Here is a 2001 Acura Integra GSR, owned by a good friend of mine who had picked up the car a few months ago. The car was in absolutely mint condition from a mechanical perspective, but appearance-wise was another story. I drove the car with my friend a few weeks before I detailed it and was blown away at the performance for a car that has over 165xxx KMs. The previous owner sure kept the paint clean (didn’t need claying), but left behind some terrible swirls.
Before wash.
Process:
Wash with Meg’s GC via 2 bucket method + sheepskin
Dry with WW MF
And here is a little preview of what I was going to be dealing with…
So I pulled the car into the garage and went to work. I recently picked up a rotary and have been eager to keep learning how to use it, so I pulled it out and did the hood.
Process:
OC via orange pad @ 1200rpm
After 1 pass:
After another pass, it was clean and defect free. The owner specified that he would be getting the hood and front bumper repainted, so I focused more of my time to the rest of the car.
Driver’s side front fender:
During…
…worked it in a bit longer, then followed up with PO106ff to see what the result would be, and viola…
So now with some results that I am happy with, I proceeded to do the rest of the car. I PCed most of it and on the flat surfaces like the hood and roof, I did it with the rotary to get some more practice.
The rest of the After pictures are after compounding
Rest of car…
Passenger side fender preview:
Turned the car around and brought it back in the garage
Before wash.
Process:
Wash with Meg’s GC via 2 bucket method + sheepskin
Dry with WW MF
And here is a little preview of what I was going to be dealing with…
So I pulled the car into the garage and went to work. I recently picked up a rotary and have been eager to keep learning how to use it, so I pulled it out and did the hood.
Process:
OC via orange pad @ 1200rpm
After 1 pass:
After another pass, it was clean and defect free. The owner specified that he would be getting the hood and front bumper repainted, so I focused more of my time to the rest of the car.
Driver’s side front fender:
During…
…worked it in a bit longer, then followed up with PO106ff to see what the result would be, and viola…
So now with some results that I am happy with, I proceeded to do the rest of the car. I PCed most of it and on the flat surfaces like the hood and roof, I did it with the rotary to get some more practice.
The rest of the After pictures are after compounding
Rest of car…
Passenger side fender preview:
Turned the car around and brought it back in the garage
