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    Hello all. It has been quite a while since I made a long post like this, but without further a due, here it is.

    This is my 1991 Integra GS. I have had this car for almost 10 years now, and it is rolling up on 20 years itself right around the corner. It was my second vehicle I have owned, and to date the most fun. It has been out of commission for almost 2 years, and finally got it running again. Now that I recently purchased a house, and got my garage set up the way I wanted it, I thought I might give my integra a little cleaning. One thing lead to another, and now I have started a LARGE project.


    Even though I am going to have the car repainted, it won't be until I am done with the motor swap and more, so I just want to get it in better condition, so I am still proud of the car, even before the new paint job. Plus it makes great practice.

    Not too bad from far away, but up close swirls and oxidation.




    And chips and scratches.




    A chip that I had previously just put some touch-up paint on. I plan on doing the touch-up sand, touch-up, sand, touch-up, sand buff buff buff method.


    The interior is a little dirty from sitting for 2 years without a cleaning. (even though it was garaged w/ a car cover.)




    Grime in the windows


    The FAL window will need some polishing. It is all swirled up.


    I started in the engine compartment


    I had been removing items so I could get a full clean, so I decided to remove the headlights to give it a good scrub.


    In the process, looking better.


    One thing leads to another, I take the bumper support, and fender off, and find small items I want to restore by hand.




    I also cleaned the inside of the fender you will never see.


    Removed as much over spray from the fender lining as possible, and then dressed the fender lining on the topside w/water based dressing 1:1


    I gave it a second coat of Megs Water Based Dressing.




    After I washed every area I could find, I re-installed the fender


    Then gave it a quick wipe with some LTD. Not too worried about it right now since I will be doing the polishing a bit later.


    And it was just supposed to be a quick detail. HA!!! man this is going to be a project.
    Schotography

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    Re: Is this considered overboard?

    nice! looks good thus far! good luck and keep the pics coming!
    2011 Infiniti G37S 6MT
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    • #3
      Re: Is this considered overboard?

      Yes.... thats overboard....
      2017 Subaru WRX Premium - WR Blue

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      • #4
        Re: Is this considered overboard?

        Very nice job, can't wait to see the final pics.
        It's going to be a very long project! Good luck

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        • #5
          Re: Is this considered overboard?

          This is going to be a very meticulous detail. Good Luck. Keep the pics coming.
          quality creates its own demand

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          • #6
            Re: Is this considered overboard?

            Well, perhaps it's better to do too much than not enough. I admire your passion! Keep it up!
            Shane
            1995 Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera SL

            If you trim yourself to fit the world you'll whittle yourself away. - Aaron Tippin

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            • #7
              Re: Is this considered overboard?

              Morning,

              If it makes you happy to go that extreme, then it is not overboard. The whole idea of detailing is to make your vehicle the best it can be, which is purely subjective based on the owner. I crawl under my truck and wax my Rancho shocks so that they keep looking nice. Is that overboard, not in my eyes though many would question it....

              Keep doing what you are doing if it makes you happy as that is all that matters!

              Tim
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              • #8
                Re: Is this considered overboard?

                Originally posted by Tim Lingor View Post
                Morning,

                If it makes you happy to go that extreme, then it is not overboard. The whole idea of detailing is to make your vehicle the best it can be, which is purely subjective based on the owner. I crawl under my truck and wax my Rancho shocks so that they keep looking nice. Is that overboard, not in my eyes though many would question it....

                Keep doing what you are doing if it makes you happy as that is all that matters!

                Tim
                Tim,

                I couldn't agree with your more!

                Some people think washing your car once a week is "overboard", so it is entirely subjective! If it's not overboard to you, than good on you.

                I bust out the q-tips every time I do my interior to make sure I get every crack and crevice. Overboard??? Maybe to some, not to me.
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                • #9
                  Re: Is this considered overboard?

                  great

                  awaiting for more to come
                  it only takes a little patience and plenty of PASSION!!

                  detailing blog

                  http://thedetailers.blogspot.com

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                  • #10
                    Re: Is this considered overboard?

                    I finished the engine bay portion, and should have pictures up tomorrow.
                    Schotography

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                    • #11
                      Re: Is this considered overboard?

                      Originally posted by Murr1525 View Post
                      Yes.... thats overboard....
                      What he said.
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                      • #12
                        Re: Is this considered overboard?

                        Alright so the last couple of days I have been cleaning up the DA, and trying to get it registered again. I finally finished getting it smogged. Here was my journey along the way.

                        Before


                        After (No its not a new piece, yes I cleaned it with a toothbrush)


                        Before


                        After


                        Before


                        After


                        Before


                        After


                        It took me about a day and a half (not working 100% of the time) to finish the cleaning of the engine bay, bumper support area, and under the fenders. You would be amazed at how many leaves, twigs and dirt you will find in there.
                        Schotography

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                        • #13
                          Re: Is this considered overboard?

                          Here is what the car looked like after I gave it a quick wipe down after I was done spattering dirt all over the fenders.





                          So far I only did about 1/3 of the underside of the hood.


                          I went and picked up some parts that were being stored at my moms before I bought my house. I think this needs a little cleaning.


                          I think this needs a little cleaning.


                          I went out and adjusted the fitment of the hood. But really all you can tell from this picture is that I need to spend less time typing, and more time polishing.
                          Schotography

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                            Re: Is this considered overboard?

                            Brought the car into the garage and spent some time figuring out what my detailing process will be. VERY HAZY


                            With a side of extra hazy.


                            I decided to start a testing spot, so I cleaned and clayed half of the hood. Honestly I thought the clay would look a lot worse. I love the process of detailing, because if you pre-test your products to make sure you will get the results you want. Feel the side you started with, and then the finished side. It gives me a great feel of accomplishment.


                            Half washed and clayed, the other half nothing.




                            Then I built a square on 1/3 of the cleaned side, and tried 2 different methods.
                            1. m205 on a polishing pad
                            2. m105 on a polishing pad (which will be followed by m205 on a polishing pad.)

                            Reults (the square was left alone for comparison, I polished on the sides of the square.) Please excuse the lame pictures, I was about 30 seconds from running out of sunlight.

                            m205 on polishing pad - Still kinda swirly


                            m105 on polishing pad - Much better, but I think I will have to use m105 on a cutting pad followed by m205 on a polishing pad for the results I am looking for.


                            That's about as far as I have gotten since the last update. And for some reason I can't find any final engine pictures, I will have to take some again tomorrow I suppose.
                            Schotography

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                              Re: Is this considered overboard?

                              Polished out half of the hood to make sure I would get the results I wanted.
                              m80 on a cutting pad
                              m105 on a polishing pad
                              I will probably end up using fuzion over the whole car once I'm done, but I have probably 8-10 waxes/sealants so I might change some things up.







                              A good Sun Shot


                              Then I started working on the paint blobs I've been making for the past few days.


                              Not 100% happy yet, but Before


                              After


                              Schotography

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