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2008 Civic Si - Black beauty!
Hello again! Going to try and keep this one short on the writing (but still lots of pics!
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This is a 2008 Civic Si in black that came for a multi-step correction detail. This paint is really soft!
Wash:
Weather has been pretty cold these days (getting down to -5*C), so I began the detail with an ONR wash in the garage with warm water.
I'm starting to get used to washing with a grout sponge and I must say it works really well. Rims and tires were not cleaned during this wash.
Correction:
M105, white pad @ 1800-2000rpm
PowerFinish, white pad @ 1400rpm
FPII, blue pad @ 1000rpm
Washed with Maxi-Suds in foam gun with Sheepskin Wool Mitt
Poli-Seal, white pad @ 6 on PC
Even after the FPII, there were light buffer trails in the paint. I used Poli-Seal on a white pad with lots of pressure, did 2 IPA wipedowns, and the finish was LSP ready.
The first four pictures here are after M105, and PowerFinish:
The rest of the before and afters are only after M105 on a white pad @ 1800-2000rpm:
Took a quick break to do the exhaust tip which was very dirty. It cleaned up nicely with P21S Finish Restorer and Steel Wool, followed by use with an MF towel.
Back to the paint:
Trunk lid cleaned up very nicely!
Nice reflection shots:
After washing the car with Maxi-Suds in a foam gun and sheepskin wool mitt (using buckets was out of the question as it was near -3*C without wind factor), I proceeded around the car with Poli-Seal as outlined above. Final protection layer was Collinite 476S which will keep this beautiful car protected throughout winter. Rims were cleaned with Kleenol APC and sealed with Opti-Seal. Tires cleaned with Grime Reaper and dressed with Opti-Bond. Wheel wells cleaned with Grime Reaper and dressed with Armor All.
Final Pictures:
I recently picked up a new lens, 50mm f1.8, so some of my pictures are looking a lot better than before (with my kit lens). Some pictures are still taken with the kit lens.
This picture needed some editing as it came out overexposed:
My favourite picture:
Thanks for looking!!!!
Kaval
)This is a 2008 Civic Si in black that came for a multi-step correction detail. This paint is really soft!
Wash:
Weather has been pretty cold these days (getting down to -5*C), so I began the detail with an ONR wash in the garage with warm water.
I'm starting to get used to washing with a grout sponge and I must say it works really well. Rims and tires were not cleaned during this wash.
Correction:
M105, white pad @ 1800-2000rpm
PowerFinish, white pad @ 1400rpm
FPII, blue pad @ 1000rpm
Washed with Maxi-Suds in foam gun with Sheepskin Wool Mitt
Poli-Seal, white pad @ 6 on PC
Even after the FPII, there were light buffer trails in the paint. I used Poli-Seal on a white pad with lots of pressure, did 2 IPA wipedowns, and the finish was LSP ready.
The first four pictures here are after M105, and PowerFinish:
The rest of the before and afters are only after M105 on a white pad @ 1800-2000rpm:
Took a quick break to do the exhaust tip which was very dirty. It cleaned up nicely with P21S Finish Restorer and Steel Wool, followed by use with an MF towel.
Back to the paint:
Trunk lid cleaned up very nicely!
Nice reflection shots:
After washing the car with Maxi-Suds in a foam gun and sheepskin wool mitt (using buckets was out of the question as it was near -3*C without wind factor), I proceeded around the car with Poli-Seal as outlined above. Final protection layer was Collinite 476S which will keep this beautiful car protected throughout winter. Rims were cleaned with Kleenol APC and sealed with Opti-Seal. Tires cleaned with Grime Reaper and dressed with Opti-Bond. Wheel wells cleaned with Grime Reaper and dressed with Armor All.
Final Pictures:
I recently picked up a new lens, 50mm f1.8, so some of my pictures are looking a lot better than before (with my kit lens). Some pictures are still taken with the kit lens.
This picture needed some editing as it came out overexposed:
My favourite picture:
Thanks for looking!!!!
Kaval
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