Grand Prix White Honda S2000 corrected and protected

[haris300]

My sister has been in the hospital for the past few days so I decided to do something to cheer her up for when she gets back.

She drives a Grand Prix White Honda S2000 but doesn't really take much care of the thing. It hardly ever gets washed and had some pretty nasty staining, swirls, and scratches all over. I didn't take any photos of the correction process unfortunately, but here are the steps I took plus the results.

First the car got a nice bath and Iron X chemical decontamination. I then proceeded to mechanically decontaminate the paint with a Nanoskin mitt. After decontamination, I use compressed air and a Cobra Guzzler towel to dry the car.

I inspected the paint condition and prepped the car for correction by masking off various trim pieces and other delicate areas.

I used Menzerna PF 2500 with orange Lake Country flat foam pads on my Flex 3401 at speed 5. On the last few passes during correction I would slow my speed down to 4 and reduce pressure. Some tricky spots were hit with my Porter Cable 7424 using orange 3.5 inch pads.

The results were so good from the initial correction that I decided not to continue with a finishing polish and pad. I did a test spot with Menzerna SF 4500 and a black Lake Country foam pad, but I honestly could not tell the difference upon inspection. More than likely this is because the paint is white. The black S2000 I posted here not too long benefited much more from the final polishing step.

I did one last inspection, cleaned up left over dust/residue, and wiped the car down with CarPro Eraser. I then coated it with some Opti-Coat 2.0 that I have saved up. Wheels and glass were protected with Pinnacle Black Label Diamond Surface Coating. Tires were dressed with Ultima Tire & Trim Guard.


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getting a second opinion of my work

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I also gave the interior a little sprucing up. Love that color combo.

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y179/lookitsharis/IMG_6298_zps4e79da2f.jpg (http://s5.photobucket.com/user/lookitsharis/media/IMG_6298_zps4e79da2f.jpg.html)

The car looks better in person than it does in the photos. I wish I had taken before photos so you guys could see the transformation. Hopefully my sister will be thrilled to see her "new" car when she gets out of the hospital.

Thanks for looking!

[jamesboyy]

Excellent work on that Honda even the kitty is checking out the end results of your hard work

[Kurtopia]

Great work on that AP1 (with AP2 wheels)! Best car ever made!

<-- Biased AP1 driver ;)

[Don M]

Excellent work on that Honda even the kitty is checking out the end results of your hard work


I hope that's all the kitty is planning on doing :D Nice work.

[HUMP DIESEL]

Man, that is one nice looking vehicle. I love that white and the caramel interior. Nice work!

HUMP

[SameGuy]

That's beautiful. You're an awesome brother!

[SameGuy]

Great work on that AP1 (with AP2 wheels)! Best car ever made!

<-- Biased AP1 driver ;)
Nice!

<-- Been hoping for a couple of years that a decent but somewhat neglected AP2 pops up for sale locally. Sadly, most of the AP1s around here are riced and driven by absolute cretins. There was a low-mileage CR for sale recently but way too rich for my blood.

[noslef]

Looking good! I'm sure your sister will appreciate your work! Now if only Honda can start to make cars like this again...

[Mike@DedicatedPerfection]

Nice work on that S2000! That white paint glows.

Thanks for sharing.

[Tato]

Great work, for sure the car now looks very well cared and truly beautiful.

The cat's picture stole the scene, gorgeous!

Best Wishes for your sister,

Kind Regards.

[haris300]

Thanks everyone. The cat knows better than to jump on a freshly detailed car at my house haha.

[LatinFG2]

Very nice work and one sweet looking S2000