Honda Civic Type R - 19h first person shooter!

**Anzafin** · 04-26-2009, 02:43 PM

This is my coworkers Honda Civic Type R. It`s from between 2001-05, but unfortunately I don`t know the specific year of this one.

However, my coworker asked to do something for the swirls. I thought "Ok, let me see it..." without knowing the coming annihilation.... of my arms and back

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So the paint condition was pretty bad. The worst was (and still is) the front end, which was ravished by rock chips. I couldn`t do anything on them, but the overall looks improved a lot! I spend 1,5 days doing this (14h + 5h)

. My friend hasn`t seen the car yet, but will do on Tuesday. I hope he`s satisifed with the results.

I did the outside detailing only.

The process was:

1) Pre-wash

- Korrek Lensitil BR Solvent Wash Spray

- Bilt-Hamber Autofoam

2) Wash

- Turtle Wax Big Orange

- Two bucket method + Mother`s Sheepskin Mitts + sponges

3) Claying

- Zaino Z-18 clay

- Turtle Wax Big Orange as lubricant

4) Polish

- Presta Ultra Cutting Creme Light + Lake Country CCA Orange pad

- Menzerna PO105RD+ Lake Country CCA White pad

- WÃƒÅ“RTH Fast Wax (A quick detailer actually, not a wax) as moisturizer

- Flex XC 3401 VRG

5) Wax

- Autoglym Super Resin Polish

- Autoglym Extra Gloss Protection

- Meguiar`s Ultimate Quick Detailer

6) Tires, black plastics and exhaust tips

- Autoglym Instant Tyre Dressing

- Autoglym Bumper Care

- Turtle Wax Chrome Polish

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Befores:

- The patient. See my sapphire black E60 on the background as a reference for "black"

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- Dirt, anyone?

No wax or any else LSP was on the car

- It`s a pirate car... Type ARRR! :p

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Pre-wash:

- First weapon: Korrek Lensitil BR Solvent Wash Spray!

- Next I picked up the KÃƒ¤rcher+ foam lance and Autofoam as ammunition

- Foamed!

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Claying:

- Z-18

- I use Turtle Wax Big Orange car shampoo as a lubricant (in claying :p)

- The hood was quite clean, but I got some big climpses off on the sides.

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Polish:

- Welcome to the swirl city! Or hell...!?

- I guess the car was washed with a rock

- And the halogens are just 300W each :nervous:!

- It was the same all over

- I was going to start on this panel at the beginning

- But before that I wanted to make sure everything was safe

- The roof was apparently repainted

- Then taping things

- After trying couple of milder combos I decided to go with Presta Ultra Cutting Creme Light + Lake Country CCA Orange pad

- First 50/50`s :waxing:

- Another angle

- I did the left side and then continued to hood

- After the second pass with Menzerna PO105RD+ Lake Country CCA White pad

**Anzafin** · 04-26-2009, 02:45 PM

Wax:

- After polishing the whole car I was fully exhausted and decided to come back on the second day and wash the car again with the same method as earlier. What a pleasure it was to rip of all the tapes and start the easy part.

- The wheels were quite bad and I couldn`t do much to them with my limited weaponry. They would have needed some tougher things.

- Careful drying of all the holes and folds was needed

- Couple of pictures before any LSP

- Autoglym Super Resin Polish is always a good choice to go

- Followed by the Autoglym Extra Gloss Protection

- Autoglym Bumper Care for black plastics

- Autoglym Instant Tyre Dressing to enhance tires

- And Turtle Wax Chrome Polish for exhaust tips

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Afters:

- Make your choice (You can`t go for the fuel truck though :laugh

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Ok guys! What do you think? All comments and questions are welcome :dance!

**rickssimpala** · 04-26-2009, 03:38 PM

Nice work.My cars paint looks just like that.If u don`t mind me asking,how much does a detail like that cost?

**steelwind101** · 04-26-2009, 04:49 PM

Great work, always a pleasure to watch and well documented! I found EGP much easier to use after decanting to a spray bottle.

Are those fuel lorries private, business or army?

Geoff

**Anzafin** · 04-27-2009, 01:19 AM

Thanks for the compliments.

Originally Posted by steelwind101

Great work, always a pleasure to watch and well documented! I found EGP much easier to use after decanting to a spray bottle.

Are those fuel lorries private, business or army?

Geoff

They are army trucks.

**imported_Denzil** · 04-27-2009, 01:30 AM

Wow, super results! Great recovery on this one.

**rwisejr** · 04-27-2009, 02:54 AM

Great save !!! He should be more than Happy with that out come.

**kaval** · 04-27-2009, 06:01 AM

Now THAT is some amazing work! Very nice job!!!

**toyMachine** · 04-27-2009, 08:24 AM

nice turnaround!! your coworker should be more than pleased

though i hope you did something about the interior..

**Anzafin** · 04-27-2009, 12:28 PM

Thanks all.

**MrCLRider** · 04-27-2009, 01:04 PM

nice dedication to the process

**RaskyR1** · 04-27-2009, 01:56 PM

Great work! That paint was trashed! I`m sure the owner will be VERY happy when he picks it up! :up

**imported_GregCavi** · 04-27-2009, 02:08 PM

love the roof shot!! Major depth.

Great work!

Greg

**gamby** · 04-27-2009, 08:27 PM

I hope you don`t get any more snow. I`d hate to see salt get on that paint right after a detail of that level.

Killer work. Shame we never got the EP3R here in the States.