25 hours correcting an Acura MDX (frightening photos inside)

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Hey guys, got a real big job here. This MDX had been hit with super hard water for quite a while and needed some serious correction. Someone attempted buffing out the spots on the right fender, but unfortunately was unsuccessful and required heavy correction to fix. This was a 4 stage correction on this SUV, thus the 25 hours of work.

Correction process was a lot of rotary work with M105 and GI Extreme Cut on GI grey wool pad and GI white wool pad. Finished down with Menzerna SIP on LC orange and then Menzerna 106FA on LC black with the PCXP. Sealant choice was Blackfire Wet Diamond.


Onto the pics



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The "attempted" fix that was performed prior appears to have been with a rotary at HIGH speed, heavy wool pad, worked too long until it was dry buffing, and with splatter everywhere. These pics are on the scary side....







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Product sling was everywhere

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After washing

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...gonna be a long couple of days!

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The waterspots continue!

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Now it REALLY gets bad when the 1000 watt halogens light it up!

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After compounding

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Waterspots on glass

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After correcting with GI Extreme cut on GI white wool pad

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More heavy correction needed here

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After compounding

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....And after final polishing

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Finished after the sun had passed the horizon, so no sun pics



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Thanks for looking!
 
That MDX was in real bad shape. You did a great job, looks new again. Nice pics and documentation.

After the corrections with rotary, did you use a DA to finish it?
 
My mouth just kinda dropped when I saw some of the first few pictures. Nice work! I love this picture...just amazing

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Wow.... incredible save! That paint looked like someone hooked a brillo pad up to their rotary.
 
Scary before pics, amazing after pics. Just the way I like it (minus the scary before pics). :dblthumb2:
 
looks absolutely magnificent, flawless finish!! great job man

what towels/microfibers do you use in your process?
 
perfect example of tools left in the hands of amateurs vs tools left in the hands of professionals

the proof is in the reflections
 
Great save, I don't think that I have ever seen paint with that many water spots. Great before and after pics. I can see how you spent 25 hours correcting the paint on this MDX. Great job.

Glenn
 
It looked like it was parked in a driveway between two badly adjusted automatic sprinkler systems. I'm not surprised that it required a four step process to fix that horror show.
I don't know what the going rate for work like yours is in your area, but out here in Los Angeles it should be on the high side of a thousand dollars.
 
Holy s*** that was bad.Looks like it sat under a sprinkler with well water hitting in the sun just baking the heck out of it.Great 100% turnaround!!
 
Amazing job. The before and after pics show a complete and professional restoration of the paint.
 
goodness that is beautiful!!! Excellent work!
 
This MDX had been hit with super hard water for quite a while and needed some serious correction.

Lets hope it's not re-introduced to the source of water spotting again...


Someone attempted buffing out the spots on the right fender, but unfortunately was unsuccessful and required heavy correction to fix.

One good thing about hack detailers is they create work for Pro Detailers.


Nice save!

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the owner should sell it now and buy a silver car

super job!
 
:wow: I honestly didn't know the paint was blue. Those are the jobs that just make you smile :D. Great save.
 
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