zckid
06-10-2011, 01:52 PM
Hello Everybody :xyxthumbs:
My uncle got a Black Honda Civic to sell for one of his friends.
In the shade, the car looked very nice but it was badly swirled and scratched in the sun.
http://i930.photobucket.com/albums/ad141/zckid/detailing/Honda%20Civic%20Balck%2003/swirlsside.jpg
http://i930.photobucket.com/albums/ad141/zckid/detailing/Honda%20Civic%20Balck%2003/swirlshood.jpg
http://i930.photobucket.com/albums/ad141/zckid/detailing/Honda%20Civic%20Balck%2003/swirls1bootlid.jpg
http://i930.photobucket.com/albums/ad141/zckid/detailing/Honda%20Civic%20Balck%2003/scratch1bootlid.jpg
http://i930.photobucket.com/albums/ad141/zckid/detailing/Honda%20Civic%20Balck%2003/scratch2bootlid.jpg
I tried to give it some :buffing:. It came as a real surprise :o. The paint was super soft and I was struggling all the time, unable to find the right combo. I managed to do some correction to the boot lid only, but the final results were better but not what I expected.
Polishes: Menz PG, 203s, and 85RD
Pads: LC CCS orange, white and black with Makita
After some light wet sanding and buffing half of the area:
http://i930.photobucket.com/albums/ad141/zckid/detailing/Honda%20Civic%20Balck%2003/compounded0.jpg
After some passes with Power Gloss over the whole area:
http://i930.photobucket.com/albums/ad141/zckid/detailing/Honda%20Civic%20Balck%2003/compounded2.jpg
After Polishing:
http://i930.photobucket.com/albums/ad141/zckid/detailing/Honda%20Civic%20Balck%2003/polished2.jpg
http://i930.photobucket.com/albums/ad141/zckid/detailing/Honda%20Civic%20Balck%2003/polished1.jpg
Etching still remains
http://i930.photobucket.com/albums/ad141/zckid/detailing/Honda%20Civic%20Balck%2003/reflection.jpg
Holograms were reduced significantly and the area slick, but I noticed some sorts of sanding marks, may be at the body shops. Those were not visible with all the amount of swirls before. Might be the car underwent a respray at some stage.
I’m wondering if body shops respray the clear coat over an existing layer of clear without removing defects, how can this be corrected? What is the best formula to work on soft paint?
Your advice and suggestions will be most appreciated.
Thanks in advance
Zaid
My uncle got a Black Honda Civic to sell for one of his friends.
In the shade, the car looked very nice but it was badly swirled and scratched in the sun.
http://i930.photobucket.com/albums/ad141/zckid/detailing/Honda%20Civic%20Balck%2003/swirlsside.jpg
http://i930.photobucket.com/albums/ad141/zckid/detailing/Honda%20Civic%20Balck%2003/swirlshood.jpg
http://i930.photobucket.com/albums/ad141/zckid/detailing/Honda%20Civic%20Balck%2003/swirls1bootlid.jpg
http://i930.photobucket.com/albums/ad141/zckid/detailing/Honda%20Civic%20Balck%2003/scratch1bootlid.jpg
http://i930.photobucket.com/albums/ad141/zckid/detailing/Honda%20Civic%20Balck%2003/scratch2bootlid.jpg
I tried to give it some :buffing:. It came as a real surprise :o. The paint was super soft and I was struggling all the time, unable to find the right combo. I managed to do some correction to the boot lid only, but the final results were better but not what I expected.
Polishes: Menz PG, 203s, and 85RD
Pads: LC CCS orange, white and black with Makita
After some light wet sanding and buffing half of the area:
http://i930.photobucket.com/albums/ad141/zckid/detailing/Honda%20Civic%20Balck%2003/compounded0.jpg
After some passes with Power Gloss over the whole area:
http://i930.photobucket.com/albums/ad141/zckid/detailing/Honda%20Civic%20Balck%2003/compounded2.jpg
After Polishing:
http://i930.photobucket.com/albums/ad141/zckid/detailing/Honda%20Civic%20Balck%2003/polished2.jpg
http://i930.photobucket.com/albums/ad141/zckid/detailing/Honda%20Civic%20Balck%2003/polished1.jpg
Etching still remains
http://i930.photobucket.com/albums/ad141/zckid/detailing/Honda%20Civic%20Balck%2003/reflection.jpg
Holograms were reduced significantly and the area slick, but I noticed some sorts of sanding marks, may be at the body shops. Those were not visible with all the amount of swirls before. Might be the car underwent a respray at some stage.
I’m wondering if body shops respray the clear coat over an existing layer of clear without removing defects, how can this be corrected? What is the best formula to work on soft paint?
Your advice and suggestions will be most appreciated.
Thanks in advance
Zaid