Everyday I get closer and closer to wanting to get that new Supra.. they popping up everywhere here and I’m truly impressed how it looks in person
My guy floats the maximasSo my brother & I invested in a power washer. We were using a regular garden hose before but having this increases the pressure of the water & guarantees a deeper, cleaner wash. Also, we upgraded our foam gun to a foam cannon. The gun was cool but the soap would slide off pretty quick especially on my Challenger since it's ceramic coated. The cannon however sprays it on in such a way that it gets caked on pretty well & doesn't slither off. We now no longer use our cleaning mitt to rub the soap so it's soak the cars with the cannon, let the soap stay on for a few mins & than pressure wash it off followed by blow drying to get the water off so it's truly a touchless wash. Further decreases swirls & fine hairline scratches from forming. Also, my brother dropped his Max some inches with springs & got 18" Infiniti rims + clear white H.I.D.'s- looks real good.
I like how you doing this in the middle of the street.
That rendering is quite literally perfect. Had they made it more like this I'm sure they'd sell like hotcakes. And you're right about the hp #'s 380 to start is good. I'm sure the car is pretty light compared to others in it's segment. And like you said you can add the extra power whenever. This car is pretty slept on.I think the thing that holds the supra down is 2 things.
1. Needs that tall spoiler that makes it look like the OG supra turbo. Or at least make it an option to add for those who want it. An artist rendering below actually makes it look nice.
2. The performance numbers are understated and people don't understand that. 380HP doesn't sound like a lot these days. Especially for a high performance sports car. However, Toyota/BMW designed it this way for the user to tune it the way they want to. Therefore, if they want to push numbers up to 500HP or more, they can through simple bolt on and a tune.
The pressure washer is Greenworks 1500 PSI. They go for about 100-150 bucks. Excellent investment. We use Chemical Guys soap called Hydro Suds Ceramic car wash soap. For cars that are ceramic treated it foams up more + it's got hydrophobic protection & leaves a high gloss shine.
Come through bro, let me know. We'll grab some grub.
Ayy man you gotta work with what you got right haha. Yeah we def get looks lol people be curious about the products and setup. So the water we get is from the sink the maintenance man uses for his mop bucket and what not. That door is always unlocked. The building mngmnt is kool with it since I live here & also work for them(I myself am a maintenance man) so it's all good. The hose is about 100ft long & is made from this expandable material so it works just fine as long as we park the cars directly outside our building. You know how it is man this New York- we gotta improvise lol. Glad you like it lolI like how you doing this in the middle of the street.
. We NEVER leave a mess on the sidewalk or the street & ALWAYS leave the work area spotless- as it should be. Def a faster better & wayyy more modern Z esp. the tech lol. And agreed it's a gorgeous car. Yup, you'll get used to it quick since you already owned a Z. Idk much about BMW's but do they consider this a good reliable engine? BMW makes fine products so I'd assume it's pretty bulletproof . BMW power+Supra shell....sounds like a win win to me. Hope you get it
Thanks man. You had the same car/color so y'know what comes with the territory of owning a black car. It's worth the effort+ it's therapeutic imo. Agreed 100% power washer & foam cannon is the best way to do it. Foam gun is good too but nowhere near as good as the cannon. You get sooo much more foam from the cannon. Oh damn nah def don't want your sister's ride going through a car wash. Hurts my eyes seeing nice rides go through that evilness. Hope she appreciated the hard work you put in for her ride. I like your method...didn't think of doing a 2nd layer of soap
you might be onto something. I'll def give that a go next session. Do you think microfibers would be better off left out & replaced with a blow dryer? Don't you have a leaf blower lol which is even better. I feel like even the softest most plush microfibers re-introduce swirls & scratches. The more touchless it is the lower the risk of any of that unwanted scratching from happening. I used to use Adam's towels but haven't touched one since we got our blow dryer. It's only got like 5hp lol but it's wayyy better than towel drying imo. Your method is smart though since you only use 1 towel for 1-3 panels, my dumbass would use the same towel until it could no longer hold anymore water . And you're right, for the leftover water spots we have no choice but to use a microfiber on it. We're always trying to learn & improve on our detailing methods. Such a never ending universe car detailing man, I love it.Stock numbers are plenty, but folks got no business looking into a supra and worried about the stock numbers. That B58 is tunable and reliable, Toyota must've made sure of that with BMW. Been looking for decent specced and priced 440i xdrive GCs but they're either too pricey or go before you blink.I think the thing that holds the supra down is 2 things.
1. Needs that tall spoiler that makes it look like the OG supra turbo. Or at least make it an option to add for those who want it. An artist rendering below actually makes it look nice.
2. The performance numbers are understated and people don't understand that. 380HP doesn't sound like a lot these days. Especially for a high performance sports car. However, Toyota/BMW designed it this way for the user to tune it the way they want to. Therefore, if they want to push numbers up to 500HP or more, they can through simple bolt on and a tune.
Lol that we do. We 3 bros have an endless love & affection of 4th gen Maximas. Our older bro was the 1st to get his so from our teen years till I finally got my own car we grew up with his Maxima & than when it came time to get some cheap hoopties for daily duties naturally we gravitated towards a Maxima. Looking at my brother's white one...I might need to bust out them tools & lower the coils on mine cause it ain't low enough lol.My guy floats the maximas
You're right usually a driveway would be ideal lol but right now we don't have that luxury so we do a mobile detailing setup. When we do ceramic coating or polishing projects we do it in the garage where my Hemi is parked. We didn't always wash our rides outside of our apt. So what happened was I believe it was last year or maybe 2 years ago we were walking around the neighborhood chillin. On our walk we saw tenants a few blocks up with kiddie pools set up for their kids. Me and my brother were like where are they getting the water from? Took a look around dude was using the sprinkler setup the management company put in. We both had a lightbulb-go-off moment & said why're we not doing this kind of thing for our cars? Before this it was drive to the gas station, buy a $5 token which gave 8 minutes of wash time, stand in a long line of cars waiting to use the handwash, use non PH balanced gas station provided soap & either floor it up to 50 an hour to airdry the car or use a ton of microfiber towels & risk messing up the paint. Driving fast to get a lot of the water was ok but I still would have to come home park it up & dry off the remainder of the water. And before all that, I would use the brush provided in the handwash at the gas station instead of a soft mitt(my detailing skills were very crappy back then) the same disgusting, filthy *** brush that only God knows how many people used before me on their filthy cars, dirty wheels with hella grime & brake dust & who knows what else. A brush that was as abrasive as sand paper lol. I'd use that brush on the paint of my Hemi....makes me CRINGE when I think about it, so needless to say we've come a long way lol & are still improving. We're living & we're learning. God willing we'll have a driveway or something better very soon
Even the most premium leather chamois will swirl your paint. It isn't noticeable right away but best believe session after session as time goes by your paint will develop fine hairline scratches throughout. The research has been done & a plethora of info is available out there. We've tried every microfiber towel/chamois/material hell even shamwows
& they all damage paint. Blow drying is the only way to not let it happen or leaf blower. Don't get me wrong, I totally understand budget/availability/time & so much goes into this detailing equation & I'm not trying to make it sound like I know it all because I def don't but if you can def start looking into blow dryers & touchless washing.
Even the most premium leather chamois will swirl your paint. It isn't noticeable right away but best believe session after session as time goes by your paint will develop fine hairline scratches throughout. The research has been done & a plethora of info is available out there. We've tried every microfiber towel/chamois/material hell even shamwows
sheesshhhh ur car is getting beautiful treatmentJust got outta work...finishing up waxing the car with a buffer. Did the right side yesterday but ran outta daylight lol doing the flipside now
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Thanks man. You had the same car/color so y'know what comes with the territory of owning a black car. It's worth the effort+ it's therapeutic imo. Agreed 100% power washer & foam cannon is the best way to do it. Foam gun is good too but nowhere near as good as the cannon. You get sooo much more foam from the cannon. Oh damn nah def don't want your sister's ride going through a car wash. Hurts my eyes seeing nice rides go through that evilness. Hope she appreciated the hard work you put in for her ride. I like your method...didn't think of doing a 2nd layer of soap
Yeah she got a nice spa filled weekend lol, been assed out because it's Ramadan & the fasts are like close to 15 hours. I was soo thirsty & dehydrated from all the washing & buffing past 2 days. But it's all good, all the detailing is done & It'll be a lil while like at least a month before the next wash I'd say. AmmoNYC...I hear great things about him. His wife is a chemist right & she's the one who concocts all of his products? He's pricey but worth it
