Silver Honda Jazz - Detailed by Lawrence

[lawrenceSA]

The objectives for this detail were to:


- Restore the headlights (the OEM coating had failed in a few places, and left a odd 'rainbow looking' defect' in the middle of the light
- Get everything cleaned and decontaminated
- Correct the paint to an acceptable level - it is a daily driver and chasing perfection was not required
- Protect everything.


So onto the detail, which was performed over the long weekend in April...


Headlights
Sand - 500 / 800 / 1000 / 1200 / 2000/ 3000 trizact
Compound - Menzerna FG400 on a rotary with a 3" wool pad, followed by Menzerna FG400 on the Flex 3401 with Orange Hybrid pads
Polish - Flex 3401, Menzerna SF4000 and Black Hybrid pads
Seal - *Un-named*


Left side (as you look at the pic) corrected, right untouched

Before (notice the 'rainbow looking defect')

During

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After

The 'rainbow defect' seemed to be in the headlight or right through the plastic - I can't know for sure as I wasn't comfortable with getting any more aggressive than the 500 grit used. That area was primarily where the original OEM 'film' had failed.


Taillights
Correct - Menzerna PF2300 on the Flex 3401 with a White Hybrid pad
Protect - Collinite 845


Engine bay
Clean - Blower, Carchem APC @ 1:5, brushes, MF towels
Dress - Autofinesse Dressel
Painted areas - Autofinesse Tripple by hand on a MF applicator, buff off


Before

After

Fender wells
Clean - Carchem APC @ 1:5, Daytona
Dress - Autofinesse Dressel


Before

During

Tyres
Clean - Carchem APC @ 1:5, Mothers Tyre Brush
Dress - Carpro Perl uncut
Wheels
Clean - Angelwax Billberry Wheel cleaner @1:10
Tar remover - Carpro Tar-x
Iron Remover - Valet Pro Dragon's Breath
Protection - Gyeon Wetcoat

Exterior Wash
Pressure rinse - Karcher K7
Snowfoam - Karcher K7, MTM Hydro, Gyeon Q2 Foam
TFR - Valet Pro Citrus Prewash
2BM- Carchem Luxury Shampoo, lambswool wash mitts
Dry - Blower, WW drying towels, ONR as a drying aid


Before

During

Door and boot shuts
Clean - Carchem APC @ 1:5, various brushes
Polish - Autofinesse Tripple, MF applicator
Protect - Autofinesse Tripple, MF applicator


Inside fuel flap
Clean Carchem APC @ 1:5, various brushes
Plastics dressed - Carchem Tire and Trim gel
Painted areas - Autofinesse Tripple, MF applicator


Decontamination
Tar removal - Carpro Tar-x
Iron removal - Valet Pro Dragon's Breath


Paint Correction
Thickness - min 90, max 112, average 103
Correction - Flex 3401, Menzerna PF2300, White Hybrid pads


Left side correcred, right side uncorrected

Before

After

Protection
Collinite 845


Door and window rubbers
Clean - Shield Heavy Duty Vinyl and rubber cleaner
Protect - Aerospace 303


Glass
Clean - Autoglym Fast Glass, multiple MF towels
Rain repellent - Wynns C-thru


Badges & Emblems
Clean/polish/protect - Autofinesse Tripple, Q-tips, MF towels


Before

After

Interior
Vacuum - Flex VL35C
Interior Plastics - Carchem APC @ 1:20, various brushes / Autofinesse Spritz
Interior Carpets - Brush, vacuum, Mothers Carpet and Upholstery cleaner, brush, vacuum
Seats - Mothers Carpet and Upholstery cleaner, MF Towels
Pedals - Carchem APC @ 1:20, various brushes


Exterior Plastics
Dress - Carchem Trim and Tyre gel


Before

Completed pictures

Total time spent = 36 hours


Thanks for looking and as always and questions or comments are welcome.

 

[Joe@NextLevelDetail]

Fantastic work lawrence

 

[Aaryn NZ]

:xyxthumbs: Nice one Lawrence!

A Honda . . . . something different from you mate. Bleed rims bleed! Wow, great pictures Lawrence. Did the "rainbow" improve at all or did it just stay the same? I have seen something similar to this on Mazda 3s down here but never a Honda. The headlights I seen this on didn't require any work but figured it was a factory defect.

I picked up some Valet Pro Dragon's Breath after talking to you, thanks for the advice, works a treat. Great work on the badges there Lawrence, all those little details make for a stunning detail! rops:

Fantastic post, thanks for sharing mate!

Aaryn NZ. :dblthumb2:

 

[FrankS]

Excellent work as always Lawrence.

 

[Paul A.]

Excellent work, as usual, Lawrence. Beautiful close up shots to show meticulous attention.

 

[Mike@DedicatedPerfection]

Damn. Stunning work as always Lawrence!

Thanks for sharing.

 

[Jaretr1]

Very nice. I actually have a friend who just acquired the same car, called a Fit here in the US in far worse shape than that one. Once she gets it mechanically squared away, I am sure she will be hitting me up to make it pretty

 

[BrutalNoodle]

I love clean engine bay! I just do.

And every time someone declares finished with detailing, the first place I check is the emblems. lol

Also a big thank you for listing the chemicals & tools used for each area. Not only informative, but a good showcase for people that might want to try said products. rops:

 

[lawrenceSA]

Thank you all very much :cheers: