Where To Get Skyline Detailed?

[Trozzle]

MY point was that I never even bothered trying, so in fact I DON'T know

[Anfanee]

My 32 is painted gold (bought like that) and it looks like a good paint job, other than they didn't tape it up very good. (A lot of spray) Whoever looked after the paintwork did a really bad job... If it ever was looked after. I'm using it as my test to cut & polish, but will be going through a couple of YouTube vids so I'm not completely hopeless. I'll chuck some before & after pics WHEN I do the deed. Only doing this because I will be getting a respray in the future.. Still tossing up between a darker gold or white..

Unfortunately this happens a lot where people just take a cut and polish to fix any paint issue and it ends up ruining your paint. Hope all goes well because sometimes a cut and polish is a must and seal with wax. If you get to that stage expect to wax it every 2 weeks or so.

[Anfanee]

Smart ass lol

MY point was that I never even bothered trying, so in fact I DON'T know

[Trozzle]

hahaha

[ZRBE]

Unfortunately this happens a lot where people just take a cut and polish to fix any paint issue and it ends up ruining your paint. Hope all goes well because sometimes a cut and polish is a must and seal with wax. If you get to that stage expect to wax it every 2 weeks or so.

Haha, yeah.. I'm pretty sure I will end up making it look worse

But, half of the paint has already been ground away to get rid of the rust

[Manuel Kasko]

I work with a guy from Royal Shine.

His name is Mark and he does a lot of high end cars around Canberra.

Give him a buzz and see what he can do 0425 102 415

[Manuel Kasko]

[GTR-N1]

The issue with most detailing places is the firs thing they do is take a mild cut and polish to your car. RUINS your paint.

...or I recommend taking the time out and doing it yourself.

My detailer has a "Paint Thickness Gauge" which tells several stories - before even touching the car.

* How much paint he has to work with - or with the N1, not to work with.

* With sun damaged panels (horizontal ones), more latitude can be had with cut 'n polish within certain micron tolerances

* Panels which have been repainted will give off thicker readings

* Nicki (- sounds better than bog) can be detected in vulnerable spots

[RosieR34]

My detailer has a "Paint Thickness Gauge" which tells several stories - before even touching the car.

* How much paint he has to work with - or with the N1, not to work with.

* With sun damaged panels (horizontal ones), more latitude can be had with cut 'n polish within certain micron tolerances

* Panels which have been repainted will give off thicker readings

* Nicki (- sounds better than bog) can be detected in vulnerable spots

If you don't mind giving a ballpark figure, how much does it cost for someone to give the car that much attention to detail etc? Just curious really.

[GTR-N1]

Eugene Chan charged me $400 (mates rates) for the two day weekend Jeremy.

Typical process was...

Wash > Clay Bar using Lubricant > Polish (Menzerna brand) 2x with different grade pads > Sealant (Optima brand) applied > Cure overnight > Wax (Meguiar's or Menzerna brand) > Buff

Eugene (aka JDM_Performance here on SAU) learned from Polich Doc in Melbourne. Eugene detailed my 3x R34 GT-Rs

#1 R34 GT-R Black won the Concours Skaife award at the R34 GT-R 10th Anniv

#2 R34 GT-R Bayside Blue (above) wasn't owned for very long before being forced to choose, upon the availability of an N1 - paint thickness on every panel was about 320 microns

#3 R34 GT-R White N1 in PI Magazine #161 - paint thickness on every panel was consistently about 90 microns

Yup, very happy with Eugene - but pretty far away from you guys I'm afraid.

[Manuel Kasko]

Awesome info thanks Terry

Never even knew there was such a tool

[GTR-N1]

Yes it's impressive.

It won't work unless the panel is made of metal.

C/F, Nicki or rust with give lousy readings.

The Detailer has to love what he does - with a passion!

Eugene has that passion - yet he hates gardening.

I love gardening - but but hate detailing unless I'm totally in the mood and begin by 7am , Lol

[Manuel Kasko]

That's very true about the passion.

Find something you love for work and you will never have to work another day in your life.

[RosieR34]

Yes it's impressive.

It won't work unless the panel is made of metal.

C/F, Nicki or rust with give lousy readings.

The Detailer has to love what he does - with a passion!

Eugene has that passion - yet he hates gardening.

I love gardening - but but hate detailing unless I'm totally in the mood and begin by 7am , Lol

Thanks for the info Terry. Amazing job done on an amazing car. It's almost worth driving down to Sydney and then glad wrapping it for the trip home haha

If you let him detail your N1, then Eugene must be good.

Cheers for sharing.

[Sinista32]

The tape you see being applied is a must

(otherwise you will spend for ever finding polish and/or wax )

[TM7GTR]

definitely ^

I got quoted 800-1000 by a local business. What the _________ ?

[Trozzle]

Holy shit, $400 for that kind of attention?! I'd have given it a shot in a heartbeat if I still had the 33!

[s14sx]

I take mine to 'Classic Car Wash', spend $10, and use their foam brush and volia, Bob's your uncle. Sometimes if I'm in the mood, I'll even chamois it for that glorious shine with no water marks.

[RosieR34]

^ lol nobhead

[Trozzle]

LOL DUY! Still more effort than my 33 ever received from me