehursts anyway, they told me they spend 6-7 hours cleaning

I had mine done within 3 days of delivery

prashan · 3rd July 2009, 06:37 PM

An excellent job - saw the posting on detailing world today by Gleamachine.

Prashan

johnhanton57 · 4th July 2009, 12:50 PM

If mine ever arrives

i am having it detailed bt PolishBliss. Check there web site they are miracle workers.

Soon Soon anytime soon!!!!!!!!!!!

2nd July 2009, 08:17 PM	#1 (permalink)
Skeletor Skeletor has no status. GTROC Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Surrey Cars owned: Current cars: GTR 35, BMW 645CI AC Schnitzer, EVO 4 Track Car Posts: 57	GTR Detailed Today I had the GTR detailed today to remove the swirls. Very please with the finish. Picture taken by my son. __________________

2nd July 2009, 08:18 PM	#2 (permalink)
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2nd July 2009, 08:26 PM	#3 (permalink)
ramsub ramsub has no status. GTROC Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: London Cars owned: R35 GTR - UMS Premium Edition Posts: 135	Who detailed it and what area of the UK are you in... looking to get my UMS R35 done. looks great btw but black is a b**ch to keep looking top notch. __________________

2nd July 2009, 08:30 PM	#4 (permalink)
Skeletor Skeletor has no status. GTROC Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Surrey Cars owned: Current cars: GTR 35, BMW 645CI AC Schnitzer, EVO 4 Track Car Posts: 57	Gleam Machine detailed the car. I'm in Surrey. __________________

2nd July 2009, 08:43 PM	#5 (permalink)
guycuthbert guycuthbert is not working quite so much now... time to say Hi to the forums again :) GTROC Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Essex Cars owned: R35 GTR Premium Gun Metallic Posts: 365	Very nice - looks superb __________________

2nd July 2009, 08:45 PM	#6 (permalink)
peterpeter peterpeter has no status. New Users Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 336	stunning. feel iike getting mine done again now! __________________

2nd July 2009, 08:56 PM	#7 (permalink)
Perra Perra is P800 GTROC Board Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Norrkoping, Sweden Cars owned: R35 - finally! Posts: 1,410	WOW! That looks simply amazing! On a side note, just want to let you know that ULV that you have on your plate means Wolf in Swedish. Very fitting if you ask me! /P __________________ If you´re Scandinavian and want to join the GTROC, contact me for more info.

2nd July 2009, 10:29 PM	#8 (permalink)
MacGTR MacGTR is waiting for his new car to arrive GTR Register Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Princes Risborough & Islington Posts: 2,392	And Lupo also means wolf in German A bit off topic but blame Perra for that one...hehe. Looks excellent, I have a black car as well and the swirl marks are already visible in this sun after having it polished not too long ago. They look the dogs though. __________________

3rd July 2009, 05:39 AM	#9 (permalink)
apj30 apj30 has no status. GTR Register Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Munich, Germany Cars owned: Toyota MR2 Roadster, Mazda RX-8, now Black Edition R35 Posts: 125	Superb! Best photos I've seen so far. I've always owned black cars, definitely harder work to keep looking good but well worth it. What paint protection did they use after the polishing? Supagard? __________________

3rd July 2009, 07:18 AM	#10 (permalink)
SkylineGTRCy SkylineGTRCy has no status. GTROC Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Cyprus Posts: 250	Wow! Fantastic dog there on the reflection! Just kidding... Great pics, great car. What an a*s on that r35 __________________

3rd July 2009, 08:35 AM	#11 (permalink)
Wills_GunR33 Wills_GunR33 is GTR back on the road. whoop whoop. GTR Register Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Bath & Salisbury Posts: 259	cracking jub looks lovely __________________

3rd July 2009, 06:06 PM	#12 (permalink)
Skeletor Skeletor has no status. GTROC Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Surrey Cars owned: Current cars: GTR 35, BMW 645CI AC Schnitzer, EVO 4 Track Car Posts: 57	Here's the pictures and process supplied by Rob @ Gleam Machine. Gleammachine Detailing - My homepage What a scorcher today, no shade, temperature in the 30's and a solid black GT-R. Purchased a few weeks ago and the owner was a little disappointed with the dealer prep, the aim for me was to get as good as possible within a 12 hour timeline and keeping the removal to a minimum during the polishing stages. Before, Alloys, callipers, tyres & arches cleaned using various brushes and Megs APC & BH Surfex, Bugs soaked with BH Surfex and pressure rinsed of, 1st layer of Megs APC through the foam lance, Whilst dwelling various parts of trim cleaned using a soft detailing brush, Pressure rinsed then a 2nd application of foam, this time BH Autowash, washed using the TBM with Shampoo+ and Zym@l sponges, A light claying with Sonus green, then vunerable areas masked up, 1st stage of machining done using a drop of Megs #83 and #205 on a Megs polishing pad, 2 hits to most panels, 50/50 after initial test with 1 set of passes, A few before and afters, prior to refinement. A few reflection shots, prior to refinement, Refinement stage done using Ultrafina on a Megs polishing pad, at this stage the panels were very hot so the UF was chosen due to it's oily nature, given slow passes at 1000rpm, With the machining complete an IPA wipe down was given with the alcohol applied straight to an MF as opposed to the panel first, Panel gaps and shuts dusted down with a Megs slide/lock brush, engine bay given a wipe over with a damp MF, Alloys, callipers and un-painted trim protected using Opti-seal, Tyres and arches dressed using Zaino Z-16, Tailpipes polished using Britemax easy cut and final shine, Glassed cleaned throughout, rubber seals fed, SV Best of show applied to paintwork and shuts & removed panel by panel. Pictures taken a little quickly on auto mode as it had been a long & hot day; some of the exposure is out and not really doing the car justice. Results __________________

3rd July 2009, 06:14 PM	#13 (permalink)
Jacey Boy Jacey Boy is wanting a new car GTR Register Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Bournemouth, Dorset Cars owned: R35 GTR, 997 C2S, Impreza 2.5 STi, R33 GTR V-Spec, VX220 Turbo, P1, ZX10R Posts: 839	I agree dealer prep was ****, well Middlehursts anyway, they told me they spend 6-7 hours cleaning I had mine done within 3 days of delivery __________________

3rd July 2009, 06:37 PM	#14 (permalink)
prashan prashan is pleased with the service from WLMG...optimisation done !!! GTROC Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: London Cars owned: MB CLS, previously 997C2S, BMW 535d, Various E46, etc, etc Posts: 118	An excellent job - saw the posting on detailing world today by Gleamachine. Prashan __________________

4th July 2009, 12:50 PM	#15 (permalink)
johnhanton57 johnhanton57 is is back home and it's not snowing GTROC Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Aberdeen Posts: 291	PolishBliss If mine ever arrives i am having it detailed bt PolishBliss. Check there web site they are miracle workers. Soon Soon anytime soon!!!!!!!!!!! __________________

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