This Nissan has been a company car since purchase and has never been treated with TLC. The paint was covered in contaminants, swirls and scratches from front to back and when rubbed, made an awful noise. I spent several days cleaning and repairing the damage done both inside and on the paint. I washed the car with car wash soap in a swirl-free method and it wasn’t long before the water turned black. After cleaning the entire exterior, I pulled the Z into the garage and clayed off the contaminants, leaving the paint smooth and sound-free. A test spot was set up until I could find the perfect pad/polish combination, and from there on out it was smooth sailing. The swirls, holograms and scratches seemed to buff out with ease, leaving a nice shine behind. Once the polishing was over, I put a coat of wax on and began working on the small exterior details.
I was also recovering from a severe knee injury, so I had some help detailing the hard-to-reach areas and the interior. Together, we got the tires and wheels cleaned, waxed and sprayed. Next we got the chrome exhaust polished out ,the black trim protected, and the windows/mirrors washed streak-free.
I couldn’t bend my knee, so my help vacuumed the interior, cleaned and conditioned the leather seats, cleaned and protected all the vinyl and dusted out the vents. There was no need to extract the floor mats so the final touch was cleaning the door jams. After all the hard work, the Z was brought out for final pictures and keys were handed back over.
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