Polished & Coated Bram's NSX

[Wes_R]

Hey NSX Primers,

Posting with the permission of Bram.

Always new Bram and stayed in contact with him over the years, possibly even before he was president of the club. Well a couple weeks ago we finally had the chance to perform a 1 stage polish and protect the paint with Opti Gloss Coat.

Took a few a pics and here they are.

Enjoy!




Before

After

Opti Gloss Coat

And the finished results

Always a pleasure to work on the Japanese Scalpel!

 

[kennyvb]

Glossy

 

[Bram]

Hey Wes,

Thanks...As usual you did a great job, my car looks great. Unfortunately, the NSX is in storage for the Winter.

Keep up the excellent work.

Bram

 

[GECKO]

You need to reappraise it...........know anyone?

 

[Bram]

Lol....It appraised at a pretty high $$ now.


Bram

 

[Oyagi]

Yeah, love Opticoat. Had my car done with it this summer too. Caring for it with their waterless wash solution is a snap too.

 

[furinax]

Dang that looks brand new no joke!

 

[nsxtreme91]

What's the difference between Opti coat and ceramic coat

 

[Bram]

Rick, I believe Opti Coat is the Product/Brand name...it's provide a ceramic coating.

Perhap Wes, can pipe in with a more details explanation.


Bram

 

[nsxtreme91]

I thought this is two different products.
Which one is better, cost, How long it last etc. I don't know??

 

[Bram]

Hey Rick, I dunno the answers to your Questions....However if you contact Wes @ 647 999 8499, I'm sure he'll be able to answer all you questions.

I trust Wes recommendation, based on his experience and the results came out great.

Oh BTW, He'll give NSXCC members a special Club price!

Bram

 

[nsxtreme91]

Thanks Bram

 

[Jinks]

So this basically fills in all of the cracks in the clear coat?

 

[Bram]

Jinks, I believe it does fill in any imperfections in the the paint.

Bram

 

[GECKO]

I know a few men who could use this product themselves :biggrin:

 

[Wes_R]

Hey Rick, Opti Coat is a ceramic based coating as well. There are different tiers, the one applied to Bram's NSX lasts for 2 years. There is also Opti Coat Pro which is permanent.

 

[Wes_R]

So this basically fills in all of the cracks in the clear coat?

No we polish out as much swirls and scratches that we safely can without burning the paint then the fresh finish is protected with Opti Coat.

 

[Wes_R]

Here's a 2 stage polish I did on Peter's NSX

Before I seriously got into detailing I used to see this NSX frequently around Downtown Toronto and just drool or chase it in traffic to see it again and drool some more. Years later for me to get the chance to work on this exact same car was a huge pleasure and very pleasant coincidence! The owner of a 350z I had detailed put me in touch with the owner and after a few phone calls, into the shop it came!






Here it is on arrival

I wanted to try out a different wheel cleaner and went with Sonax Full Effect

Applied to the rim

And started cleaning

I started washing and forgot to take pics first but as usual the 2 Bucket Method was used.


The bucket on the right is supposed to be the water only bucket

Started washing beginning with the roof

Rinsing the dirt off my sponge

Rinsed the car down

And began to clay while it was still wet

Not too bad

Dried it off and masked up all the trim and wrapped areas

Began taking measurements of the overall thickness of the paint

I ended up using a medium cutting polish accompanied by a wool pad to achieve the following results


Before

After

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After

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After

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After

Here is a 50/50 shot

Another 50/50 shot on the oxidized wing

You can see the weave again

And a before and after on the taillight


Before

After

 

[Wes_R]

And a shot of yours truly doing the second stage of polishing which was a medium cutting polish and light cutting pad

Finally with all the polishing done we could begin the unmasking

As usual alcohol cut 50/50 with distilled water was used to clean the paint of the polishing oils left behind

After the final wipe down I checked my work with my special light that gives off the same color light as the sun

No swirls

Swissvax Concorso was the last step product used to wax the paint

Applied to the paint

Tires were dressed and windows cleaned and finally the afters!






I'll just let the pics speak for themselves

Arrgghhh I love the gloss!!!

This is one of my favorite pics of the set

Reflections in the wing

 

[Jinks]

Damn!:chunky: You do amazing work my friend.