Detailed: 2008 Infiniti G37S Coupe - Platinum Graphite

[SuburbanGuy20]

Re: Detailed: 2008 Infiniti G37S Coupe - Platinum Graphite

WOW....just....WOW!! That shine is so deep and wet, like it was painted yesterday. Fantastic work, Mark08EX! That's so sad to see those swirls all over a perfectly good $40K car!

[Tuck91]

Re: Detailed: 2008 Infiniti G37S Coupe - Platinum Graphite

Great work.

The car looks amazing.

[Hemin8r]

Re: Detailed: 2008 Infiniti G37S Coupe - Platinum Graphite

Great job, that paint really shines now. I bet at night that paint really shines.

[Chris Thompson]

Re: Detailed: 2008 Infiniti G37S Coupe - Platinum Graphite

Wow, you ought to consider selling some of those pictures to Infiniti for advertising. The whole car looks fantastic.

[J. A. Michaels]

Re: Detailed: 2008 Infiniti G37S Coupe - Platinum Graphite

Very good work. The Infiniti looks fantastic. Way to go. Awesome reflections.

[TimG]

Re: Detailed: 2008 Infiniti G37S Coupe - Platinum Graphite

Good writeup. Enjoyed reading it and pictures were great! I heart them pictures


@spidey: that might be the clear bra's edge being taped.

[davey g-force]

Re: Detailed: 2008 Infiniti G37S Coupe - Platinum Graphite

Great work! I bet the owner was happy.

What engine is in those Infiniti's? I don't know much about them, other than they sure look the part!

[Spidey]

Re: Detailed: 2008 Infiniti G37S Coupe - Platinum Graphite

good work... the scratch marks by your fuel cap is most likely from paper towels used to roughly wipe the gas off the by whoever filled the car.. whether it be the dealer or when you went to full serve...

also, you probably didnt notice the swirls because of the previous wax.polish that was on the car before the claying? all the fillers probably were wiped out after the clay..

lastly, why is your tape job on the hoood and by the rear part of teh front fender?

[Marc08EX]

Re: Detailed: 2008 Infiniti G37S Coupe - Platinum Graphite

After applying Menzerna Powerlock left to cure overnight and applying a coat of Autoglym Hi-Def Carnauba Wax the next morning. I couldn't believe how wet and slick the paint looked after. You be the judge...
























Photoshoot:




























Approximate time: 15-16 Hours. I don't know why it took this long...

What do you guys think? Opinions, comments and criticisms are welcome!

[Marc08EX]

Wheels/Tires:
Meguiar's Deep Crystal on wheels
Meguiar's APC on tires
Meguiar's Hyper Dressing on tires
EZ Detail brush for the barrels
Meguiar's Ultimate Quik Wax for Brake Calipers

Wash:
Gilmour Foam Gun
Chemical Guys Citrus Wash and Gloss via Foam Gun and 2BM
Meguiar's Microfiber Wash Mitt
Swissvax Brush for Plastic Surfaces / Gas Tank

Clay:
Meguiar's OTC Clay
Meguiar's Last Touch

Paint Correction:
Flex 3401 VRG
Meguiar's G100 / 3.5" and 5" LC Backing Plates
Meguiar's M105 / LC Orange Pads
Meguiar's M205 / LC White Pads
Craftsman 500W Halogen Lights

LSP:
Menzerna Powerlock / LC Blue Pad (left 12 hours to cure)
Autoglym HD Wax

Interior:
Meguiar's Quik Interior Detailer
Meguiar's APC+

Exhaust:
Meguiar's NXT Metal Polish

This car was brought to me for swirl removal. Upon inspection, there weren't a lot of swirl marks so I thought I would have an easy task at hand. I was really excited to do this detail because the Infiniti G coupes are sexy as hell. The drive and sound amazing especially when the transmission is a 6MT. This car is a beast and it sounds amazing! Now onto the pictures...

Wash:








All of the gunk came from brushing the wheel well.


This is from claying 1/2 of the trunk. The paint was pretty contaminated with embedded dirt.

All taped up and ready to go:



After claying the car, I performed an IPA wipe down to see the true condition of the paint. I was shocked to see the amount of swirls the paint had!!! It didn't have that much swirls when I first inspected the car. The dealer did a really good job on hiding the swirls the car had.

Before:




The above 2 pictures are the swirls in the hood. The hood was in much better shape than the rest of the car as seen below: Sorry the swirl pictures didn't come out as I hoped. It was very hard to capture the swirls given the car's color.










I think the picture above was ridiculous! It looked like the car originally had fuel stains below the gas filler door and someone tried to sand it down without even polishing it! I was shocked to say the least.


Because of the paint's condition, I decided to go ahead and use a 2 step detail right off the bat. I used both Meg's M105 and M205 throughout my paint correction phase. Here are some 50/50 shots:

Passenger Side Door:







Passenger Rear Fender:







Fuel Filler Door:


Before


After

Driver Rear Fender



Driver Side Door:





Trunk:







Hood (Bird Poop Etching)





The paint's reflectivity and depth dramatically changed after the polishing stage. The paint already looked amazing at this stage.

Exhaust Tips


Before


After