Hond Civic undergoes eye surgery

[zckid]

Hi friends :Picture:

My uncle had a black Honda Civic for sale, extremely clean beige interior. But the exterior was a mess, a complete mess! Swirls, scratches, uneven paint (resulting from a respray at certain point I guess), holograms were all there, added to the soft and sticky Honda paint. The most obvious horror :mad: was its headlights. I was to restore its vision.

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:detailer: The boss is here as usual

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2BM, local APC and shampoo mix.

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I let the pictures speak:


The Right side

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Close-up

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The Left Side

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Close-up

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Scratches too!


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The headlights were a real eyesore! It made the ride look older than her age.


Mission Clarity on the way

These were clayed (Uber Clay from i4detailing)
Wetsanding with Mirka sandpaper (1000, 1500, 2000, 2500)

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Correction Underway

Makita rotary with Menz PG S34A on LC orange pad, followed by Menz 203s on LC white and finished with Menz PO85rd on LC black


The Right side

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Remember

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Now

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The Left side

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Remember

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Now

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[zckid]

The Bonus

Holograms, swirls and pinholes were ever present on the whole car along with the soft and sticky paint issue. You could feel the uneven surface. Buttime was my major constraint.I managed to free myself for half of the hood.


The hood before

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Close-up

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These pics were taken in the morning

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The roof was clayed, sanded 1500, 2000 and 2500 interchangeably to remove the least amount of clear, going least aggressive first. But the paint was a real soft one.


Polishing

Rotary with Menz PG S34A on 6.5” LC orange, moved to LC yellow as the first combo had little effect. It improved things but tracers remained.To remove certain defects, I inflicted other defects on the paint. I had to correct these fast as the car would be sold. Thanks God, I switched to the Flex 3401, Menz 203s on LC FWP. I significantly reduced my section, working on a speed of 2-3 to 5-6 and back, working each section thoroughly. The tracers were gone. It left an almost LSP ready finish.

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It was refined with Menz PO85rd on LC black pad.

The end result:

We are in the afternoon. The sun is sandwiched between our home and that of our neighbor.

These are the only sun-shots I managed.

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My uncle masked the defects with some turtle wax stuff for dark colored cars :banghead: It's the norm here. :banghead: The car’s already sold. ;)

Thanks for viewing.

Your advice and comments will be most appreciated.

Cheers :dblthumb2:

Zaid