Presidential Detailed: 2006 Kraftwerks Supercharged S2000-400WHP!!

Presidential_Detail

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This is a friend of mine, Joe. Ive known him since I purchased my S2K a year or so ago and began hanging out with the S2K community. Ive seen this car go from stock to a full out auto-x/track monster! This particular car has the Kraftwerks Rotrex Supercharger on it and WOW is all I have to say! I had the pleasure of picking the car up and driving it about 30 minutes back to my house! I strongly feel this is what ALL S2K's should come with STANDARD! While this car is fairly new and pampered it still had your normal swirling in the paint and the owner wanted it in even BETTER shape than it already was. This was supposed to be a 2 day detail, but the weather was laughing at me as it rained HARD the entire first day I had the car and then we had FREEZING weather(I believe we hit the 20's this week!!!) so it slowed me down quite a bit. I ended up working on the car on and off for several days, working around the weather. Anyways, on to the pics! :D

Products:
Exterior:
Dawn Soap Pre-Wash
ONR diluted to clay lube
COBRA UMF Wash Mitt
COBRA "GOLD" MF's (awesome!)
Dual Buckets with Dual Grit Guards
from Autogeek.net :D
3m "green" Masking Tape
Adams Professional Clay Bar
Meguairs APC+
Meguairs Hyperdressing
Meguairs M105/PFW Wool
Menzerna 106fa/White
UK 3M Ultrafina/ UK 3M Finishing Pad
91% Isopropyl Alcohol
Tons of (retired) Cobra "Deluxe Jr" Towels(AP)
Swissvax Pneu

LSP:
Optimum Opti-Seal applied with Uber Foam Applicator
Two coats of Dodo Juice Supernatural Paste Wax applied with Uber Foam Applicator

Tools:
Dual Work Lamps
Makita Hi Speed Rotary
World's Greatest Boar's Hair Wheel Brush
Foam Pad Cleaning Brush
DD Detail Sponge
The Wheel Well/Fender Brush
The Spoke Brush
Canon Rebel XTi
Craftsmen 295MPH Vac/Blow
E-Z Detail Wheel Brush
Swissvax Wheel Brush

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This car also has a true single weave CF hood, which needed some work after some abuse from the FL sun!
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Notice here, while I am taping off the vented slots you can actually see THROUGH the CF. :D
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Here, you can see just how badly it had been oxidized.
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Here, I am using a LC PFW Spot Buff pad for the small sections of the vents.
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50/50 Shot just after compounding.
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Before..
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After..
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Notice how dull the reflections are..
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And now everything is very crisp!
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Hood completed..
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The engine was also degreased and dressed using Meguairs APC+ and Hyperdressing.

Before.
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After.
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After.
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After.
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Rear quarter panel after compounding.
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Then after 106FA/White. Still needs a finishing polish at this point.
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50/50 on the trunk..
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After final polishing using 3m Ultrafina on a 3m UK Finishing Pad. Front Fender.
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Rear Quarter Panel.
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Amazing job, just not a fan of carbon fiber.
 
nice! I've never detailed carbon fiber. Is it any different? Compared to paint.
 
I find myself getting excited every time a see a post that has "PRESIDENTIAL DETAIL' written in the box. I'm speechless on this one. The carbon fiber hood blew me away. I guess the Dodo SN really takes on a whole new meaning of supernatural when it hits carbon fiber !
 
AudiTTman said:
I find myself getting excited every time a see a post that has "PRESIDENTIAL DETAIL' written in the box. I'm speechless on this one. The carbon fiber hood blew me away. I guess the Dodo SN really takes on a whole new meaning of supernatural when it hits carbon fiber !
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i got that same feeling, he posts all this pictures on a honda forum that i belong to as well, so i find myself looking twice at everything because its just insane.

carbon fiber panels have a clear coat on them as well, at least most of the top name companies like vis will put a clear coat layer on top of the epoxy resin.
 
redboost10 said:
carbon fiber panels have a clear coat on them as well, at least most of the top name companies like vis will put a clear coat layer on top of the epoxy resin.
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This one is a fully authentic J's Racing hood. He waited 7 months for it to arrive, its one of the nicest CF pieces I have seen and I dont care for raw CF very much. To answer the question though, yes there is a clear coat, its quite thick also!
 
i totally forgot about J's, how do they all compare, J's, seibon(spelling?) and vis?
 
Id probably rank Js at the top, the fitment is perfect and its just like OEM. It even has special cut holes to fit the windshield sprayers!
 
AWESOME car, fantastic turnaround on that CF. what do you use for your engine bay dressing?
 
Looks good, I like the carbon fiber but that fin in the back is not my favorite. But I am old! Nice job though, very nice to see the transformation.:D Bet your friend was very happy with the results.
 
awsome job. :iagree: i bet he was stoked. i can dig the CF, I'm not too big on it though.
 
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