2011 Red Civic Si - SOOFFFTT

courtdale

courtdale

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Just returned after a layoff and wanted to thank Autogeek for my detailing education. Had I not spent time learning here a few years ago, I surely would have ruined the paint on a Civic I brought home last week. Knowing that all paints are not created equal, I was sure to research before I started buffing away. The car is in relatively good shape, but had more than its fair share of swirls and rids. Without my AG knowledge I definitely would have tore into this with the wrong pad and probably Meg's compound. I'm coming off of working with an older Black BMW 325i which I was able to blast away on without worry.

Plan was to go in with kid gloves and see what kind of results I'd get with an initial gental approach. I clayed, and then worked a 12" section of hood as a test with the following:

Quick 2 step using Green and Blue LC Pads
Menzerna Power & Super Finish

I used almost no extra pressure outside of what gravity and the wieght of the Makita provided, and never went above #2 on the speed setting.

A quick wipe with some spray detailer and finished. I was very surprised with the result, and very happy that I started with as gentle of an approach as I did.
 
They're known for their soft paint. In any case, regardless of what you may "know", it is always prudent to start with a less aggressive method and move up if it's not cutting it (pun intended).
 
Honda paint is usually known for being soft and it shows your level of knowledge when working on it. Instead of pulling out the big guns you went with a moderate approach and it took care of the defects.

Nicely done.
 
Thanks. Since I only work on my own vehicles, I easily could have screwed this up. The BMW was the complete opposite, plus I think it had an extra CCoat applied, so again, heavy cut pads and products were never a problem. Not complaining though, less steps = less work for me, plus the delicate approach (i think) should mean less hologram issues.
 
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