View Full Version : Lookin for Pro Detailer in CA, San Diego
06civicsi
12-06-2006, 06:45 PM
I currently own a 2006 Civic Si, Fiji Blue Pearl. Each time i bring my car in for maintance, Honda washes my car. After a while i have notice that my car has swirls and probably some scratches.. I need someone pro in San Diego area to help me out to make my car paint look fresh again. Apprecite the help.
Thank You
AMDin93103
12-06-2006, 09:25 PM
see: http://autopia.org/forum/southwest-usa/80303-thank-you-rags.html
:wavey
06civicsi
12-06-2006, 11:22 PM
thank you :2thumbs:
Envious Eric
12-07-2006, 02:34 AM
yeah hit up RAG
a.k.a. Patrick
12-07-2006, 08:01 AM
And thats a rap..............
Thanks again everyone. If it works out with 06CIVICSI, I`ll have to ask him to post some pics so other people inquiring can see the quality of my work. The PM indicated he wanted to restore the paint to new...and that I can do :)
BigAl3
12-07-2006, 12:25 PM
can`t wait to see the pics, especially on that color! :)
06civicsi
12-08-2006, 12:07 AM
haha sure do, i have a camera and i will gladly take pics and post them up! cant wait to see this happen :buffing: hehe
06civicsi
12-15-2006, 09:53 PM
hey guys just wanted to let you know Ryan detailed my car today.. sorry no pics ill take some tomorrow since we finish it late and the sun went down.
BigAl3
12-15-2006, 10:09 PM
hey guys just wanted to let you know Ryan detailed my car today.. sorry no pics ill take some tomorrow since we finish it late and the sun went down.
i`m sure she`s lookin` good... :)
06civicsi
12-16-2006, 03:05 PM
Here`s the pics guys.. sorry there isnt lots of sun, but theres light. It`s because its about to rain down here so yea.. my car was in the garage soo no front shot but i did the rear. :waxing:
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n209/fg2k20z306/2006%20Civic%20Si/DSC01511.jpg
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n209/fg2k20z306/2006%20Civic%20Si/DSC01510.jpg
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n209/fg2k20z306/2006%20Civic%20Si/DSC01509.jpg
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n209/fg2k20z306/2006%20Civic%20Si/DSC01508.jpg
BigAl3
12-16-2006, 03:12 PM
nice pics, maybe RAG will chime in later with the process? :2thumbs:
06civicsi
12-16-2006, 04:48 PM
haha lets see if he notice i updated it.. :)
Her I am. Too bad there`s no sun in our County today for some full-sun pics.
Twas a 2-step buff job with a few exeptions:
-First step was PO106FF via rotary with Orange Lake Country Variable Contact pad at 1500 to 1800 RPMs with lots of pressure
-Second step was PO106FF via green AB pad (P2) at 1200-1500 RPMs with light pressure
-Finished with UPP (owner did the waxing which freed me up to perform extra buffing as needed).
Overall, I`d put the paint at 95% perfect...I think we`ll have a proud owner on our hands, as you`d be hard pressed to find a vehicle on the road with less marring. We might even have an "Autopian" in the making - though I was buffing with a rotary, I offered to give him a lesson with the PC, but he wasn`t ready for that. Next time. :waxing:
Oh yeah...after I finished, I noticed the driver`s side real quarter panel was still in bad shape, as it had been repainted by the dealership. I sanded out a really big dirt nib, rebuffed with orange LCVC with HTEC+OP, then repeated the original two step buff process.
Also, the outside (verticle) portions of ALL FOUR fenders had really deep scratches, so I polishes each of these an extra couple times. Apparently, the dealership has ran this car through their onsite machine wash several times, and I strongly suspect the brushes or blo dryer portion of the wash uses plastic rollers that run along the car to ensure the proper distance, as the scratches were all identical and ran perfectly lengthwise. some of these scratches are still their (we`ll "catch up" to them next time with some compound and a little wool if necessary).