2016 Honda Accord V6 Sport - My 3rd Detail (With actual pics :P )

[emmjay]

Hello all,

I decided to sell my 2014 VW MK7 Gti as it was driving me mad with all the problems and bought a trusty 2016 Honda Accord v6 Sport on 30th December 2015 - that is made for this market.

When I received it, it was night, so it got washed and clayed and sealed. It was only a few days later that I noticed it covered in swirls and scratches.

I decided to detail it as you will see below, enjoy and please comment on where I can improve :)

Products used:
Black n decker pressure washer
Sonax full effect wheel cleaner
Meguairs APC 4:1
Mothers wheel brush
Meguairs spoke brush
1" lug nutt brush
Nanoskin fine mitt
ONR as lube
Chemical guys honey dew foam
Sonax gloss shampoo
MM incredimitt wash mitt
Cobra guzzler towels
Cobra gold plush jr towels
Meguairs supreme shine towels
Misc towels for jambs etc.
Meguiars M205
Lake country Hybrid Black finishing pad 5"
Flex 3401 with 4" LC backing plate
Cheap leaf blower
Polishing pal with red wax pad
Menzerna Powerlock
Meguairs endurance tyre gel

Pics:




Test spot using black hybrid 5" and m205 - satisfied

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Dealership left a lot of residue and scratches from where the transport wrapping was peeled off especially on the roof:

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State of the paint in most areas:

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After on the roof:

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Trunk Before:

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Trunk after:

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Passenger side Rear door before:

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Passenger side Rear door after:

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Passenger side C pillars :

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Passenger side upper quarter panel:



Hood Before:

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Hood After:

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Powerlock curing on the hood while I worked on the driver side to save some time and avoid dust build up :

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Driver side front door After :

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Car complete:

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Some Sun shots:

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That flake though...

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Thanks for looking :D

[boomdone]

Looks great. I really wish the Accord Sport was offered with a V6 in the US. I love the look of the Sport but want a V6 as opposed to the stock 4 cyl. You have to jump up to an EX-L in order to get an available V6. And to get the wheels/tires I like I'd have to go up to the Touring model for even more $$$.

[BrianJM]

Looks awesome!

[JSou]

Very nice.

[custmsprty]

Very nicely done!

[brad911]

Love powerlock with colorlock on top (2 coats each). Had the car been detailed already by the dealership before you bought it?

[FrankS]

Nice job!

[LSNAutoDetailing]

Nice job! I love that color!

[BrutalNoodle]

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These two. :props:

Would have been awesome if the the whole car was captured for bottom photo.

[Ceiol]

strong work -- fantastic results.

[VISITOR]

:xyxthumbs:
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[Mike@DedicatedPerfection]

Outstanding work! The flake really explodes now with your TLC. Im sure you will have more work coming your way after others seeing the way it looks.

Nice photography BTW.

Thanks for sharing. I enjoyed the read. :xyxthumbs:

[pheerix]

What was wrong with the GTI?

[Mike@DedicatedPerfection]

What was wrong with the GTI?

http://i1289.photobucket.com/albums/b508/123smack/vw-golf-history-carscoop140-5575fcd83170d_zpspj8xgrtr.jpg (http://s1289.photobucket.com/user/123smack/media/vw-golf-history-carscoop140-5575fcd83170d_zpspj8xgrtr.jpg.html)

[emmjay]

Looks great. I really wish the Accord Sport was offered with a V6 in the US. I love the look of the Sport but want a V6 as opposed to the stock 4 cyl. You have to jump up to an EX-L in order to get an available V6. And to get the wheels/tires I like I'd have to go up to the Touring model for even more $$$.

Agreed, I do love the car! And we get different options this side of the world. Hell, the Sedan we get comes from China, while the Coupe comes from the US. Being from China, it has some different options like full LED interior lighting, Electric brake and Auto hold which are quite nice :)

I wish I could get the headlights from the US Touring model as those are gorgeous and so are the fogs. Knowing Honda Middle east they will bring it in as a 2017 - when China decides to update the model - as they just got the US model coupe with those lights (but without the nicer interior lol).


Looks awesome!

Thank you! :D


Very nice.

Thank you! :D


Very nicely done!

Thank you! :D


Love powerlock with colorlock on top (2 coats each). Had the car been detailed already by the dealership before you bought it?

It may have! I think it did, but it was definitely a half ar**d job. I'm glad I caught the imperfection in the sun while the car was still new :)

Also I would love 2 coats of powerlock, but this weather and not having a fully covered garage makes that so difficult :(


Nice job!

Thank you! :D


Nice job! I love that color!

Thanks man, me too! Its actually a new colour for this car and I fell in love as soon as I saw it.


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These two. :props:

Would have been awesome if the the whole car was captured for bottom photo.

haaha thanks man, I did try to get a full shot but it just wasn't working the way I wanted it to :)


strong work -- fantastic results.

Thank you! :D