haris300
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- Apr 1, 2014
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My sister has been in the hospital for the past few days so I decided to do something to cheer her up for when she gets back.
She drives a Grand Prix White Honda S2000 but doesn't really take much care of the thing. It hardly ever gets washed and had some pretty nasty staining, swirls, and scratches all over. I didn't take any photos of the correction process unfortunately, but here are the steps I took plus the results.
First the car got a nice bath and Iron X chemical decontamination. I then proceeded to mechanically decontaminate the paint with a Nanoskin mitt. After decontamination, I use compressed air and a Cobra Guzzler towel to dry the car.
I inspected the paint condition and prepped the car for correction by masking off various trim pieces and other delicate areas.
I used Menzerna PF 2500 with orange Lake Country flat foam pads on my Flex 3401 at speed 5. On the last few passes during correction I would slow my speed down to 4 and reduce pressure. Some tricky spots were hit with my Porter Cable 7424 using orange 3.5 inch pads.
The results were so good from the initial correction that I decided not to continue with a finishing polish and pad. I did a test spot with Menzerna SF 4500 and a black Lake Country foam pad, but I honestly could not tell the difference upon inspection. More than likely this is because the paint is white. The black S2000 I posted here not too long benefited much more from the final polishing step.
I did one last inspection, cleaned up left over dust/residue, and wiped the car down with CarPro Eraser. I then coated it with some Opti-Coat 2.0 that I have saved up. Wheels and glass were protected with Pinnacle Black Label Diamond Surface Coating. Tires were dressed with Ultima Tire & Trim Guard.
getting a second opinion of my work
I also gave the interior a little sprucing up. Love that color combo.
The car looks better in person than it does in the photos. I wish I had taken before photos so you guys could see the transformation. Hopefully my sister will be thrilled to see her "new" car when she gets out of the hospital.
Thanks for looking!
She drives a Grand Prix White Honda S2000 but doesn't really take much care of the thing. It hardly ever gets washed and had some pretty nasty staining, swirls, and scratches all over. I didn't take any photos of the correction process unfortunately, but here are the steps I took plus the results.
First the car got a nice bath and Iron X chemical decontamination. I then proceeded to mechanically decontaminate the paint with a Nanoskin mitt. After decontamination, I use compressed air and a Cobra Guzzler towel to dry the car.
I inspected the paint condition and prepped the car for correction by masking off various trim pieces and other delicate areas.
I used Menzerna PF 2500 with orange Lake Country flat foam pads on my Flex 3401 at speed 5. On the last few passes during correction I would slow my speed down to 4 and reduce pressure. Some tricky spots were hit with my Porter Cable 7424 using orange 3.5 inch pads.
The results were so good from the initial correction that I decided not to continue with a finishing polish and pad. I did a test spot with Menzerna SF 4500 and a black Lake Country foam pad, but I honestly could not tell the difference upon inspection. More than likely this is because the paint is white. The black S2000 I posted here not too long benefited much more from the final polishing step.
I did one last inspection, cleaned up left over dust/residue, and wiped the car down with CarPro Eraser. I then coated it with some Opti-Coat 2.0 that I have saved up. Wheels and glass were protected with Pinnacle Black Label Diamond Surface Coating. Tires were dressed with Ultima Tire & Trim Guard.
getting a second opinion of my work
I also gave the interior a little sprucing up. Love that color combo.
The car looks better in person than it does in the photos. I wish I had taken before photos so you guys could see the transformation. Hopefully my sister will be thrilled to see her "new" car when she gets out of the hospital.
Thanks for looking!
Nice work.
