2002 Honda CR-V

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starjammir

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Hey guys/gals!
Over the weekend, I was gifted a CR-V for the day to try to correct the paint. The car had 130k on it and had never been done. Color is Nighthawk Black. As most of you know, Honda has a soft clear coat and this car was swirled to death! Horrible paint and lack of maintenance made for a long day.
I only took a few pics but the trim also was turning white from the owner trying to wax the car with Turtle Wax and getting it on the trim.
Products used:
Lake Country Blue pad for removing swirls
Lake Country Red pad for sealing the paint
XMT #3 in some spots
XMT #2/#1 in the rest of the spots
APC on the trim
Wolfgang trim sealant
Wolfgang paint sealant 3.0
The owner of the car was so impressed with how the car came out. Hell, even I was!
Thanks for all the information and help on this!

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After:

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Side by Side:
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Wow looks like a great turnaround!! Do you have any full shots of the car especially under the sun? That black will just pop!
 
Beautiful job!!! How many hours you put into the paint?
The blue pad had just enough cutting power to eliminate those swirls? That's awesome.
 
MirandaDetailin said:
Ah yes, that makes sense. Could a LC Flat Blue even remove swirls on a soft clear like Honda's? What do you think?
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Sorry guys, its an HT Cyan pad. I don't have any full shots but I can get some when it's more sunny out as I know the owners of the car pretty well.... (my parents :xyxthumbs:)
Also it took about six hours non stop (except for some mountain dew) to complete the paint. Most of the trim I had my dad help me out with. :)
 
MirandaDetailin said:
Ah yes, that makes sense. Could a LC Flat Blue even remove swirls on a soft clear like Honda's? What do you think?
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I don't think that the blue finessing pad has any mechanical cutting ability because it's just too soft. If there's any type of cut then that's probably coming from the compound being used. I could be wrong though.
 
Marc08EX said:
I don't think that the blue finessing pad has any mechanical cutting ability because it's just too soft. If there's any type of cut then that's probably coming from the compound being used. I could be wrong though.
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Yeah i would think that a compound on a finishing pad would probably react badly. I don't think a LC flat blue would do anything as far as correcting.
 
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