05' Acura RSX Type S

[BPebzly]

I finally got around to tackling the gf's Acura. This was my first go on a multiple stage correction. Results were decent, but not great. Most of the light swirls were taken care of, but some of the deeper stuff still remains. I think the issues was that I must not have worked the SSR 2.5 in long enough. The biggest place you can notice is on the fenders. I did the pass. side before, and on the driver's I slowed my passes and applied a little more pressure. All and all though, I am def pleased with the results, I'd still consider it an acceptable turn round for more or less a first timer. The weird part was as I was doin the 2.5 it didn't seem to be havin that much affect, since the iso alcohol was smearing so badly, but after I ran the SSR 1, and got all the residue off, I was pleasantly surprised.

My Process was:
Dawn wash and clay and dry
SSR2.5 on an orange pad
SSR1 on a white pad
Black Diamond applied by hand
EX-P applied by hand (2 coats)
Natty's Blue applied by hand (2 coats)
Sonus polish and steel wool on exhaust tip

Enjoy! NOTE: WHEEL WELLS AND WAX CREASES HAVE SINCE BEEN CLEANED :notme:

I know, I know!!! I need to get some halogens...the hand held doesn't quite cut it!

Couple befores

Some transition pics
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After, you can see where some of the deeper ones are still there

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After (What causes the specs? I got them on the Z when I did it too

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After, like I said this fender's turn around was much better

Some afters inside

And pulled outside for some finals

You guys remember her!

As always, any tips or constructive criticism would be greatly appreciated! :bow

Thanks for lookin! :thanks

 

[BPebzly]

You're all speechless, I see....

 

[Poorboy]

Looks very nice ... you don't need halogens, just the sun to come out

 

[BPebzly]

Thanks!!! I was actually wanting to ask you about the 2.5. Bein that my first experience was with a silver car I didn't get a very good feel for what to look for on the polish breakdown. I noticed at first the polish kinda had a white color, and the more you worked it in, it just looked like a haze on the car...is that what I should be lookin for, or is there more to it. Like I said you can see in the pass. side fender pics where the deeper scratch didn't come out. Do you think I didn't work it in long enough, used too much or too little, just didn't push hard enough, or a combination of things?

Thanks in advance!

 

[Ronkh]

looks real nice.
specs are normally dried polish or wax that you missed to get off.

 

[EcoAutoCT]

The more I scrolled, the more confused I got about what color the car was. Went from black, to purple-ish to blue and back to black- all relevant to the intensity and direction of the light source. Good job on the correction. Even if there were some difficult scratches to remove it still looks like a different car.

Looks very nice ... you don't need halogens, just the sun to come out

+1, my paint inspection is solar powered.