Black S2000 (neglected!)

animes2k · 09-20-05, 10:46

This car belongs to a friend of mine. He's owned it since new, so we only have him to blame for the state of things. It's been outside its entire life. It's black, and apparently black Honda paint is quite soft (I'll get to that in a minute).

These photos were taken to document the use of the Sonus Perfect Shine Kit and David B's process of The Perfect Shine and as such, almost all products used are Sonus products. I must say, I was quite impressed with how well the SFX polishes worked (new formula) - by hand, by PC and even by rotary. All of the products lived up to their marketing.

PRODUCTS
- WASH: Sonus Gloss Shampoo & Der Wunder Mitt (Chenille)
- DRY: Sonus Der Wunder Drying Towel (large blue WW MF)
- CLAY: SFX Ultra-Fine clay & Sonus Glyde clay lube
- POLISH:
--- SFX-1, by hand (SFX Pro applicator), pc (DAS green polishing pad/5-6) & rotary (SFX white polishing pad/~1000rpm)
--- SFX-2, by hand (SFX Pro), PC (DAS green/5-6)
--- SFX-3, PC (DAS blue/4-5)
--- Der Wunder Polishing Towels (green) for removing polish

I found that I really needed to use the SFX-3 to really smooth out the finish - this black Honda paint seemed very very soft. I would guess that with many lighter and harder finishes, SFX-2 would be a sufficient product to jump straight to LSP.

- SEAL: Klasse AIO & Der Wunder applicator (orange MF) - WOWO method
- WAX: P21S x2, spit shined with Sonus Detailing Spritz
--- Der Wunder Buffing Towels for removing AIO & P21S

BEFORES
not just dirt - swirls, buffer marks... ugh...

more coming...

animes2k · 09-20-05, 10:50

AFTERS

He and I square off...

Dirty Spoon Exhaust? Where?

The clouds were trying to clear out for me...

This is a "full sun" shot on the same fender as in the before pictures... It's just barely behind the clouds, but let me tell you - those swirls are gonnnnneeee

Now to get his car, his friend's black Type-R, his brother's black Evo (pictured above) and another friend's black RX8 together for a photo shoot.

Thanks for looking.

kgb · 09-20-05, 10:52

What did he do, drive through a sandpaper field?
Good job by the way!

animes2k · 09-20-05, 10:58

Quote:

Originally Posted by kgb

What did he do, drive through a sandpaper field?
Good job by the way!

"sandpaper field" I like that

I think part of it has been his wash process (i.e. very bad), part has been general neglect - he got tired of every wash making it worse - and part is what seems to be very very soft black paint. This IS a 2001, so it's had a good 5 years to get to this point and has never been garaged...

Thanks

Mike-in-Orange · 09-20-05, 11:06

Beautiful work animes2k!

I really like the S2K and it's just painful to see those "before" pix - you're friend should be flogged for letting his car get that bad!

Picus · 09-20-05, 11:20

Excellent work - those are beautiful cars when they're clean like that. Hopefully he will be able to maintain that rather than letting it get like it was in the befores.

Amused · 09-20-05, 11:37

god i love the S2k!
like i always say, if i didn't live in snowy MA...

nice jeorb!

KiRiMa · 09-20-05, 11:40

Wow,the difference is amazing.I have a
Night Hawk Black Pearl Si and I'm dealing with swirls and what not.
I'll probably refer to this thread to remove my blemishes.

animes2k · 09-20-05, 11:52

Thanks, everyone. I've educated him on proper wash technique to help minimize swirls and paint damage. His neighbor down the street has a big black SUV (not sure what, exactly) that he keeps VERY well detailed (I need to tell him about Autopia!) and is always giving Mike a hard time about the state of his S2000

He made a point to show it off to his neighbor.

SpoiledMan · 09-20-05, 12:18

Take that STRAIGHT to the contest this month!!!!!! Absolutely awesome work!

animes2k · 09-20-05, 12:30

Thanks, Spoiled

I think this doesn't quite qualify (or I don't) for a number of reasons, but I appreciate the sentiment.

RRacer · 09-20-05, 01:38

The S2000 turned great, awesome work and i just love the pic showing the Spoon Exhaust