Hey all,
I planned on doing a 2-3step on my civic but a family emergency came up and I was only able to get a 1-step done which put me at about 85% swirl free. I figured since "mods" are going to happen in the next few months, that it'll get scratched up anyways; so I will just go all out on it before IA '09 again to get it near 98%.
Here is my 1997 Honda Civic that I've owned for about 1.5yrs now. I haven't been able to polish this thing since i've owned it so it was nice to get out there and clean it. Sorry about the contrast/brightness in the pictures, I was in a time crunch and didn't really have time to take a lot of afters.
Items Used:
* Duragloss #902
* Blue Magic Clay
* P21S TAW
* P21S Gel Wheel Cleaner
* Various brushes
* Grout Sponges
* Makita 9227C
* Z16 Tire Gloss
* Z8
* Z6
*
Souveran Carnauba Wax
* LC Flat Pads
* M205
* Detailed Image's All Purpose MF's
* Detailed Image's Waffle Weaves
*
Meg's Last Touch
* 303
Aerospace Protectant
* 91% IPA
* ONR @ Quick Detailer Strength
* Brinkmann Dual Xenon Light
* TOL's Prep Wash
Civic getting a pre-rinse via foam gun with DG902, APC Diluted, and TOL's Prep Wash:
Rims/Tires getting soaked/scrubbed with TAW and P21S Gel Cleaner:
All clayed & cleaned. Here you can see the lack of any depth, gloss, or anything really.
Here is why we stress the importance of a 2 bucket system:
Left = Wash Bucket
Right = Rinse Bucket
All taped ready for some action:
Here are some random befores where you can numerous wash swirls and holograms:
Here are a few process 50/50's after a 91% IPA wipedown:
Sorry for the lack of afters, like I said a family emergency arose and was only able to snap a few...:
Now we have some gloss/depth in that red!
Before:
After:
Comments always welcomed.
Thanks guys,
- Andy
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