So I woke up to a gorgeous day and thought it was a great day to detail my Z and get her truly ready for our typical winters. My car was already clean, so it was just a matter of moving her out of the corner of the garage and then spraying her down. I had already prepped the interior, so I wasn't going to worry about that. All I wanted to do was wash and wax the Z.

Sprayed and wet:




The Z spot:


From the Z corner:


Notice the reflection even when wet:

 

A side profile pic just because:



Another frontal:


Now the drying; I like to make sure all the door jambs and hatch and what not are clean. I started by using a leaf blower on emblems, lights, door handles, etc. Places where water collects and is hard to get out.





Yes, even the gas cover is cleaned.

 

Now she's dry and ready for waxing.... or did I already wax her? Whatever, you get the point.




I also cleaned the wheels and wiped them dry inside and out. Did the rear underbody and cleaned the exhaust as best I could. :biggrin: And that's it. I'm letting her air out for a while before I put the cover back on and tuck her back into the Z spot.

 

Are those wheels SpeedStar DR 5? If so i used to have a set on my Lexus but with hella weak offsets. They sure look awesome on the Z..
What are the offsets for these?

 

Yep, those are the SSW D5R wheels.

18x9 +25
18x10 +24

Thanks for the props. It took me over a year of window shopping before I found what I liked.

 

what wax did you use on her? Looks like there was already a coat of wax on there from the beading of the water when wet.

looks good.

 

No prob u picked a great wheel there enjoy..
One tip for ya, get a microfiber cloth to clean the anodized lip. It scratches very easily with regular wash cloths. I had learned the hard way

 

What are the rollers for? So you can move the car and dust under it?

 

^^^^^ Better gas mileage.

 

lol @ David.... that's a good idea.

I wax the car almost regularly, at least 3-4 times a summer. But yeah, I think the car was waxed within the last couple of months and hasn't been driven much. I used Meg's NXT. The car is so smooth after the wax job.

Those wheels are about 3 years old now. It's got little nicks from road rash, but I wash and wax those often. I've been known to take them off and really scrub them down.

 

Love your car Smooth. Id two tone the V2 Bumper tho but thats just me.

 

It used to be 2-tone. Then a damn retread in the middle of the road decided to take care of my first V2.

 

A LEAF BLOWER!!! Dave get a air compressor man!!! Ask the wife to get you one for X-mas

 

If it can blow leaves, it can blow water. As long as it blows. Lol.

 

I'm all about volume, so the leaf blower wins. I have no room for extra stuff unless I buy one of those man-caves at C&C.

 

Or you build a shelf and have it hang from the ceiling. Many of my friends have done that to their single car garages. Nicely out of the way and they have a circuit breaker to turn it on/off. Also Dave I'm clay barring my car next summer you in??

 

Most definitely in. I also need to polish the Z.

 

Forget the leaf blower, just ask your wife...

you know what i'm gettin at

 

LOL. I clean all of those areas every time I clean my car...weekly.

Glad I don't have to put my baby away for winter.

She looks great!

 

Awesome car and thanks for sharing those photos! Glad you took some time out to clean and protect it. If you ever need any recommendation or advice on maximizing the white or any part of the detailing process let me know I'd be happy to help.

Greg @ DI