Honda Accord Rescued From 'Detailer'

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seech

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I was supposed to detail this Honda Accord for a friends wedding but unfortunately I was out of the country at that time so he sent his car to a 'detailer' to get it polished for his wedding. I met up with him a few weeks later and this was the result... If I knew it was going to be this bad I would have cancelled my trip...



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Why, why, why??? I asked. I was informed that this 'detailer' showed him some Meguiar's products which he 'used' so he thought it should be ok. If this was a cheap job, it would still be bad but this 'detailer' also charged him quite a bit of money to hack up his car. That goes to show, never judge a detailer by the products used or the prices charged. The best way is always from the work that the detailer has done before. To quote a very good detailer friend of mine, "Show me your work!".



So a date was set and the car was booked in for a correction of a correction.



After ONR wash and clay.

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The owner in the background being educated on how to spot the damage.

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Hood prepped for a 50/50.

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There were some RIDS (Random Isolated Deep Scratches) and also some deep buffer scratches caused by the previous 'detailer'. I explained to the owner that since this is a daily driven vehicle and is parked outside most of the time that I would leave the deeper scratches and just correct the damage done by the previous 'detailer'.

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I had expected the Honda paint to be very soft and started out with M205/W8006. After inspecting the work, this wasn't aggressive enough and I ended up using M105/Solo Burgundy Wool followed by 2 passes of M205/W8006. This was quite puzzling as in my experience the Honda paints were very very soft. I asked the owner about this and he informed me that the front end was resprayed before.



The rest of the car was still the original paint and was corrected with M205/W8006.

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Uncorrected.

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Corrected.

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Uncorrected w/ flash.

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Corrected w/ flash.

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Corrected w/ halogen.

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More shots with the halogen light.

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50/50.

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The owner holding the light.

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Hood completed.

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50/50 on the front fender.

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The other fender. Before.

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After.

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Rear C-Pillar. Before.

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Trunk. Before.

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After working in M205.

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50/50.

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Completed.

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LSP was NXT 2.0. Sealed with Opti-Seal.

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Nice clarity and shine.

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From this.

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To this.

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= One happy owner.

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Thanks for looking. As always comments and feedback are most welcome.
 
Wow, great job and documentation--you said "LSP was NXT 2.0. Sealed with Opti-Seal." You did both? Which was the base?



And what's with all the decals on the passenger side of the windshield?
 
Thanks. The owner was pretty happy with the results. The decals? You'll have to ask the owner. Some protection from the sun? :) :) :)



LSP was NXT 2.0. Applied the wax first then sealed it with a coat of Opti-Seal.
 
Nice save, Seech!



I remember someone else detailed a black Accord of the same style in Malaysia for a wedding... is this the same car?
 
tdekany, Thanks!!!



Scottwax said:
Great turnaround! :)



I hope your friend shows the hack the before and after pictures and demands his money back.
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Scottwax, thanks. You're the one who started me on ONR. Its great!!!



Yeah, my friend probably should ask for his money back. :D
 
the_invisible said:
Nice save, Seech!



I remember someone else detailed a black Accord of the same style in Malaysia for a wedding... is this the same car?
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LOL... :chuckle: :chuckle: :chuckle:



Invisible, that was me. I did that Accord sometime ago for a cousins wedding. One of the first cars I did. Got great results with a ROB back then but it wasn't 'detailed' by a 'detailer' so that one didn't require too much correction.



I seem to be the Honda Accord wedding car detailer. :D



This one belongs to a friend and is a newer model. The paint wasn't as soft as the other one and was a bit easier to finish with M205.
 
D Tailor said:
Great job at capturing the subtly-dramatic difference between a hack and a pro.



Excellent work.
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Subtle? :D



Apollo_Auto said:
Nice job buddy :)!
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Thanks. Hope to detail more Ferrari's like you someday... :up



MachNU said:
Great job....but um....a right hand drive factory new model accord...here in the states? or do you live elsewhere, where this was detailed?
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I'm located in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.



LoiG37 said:
Also, I always thought it was Sealant then Wax, it's ok to Wax then sealant as well?
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I always thought the sealants came last to 'seal' in the wax. :nixweiss
 
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