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Old 06-19-12, 07:16 AM
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Subject: 2000 Honda Civic
Requirements - Remove heavy swirls and scratches, and protect with Opti Coat

Exterior

- Wheels were prepped with Sonax Wheel Cleaner and cleaned up with various brushes
- Tires were spritzed down with Adam’s All Purpose Cleaner and washed down
- Wheel wells were cleaned up
- Washed with 1Z einszett W99
- Aquartz Iron Cut
- Wash down and rinsed
- Door jambs were cleaned up
- Nano Scrub AutoScrub
- Dried
- Tires dressed
- Masking
- Paint Measurement
- Wetsanding
- Meg's M105 with Surbuf Pad - Griots Orbital
- Meg's D300 with Microfiber DA Cut Pad - Griots Orbital
- Menzerna SF4000 with Uber Green Pad - Griots Orbital
- Opti Coat
- Inspection with Fenix, 3m Sun Gun, Infratech, and natural sunlight
- Wheel wells were cleaned and dressed
- Rubber and Plastics Treated
- Exterior windows and mirrors cleaned and sealed
- Exhaust tips cleaned
- Windows were autoscrubed, cleaned, and sealed

Products used

Links to products used -

1Z einszett W99
Aquartz Iron Cut
Sonax Full Effect Wheel Cleaner
NanoSkin AutoScrub System
Meg's M105
Meg's D300 Microfiber Correction System
Menzerna SF4000
Opti Coat
Adam's Super VRT
Optimum Metal Polish

Tools used
Uber Wool Wash Mitt
Uber No Name MF Towels
Griot's 6 inch Random Orbital Polisher
Uber Buffing Pads
Defelsko Paint Meter
Fenix TK35
Brinkmann
Kranzle Pressure Washer
Cam Spray Foam Canon
2 Grit Guard Buckets with Caddies
Uber Firehose Nozzle
Metro Air Force Blaster

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Prep - Wash, Wheels, Tires, NanoSkin

Old 06-19-12, 07:17 AM
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Headlight restoration

Before shots of the lights.




Various stages of wet sanding required to clean up the headlights



Compound and Polish



After shots of the headlights - Opti Coat installed





D300 with Griots


50/50 shots of correction




Before trim


After


After shots




Old 06-19-12, 08:01 AM
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Awesome work Phil.... I love these DD type corrections.

Did Jesse give you any specifics on that Wolf's Hard Body coating? When do you plan on stocking that?
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You guys sure do work magic
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nice work phil. you guys performed a miracle. skill is everything. will see you soon with mine.
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Wow amazing job. You guys brought that car back to life. Crazy how some people let their cars get to that point.
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Right on! This came out great!

Originally Posted by JaySupreme
Wow amazing job. You guys brought that car back to life. Crazy how some people let their cars get to that point.
Not everyone cares about their cars... Many people literally buy them as a point A to B transportation. Which can be assumed in this case given its a 12 year old civic...
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That bumper came out great! I didn't see any marks from the pictures. Any close up of that correction? Seems the owner had a slight argument with a cement pole.
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Wow amazing work!

I need you around here for my car!
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