Hey everyone. I had the chance to detail the car of a good friend. It is a 1999 Civic with 204,000KMs on it.
I have been without a camera for the past few details but thankfully my friend has an XTi so he snapped quite a few pictures. It was nice for once for someone to be taking pictures while I focused at the task. After the car was done, we went to a parking lot to shoot some proper pictures.
Process:
- Wash via double-buckets, Optimum Car Wash & Sheepskin Mitts
- Dry with WW MFs
- Clay with Riccardo Clay & ONR diluted to Clay Lube
- IPA wipedown
- OP on LC 6.5" white pad, and Sonus 6" white pad via rotary @ 1600rpm
- IPA wipedown and rinse
- Opti-Seal x2
- Tires dressed with owner's Armour All-Foam when we reached the photoshoot destination.
I was very happy at the level of gloss achieved, and Opti-Seal amped it up quite a bit after that as you will see in the pictures.
After 2 coats of Opti-Seal:
Special thanks to Amer for the pictures and letting me use the camera! I definitely have to get a DSLR soon
Thanks for all the comments! The car drives VERY well for it's age. It honestly feels like it has 100K on it, if even that. The motor is a stock but very healthy D16Y7. Car is pretty much stock except for PIC Coilovers 8K/10K.
The previous owner of this car was a detailer as well, so he knew how to take care of the car properly, hence why it has aged so well.
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