NMZ

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this isnt a DIY thread, its a buisiness thread

DC2_Project

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this isnt a DIY thread, its a buisiness thread</TD></TR></TABLE>
did i ask him to post it in this thread???

DC2 R guy

BUMP NICE WORK!!!!

brad.

I was called to prep this car for the largest AC Cobra-GT40 show/track day of the year.

The paint was nearly flawless so I just applied 2 layers of sealant. The engine bay took me about 4 hours to complete.

The owner was very nice, even gave me a beer and a cuban cigar while we chewed the fat.

Check it out...



Leather needs to be conditioned and that AC wheel needs to be polished...





Wheels need to be polished as well...



Engine bay before...







This wheel really needs a polish..





Wheel wells getting cleaned and dressed...



Valve cover before...



Valve cover after...







Half of this exhaust is done, can you see it?



I really like how the valve covers came out..









Engine bay done!





Ok, onto the steering wheel and interior...



DONE!

















The sun goes down and we are left with a flawless beauty..














Now since this Cobra is going to a track day, we cant forget the static cling decals...

Spec R

damn it, photobucket is blocked at work.

brad.

Here you go Paolo, you might like this pic...

Spec R

evo 9 FtL jk

OC Geezer

i was about to say "wtf is he talking about" when i looked at the first pictures with the swirl marks. haha I thought that those were the outcomes.

but then I looked down a bit further and changed my mind. =D

really reallly nice work!

mitsuman

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Yo Brad you got PM!

brad.

MikeEM1

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Didly

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Bump for you for awesome show quality work after I get my bumper and fender paintes I will need a detail well... I guess it would have to be 30 days after the paint huh?

mitsuman

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BUMP for brad cuz hes doing my G-RIDE!! this sunday...

brad.

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Actually buffing can be done at any time, fresh paint is always buffed by the body shops to achieve a flawless finish.

Wax or sealant cannot be applied to fresh paint...the paint needs to exasperate gasses for at least a month

Spec R

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Actually buffing can be done at any time, fresh paint is always buffed by the body shops to achieve a flawless finish.

Wax or sealant cannot be applied to fresh paint...the paint needs to exasperate gasses for at least a month</TD></TR></TABLE>

i need to exasperate gas

mitsuman

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Bump for a laaaame night. It sprinkled when brad was polishing, then early this morning it sprinkled again. Car was nice n wet, running late to work couldnt dry it up. Bah. Waiting for pics brad

brad.

Is it looking ok Jonathan?? Let me know how it looks
I'm still uploading pics from this weekend BUT...

Here's a detail from a few weeks ago...


So my good friend went on vacation for 2 weeks and left me his WRX for a full restoration...check it out!



So we start with the engine....





All done...




Now interior...





DIRTY!





Everything on the headliner was removed...



Brushed and steam cleaned...







Clock shows fading...



Gone.



He was also wondering why his sub was rattling so much...







Ok we're done here,



Onto the exterior...

After a wash, we pulled the wing off to work on it individually



The wing was BAD!!!





Let's tape it off....



There we go!



Shine comes through!





Compared to this side,



Hood scoop is oxidized and swirled...





I worked on the exterior panels at night...
here are some half/half shots







So the final result...

We kept the wing off for now
Tinted his tail lamps as a bonus!

mitsuman

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I'm still uploading pics from this weekend BUT...

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It still looks good. Needs to be washed though. Wanna come down and re polish it!?

Patiently waaaiiitiiiinggggg haha

thanks again Brad for taking your time and doing things right! for the second time!

brad.

This G35 was recently purchased by Jonathan (mitsuman) so I was called to restore the finish





Before and After of the engine bay...











The GT







Interior was fairly clean so I gave it a quick fresh-up vac/carpet spot clean and conditioned the leather/consoles/dash (not conditioned below)





Dirty tips cleaned and hand polished...







Halfway done!









Now the buffing...
The quarter panel is done, notice how much more shine and depth the finish has compared to the door!













Took a break to take a few shots of the GT :D







Left around 9pm so I couldn't get any after shots with efficient lighting

mitsuman

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Thanks again to brad for another great job.

brad.

Hope everything's good Jonathan, ADD BRAKE FLUID!!!

brad.

This past weekend's detail was a 1995 Midnight Pearl NSX...check it out!








Interior needs to be freshened up


Whoa, look at the marring in the paint, that's the result of a rotary buffer from a previous detail





WAIT, who's Mustang is that!?






OH, nevermind



ANYWAY, where were we.....


Various small scratches that can be helped




Now lets get started!




Comptech whipple supercharger!







The engine bay is pretty dirty and there is a few parts that show their age like this airbox coupler...





Here it is all done...













Interior done!





Let's do the wheels...







Now the paint surface...
Besides the marring that I showed you earlier in the picture series, there's swirling.



Taken care of...



DAMNSXY





Tires get dressed



Doors and quarter panels have been buffed out here, still working on the doors









Still getting there...







Tips were polished









Wheels detailed...





Sealant is applied and we're done!

Spec R

damn foo, that nsx looks awesome!

let me know when you can do some rotary magic on the 240sx. PM sent

ZCVTEC-SOHC

Mr. Bradford great job on the NS/SEX. Hit me up for an appointment man, need the whip to get a little love here and there. Thanks.

gsle3per03

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That's great detailing man! pm'd you