Thanks man. It was done by a professional so Iām not too sure.Spectacular shine. What do you use?
What's the specs on the GTO? I so wanted one of those when they came out, but was in my early 20s and it was not affordable. How do you like it? I rarely see them running around, even when they were still in production. Always thought it would be a great "sleeper" car, like the G8 that proceeded it or the Chevy SS that was made a few years back. I looked at one back in the early 2000s, it was black with a red leather interior. I ended up with a 03 Nissan 350z which was an awesome car too. I drove it for 8 years before trading it in.
Itās an FBO 92/92 FAST 04 GTO M6. 120K miles 358/371 on a 91 tune with no cam. Bought it pretty raw. Needed new paint job and a lot of work, new trans and itās almost done. I need to do the interiors. Now how do I like it? I love it. Itās all mechanical no gadgets. I put on a full suspension. Upgraded sway bars front and rear, upgraded poly bushings, coil overs in the front, lowering springs an adjustable shocks in the rear. Has a stage 2 t56 with a sikky shifter, 1 piece DSS driveshaft, 3.73 gears all in all its a joy to drive. The car feels really planted around corners with very little body roll. Just a joy to drive hard. If you get a chance to pick one up do it, they are getting more and more rare but once they are done right the cars are so damn fun. 3750lbs curb weight so a little on the chubby side but still an amazing car. Itās going to end up with my oldest daughter. Sheās a gear head like her old man and her first LS based car. Sheās been driving Subies for a while. Sheās on her 3rd WRX so this is going to be really fun for her. She picks it up in May.
LOL. You make it sound easy. For this old man nothing is easy anymore. Before the Adamās I did a paint correction using Chemical Guys V36. Using the orbital polisher just wears me out. But, thanks for liking it. I want to see how the Adamās holds up compared to the Nexgen I used on my wifeās new ride.
Donāt be surprised if the NexGen craps out after a few months. My dad wanted to try it on his truck and my momās Cadillac this past spring. We did the full decontamination and one step paint correction and it lasted maybe 3 months. He threw the remainder of it away and we did the Adamās Graphene Advanced coating and itās performing very well so far. Hopefully you have a better experience with NexGen but it my experience itās garbage. Adamās makes a good product, your RR looks fantastic!
Iām not going to attempt a true ceramic coat. I consider the sprays whether it be Nexgen, Adamās, etc to be nothing but a sudo spray wax and as such I donāt expect any of them to last longer than maybe 3-4 months. The price is usually a dead giveaway when it comes to staying power.
Donāt sell the cheap stuff short, prep is key. From my own experiences I applied the Adams ceramic coating for like $60 and itās still holding strong after 18 months. Our car is parked outside no garage. Proper washing techniques and application of some kind of topper/sacrificial layer will help with maintaining properties of ceramic coating
