Abused Black Civic (Lots of 800x600 jpegs)

[stilez]

Well, before we get started, I`d like to say that the specs on the paint after polishing/waxing are the blue flake in the paint reflecting off the sun. I could not get a good close-up of it, but it`s not lint...I use microfibers :D .



So this Civic is a 1998 with 160k miles on it. It was garaged, but not really washed and NEVER protected. The process was:



Wash - Mother`s Gold

Clay - Clay Majic

Rinse and Dry - Pakshak WW MF

Polished - SFP x 2 w/ LC White Polishing Pad on the Makita 9227c

Wax - S100





Before

http://img37.photobucket.com/albums/v114/GSRstilez/civ1.jpg



After

http://img37.photobucket.com/albums/v114/GSRstilez/civ12.jpg







Swirled to Hell

http://img37.photobucket.com/albums/v114/GSRstilez/civ3.jpg



Pretty Much All Removed

http://img37.photobucket.com/albums/v114/GSRstilez/civ4.jpg





Dull, Swirled, and notice the bad scuffs where the "Civic" and "DX" were removed by the owner with a plastic spatulla :scared

http://img37.photobucket.com/albums/v114/GSRstilez/civ5.jpg



After

http://img37.photobucket.com/albums/v114/GSRstilez/civ6.jpg

[stilez]

Gashed and Swirled Rear Bumper

http://img37.photobucket.com/albums/v114/GSRstilez/civ7.jpg



After

http://img37.photobucket.com/albums/v114/GSRstilez/civ8.jpg



Whole Rear Bumper

http://img37.photobucket.com/albums/v114/GSRstilez/civ9.jpg





On the Left (Wash and Clayed) --- On the Right (Wash, Clayed, and Polished)

http://img37.photobucket.com/albums/v114/GSRstilez/civ11.jpg





All Done

http://img37.photobucket.com/albums/v114/GSRstilez/civ13.jpg



http://img37.photobucket.com/albums/v114/GSRstilez/civ14.jpg





All Comments and Questions Welcomed!

[tom p.]

Nice effort! :up

[fieval_72]

considering the condition of the car...nice work...the condition of that car looks pretty much like mine...now i have something to shoot for ^^

[randy98mtu]

Very impressive. :up

[rathi60]

Nice work!!:up

[TN9thSi]

That`s a substantial difference. Nice work, it turned out great.

[imported_ajbarnes]

Great job! Remarkable improvement.:xyxthumbs

[tangix2001]

Big improvement. How are you coming along with the rotary? :)

[2000_EBP_civic]

nice work but i got a question....whats with the front tires ?? ;)

[maharaja]

Nice work, how long did all of that take you to do?

[stilez]

Thumper: The rotary is my majic tool. I have done a lot of extensive research and am very confident with it now. It has earned itself back so many times over.



2000_EPB_civic: Hmm... :D My friend JUST bought the car and put those on. Nitto NT-555 Drag Radials on the front and Toyo FZ4`s on the back. He is doing a B20 Block/Type R Head. He has a JRSC in his garage ready to go for it as well. It`s definately gonna be a contender.



maharaja: Took me a little over 4 hours for the complete exterior. I took my time (nothing to do for the rest of the day) and didn`t rush it, but if need be I could have gotten it done a little bit quicker.

[tangix2001]

Originally posted by GSRstilez

Thumper: The rotary is my majic tool. I have done a lot of extensive research and am very confident with it now. It has earned itself back so many times over.





People worry so much about using a rotary but like you`ve seen the results are night and day. Nothing to it once you get used to it.:)

[Blue-Sun]

nice job!



david

[reevis]

just like night and day! great job!