Quick one step polish and wax 2008 Civic Si

**David Hayward** · 08-22-2014, 05:09 PM

Thanks. I have a coupe to do tonight and another Sunday from the local Honda group.

**Goldcaddy** · 08-22-2014, 05:42 PM

Awesome job!

Is that midnight blue? I see a little speckle in there which you were able to bring out.

**David Hayward** · 08-22-2014, 05:53 PM

It's nighthawk black pearl

**Setec Astronomy** · 08-22-2014, 07:20 PM

Originally Posted by David Hayward

Thanks. I have a coupe to do tonight and another Sunday from the local Honda group.

Are you going to try something on the wiper cowlings? Let us know what works.

**David Hayward** · 08-22-2014, 10:23 PM

Honestly on the civic once it's faded I haven't found a good product for it. They need to be cared for off the lot and maintained to stay nice. Once I get someone willing to pay for the time on a civic I may dig deeper into cleaning and higher end products but for my basic packages I don't go that far. It's probably cheaper to replace it.

**David Hayward** · 08-22-2014, 10:49 PM

On this car I tried backfire tire and trim sealant, CG vrp mothers back to black, CG silk shine and then I gave up after a diluted apc scrub and trying all those products again. They just made it a glossy gray color.

**Setec Astronomy** · 08-22-2014, 10:53 PM

Hmm, I wonder if C4 or DLux would restore it. Next time I see my brother in law I may try C4 or Opti-Lens, although it will probably be Thanksgiving and I'm not sure if C4 goes with turkey...

**dcjredline** · 08-23-2014, 12:27 AM

Yeah for a budget such as his NICE WORK!!!! He got his money's worth

**David Hayward** · 08-23-2014, 12:56 AM

Originally Posted by Setec Astronomy

Hmm, I wonder if C4 or DLux would restore it. Next time I see my brother in law I may try C4 or Opti-Lens, although it will probably be Thanksgiving and I'm not sure if C4 goes with turkey...

Yea unfortunately at the $160 price point Dlux is not included and I also don't have any. There are a bunch of guys in the civic group if someone wants to shoot out some samples of products ill try it on them with pictures. Something has to work. What is odd is that the products kind of just floated on top and didnt seem to really absorb at all into the plastic. Just finished an 08 tonight that had a very faded cowl and VRP worked on it just fine. It darkened up the color and made it look even. On my old 2007 I had a similar issue to this black one. I got it used and it was already long gone when I got it.