he car was then ready for an inspection of the paint condition and polishing to remove the defects and restore the finish, whilst monitoring the paint thickness, some of the panels on the car had been painted at one point in the past, there was a significant amount of sanding haze (circular marks and pigtails created by the use of a sanding discs on a dual action machine) in the clear coat on these panels, which added to the cloudy appearance.

Cloudy and swirl marked paint, before and after

The pig tail marks are easily spotted in the picture below, these marks tend to be very deep and so cannot always be safely fully removed, on this panel full clarity has been restored, however the deepest marks have been substantially rounded off which leaves plenty of clear coat thickness behind.

Oxidised paint and swirl marks

Scratches on the bootlid

removed

Defect removal on the bonnet, windscreen washers removed to ensure a consistent finish.

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deep etchings in the carbon spoiler

Baked on exhaust soot, and fine scratches on the rear bumper

Before

after

Once all the polishing was complete (3 days worth) the car was given a rinse outside to remove all the polishing dust, the Skyline was then blow dried, and the paintwork wiped down to remove any remaining polishing oils, 2 layers of Gyeon Q2 MOHS was then applied, the glass was sealed with Gyeon Q2 View, wheels and exhaust tip sealed with Gyeon Q2 Rim, rubber and unpainted plastic coated with Gyeon Q2 Trim, Gyeon Q2 Tire was applied to the tyre walls.