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A Little Bit of Swirl Reduction

Started By Paul_S, Jan 21 2012 07:22 PM
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#1 Paul_S

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Posted 21 January 2012 - 07:22 PM

I went to see some new friends today and have the Zed de-swirled.

A few pics...

The Zed impatiently waiting it's turn:
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Sitting in the garage:
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Craig doing his thing:
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Back outside for a quick wipe down:
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The final result - thanks Craig!
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Also Craig, thanks for putting up with me and all those questions!

I think I might have to get a snow foam kit now judging by the amount of swirls that were removed today...

Do you think it's time to remove those Britcar stickers yet?! :lol:

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Posted 21 January 2012 - 08:08 PM

Looks fantastic, wouldn't change anything personally.

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Posted 22 January 2012 - 06:11 PM

Does look shiny, even under the most horrible flat lighting the British skies can muster :(

Snow foam this time of year is a God send, trust me when i say, get the Bilt Hamber stuff :)
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Posted 22 January 2012 - 06:54 PM

Thanks :)

Sadly it wasn't any brighter today so I didn't bother trying to take any more pics :rolleyes:

The Honey Monster - 'a standard limited edition Yellow 370Z* with a plethora of minor bespoke mods'

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LED sidelights | Glowing Emblems | DIY Sound Deadening | Front+Rear 15mm spacers | Full size rear number plate
Auto dimming mirror | Satin black wheels & yellow pinstripe | 370Z Tax disc holder | Reversing Camera
UpRev tuned | Invidia Gemini Cat Back Exhaust | GT-R Start Button | Clutch Helper Spring
*one of 40 don't you know!

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Posted 22 January 2012 - 07:31 PM

Thats a very good result from polishing, i can imagine yellow will show even the smallest swirl.

Snow foam is great fun to use and does a remarkable job bearing in mind you just spray it on an leave it.

Paul you know it makes sense :thumbsup:

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#6 Paul_S

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Posted 22 January 2012 - 07:38 PM

Cheers Greg. Yes, the swirls do show up sadly. When Craig did my car he said the paint was in good nick though - better than the Juke he was doing which is only a year old (it's not Sarah's one).

I spent nearly 3hrs on the Juke today giving it a really good deep clean. Sarah is very pleased with the result and said she thinks I should get one of those snow foam thingy's :teeth:

The Honey Monster - 'a standard limited edition Yellow 370Z* with a plethora of minor bespoke mods'

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LED sidelights | Glowing Emblems | DIY Sound Deadening | Front+Rear 15mm spacers | Full size rear number plate
Auto dimming mirror | Satin black wheels & yellow pinstripe | 370Z Tax disc holder | Reversing Camera
UpRev tuned | Invidia Gemini Cat Back Exhaust | GT-R Start Button | Clutch Helper Spring
*one of 40 don't you know!

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Posted 23 January 2012 - 12:54 PM

Very impressive results. Wished my red zed looked as good. Just need to find somebody in my local area.

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Posted 23 January 2012 - 04:34 PM

Very nice Paul, fortunately my one is tucked up in the garage for the winter, but gets the full treatment in March.

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Posted 23 January 2012 - 08:17 PM

View Postajpac, on 23 January 2012 - 12:54 PM, said:

Very impressive results. Wished my red zed looked as good. Just need to find somebody in my local area.
Remind me, whereabouts are you?

The Honey Monster - 'a standard limited edition Yellow 370Z* with a plethora of minor bespoke mods'

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LED sidelights | Glowing Emblems | DIY Sound Deadening | Front+Rear 15mm spacers | Full size rear number plate
Auto dimming mirror | Satin black wheels & yellow pinstripe | 370Z Tax disc holder | Reversing Camera
UpRev tuned | Invidia Gemini Cat Back Exhaust | GT-R Start Button | Clutch Helper Spring
*one of 40 don't you know!

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Posted 23 January 2012 - 08:21 PM

Here are some pics I took tonight in the multi storey:

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I'm just praying for a sunny weekend so I can take some decent ones under bright sunshine. Something tells me I might have to wait though!

The Honey Monster - 'a standard limited edition Yellow 370Z* with a plethora of minor bespoke mods'

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LED sidelights | Glowing Emblems | DIY Sound Deadening | Front+Rear 15mm spacers | Full size rear number plate
Auto dimming mirror | Satin black wheels & yellow pinstripe | 370Z Tax disc holder | Reversing Camera
UpRev tuned | Invidia Gemini Cat Back Exhaust | GT-R Start Button | Clutch Helper Spring
*one of 40 don't you know!

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Posted 24 January 2012 - 07:55 AM

Wow, very good :thumbsup:

Reminds me how much I miss polishing my old Z :cry:

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Posted 24 January 2012 - 11:07 AM

View PostPaul_S, on 23 January 2012 - 08:17 PM, said:

Remind me, whereabouts are you?

Tamworth, junction 10 M42. Would be nice to get the car back to showroom finish (even for a short time), just nervous who I let loose on the Z. Always nice to have a personal recommendation.
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