Vital Car Care
12-27-2014, 09:18 PM
For the true enthusiast. The owner had already been a customer of TopSpeed Motorsports on an different GTR, so when he traded it in for the "new" model. He upped the ante and had TSM build a whole new motor for him and do all the other upgrades. The level of detail was astonishing and the owner wanted the outside to match the inside. The car had been previously repaired due to a garage accident when he met a trash can and while the repair work was great, it didnt match the rest of the car. The factory paint on the GTR's is Nissans version of a "self healing" clear which to my eyes meant orange peel city, especially the "fixed" area and the factory area. Color was spot on, but the different it makes was nuts! Only 1 way to fix this, leveling!
Process:
Thorough wash / clay to inspect all areas
Measured paint readings through all sanding areas
Unigrit all major areas
3" 3k foam w Interface
3" 1500 w and w/o interface
6" 3k foam w Interface
6" 1500 w and w/o interface
Velvet / Denim Orange Peel Pads
Multi-Step polished using V32-8
CQuartz applied over all surfaces
*BLING*
Some of the goody shots from TSM/OWNER before/during the build i figured you guys might appreciate:
http://i.imgur.com/Jr8e5EUl.jpg
Vehicle being picked up by TSM
There are a few GTR's, Porsche, Audi and even a Mustang gt500 in there keeping her company.
http://i.imgur.com/OAlKlg3l.jpg
The beast of a motor going in! (~1000hp...small to TSM standards)
http://i.imgur.com/KQ5OI6Il.jpg
Dyno Tuned
http://i.imgur.com/wiK1rPWl.jpg
Track tuned
http://i.imgur.com/BCPgOxpl.jpg
Goodbye Orange Peel!
http://i.imgur.com/72yrfCVl.jpg
Going super slow around the car
http://i.imgur.com/epENbVml.jpg
Took it outside to see what more was needed to make perfect
http://i.imgur.com/t8GyDkDl.jpg
Couple small areas back in for touchup before coating
-Anyone else love seeing the halo on the ground from where you were working?
http://i.imgur.com/pCXJz3dl.jpg
Minutes after coating was applied
http://i.imgur.com/nP31yNxl.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/kdZh00Vl.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/o02omUTl.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/x1YDr4cl.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/p2otW9Kl.jpg
That reflection is insane!
http://i.imgur.com/TTpGQDBl.jpg
This was by far one of the funnest details we have done, and this was an absolute beast of a machine!!
Process:
Thorough wash / clay to inspect all areas
Measured paint readings through all sanding areas
Unigrit all major areas
3" 3k foam w Interface
3" 1500 w and w/o interface
6" 3k foam w Interface
6" 1500 w and w/o interface
Velvet / Denim Orange Peel Pads
Multi-Step polished using V32-8
CQuartz applied over all surfaces
*BLING*
Some of the goody shots from TSM/OWNER before/during the build i figured you guys might appreciate:
http://i.imgur.com/Jr8e5EUl.jpg
Vehicle being picked up by TSM
There are a few GTR's, Porsche, Audi and even a Mustang gt500 in there keeping her company.
http://i.imgur.com/OAlKlg3l.jpg
The beast of a motor going in! (~1000hp...small to TSM standards)
http://i.imgur.com/KQ5OI6Il.jpg
Dyno Tuned
http://i.imgur.com/wiK1rPWl.jpg
Track tuned
http://i.imgur.com/BCPgOxpl.jpg
Goodbye Orange Peel!
http://i.imgur.com/72yrfCVl.jpg
Going super slow around the car
http://i.imgur.com/epENbVml.jpg
Took it outside to see what more was needed to make perfect
http://i.imgur.com/t8GyDkDl.jpg
Couple small areas back in for touchup before coating
-Anyone else love seeing the halo on the ground from where you were working?
http://i.imgur.com/pCXJz3dl.jpg
Minutes after coating was applied
http://i.imgur.com/nP31yNxl.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/kdZh00Vl.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/o02omUTl.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/x1YDr4cl.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/p2otW9Kl.jpg
That reflection is insane!
http://i.imgur.com/TTpGQDBl.jpg
This was by far one of the funnest details we have done, and this was an absolute beast of a machine!!