NSX wet sanding *pics*no 56K

[EBPcivicsi]

Today I had the privelige to work on a truely beautiful 1992 Acura NSX. The paint was in decent shape, but had its share of marring and swirls.



The front bumper, front and rear bumpers, as well as the side skirts are all very rare imported pieces. The painter did not do a very good job on the front bumper when wet sanding and the orange peel was horrible.



It was my job to wet sand the finsh down to a desirable "less orange peely" level. :) There were also quite a few spots where after wet sanding they just "forgot" to buff the marks off. :(



Not knowing the paint system and without knowing how much paint was actually on the bumper I was a bit leery(sp). Worse than that was the fact the painer really hacked up the waet sanding job. He must have used some really poor quality paper and he sanded in every direction. This poor technique/material choice left the paint with deeper isolated scratches that really needed to be leveled in order to correct.



I also wet sanded the front head light covers because they had several really deep scratches from being stored upside down. Since this was factory clear, I used a bit more caution.





I sanded with Meguiars papers in back and forth motions using light pressure. I soaked the papers in a solution of meguiars #00 and water for about 30 minutes prior to starting. After three strokes I rinsed the paper and moved along.



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Before:

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This is after a few passes with #84 meguiars compound cleaner on the rotary with a meguiars cutting pad. I then switched to the PC and applied #83 DACP, then #82 swirl free polish. No "wax" in this pic.



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Here are some different angles



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After

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[EBPcivicsi]

nd for the rest of the car, here is what I was dealing with.



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So I applied compound power cleaner with a meguiars cutting pad to the trunk and rear spolier area. I follwed it with the PC and SSR2.5, then SSR1.



On the hood, I applied DACP with the PC, then #80 speed glaze. The rest of the car got #80 via PC with a polishing pad. I sealed with NXT.



I used many different products during this detail becasue as the sun moved I had to use PB`s. Also different areas of the car had defects of different levels. I wanted to preserve as much as possble on the car.



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I really loved working on this car!!!



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[Thomas Dekany]

fantastic job!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



I hope that you were paid well. How long did it take? Did you do anything else besides paint?



The car looks beautiful.

[EBPcivicsi]

Originally posted by tdekany

fantastic job!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



I hope that you were paid well. How long did it take? Did you do anything else besides paint?



The car looks beautiful.



Thanks!!!



Nope, no interior at all, just paint. It took me about 6 hours.

[90 ZR-1]

Very nice

[NavindraLR]

wow that car does look good... nice job on the detail also

if it were me id want it lower so the tires line up perfectly with the fender.. but that car is already low as is, plus the side skirts prob make it impossible now...

[vinnymack]

speechless...:bow :bow :bow

[hirosh]

that rear fender shot is just plain awesome. wow, really awesome job! :xyxthumbs



and that nsx is sweet, it looks like someone crossed a nsx with a ferrari. :p

[l33]

That red looks awsome very very wet, great job on the detail and the wetsanding. The car looks like it has a lot of different grooves to get in. What`d you use on the tires?

[imported_pugoman]

Absolutely great work on that NSX! They are some of the best pics I`ve seen recently on this forum. :xyxthumbs Bet the owner was well impressed?

[EBPcivicsi]

Thanks everyone, I really appreciate the kind words!



NavindraLR, the car is VERY driveable and is also tracked on some weekends. The suspension set up, along with every other mod on the car is top notch.



L33, that is meguiars high gloss endurance on the tires.







pugoman, thank you very much for the compliments. The owner was happy, I was happy! :xyxthumbs

[imported_edschwab1]

Sweet car and great job. It a shame some shops cannot do a competant and complete job.



Eric

[vapore0n]

6 hours, with sanding involved? wow. I need to get a rotary for xmas :D



I love that car. The finish came out excelent

[29bullitt59]

Great Job :up



As for payment, I would have reduced my fee for some time behind the wheel.



Tom

[gav'spurplez]

i love the older NSX`s and this one is super sweet. lucky to have worked on it. the wetsanding did an awesome job,



good work :bow