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NBP Honda Turnaround - 3-Step Correction & CQuartz UK
This car belongs to a co-worker of mine – her concern was that the paint was very “swirled-up.”
Needless to say, you could see the swirls in the shade. Yes, it was that bad. The before and 50/50 shots below sorta tell the story.
The car was booked for a correction and coating - and it received 3-steps of paint correction. I rarely need to resort to 3-steps, but the original finish was so soft than it took more that it two steps of refinement in order to remove all of the DA haze and to obtain the best finish.
The correction was followed by a single coat of CarPro's CQuartz UK Ceramic Paint Coating. This coating will deliver 18-24 months of protection, and most importantly, will add some resistance against marring and wash swirls.
Products/Processes:
Correction Step = Meguiars M205/DMF6 (original finish), Meguiars M100/DMC6 (repainted areas)
Refining Step = Meguiars D302/DMF6
Final Polishing = Meguiars M205/Buff & Shine Black Pad
The first two steps were done using a Rupes LHR21ES BigFoot, the finishing step was done using a Rupes Duetto.
Prep work consisted of a wash using Meguiars D110, CarPro Iron-X, Nanoskin Fine Grade Mitt and CarPro Spotless.
Total time spent was 15 hours.
Unfortunately, due to the pre-agreed timeline, there were some waterspotted areas that I was not able to fully fix (r/f and r/r doors) – those will need to be fixed at a later date.
Overall, I think the finish was restored to a level that she did not expect. When I returned the vehicle, I gave her a grit-guard, a sample of Optimum No Rinse, a new mitt and new drying towel to hopefully encourage the start of a better wash regimen.
Before:
by thecritic89, on Flickr
50/50 shot:
DSC_1456 by thecritic89, on Flickr
This is a picture of the severe micro-marring and DA haze that was leftover from the compounding step. The original Honda Nighthawk Black Pearl finish was very very soft:
by thecritic89, on Flickr
Completed:
DSC_1469 by thecritic89, on Flickr
DSC_1470 by thecritic89, on Flickr
DSC_1471 by thecritic89, on Flickr
These last two pictures were taken before the tires were dressed:
DSC_1464 by thecritic89, on Flickr
DSC_1467 by thecritic89, on Flickr
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Re: NBP Honda Turnaround - 3-Step Correction & CQuartz UK
Looking great man. I love that color.
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Re: NBP Honda Turnaround - 3-Step Correction & CQuartz UK
Outstanding transformation Michael! That black Honda looks perfect!
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Re: NBP Honda Turnaround - 3-Step Correction & CQuartz UK
Good to go Michael, thanks for sharing the process and how you dealt with this finicky paint. Finish looks awesome!
Kind Regards.
“Nature is pleased with simplicity. And nature is no dummy”
― Isaac Newton
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Re: NBP Honda Turnaround - 3-Step Correction & CQuartz UK
Nice work!
That's actually a lot less aggressive than I'd have expected. I've used M105/DMC5 to get defects out of soft, dark Honda paint before -- though with a lesser machine. I'm going to try a test spot with your combination!
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Re: NBP Honda Turnaround - 3-Step Correction & CQuartz UK
Makes me miss my 3rd Gen NBP Acura TL
Former professional detailer. Current medical student (class of 2023)
2017 Infiniti Q60 3.0t AWD
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Re: NBP Honda Turnaround - 3-Step Correction & CQuartz UK
Looks great Michael. You should set her up with a maintanenece wash routine so she doesn't swirl it up again.
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Super Member
Re: NBP Honda Turnaround - 3-Step Correction & CQuartz UK
Marvelous work on that Honda, It looks as if you performed more than a 3 step correction
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