# Nikku Detailed: Roughed up Black S2000 **URL:** \ **Category:** Canada Nissan Automotive\ **Created:** [May 27, 2009, 9:18pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nikku-detailed-roughed-up-black-s2000/136878 "2009-05-27T21:18:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![nikku](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/41988e/32.png) [@nikku](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/nikku)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2009, 9:18pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nikku-detailed-roughed-up-black-s2000/136878/1 "2009-05-27T21:18:26Z")
Hey again everyone, Had this beauty come in for a full paint detail this week. I never thought much of S2000 but after detailing her all I can say is that I want one. The car was dropped off with the assist of a white S2000 and a beauty she was. Back to the cars condition. It was in bad shape. The previous owner definitely didn’t look after her but the current one is by first bringing her to me :). I hope you enjoy the pictures and the commentary. Wash Meguars Gold Class Sheep Skin Wash Mitts (Panels) Microfiber Wash Mitt (Wheels) Grit Guard 3 Buckets Wheel Brush EZ Brush Stoners Tarminator P21S Metal Polish P21S TAW Softtop 303 Fab Cleaner 303 Fabric Guard Lint Tape Clay Riccardo Yellow QID & H20 Paint Correction 2 x Makita PE 12-175 PC 7424 3M UK BP RB 3 inch BP Sonus White Sonus Blue LCC Orange 4 inch LCC White 4 inch LCC Blue 4 inch Menzerna PF 3M Ultrafina US Equipment Defelsko PTG 6000 3M Sun Gun Fenix Tk10 Halogen A bunch of spray bottles Makita Air Compressor LSP Paint: Natty Blue Wheels: PB’s Wheel Wax Tires: OPT BEFORES ![http://i573.photobucket.com/albums/ss172/nickowl/S2000/DSC_0852.jpg](http://i573.photobucket.com/albums/ss172/nickowl/S2000/DSC_0852.jpg) ![http://i573.photobucket.com/albums/ss172/nickowl/S2000/DSC_0853.jpg](http://i573.photobucket.com/albums/ss172/nickowl/S2000/DSC_0853.jpg) ![http://i573.photobucket.com/albums/ss172/nickowl/S2000/DSC_0854.jpg](http://i573.photobucket.com/albums/ss172/nickowl/S2000/DSC_0854.jpg) ![http://i573.photobucket.com/albums/ss172/nickowl/S2000/DSC_0855.jpg](http://i573.photobucket.com/albums/ss172/nickowl/S2000/DSC_0855.jpg) ![http://i573.photobucket.com/albums/ss172/nickowl/S2000/DSC_0856.jpg](http://i573.photobucket.com/albums/ss172/nickowl/S2000/DSC_0856.jpg) ![http://i573.photobucket.com/albums/ss172/nickowl/S2000/DSC_0857.jpg](http://i573.photobucket.com/albums/ss172/nickowl/S2000/DSC_0857.jpg) ![http://i573.photobucket.com/albums/ss172/nickowl/S2000/DSC_0858.jpg](http://i573.photobucket.com/albums/ss172/nickowl/S2000/DSC_0858.jpg) ![http://i573.photobucket.com/albums/ss172/nickowl/S2000/DSC_0860.jpg](http://i573.photobucket.com/albums/ss172/nickowl/S2000/DSC_0860.jpg) ![http://i573.photobucket.com/albums/ss172/nickowl/S2000/DSC_0862.jpg](http://i573.photobucket.com/albums/ss172/nickowl/S2000/DSC_0862.jpg) ![http://i573.photobucket.com/albums/ss172/nickowl/S2000/DSC_0863.jpg](http://i573.photobucket.com/albums/ss172/nickowl/S2000/DSC_0863.jpg) ![http://i573.photobucket.com/albums/ss172/nickowl/S2000/DSC_0864.jpg](http://i573.photobucket.com/albums/ss172/nickowl/S2000/DSC_0864.jpg) ![http://i573.photobucket.com/albums/ss172/nickowl/S2000/DSC_0865.jpg](http://i573.photobucket.com/albums/ss172/nickowl/S2000/DSC_0865.jpg) ![http://i573.photobucket.com/albums/ss172/nickowl/S2000/DSC_0866.jpg](http://i573.photobucket.com/albums/ss172/nickowl/S2000/DSC_0866.jpg) ![http://i573.photobucket.com/albums/ss172/nickowl/S2000/DSC_0867.jpg](http://i573.photobucket.com/albums/ss172/nickowl/S2000/DSC_0867.jpg) DURING ![http://i573.photobucket.com/albums/ss172/nickowl/S2000/DSC_0868.jpg](http://i573.photobucket.com/albums/ss172/nickowl/S2000/DSC_0868.jpg) Alright so this is where is starts. Since this was my first S2000 I went on the side of caution and inquired about the paint and did some research. I found out with the help of Aaron (d00t) that the paint isn’t that much fun as it’s super soft. Thanks for the help Aaron. Ok so the clear is soft so the plan was to start with sonus blue with ultrafina. That did little cutting so I had to step it up to sonus white with ultrafina. That cut fairly well but it left micro marring and I used sonus blue with ultra to clear things up which it did at first. The next few shots are hood shots. One last thing to mention I noticed a gradual drop in PTG readings at the top of the hood compared to the bottom. The top had around 89-92 and by the bottom of the hood PTG readings were about 105 so I hit the top of the hood with the PC. ![http://i573.photobucket.com/albums/ss172/nickowl/S2000/DSC_0869.jpg](http://i573.photobucket.com/albums/ss172/nickowl/S2000/DSC_0869.jpg) ![http://i573.photobucket.com/albums/ss172/nickowl/S2000/DSC_0871.jpg](http://i573.photobucket.com/albums/ss172/nickowl/S2000/DSC_0871.jpg) ![http://i573.photobucket.com/albums/ss172/nickowl/S2000/DSC_0872.jpg](http://i573.photobucket.com/albums/ss172/nickowl/S2000/DSC_0872.jpg) ![http://i573.photobucket.com/albums/ss172/nickowl/S2000/DSC_0873.jpg](http://i573.photobucket.com/albums/ss172/nickowl/S2000/DSC_0873.jpg) ![http://i573.photobucket.com/albums/ss172/nickowl/S2000/DSC_0875.jpg](http://i573.photobucket.com/albums/ss172/nickowl/S2000/DSC_0875.jpg) ![http://i573.photobucket.com/albums/ss172/nickowl/S2000/DSC_0876.jpg](http://i573.photobucket.com/albums/ss172/nickowl/S2000/DSC_0876.jpg) So moving onto the fender. I found that the combination of both white sonus and blue sonus with ultrafina was leaving marks so I had to resort to a LCC orange 4 inch and Menz PF followed up with blue sonus and ultrafina with porter cable to attack the fender. It turned out quite nicely but it just took a long time. The clear seems to have a life of it’s own. ![http://i573.photobucket.com/albums/ss172/nickowl/S2000/DSC_0880.jpg](http://i573.photobucket.com/albums/ss172/nickowl/S2000/DSC_0880.jpg) 50/50 Halogens ![http://i573.photobucket.com/albums/ss172/nickowl/S2000/DSC_0881.jpg](http://i573.photobucket.com/albums/ss172/nickowl/S2000/DSC_0881.jpg) 50/50 Sun Gun ![http://i573.photobucket.com/albums/ss172/nickowl/S2000/DSC_0882.jpg](http://i573.photobucket.com/albums/ss172/nickowl/S2000/DSC_0882.jpg) 50/50 Sun Gun ![http://i573.photobucket.com/albums/ss172/nickowl/S2000/DSC_0883.jpg](http://i573.photobucket.com/albums/ss172/nickowl/S2000/DSC_0883.jpg) 50/50 Fenix ![http://i573.photobucket.com/albums/ss172/nickowl/S2000/DSC_0885.jpg](http://i573.photobucket.com/albums/ss172/nickowl/S2000/DSC_0885.jpg) ![http://i573.photobucket.com/albums/ss172/nickowl/S2000/DSC_0886.jpg](http://i573.photobucket.com/albums/ss172/nickowl/S2000/DSC_0886.jpg) Fender Cleared up ![http://i573.photobucket.com/albums/ss172/nickowl/S2000/DSC_0889.jpg](http://i573.photobucket.com/albums/ss172/nickowl/S2000/DSC_0889.jpg) 50/50 Passenger Side Door. ![http://i573.photobucket.com/albums/ss172/nickowl/S2000/DSC_0891.jpg](http://i573.photobucket.com/albums/ss172/nickowl/S2000/DSC_0891.jpg) 50/50 PSD with Sun Gun ![http://i573.photobucket.com/albums/ss172/nickowl/S2000/DSC_0892.jpg](http://i573.photobucket.com/albums/ss172/nickowl/S2000/DSC_0892.jpg) 50/50 PSD close up with sun gun ![http://i573.photobucket.com/albums/ss172/nickowl/S2000/DSC_0893.jpg](http://i573.photobucket.com/albums/ss172/nickowl/S2000/DSC_0893.jpg) Passenger side door cleared up. ![http://i573.photobucket.com/albums/ss172/nickowl/S2000/DSC_0894.jpg](http://i573.photobucket.com/albums/ss172/nickowl/S2000/DSC_0894.jpg) Quarter Panel Cleared up ![http://i573.photobucket.com/albums/ss172/nickowl/S2000/DSC_0895.jpg](http://i573.photobucket.com/albums/ss172/nickowl/S2000/DSC_0895.jpg) 50/50 of Trunk ![http://i573.photobucket.com/albums/ss172/nickowl/S2000/DSC_0896.jpg](http://i573.photobucket.com/albums/ss172/nickowl/S2000/DSC_0896.jpg) ![http://i573.photobucket.com/albums/ss172/nickowl/S2000/DSC_0898.jpg](http://i573.photobucket.com/albums/ss172/nickowl/S2000/DSC_0898.jpg) ![http://i573.photobucket.com/albums/ss172/nickowl/S2000/DSC_0902.jpg](http://i573.photobucket.com/albums/ss172/nickowl/S2000/DSC_0902.jpg) Cleared up ![http://i573.photobucket.com/albums/ss172/nickowl/S2000/DSC_0903.jpg](http://i573.photobucket.com/albums/ss172/nickowl/S2000/DSC_0903.jpg) Trunk after polish Below are a few shots after polishing before LSP ![http://i573.photobucket.com/albums/ss172/nickowl/S2000/DSC_0904.jpg](http://i573.photobucket.com/albums/ss172/nickowl/S2000/DSC_0904.jpg) ![http://i573.photobucket.com/albums/ss172/nickowl/S2000/DSC_0906.jpg](http://i573.photobucket.com/albums/ss172/nickowl/S2000/DSC_0906.jpg) ![http://i573.photobucket.com/albums/ss172/nickowl/S2000/DSC_0907.jpg](http://i573.photobucket.com/albums/ss172/nickowl/S2000/DSC_0907.jpg) Sorry about the george constanza pose. I had a request for an encore. ![http://i573.photobucket.com/albums/ss172/nickowl/S2000/DSC_0908.jpg](http://i573.photobucket.com/albums/ss172/nickowl/S2000/DSC_0908.jpg) Sorry about the shorts. I love them. ![http://i573.photobucket.com/albums/ss172/nickowl/S2000/DSC_0910.jpg](http://i573.photobucket.com/albums/ss172/nickowl/S2000/DSC_0910.jpg) ![http://i573.photobucket.com/albums/ss172/nickowl/S2000/DSC_0912.jpg](http://i573.photobucket.com/albums/ss172/nickowl/S2000/DSC_0912.jpg) ![http://i573.photobucket.com/albums/ss172/nickowl/S2000/DSC_0913.jpg](http://i573.photobucket.com/albums/ss172/nickowl/S2000/DSC_0913.jpg) ![http://i573.photobucket.com/albums/ss172/nickowl/S2000/DSC_0914.jpg](http://i573.photobucket.com/albums/ss172/nickowl/S2000/DSC_0914.jpg) ![http://i573.photobucket.com/albums/ss172/nickowl/S2000/DSC_0915.jpg](http://i573.photobucket.com/albums/ss172/nickowl/S2000/DSC_0915.jpg) AFTERS ![http://i573.photobucket.com/albums/ss172/nickowl/S2000/DSC_0917.jpg](http://i573.photobucket.com/albums/ss172/nickowl/S2000/DSC_0917.jpg) ![http://i573.photobucket.com/albums/ss172/nickowl/S2000/DSC_0918.jpg](http://i573.photobucket.com/albums/ss172/nickowl/S2000/DSC_0918.jpg) ![http://i573.photobucket.com/albums/ss172/nickowl/S2000/DSC_0919.jpg](http://i573.photobucket.com/albums/ss172/nickowl/S2000/DSC_0919.jpg) ![http://i573.photobucket.com/albums/ss172/nickowl/S2000/DSC_0920.jpg](http://i573.photobucket.com/albums/ss172/nickowl/S2000/DSC_0920.jpg) ![http://i573.photobucket.com/albums/ss172/nickowl/S2000/DSC_0921.jpg](http://i573.photobucket.com/albums/ss172/nickowl/S2000/DSC_0921.jpg) ![http://i573.photobucket.com/albums/ss172/nickowl/S2000/DSC_0922.jpg](http://i573.photobucket.com/albums/ss172/nickowl/S2000/DSC_0922.jpg) ![http://i573.photobucket.com/albums/ss172/nickowl/S2000/DSC_0923.jpg](http://i573.photobucket.com/albums/ss172/nickowl/S2000/DSC_0923.jpg) ![http://i573.photobucket.com/albums/ss172/nickowl/S2000/DSC_0926.jpg](http://i573.photobucket.com/albums/ss172/nickowl/S2000/DSC_0926.jpg) ![http://i573.photobucket.com/albums/ss172/nickowl/S2000/DSC_0929.jpg](http://i573.photobucket.com/albums/ss172/nickowl/S2000/DSC_0929.jpg) ![http://i573.photobucket.com/albums/ss172/nickowl/S2000/DSC_0932.jpg](http://i573.photobucket.com/albums/ss172/nickowl/S2000/DSC_0932.jpg) ![http://i573.photobucket.com/albums/ss172/nickowl/S2000/DSC_0933.jpg](http://i573.photobucket.com/albums/ss172/nickowl/S2000/DSC_0933.jpg) ![http://i573.photobucket.com/albums/ss172/nickowl/S2000/DSC_0936.jpg](http://i573.photobucket.com/albums/ss172/nickowl/S2000/DSC_0936.jpg) ![http://i573.photobucket.com/albums/ss172/nickowl/S2000/DSC_0937.jpg](http://i573.photobucket.com/albums/ss172/nickowl/S2000/DSC_0937.jpg) ![http://i573.photobucket.com/albums/ss172/nickowl/S2000/DSC_0938.jpg](http://i573.photobucket.com/albums/ss172/nickowl/S2000/DSC_0938.jpg) ![http://i573.photobucket.com/albums/ss172/nickowl/S2000/DSC_0939.jpg](http://i573.photobucket.com/albums/ss172/nickowl/S2000/DSC_0939.jpg) ![http://i573.photobucket.com/albums/ss172/nickowl/S2000/DSC_0941.jpg](http://i573.photobucket.com/albums/ss172/nickowl/S2000/DSC_0941.jpg) ![http://i573.photobucket.com/albums/ss172/nickowl/S2000/DSC_0946.jpg](http://i573.photobucket.com/albums/ss172/nickowl/S2000/DSC_0946.jpg) ![http://i573.photobucket.com/albums/ss172/nickowl/S2000/DSC_0948.jpg](http://i573.photobucket.com/albums/ss172/nickowl/S2000/DSC_0948.jpg) ![http://i573.photobucket.com/albums/ss172/nickowl/S2000/DSC_0950.jpg](http://i573.photobucket.com/albums/ss172/nickowl/S2000/DSC_0950.jpg) ![http://i573.photobucket.com/albums/ss172/nickowl/S2000/DSC_0953.jpg](http://i573.photobucket.com/albums/ss172/nickowl/S2000/DSC_0953.jpg) ![http://i573.photobucket.com/albums/ss172/nickowl/S2000/DSC_0957.jpg](http://i573.photobucket.com/albums/ss172/nickowl/S2000/DSC_0957.jpg) ![http://i573.photobucket.com/albums/ss172/nickowl/S2000/DSC_0963.jpg](http://i573.photobucket.com/albums/ss172/nickowl/S2000/DSC_0963.jpg) Sorry there were not outdoor shots. It was raining. The customer had to pick her up in the rain :(. Time worked: 20 hours. Thanks for looking. Cheers, Nick