I am going to start off by saying this is probably the most challenging detail I have ever done because of the softness of the paint. The car had horrific swirls marks on it in every last place you could find. I started off by washing with Gold Class. Next I clayed using a mild blue clay bar. Now my next step was swirls removal. I had detailed this car before during the summer but never got around to removing all of the swirls because of a few problems. When I had used m80 with a G110 it removed the swirls beautifully however it left extreme micromarring and holograms in my test spot. I decided to try it with a finishing pad instead of a polishing pad, no luck. Used M09 and did an wiped it down with alcohol afterwards and there were swirls. I didn't know what to do at that point so I took it up to Meguiars Open garage. Mike Phillips Saw the same micromarring and sugg ested that I use color X to remove them. We tried it and it appeared to work with what sunlight had been left in the day. I hadn't had a chance to detail the car until now (6 months later)

So I decided to go to work with m80 on a polishing pad to remove swirls. It worked great and I did two passes to remove all the swirls. That took forever by the way. Took the car into the sun after that and there were holograms everywhere. So I did as planned and went to work with color X. Unfortunately by the time I got done with that the sun wasn't high enough in the sky to have it refelct on the car. I just assumed that the holograms would be gone so I applied a coat of m21. Let the car sit overnight. Took it out into the sun today around noon to take a look and ahhhhhhhhhhhhh! more
holograms. I needed to go even less aggressive. This paint was like working with butter. I decided to hit the paint with M66 on a finishing pad at speed 2 with very light pressure. It worked thank God! So I followed that up with a coat of m21.

Other random things I did. Cleaned the wheels and tires with Megs Wheel Brightener. Dressed the tires with Megs Hot Shine Spray and the wheel wells with Hyper Dressing. Did the exterior plastic with Megs Gold Class Trim Dressing. Vacuumed the inside, cleaned off the panels with APC+ and then wiped with M40. Used D line window cleaner as well. Unfortunately I didn't take any interior pictures since the exterior was my main focus.


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man thats a huge difference. good job

 

Awesome job!

 

THAT is a very impressive turn around. I know you are proud and you should be.

Standing O for you bro.

Well done.

 

Amazing result!

 

Nice work.

 

I've got to hand it to you, you did an awesome job - and you had two strikes against you right out of the box. First, it was a black car - and they're a bear no matter who manufactured it. Second, Honda paint is a bit on the soft side. That makes correction work somewhat dicey. Nice job!

 

that is just awesome work!!!! You rock dude!!

 

Excellent Work !!!

But that is one ugly grocery getter !!!!!

Rick

 

4 real

 

really nice work

 

really nice turn around. That was one beat little car.