My 350z UK GT.... a day of cleaning and a mini photoshoot

[Louisa911]

With the dry weather today I had enough time to wash, clay, polish and wax the new Zed. Spent a good 5 hours on it. Typical the sun vanished as I grabbed the camera, but took what I hope are a few decent ones anyway!

Overall I'm quite pleased with the condition of the bodywork for an 8 year old car! One tiny parking ding right on the door panel crease but I hadn't noticed it until today. No major swirl marks, just a few scratches on the front bumper passenger side but that'll be getting resprayed soon to rectify this (I'm picky!) along with the bonnet which has a few stonechips at the bottom.

Got lots of horn pips and thumbs up from passers by, lots of double takes too- seems a young lady polishing a nice car is a rarity!

Found it tricky to get the shine on camera with Gunmetal paint. My last car was black and seemed much easier to get a deeper gloss, on an older car too. Maybe attack with a machine polisher next time!

Here's the stuff I used if anybody is interested:

Washed with Muc Off Ubershine shampoo
Dried with large microfibre towel
Claybarred with boggo Turtlewax clay kit
Polished with Autoglym Super Resin
Waxed with Dodo Juice Supernatural
Headlights (and exhaust tips roughly done) polished with Autoglym metal polish

And the pics!

[Hammerhead]

Good effort, looks fab

[4340BB]

Great car these. I used to have one. Same colour too.
Your hard work has paid off. It looks really good. I would finish it off withba red PH smiley on the back now.

[henrytvr]

Looks superb! I am very tempted by one of these in the future.

[Antracer]

makes my car seem pathetic

[Smitters]

I think that looks totally stunning. Admirable depth to the paint there.

[anonymous-user]

I really like the 350Z, they're good value used as well, although I imagine it's hard to find ones in real good condition now - must say yours looks fantastic though.

[EddieFelson]

Great photos!

[RenesisEvo]

Louisa911 said:

I love the composition of this picture, although I feel having the wheels straight and just forward of the diagonal would have made it perfect. The car looks great, it's always a challenge to make silvers and greys give nice reflections, they're really deep and clear in some of those shots, so very well done indeed.

[DanGPR]

Twins!



Looking shiny! Spacers on mine really help the wheels fill out the arches.

[oj121]

DanGPR said:

Twins!



Looking shiny! Spacers on mine really help the wheels fill out the arches.

Not quite twins. No offence but Louise is a LOT more attractive than you! Maybe your just not my type though Dan! LOL