sweetsc400

What's up everybody!

I just took some pics this morning after 3 days of intense paint finish work. It was a looooong journey and a pain in the a$$, but it was worth it. Anyway, let me know what you think. Feel free to comment or ask questions!

Matt











These last two are in the dark, but I still like em cuz it makes it look even shinier ~



And I love this one because you can see the stains on the ceiling of my garage in the reflection of my hood! Man I'm a nerd. . .

zilverz

WOW, that is shiny!!!! Like glass. Nice job.


zilverz

aliga

iTrader: (147)

nice work, thats black on black and some more black, and then even more black

Senator

Clean man, that is a nice job. Did you do it yourself??
What kind of wax and cleaning supplies did you use?

Josh

Technics

That's a nice deep shine, good job.

Could you break down your detailing process? Did you use a PC?

sweetsc400

Thanks for the compliments everybody. Yes, I did it all myself, and I'd be happy to break it down Here we go:

1) Wash with Dawn Dishwashing soap to remove all the prior wax. . .then dry it.

2) Clay Bar the entire car using Meguiar's Mild Clay Bar while spraying a mixture of P21S Conditioning Soap to lubricate the surface.

3) Washed the car. . .again. . .with P21S Conditioning Soap. . .By this step, your car will never be as clean. After steps 1 and 3, I found it very important to dry the entire car thoroughly, as water spots will really etch their way into your paint without any protective layer.

4) Using my Variable-speed Rotary Buffer, I bought a 3M Polishing Foam Pad to apply 3M Perfect It Swirl Mark Remover for Black Finishes. I sometimes made 7-8 passes. This step is they key, IMO. It's important to note that the 3M Perfect It product should be used for mild swirl marks, and not moderate/heavy. I thought I had mild swirl marks, soon I realized they were moderate, and some heavy. Nevertheless, the car has never looked better.

5) Inspect the car for any areas that need extra attention. For example: The front bumper cover of my car got extra attention because of the rock chips and bugs, etc.

6) Now it's Zaino Time!! Since Black Onyx is a One Stage paint (i.e., no clearcoat), I used Z-3 for Regular paint finishes. After applying the product evenly all over the car using up-down motions on the sides and bumpers, and front to back motions for the trunk-lid, roof and hood, I buffed it off using a Microfibre towel.

7) When the car is freshly wiped of Z-3, I went over it all with Meguiar's Quick Detailer to give it a three-dimensional look.

8) Once that dried, I followed with Z-5 to fill in the remainder of the swirl marks. Again, after the Z-5 dried, I followed with Meguiar's quick detailer and switched back to Z-3.

You can switch between the Z-3 (or Z-2 for clearcoats) and Z-5 as many times as you want. Zaino recommends that you always end on Z-3 or Z-2 because of it's better optical qualities.

That's about it. The paint is smooth as glass, and the reflection looks endless. I'm very pleased.

nextlevelcoupe

iTrader: (1)

absolute perfection!

THE_CEO

very TIGHT!

CEO

Baby ///M3

That's very very hot!

I like it!

Jon

sweetsc400

Thanks for the compliments. Now I just need wheels, the drop and HIDs!!!

bizzy928

Wow! Do I see an Autopians work?

joshthorsc

So shiny!! Very nice. Just need to throw some gold emblems on it, and your car will really stand out even more.

sweetsc400

I had gold emblems on my first SC (93), and I got tired of them. They do look nice on the right car, though. I plan on getting black chrome emblems soon. I like the flush look! Here's a pic of my first SC, the quality is a little poor, sorry.

I had just gotten done Zaino-ing this one, too. . .

silversprucesc3

nice work... wanna trade..lol

mikeloc24