honda civic 03

[zckid]

Hola everyone!

I just waited the time I’ll be free for a whole day, but it wasn’t to be. So I managed to do this Honda civic and a Toyota Vitz over a few days. Not a full correction, but just to uplift their appearance. Both looked tired.

Here goes the Honda. the vitz will follow:
Not too many before pics. I had to work a little at a time.










Washing & Cleaning:



Oh the tape! This was a 2nd wash. The other half was done a couple days before











dried with mf towels.






Claying

Clay on half the roof. 1st round:



2nd round



It was more or less the same for the horizontal panels.



The car was taped (piecemeal of course!!)


A 50/50 shot




The half that I did before repelled the water. Water would cling to the other half.


Products used:
1. Local car shampoo n MPC
2. ONR
3. Uber clay from i4detailing
4. Makita rotary
5. LC CCS pad (Orange) + 1 white polishing Flexipad (did the lower vertical panels with it)
(Most of the time I’ve used the 4” pad. May be it’s time to move on with the 6.5” ones.)

6. One home made sun gun using led instead of halogen
7. Menz Power Gloss S34A & 203s
8. Megs 80 speed glaze that I used for lube with PG ( Don’t know if it’s good or bad but it surely increases the working time. i had 2 32 oz bottles of it, now 1 and half )

Polishing
here are some pics






















my daughter was the photographer

(continued in next post. rather long)

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The headlights

Before:






After:

[zckid]

Some finishing pics





Kids are cute.





Soemtimes weird too



Warm and sunny winter in Mauritius






Cloudy and cold winter in Mauritius within days







I already did the engine, got my finger detailed too. Now need to tackle the interior

Your thoughts, criticism and comments will be most appreciated.

Thanks a lot

[STaX]

Well done Zaid!!!

Those headlights look a lot better but good job all round. It's amazing the dirt build-up you accumulate around door handles, washer nozzles, badges and fuel caps etc.

[zckid]

(26-07-2011 05:48 PM)STaX Wrote:  Well done Zaid!!!

Those headlights look a lot better but good job all round. It's amazing the dirt build-up you accumulate around door handles, washer nozzles, badges and fuel caps etc.

Thanks for your kind words and encouragment Stax

it's a pity both headlights have cracks. So I didnt want to take any risk going further. It was done with menz PG on LC orange pad.

the toothbrush has been a very good companion too. i'll dig my hard disk for some pics.

[Jughead]

Great Job zckid !!! clarity of the paint shows

[SilverSabre]

Very very nice. I love what you did with the headlights

Quick question: After polishing the headlights like that, do you then have to treat them with something? I remember reading they needed an anti uv coating or something like that....

[zckid]

(26-07-2011 10:45 PM)Jughead Wrote:  Great Job zckid !!! clarity of the paint shows

(27-07-2011 08:55 AM)SilverSabre Wrote:  Very very nice. I love what you did with the headlights

Quick question: After polishing the headlights like that, do you then have to treat them with something? I remember reading they needed an anti uv coating or something like that....

Thanks a lot pals

As for protecting headlights, yes, we should seal them. I wish the pros could chime in with more insight. I've seen one of Paul (Accident Guru) do a very fine job on headlights.

But unfortunately i didn't coz don't any product for this right now.

I've read some detailers use Megs PlastX, while Todd Cooperrider uses 303.

May be the link helps.