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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.

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 :P

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

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

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.

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

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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.

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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

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 :P

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

Cheers for sharing.

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