spring detailing almost done

[wBkM85]

FINALLY got around to it

got it 1/2 done, i'm going to wax it tomorrow morning

what i did:

wash
claybar
wash
pre-wax cleaning stuff
wax (in the AM)

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c170/wbkm85/983d8fe7.jpg

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c170/wbkm85/f8047003.jpg

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c170/wbkm85/aa59b422.jpg

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c170/wbkm85/a7b65fb6.jpg

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c170/wbkm85/baee0774.jpg

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c170/wbkm85/49c90a09.jpg

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c170/wbkm85/9efb6f73.jpg

[born4drivn]

love your wheels, nothing stays in style more than good ol 5 spokers..... Love the houses in the backround also!!!!!

[Rennation]

why is their alot of spiralling on the paint on that up close shot? ive always wondered why that happens...


nice job on the detailing tho, looks brand new

[DontPassTheFence]

I love the car, my one problem with it is that you did not buy the correct size tires, they are not wide enough for those rims! It looks like you've got 215 or maybe even 205mm, whereas a 225 or 235mm wide tire would look better (and perform better)

Other than that keep up the good work on the sexy GA :thumbup:

[Dboucher]

Man I love your car. those tail lights look great on it! Where did you get those, never seen any of those for sale before.

[lamonpat]

Nice! That's almost the same detail I did on my car on saturday. Took me about 5 hours.

Wash
Clay
Wash
Meguiars Paint Cleaner
Meguiars Scratch X where needed
Meguiars #7 Show Car Glaze
Meguiars NXT Tech Wax

Gotta love a detailed black car :D
I'm going to do the same detail on my mom's red G6 on the next nice week-end.

[wBkM85]

Originally posted by DontPassTheFence
I love the car, my one problem with it is that you did not buy the correct size tires, they are not wide enough for those rims! It looks like you've got 215 or maybe even 205mm, whereas a 225 or 235mm wide tire would look better (and perform better)

Other than that keep up the good work on the sexy GA :thumbup:

they are 225/45/17

thanks for the compliments, from you and everyone else

[JoeyK]

Originally posted by Rennation
why is their alot of spiralling on the paint on that up close shot? ive always wondered why that happens...


nice job on the detailing tho, looks brand new

Clay bars are abrasive, it dulls & makes fine scratches that you are seeing. You have to polish that all out before waxing for a perfect finish.

[wBkM85]

yeah, i'm not real worried right now

it's about to be painted in the next few weeks

i'm buying a porter cable buffer set too, so that'll knock out the swirls

[Rennation]

painted what color? same? or something wild?

[XoticGA]

Looks good... But those tails stick out like a sore thumb

[ManktheTank19]

Car looks great and I love the AED tails :) but paint them the same color of the car :)

['96GAGT]

I agree. Those tails should be the same color as the car. Other than that your personal hardwork is paying off!

[wBkM85]

Originally posted by Rennation
painted what color? same? or something wild?

i was going to 2tone, but i dont like how sik's turned out honestly. i'll get sick of it after about a month

so it's gonna be red. lol

boring, but at least it'll shine like i want it to

[wBkM85]

Originally posted by ManktheTank19
Car looks great and I love the AED tails :) but paint them the same color of the car :)

i might have someone PS that to see if i would like that. would be easy since its all bein painted soon...go ahead and add those to the list.


thanks for all of the comments people!

[coupe]

You really need to hit that with a PC and at least 3 stages of of polish to get those swirls out.
I would have hit it with
Megs #83
megs #80
then a nice glaze
then a good carnuaba wax

But we already talked about that in PM lol

You have already seen this but i will show it again. If you do what i recomend you will get much better depth, shine and wetness.

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d104/Rand81/Reflections-02.jpg

[wBkM85]

i went and got some megs 82 today

gotta get my ol orbital out and try this stuff. can't wait for my PC to get here..

[coupe]

Oh yeah and here is a quick review of the wax i use.

http://autopia.org/reviews/censura.php?cmd=details&itemid=490


#82 might work very well for you, make sure you work it in and make sure the polish breaks down before you wipe it off.

[wBkM85]

yeah, i have got to get me some of that stuff rand.

i got some race glaze..

carquest is going to stop carrying it and my dad bough about $800 worth of diff. race glaze stuff for $180. so i'm good on that

i havnt called the harley place yet for that stuff...i'm going to do that today sometime

[coupe]

That race glaze polish/sealent is just amazing stuff. Its so slick and gives a great 3-D depth and reflection. Then topped with the S100 is just phenomenal! The S100 gives it the wetness/liquid and shine affect.
So once your done doing all those steps you will have a paint job that has GREAT 3-D depth, shine, reflection and wetness with ZERO swirls and scratches.
If you do all this and still have swirls you might have to bump up your polishing steps and use megs #83 then megs #80 then megs #82. Its all trial and error........not to mention VERY time consumeing.

[wBkM85]

yeah, i have a dark blue accord i'm doin monday morning

i hope this #82 will work well on that too. its got a LOT of swirls so i might have to go get some 80 and 83 for that one

[coupe]

Yup it all comes down to how bad the paint is. Thats what determines what polishes will work.
#83 will take out HEAVY swirls and scratches but will leave a "haze".
#80 will take out the "haze".
#82 will take out the fine swirls and scratches.
Then all ya gotta do is "seal" it in with a good quality sealant/glaze.
Then a layer of a good wax. I preffer S100 on dark colored cars and NXT paste wax for light colored cars.

[wBkM85]

yeah, i think im gonna have to go pick up some 83 and 80

its that dark dark blue color, and though it was kinda dirty when i looked at it yesterday, the swirls stand out more than the paint color

[coupe]

In that case i recomend the full polish steps #83-#80-#82. It sucks i know but its the only way to get a pro detail. Also dont forget to use the right pads.

I also forgot, you can layer race glaze as many times as you want, more the better! I did 5 then topped with S100. 1 week later i applied another coat of S100.

[wBkM85]

how can i tell when it breaks down all the way, i know theres a link i had where it tells you, but i cant seem to find it

i have a good idea about how/when it does..but enlighten me and make sure i know what i'm talkin about

[RedFireUFO]

car looks really good.. you're going to be painting it too? the paint seems fine to me.. you should see my car, one reason why I so dislike black, swirls are a pain to keep minimal, and my car wasn't really taken care of, so waxing it only does so much for so long.. :(

[coupe]

Originally posted by wBkM85
how can i tell when it breaks down all the way, i know theres a link i had where it tells you, but i cant seem to find it

i have a good idea about how/when it does..but enlighten me and make sure i know what i'm talkin about


Here ya go:
http://paintcare-n-detailing.com/ssr.html

It takes practice.

[coupe]

Originally posted by RedFireUFO
car looks really good.. you're going to be painting it too? the paint seems fine to me.. you should see my car, one reason why I so dislike black, swirls are a pain to keep minimal, and my car wasn't really taken care of, so waxing it only does so much for so long.. :(


Thats becuase wax wont remove/heal swirls or scratches. At best wax "might" hide a few small ones.
Go to autopia.org and do some reading.

[XoticGA]

So is it all done? Let's see it!

[wBkM85]

ill upload some pics tomorrow..im lazy and beat after that accord today. i'm goin to bed.

[coupe]

Its very hard on your body to do details like this.

[wBkM85]

lol, your tellin me

i have another one tomorrow to do. newer highlander, shouldnt be as bad though

[wBkM85]

Originally posted by XoticGA
So is it all done? Let's see it!

here's a few...

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c170/wbkm85/6d251491.jpg

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c170/wbkm85/c235a36c.jpg

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c170/wbkm85/9afb5625.jpg

[Tuny]

Very nice car! I like your tails! What kind are they?

[coupe]

Nice man, i bet it feels and looks soooo killer.

[ga5speed02]

car looks great. i do agree with everyone tho, i would have the tails painted body color. and i world put the lens over it, but thats just me :D

[coupe]

iirc he dont have the lense.

[ga5speed02]

i was thinking, i want to get GT lenses and use that over my AED tails. maybe that would look cool. now i want to know i should clear it or leave it the red

[coupe]

That would not look cool imo.

[wBkM85]

yeah, you would have a big gap right on the side. the aed tails are a little longer, hence why you have to get the lenses from them.

i might end up painting them when i paint my car, i still havent decided yet, i kinda like them black but they would look good red also.

rand, thanks for all of your help. my car now is SLICK. i am going to go back over it in a few weeks with all of my new products and use my PC on it and see how much better the paint will look. its slick now, but i can't wait to do it again in a few weeks once this stuff wears off.

[coupe]

As long as you use a good carnauba every few weeks your polishes will never wear off. It only gets better!!