Civic SI saved from the wrath of a body shop

**Justin at Final Inspection** · 06-21-2015, 03:36 PM

First off let me say Thank You to the Autogeek/Autopia forums for providing a place for us to showcase our work and to share knowledge about detailing. Without this place this car would not have been saved!

So Thursday night I receive a call from a local gentlemen. He tells me that he had his black SI Civic compounded by a body shop after having the rear bumper sprayed. He then tells me that it's covered in holograms and looks horrible. After a little small talk I ask him how he found out about me. His answer- " I found some of your write ups while searching on the Autogeek forums." From here he found my facebook page and realized I was real close to him and he immediately contacted me. So we setup for him to drop off Friday night and I would complete the car on Saturday.

Boy was he not lying about the damage done by the body shop. They really hammered down with a rotary. I will let the following pics take it from here.

Wheels were prepped with Iron-X and Tires cleaned with Tuffshine tire cleaner.

There was also a ton of compound in the cracks, jambs, moldings etc etc.

After washing and a light prep with a fine nanoskin mitt I was able to start polishing.

Polishing was handled with my 3401, orange pad and FG400. I finished with HD Speed a white pad then topped with Nattys red. Tires were dressed with Blackfire Total Eclipse tire shine.

Before.

After compounding.

50/50

**Marc08EX** · 06-21-2015, 04:01 PM

WOW! That's some amazing work man. You saved that horrendous buffing job from the body shop... The car now looks perfect and brand new! Extremely glossy too.

What did the owner say when he picked up his car?

**Justin at Final Inspection** · 06-21-2015, 04:24 PM

Originally Posted by Marc08EX

WOW! That's some amazing work man. You saved that horrendous buffing job from the body shop... The car now looks perfect and brand new! Extremely glossy too.

What did the owner say when he picked up his car?

He was astounded and I now have a customer for life. As soon as his wife saw it when he got home he called to book an appointment for his wifes SUV

**Marc08EX** · 06-21-2015, 04:44 PM

Originally Posted by Smokinss

He was astounded and I now have a customer for life. As soon as his wife saw it when he got home he called to book an appointment for his wifes SUV

Congrats on getting the customer for life. That's the best compliment one could get.

**fly07sti** · 06-21-2015, 04:46 PM

All in one day? You're a Beast!!! Looks super wet.

**Justin at Final Inspection** · 06-21-2015, 05:10 PM

Originally Posted by fly07sti

All in one day? You're a Beast!!! Looks super wet.

Did one half of my neighbor boat Friday afternoon. Did the civic on Saturday then finished my neighbor boat Saturday afternoon.

**The Guz** · 06-21-2015, 05:28 PM

Nice save. That thing was hammered.

**Kamakaz1961** · 06-21-2015, 05:35 PM

Wow excellent work!! Beautiful save too!!

**Justin at Final Inspection** · 06-21-2015, 06:37 PM

Originally Posted by The Guz

Nice save. That thing was hammered.

That is a understatement! Thank you!

Originally Posted by Kamakaz1961

Wow excellent work!! Beautiful save too!!

Thank you sir.

**geekdout** · 06-21-2015, 08:04 PM

Great save. The Si really came out amazing. The picture that I think is really impressive is the 50/50 shot, not only did you remove the defects but you also knocked down some of the factory orange peel. The finish is truly better then new.

I checked out your Facebook and their is some equally impressive work their as well. I know you said your customer in this post found you from Facebook but I was just wondering if you find that social media helps to bring in a lot of clients.