Big "A" Detailing Chalky White 06 Honda Civic Si 4 Step Exterior Resurrection!

[AndrewBigA]

befores:

[AndrewBigA]

Re: Big "A" Detailing Chalky White 06 Honda Civic Si 4 Step Exterior Resurrection!

this is how she looked after being washed & degreased twice.
the clay removed the rest of those dull spots + whatever overspray i found!


i used the drivers fender as the test panel.












this is nothing new, i get a lot of cars with overspray on them lol. the fender, drivers side mirror & door got it the worst.











ready to put the wing back on.

[AndrewBigA]

Re: Big "A" Detailing Chalky White 06 Honda Civic Si 4 Step Exterior Resurrection!

diggin out some glue from removing the vinyl. shes almost done!






i think bobby is here! henny, go get the door!

[AndrewBigA]

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FINALS

[AndrewBigA]

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[AndrewBigA]

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Special thanks to Bobby Grandone of www.avcarsonline.com

for taking some pics of Henny & of course for the photoshoot of the Honda Civic Si!

his you tube:
http://www.youtube.com/user/avcarsonline

Thanks for checking out my work!

-Andrew

[Radiant Appearance]

Re: Big "A" Detailing Chalky White 06 Honda Civic Si 4 Step Exterior Resurrection!

WOW ! It looks awesome! Great work!!

I do have a question though... why hand rub it with the " hard at it " and not use a buffer with a wool pad ? Iv used the hard at it and its a great product for cutting through the ****!

[davey g-force]

Re: Big "A" Detailing Chalky White 06 Honda Civic Si 4 Step Exterior Resurrection!

Great turnaround!
Awesome work!

[greg0303]

Re: Big "A" Detailing Chalky White 06 Honda Civic Si 4 Step Exterior Resurrection!

Fantastic work, Andrew.

That paint was absolutely lifeless before.

[Shawn T.]

Re: Big "A" Detailing Chalky White 06 Honda Civic Si 4 Step Exterior Resurrection!

Fantastic job! That car was an absolute mess but it shines like a champ now!!!!!!

[Marc08EX]

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Spectacular revival Andrew! I love seeing turnarounds like this! Makes the car look totally different!

[AndrewBigA]

Re: Big "A" Detailing Chalky White 06 Honda Civic Si 4 Step Exterior Resurrection!

WOW ! It looks awesome! Great work!!

I do have a question though... why hand rub it with the " hard at it " and not use a buffer with a wool pad ? Iv used the hard at it and its a great product for cutting through the ****!

well ive been using hard at it for dull white cars for my entire career now. i get a warm bucket of water & a cotton applicator pad. dunk it, squeeze it, then apply hard at it directly to the pad & rub the car down. wash the pad after each panel or half panel or so. change the bucket of water when it gets real cloudy. wash out the pad in the sink & start over again. the hard at it removes most of the dullness & preps the paint for machine compounding. i would rather keep doing it this way than rely on another machine step & most likely have to use wool. i dont use wool pads in my shop, i left them at the body shop about 15 years ago. of course before my wet hand compounding the car was fully washed, degreased twice & clay barred up the wazoo lol.
thank you!

Great turnaround!
Awesome work!

thanks!

Fantastic work, Andrew.

That paint was absolutely lifeless before.

thank you greg!

Fantastic job! That car was an absolute mess but it shines like a champ now!!!!!!

thanks shawn!

Spectacular revival Andrew! I love seeing turnarounds like this! Makes the car look totally different!

thanks alot marc.

my customer posted this feedback a few weeks ago on one of the local forums:

This is my car and it looks amazing afterwards. The before was from about 1.5 years of build up from not washing it.

About the rear bumper, unfortunately I got rear ended and the shop obviously sucked at color matching and at the time, the car was dirty and was less noticeable. Now it bothers every time i see it so I will repaint it when i get the chance. As for wheels, it'll remain as I put my 18" hfp on my tsx.

Thanks andrew. Ill try not to let it get as bad again.