'07 Honda Accord: Spot Correction + Interior

[Dellinger]

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I completed this Accord about 6 weeks ago and am just now getting around to posting it. `Overall, the paint was in decent shape considering it is taken to the "swirl-o-matic" once a month in winter and in reality, this blue/grayish metallic hides defects decently anyway. `The odometer read 56K+. `The owner was not concerned about the swirling present... he wanted me to focus on three items:


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<ul>[*]Spot repair on the hood from a 4`x 8` piece of sheet rock that flew off the back of a flatbed truck while he was cruising down the interstate. `I guess he managed to swerve out of the way to miss the majority of it... but some debris did `explode` upon hitting the road and proceed to bounce up and hit the hood.[*]The front lincese plate "straightened" from the tunnel wash brushes bending it...lol.[*]Door jambs/step plate moldings to look `better.`[/list]


The process was a straight forward ordeal once the owner decided to purchase my basic exterior package, coupled with my basic interior package. `Naturally, extra time was billed due to the spot correction on the hood and the condition of the jambs.


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Regarding the spot correction, I utilized a two step method for the two heavily damaged areas and finished up the remaining portions of the hood with a single step.`


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Products used: `HD Cut/ B&S Orange 5.5" on traditional D/A


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The results weren`t perfect... there were still some isolated deep scratches but the majority of the defects were dealt with. `I was happy with how the combo finished.`


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On to the Interior.


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Well, I learned taking interior shots is harder than exterior... I guess that should have been apparent. `Note to self from now on- DO IT INDOORS! I tried to inspect and take photos all in the same location... impossible to do (take good photos) because of shadows presented by sun light.


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Dash/ Driver`s Compartment/ Center console, all were pretty clean, just a light wipe with Meg`s Quick Interior Detailer.


Carpets needed a shampoo but owner declined. `Just a brush/ vacuum. `I didn`t take many photos of these areas for the sake of brevity and because I knew there wouldn`t be a large contrast.


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Floor mats cleaned with brushes and Meg`s APC. `Dressed with Meg`s Hyper.


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Door jambs and step plate molding(s) cleaned with steam/ Meg`s APC/ magic eraser/ various brushes.`


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Weather seals dressed with CG V.R.P. (although they don`t appear to be...)


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As far as the exterior products used-


Soap- Meg`s Shampoo Plus (2BM)


Wheels/Tires- `Meg`s 143, Non-Acid, Meg`s All Season Dressing


Decon- Nanoskin Mitt, fine w/ CG Luber


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LSP- DG 501, machine applied with B&S black 5.5"


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Thank you for reading!


-Gabe


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[Scottwax]

Nice comeback! Looks really good in the afters.`


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Don`t see a lot of 7th gen V6 Accords with the cloth interior. Nor with 4 cylinder wheels on them.`

[Dellinger]

Scott,


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Thank you for reading and the comment.


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This Accord, as you noted, was an oddly optioned car for sure.


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-Gabe

[Jean-Claude]

Looks great Gabe!

[paul9luap]

Looks good!


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Based on the fact that he has snow tires on those wheels, those probably aren`t his regular wheels.

[Dellinger]

Looks great Gabe!

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Thank you for reading, Jean-Claude, and the nice words!


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Looks good!


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Based on the fact that he has snow tires on those wheels, those probably aren`t his regular wheels.

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Paul, I appreciate your feedback and welcome to the forum! `And your note on the snow tires being the extra set is probably accurate.