First of all, I have to say it was not easy working with PW simply because it hides imperfections well. I was using my bicycle lights in order to get the right angle and to see damage clearly.
The car itself is a 5yr old TSX that has never been polished. The paint has seen regular car washes. Other than that, the vehicle is in excellent condition.
Even though I didn't take any pictures of the IRON-X application, I found that it helped immensely with decontamination as the paint was embedded with iron deposits. Therefore the process was:
Wash
IRON-X
Wash
Clay
Menzerna FG400 on Tangarine 6.5" for large panels and on Cyan Hydrotech 5.5" for smaller panels
Menzerna FF300 on White CCS 6.5" and Orange Hydrotech 5.5"
Opticoat
This was my first time using Opticoat. I have to say the product itself is easy to apply but the lighting is the key. I believe I applied enough, even though I still had some left in the syringe after I was done.
Onto the pictures:
Start with the product I used:
Damage on driver's side door:
Shot of the trunk lid. Probably one of the worst looking panels on this car:
More damage shown here:
Now, here's the lid after 5 passes with FG400. Still some minor marks on there but quite an improvement:
Right Tail light before and After FG400:
After:
Here's the "beak" or the grille section. Obviously the taped off section did not see any product. You can see that one scratch still remained as I didn't want to go too deep with the product.
I noticed a lot of dusting with FG400...normal??
This is how I improvised with my bike lights:
Cleaning pads on the fly:
Still minor marks left after 5-6 passes with FG400:
FF3000 took care of that:
Using the eraser to remove any oils prior to Opticoat application:
The finished product:
The other Acura's door handle as seen in mine:
In the sun...baking Opticoat:
I guess, Opticoat being put to the test:
Couldn't get any reflection shots with PW:
The car itself is a 5yr old TSX that has never been polished. The paint has seen regular car washes. Other than that, the vehicle is in excellent condition.
Even though I didn't take any pictures of the IRON-X application, I found that it helped immensely with decontamination as the paint was embedded with iron deposits. Therefore the process was:
Wash
IRON-X
Wash
Clay
Menzerna FG400 on Tangarine 6.5" for large panels and on Cyan Hydrotech 5.5" for smaller panels
Menzerna FF300 on White CCS 6.5" and Orange Hydrotech 5.5"
Opticoat
This was my first time using Opticoat. I have to say the product itself is easy to apply but the lighting is the key. I believe I applied enough, even though I still had some left in the syringe after I was done.
Onto the pictures:
Start with the product I used:
Damage on driver's side door:
Shot of the trunk lid. Probably one of the worst looking panels on this car:
More damage shown here:
Now, here's the lid after 5 passes with FG400. Still some minor marks on there but quite an improvement:
Right Tail light before and After FG400:
After:
Here's the "beak" or the grille section. Obviously the taped off section did not see any product. You can see that one scratch still remained as I didn't want to go too deep with the product.
I noticed a lot of dusting with FG400...normal??
This is how I improvised with my bike lights:
Cleaning pads on the fly:
Still minor marks left after 5-6 passes with FG400:
FF3000 took care of that:
Using the eraser to remove any oils prior to Opticoat application:
The finished product:
The other Acura's door handle as seen in mine:
In the sun...baking Opticoat:
I guess, Opticoat being put to the test:
Couldn't get any reflection shots with PW:
