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metal
07-16-2006, 08:45 PM
Exterior + engine bay for this one today, soo swirled as you`ll see in the pics.
Wash
Clay
Megs #83 w/ LC orange pad
OP w/ LC white pad
RMG w/ LC Black pad
S100
Befores
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metal
07-16-2006, 08:47 PM
Afters
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SilverLexus
07-16-2006, 08:54 PM
Nice renovation. :)
RogueM3
07-16-2006, 09:50 PM
Wow! Im surprised DACP was able to remove those nasty swirls so effectively..
awahl63
07-16-2006, 09:58 PM
Wow! Im surprised DACP was able to remove those nasty swirls so effectively..
+1...and only an orange pad?
nice job! I had a 00 black Civic Si (Canadian Si-R) before. I know how difficult it is to maintain black.
It`s the car that made me swear off owning another black car, or at least a black daily driver. :lol
chrisallen
07-16-2006, 10:28 PM
How long did that take you to do? Looks really great, nice work
Chris
JaCkaL829
07-16-2006, 10:45 PM
Wow! Im surprised DACP was able to remove those nasty swirls so effectively..
Honda has very soft paint, so it`s no surprise DACP removed that. I did a similiar condition/color civic with SSR2.5 and a yellow pad and removed everything.
Sorry to go OT to the OP. Great job on the SI :2thumbs:
spotpad
07-16-2006, 11:14 PM
Nice! What was your process for the engine? Really interested!
Scottwax
07-16-2006, 11:18 PM
Wow! Im surprised DACP was able to remove those nasty swirls so effectively..
Honda paint is usually soft enough that you can remove swirls with DACP or Optimum Compound with a light cutting pad.
Excellent turnaround, the car looks so much blacker now. Good job removing that dealer sticker too, that is probably who put those rotary holograms in the front fender and still didn`t remove the halo swirls. :)
gmblack3
07-17-2006, 12:22 AM
So bad and now so good!
imported_themightytimmah
07-17-2006, 01:11 AM
Great turnaround, I did a similar car 2 weeks ago so I know just how hard it is to get dark honda paint perfect. RMG is a real life saver, ain`t it :).
metal
07-17-2006, 02:18 AM
RMG sure looked nice on it after! Process for the engine was basically cut degreaser, agitated, rinsed off, and took some brushes to little hooks and crannys, then dressed w/ 303 Aerospace.
Engine bay took around an hour or so, and the rest of the exterior took about 4-5 hours. It was my first time using my 4" pads on some harder areas of the car, I was amazed how fast it cut through that tough stuff.
pele8910
07-17-2006, 04:02 AM
why isnt the b16 engine in the SI
RogueM3
07-17-2006, 08:34 AM
Honda paint is usually soft enough that you can remove swirls with DACP or Optimum Compound with a light cutting pad.
Excellent turnaround, the car looks so much blacker now. Good job removing that dealer sticker too, that is probably who put those rotary holograms in the front fender and still didn`t remove the halo swirls. :)
Thanks for the responses, guys.
Not to go too OT, but what polish would be needed to remove similar swirls on bmw paint?