Back to Black

With COE prices on the up, most of our customers have come to realize that frequent changing of rides just isn't going to be possible. Most have decided to keep their rides, instead revamping them with brand new looks. Our project GTR was one such example.

From frozen white, experimenting with the world's best car care products for matte finishes, back to striking solid black paintwork that left onlookers in awe of its menacing deep black gloss. Total turnover time: 21 days.

The paintwork was topped off with a modern water-based nano clear coat (lacquer) that allowed for a deep crystal clear finishing, requiring meticulous work to polish out all the fine swirls and halograms that were evident after compounding.

Swirls and halograms were painstakingly exposed

 and removed with the help of strong lighting.

Swapping on a new carbon fibre hood.

With only two days left prior to CNY, we had an uphill task of transforming the freshly painted GTR into a head turner by eliminating swirls and enhancing its gloss to a whole new level. Our in-house Nano Ceramic Coating Treatment was applied and the show car parked 24hrs before Swissvax Crystal Rock was laid on for protection.

Day 2 with lots of baking time under the sun

Memories of the Arctic Beast

Thanks to everyone for the overwhelming response during the pre-CNY period. We could not have asked for more!

As we progress into the first quarter of 2013, there are so many fond memories of all the mentally and technically challenging rides we have detailed the year before. Here's one of the rare few we definitely have a soft spot for - 2009 GTR R35 meticulously painted in frozen white.

Custom painted in frozen white, this Godzilla promised to be doubly hard to maintain. Our Swissvax Opaque Series Paint Protection System was put to the test, and came out triumphant!