Nth Degree
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The owner of a black Acura NSX I detailed was so happy with the results I achieved that he brought his brother’s Acura NSX down from Virginia to give it the same treatment. The car was in overall good condition when I arrived. It had just been washed, saving me a step.
Red can be a difficult color to photograph. Unfortunately that means many of the pictures taken did not come out well and some typical shots I like to show just weren’t worth including.
The car when I arrived.
Able to skip the wash, I began with a close inspection with the Brinkman Swirl Finder. This is what I found.
The rocker panels were missed during the wash, so I cleaned them with ONR (Optimum No Rinse). There was some tar build up that required Tarminator to remove.
Next step was to clay the car using Clay Magic blue, then a wipe down with Isopropyl Alcohol (IPA) to strip any previous wax.
I began the polishing with the trim. The black plastic trim pieces had the typical soft paint and were heavily swirled. They were corrected with Meguiar’s M105 on a 4 inch orange Lake Country Pad then polished with Menzerna PO85rd.
Before
After
Next was the tail lights. The same process was used as for the black trim.
Before
After
Some pigtails indicate someone has been here before and left their signature.
The trim, lights, seals and anything else that could be easily damaged was then taped off.
The long process then began. Due to the hard paint it took much longer than anticipated. I try to use the rotary polisher as little as possible, as the risk of damage goes up significantly. This paint forced me to not only use the rotary polisher to achieve the desired correction, but also a wool pad.
Sanding scratches near the front, left indicator light.
Not able to achieve 100%, but significant improvement. The tight location, curves and uncertainty of the paint thickness here made it risky to go further. Sometimes you just have to know your limitations.
The finishing polish was done with a Porter Cable dual action polisher with a white Lake Country pad and Menzerna PO85rd.
The car was then opened up to remove all polish residue from the cracks. Plastic pieces under the hood and trunk, as well as rubber seals were dressed with 303 Aerospace Protectant.
Klasse AIO was used on the matte black air vent pieces…
…as well as the rear diffuser.
Exhaust tips were polished with Menzerna Power Finish and grade 000 steal wool. (Forgot to pack the metal polish.)
Another IPA wipedown was done to remove any oils from polishing. The car was then given a coat of Blackfire Wet Diamond All Paint Protection using a red Lake Country finishing pad.
The BFWD drying
Red can be a difficult color to photograph. Unfortunately that means many of the pictures taken did not come out well and some typical shots I like to show just weren’t worth including.
The car when I arrived.
Able to skip the wash, I began with a close inspection with the Brinkman Swirl Finder. This is what I found.
The rocker panels were missed during the wash, so I cleaned them with ONR (Optimum No Rinse). There was some tar build up that required Tarminator to remove.
Next step was to clay the car using Clay Magic blue, then a wipe down with Isopropyl Alcohol (IPA) to strip any previous wax.
I began the polishing with the trim. The black plastic trim pieces had the typical soft paint and were heavily swirled. They were corrected with Meguiar’s M105 on a 4 inch orange Lake Country Pad then polished with Menzerna PO85rd.
Before
After
Next was the tail lights. The same process was used as for the black trim.
Before
After
Some pigtails indicate someone has been here before and left their signature.
The trim, lights, seals and anything else that could be easily damaged was then taped off.
The long process then began. Due to the hard paint it took much longer than anticipated. I try to use the rotary polisher as little as possible, as the risk of damage goes up significantly. This paint forced me to not only use the rotary polisher to achieve the desired correction, but also a wool pad.
Sanding scratches near the front, left indicator light.
Not able to achieve 100%, but significant improvement. The tight location, curves and uncertainty of the paint thickness here made it risky to go further. Sometimes you just have to know your limitations.
The finishing polish was done with a Porter Cable dual action polisher with a white Lake Country pad and Menzerna PO85rd.
The car was then opened up to remove all polish residue from the cracks. Plastic pieces under the hood and trunk, as well as rubber seals were dressed with 303 Aerospace Protectant.
Klasse AIO was used on the matte black air vent pieces…
…as well as the rear diffuser.
Exhaust tips were polished with Menzerna Power Finish and grade 000 steal wool. (Forgot to pack the metal polish.)
Another IPA wipedown was done to remove any oils from polishing. The car was then given a coat of Blackfire Wet Diamond All Paint Protection using a red Lake Country finishing pad.
The BFWD drying
