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This is my coworkers Honda Civic Type R. It's from between 2001-05, but unfortunately I don't know the specific year of this one.
However, my coworker asked to do something for the swirls. I thought "Ok, let me see it..." without knowing the coming annihilation.... of my arms and back :lol:! So the paint condition was pretty bad. The worst was (and still is) the front end, which was ravished by rock chips. I couldn't do anything on them, but the overall looks improved a lot! I spend 1,5 days doing this (14h + 5h) :P. My friend hasn't seen the car yet, but will do on Tuesday. I hope he's satisifed with the results. I did the outside detailing only. And please open up the pictures to have a better look if your browser shrinks them. The process was: 1) Pre-wash - Korrek Lensitil BR Solvent Wash Spray - Bilt-Hamber Autofoam 2) Wash - Turtle Wax Big Orange - Two bucket method + Mother's Sheepskin Mitts + sponges 3) Claying - Zaino Z-18 clay - Turtle Wax Big Orange as lubricant 4) Polish - Presta Ultra Cutting Creme Light + Lake Country CCA Orange pad - Menzerna PO105RD+ Lake Country CCA White pad - W?RTH Fast Wax (A quick detailer actually, not a wax) as moisturizer - Flex XC 3401 VRG 5) Wax - Autoglym Super Resin Polish - Autoglym Extra Gloss Protection - Meguiar's Ultimate Quick Detailer 6) Tires, black plastics and exhaust tips - Autoglym Instant Tyre Dressing - Autoglym Bumper Care - Turtle Wax Chrome Polish ----------------------------------------------------------------- Befores: - The patient. See my sapphire black on the background as a reference for "black" ^_^. https://i469.photobucket.com/albums/...a/DSC02386.jpg - Dirt, anyone? https://i469.photobucket.com/albums/...a/DSC02388.jpg No wax or any else LSP was on the car https://i469.photobucket.com/albums/...a/DSC02394.jpg - It's a pirate car... Type ARRR! :D https://i469.photobucket.com/albums/...a/DSC02406.jpg ----------------------------------------------------------------- Pre-wash: - First weapon: Korrek Lensitil BR Solvent Wash Spray! https://i469.photobucket.com/albums/...a/DSC02404.jpg - Next I picked up the K?rcher+ foam lance and Autofoam as ammunition https://i469.photobucket.com/albums/...a/DSC02413.jpg - Foamed! https://i469.photobucket.com/albums/...a/DSC02415.jpg ----------------------------------------------------------------- Claying: - Z-18 https://i469.photobucket.com/albums/...a/DSC02427.jpg - I use Turtle Wax Big Orange car shampoo as a lubricant (in claying :P) https://i469.photobucket.com/albums/...a/DSC02431.jpg - The hood was quite clean, but I got some big climpses off on the sides. https://i469.photobucket.com/albums/...a/DSC02433.jpg |
- Another angle
https://i469.photobucket.com/albums/...a/DSC02588.jpg - I did the left side and then continued to hood https://i469.photobucket.com/albums/...a/DSC02618.jpg - After the second pass with Menzerna PO105RD+ Lake Country CCA White pad https://i469.photobucket.com/albums/...a/DSC02640.jpg ----------------------------------------------------------------- Wax: - After polishing the whole car I was fully exhausted and decided to come back on the second day and wash the car again with the same method as earlier. What a pleasure it was to rip off all the tapes and start the easy part. https://i469.photobucket.com/albums/...a/DSC02669.jpg https://i469.photobucket.com/albums/...a/DSC02676.jpg https://i469.photobucket.com/albums/...a/DSC02678.jpg - The wheels were quite bad and I couldn't do much to them with my limited weaponry. They would have need some tougher things. https://i469.photobucket.com/albums/...a/DSC02681.jpg - Careful drying of all the holes and folds was needed https://i469.photobucket.com/albums/...a/DSC02683.jpg - Couple of pictures before any LSP https://i469.photobucket.com/albums/...a/DSC02725.jpg https://i469.photobucket.com/albums/...a/DSC02739.jpg |
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- Autoglym Super Resin Polish is always a good choice to go https://i469.photobucket.com/albums/...a/DSC02776.jpg - Followed by the Autoglym Extra Gloss Protection https://i469.photobucket.com/albums/...a/DSC02796.jpg - Autoglym Bumper Care for black plastics https://i469.photobucket.com/albums/...a/DSC02694.jpg - Autoglym Instant Tyre Dressing to enhance tires https://i469.photobucket.com/albums/...a/DSC02799.jpg - And Turtle Wax Chrome Polish for exhaust tips https://i469.photobucket.com/albums/...a/DSC02798.jpg |
Afters:
https://i469.photobucket.com/albums/...a/DSC02802.jpg https://i469.photobucket.com/albums/...a/DSC02847.jpg https://i469.photobucket.com/albums/...a/DSC02811.jpg https://i469.photobucket.com/albums/...a/DSC02904.jpg https://i469.photobucket.com/albums/...a/DSC02854.jpg https://i469.photobucket.com/albums/...a/DSC02881.jpg https://i469.photobucket.com/albums/...a/DSC02841.jpg https://i469.photobucket.com/albums/...a/DSC02857.jpg |
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https://i469.photobucket.com/albums/...a/DSC02916.jpg https://i469.photobucket.com/albums/...a/DSC02909.jpg https://i469.photobucket.com/albums/...a/DSC02899.jpg https://i469.photobucket.com/albums/...a/DSC02882.jpg https://i469.photobucket.com/albums/...a/DSC02928.jpg - Make your choice (You can't go for the fuel truck though :P)! https://i469.photobucket.com/albums/...a/DSC02944.jpg Ok guys! What do you think? All comments and questions are welcome :thumbsup:! |
Looks great, what a difference!
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WoW! good job!
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Wow Anza! You're a good friend to have. I bet your pal didn't even recognize his own car! Great work.
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