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OCKlasse
10-21-2008, 12:55 AM
Here is one of the worst exterior jobs I have ever been handed...ever. The owner was looking to sell the car and wanted it looking "respectable." This car would require me using some heavy compounding, which is exactly what I did. Here is a list off all products used:



Wash/Etc.:



- Karcher pressure washer

- Meguiar`s NXT wash

- Lowe`s grout sponge

- Target/Costco microfibers

- Mother`s tire dressing

- Finish Kare #108



Buffing/Sealing:



- Flex 3401

- Purple foamed wool pads

- LC orange pads

- Meguiar`s M105 compound

- Menzerna PO106ff finishing polish

- Finish Kare 1000P

- Meguiar`s foam applicators

- Finish Kare #425



Here is how the car looked as it pulled up to receive its makeover:



http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/trefive/Civic/037.jpg



http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/trefive/Civic/038.jpg



http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/trefive/Civic/039.jpg



http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/trefive/Civic/040.jpg



http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/trefive/Civic/041.jpg



http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/trefive/Civic/051.jpg



Here are some intermediate shots showing what difference a little buffing can make:



http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/trefive/Civic/058.jpg



http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/trefive/Civic/057.jpg

(I`m sure you can figure out which window was clean and which was not)



http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/trefive/Civic/061.jpg



http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/trefive/Civic/069.jpg



http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/trefive/Civic/071.jpg



Headlights before:



http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/trefive/Civic/077.jpg



Headlights after:



http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/trefive/Civic/076.jpg



Here`s a before and after of the trunk. After three passes with M105 and purple foamed wool, I gave in to some of the very deep rids at the expense of maintaining the clear coat. Pictures do not do justice to how bad of a condition the paint really was in.



http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/trefive/Civic/075.jpg



http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/trefive/Civic/074.jpg



Here are the obligatory afters:



http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/trefive/Civic/078.jpg



http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/trefive/Civic/079.jpg



http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/trefive/Civic/080.jpg



http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/trefive/Civic/081.jpg



http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/trefive/Civic/082.jpg



http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/trefive/Civic/083.jpg



http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/trefive/Civic/085.jpg



Thanks for looking! I was proud of this one
accordmaniac
10-21-2008, 01:10 AM
Good job!



I know you put a 56k warning in the title, but the poster sized pictures were kind of annoying to scroll left and right to look at.
OCKlasse
10-21-2008, 01:19 AM
Good job!



I know you put a 56k warning in the title, but the poster sized pictures were kind of annoying to scroll left and right to look at.



Sorry! The other board I posted them on automatically resizes them...perhaps I will do the same.



edit: Resized for everyone`s viewing pleasure!
backwoods_lex
10-21-2008, 01:40 AM
Very nice job on the civic. Looks great, especially the headlights. The owner should name their first born after you (and stop washing cars with rocks :idea).
OCKlasse
10-21-2008, 01:42 AM
Very nice job on the civic. Looks great, especially the headlights. The owner should name their first born after you (and stop washing cars with rocks :idea).



:har: Rocks? I was thinking something more along the lines of washing with knives. You know..."scraping" the dirt off. :clap:
imported_bigfoot
10-21-2008, 02:20 AM
Wow! that paint could not have any more swirls since there was no space for any more! Beautiful revival on that one! Great job!
rwisejr
10-21-2008, 05:43 AM
Man great save !!! You really saved that one .
Todd@RUPES
10-21-2008, 06:07 AM
Nice honest correction. The paint looks a million times better (or more) and I bet he can see at night. You probably added several g`s to the value of the car as well. Nice work!
Garry Dean
10-21-2008, 06:58 AM
I quit washing my cars with steel wool years ago, someone should get that guy the memo! Great job!
somebody
10-21-2008, 09:03 AM
Wow great correction!



Brandon
Labster
10-21-2008, 09:19 AM
Great looking detail! I bet he`s thrilled!
sixty7mustang22
10-21-2008, 09:26 AM
Looks great now. He should be able to sell it easily now.
OCKlasse
10-21-2008, 10:25 AM
Nice honest correction. The paint looks a million times better (or more) and I bet he can see at night. You probably added several g`s to the value of the car as well. Nice work!



This coming from the master = :bow:bow:bow:bow:bow
OCKlasse
10-21-2008, 10:26 AM
Wow great correction!



Brandon



Nice name! :cool:



-Brandon



Thanks to everyone else for their kind words. If this is not a testament to 105 and PFW (with a Flex for that matter!), I don`t know what is!
Maison
10-21-2008, 10:28 AM
Nice job!! What did you use on the headlights?