1997 Acura CL...in you guessed it BLACK

[ScubaStevo]

Man oh man, they don't get much worse than this. Road paint, tar, SWIRLS, and everything. I asked the owner if she takes it to touchless, and she replied "whats that".



Anyways....I'm tired, after the what, 14 hour day yesterday, and anouther 8 today, so I"ll just post this up.



Process:



Horrible paint, just filthy, so I used:

XP Compound via rotary and wool pad

GS1 via rotary and med cut pad

GS1 via PC and finishing pad

Souveran x2



Meg CW on rims and wells

Dress it right on trim and tires



Interior and engine got my normal



Before/after xp comopund on wool:

After GS1:

Done other than cleaning up some holograms with the PC:

Afters:

 

[imported_truzoom]

Steve,



Your work always comes out "cleaner than a virgin's honeypot". :chuckle:



:spot

 

[ScubaStevo]

Interior:

And a picture of me after 17 hours in the sun yesterday. I'm red as a lobster. Why didn't I wear a shirt. There is a lesson to be learnt, WEAR SUNSCREEN!

 

[maxi]

NICE WORK steve :2thumbs:

 

[96snake]

You are so ahead of the curve at your age. Nice work.



Lorne

 

[Scottwax]

Simply superb work, Steve! That paint on that CL is so deep, wet, rich and SWIRL FREE! :bow

 

[Cosmom3]

I didnt even know the sun was out 17 hours a day :chuckle: Anyways, nice detail man. I admire your work ethic :hifive: Im 18 on my way to college and find myself washing my car and showing friends my new products (on their cars) to only get a good detail in a week.



Hehe, good job bro :getdown

 

[stilez]

Great work!





It's funny. I've done three black CLs. All of em were in horrendo condition, too.

 

[ScubaStevo]

Great work!





It's funny. I've done three black CLs. All of em were in horrendo condition, too.

I think the paint on them is naturally crap. The was a lot of clear coat failure on it.



Thanks everyone. I have two black Nissan Skyline GTR's to do on Saturday, heres a sneek peek. :getdown

 

[gav'spurplez]

looks really nice,



how did you learn to work with a rotary ? i would not even think of touching one, unless it was on a junkyard door or something,

just to try it out

 

[ScubaStevo]

looks really nice,



how did you learn to work with a rotary ? i would not even think of touching one, unless it was on a junkyard door or something,

just to try it out

I did a couple junk yard doors and that was it. Haven't burnt a panel yet, so I"m sure its comin one day. :2thumbs:

 

[2000firebird]

that last pic is soo straight off of myspace. great work.

 

[joyriiide1113]

that last pic is soo straight off of myspace. great work.

Ha! He looks related to Tom...



Myspace.com joke.

 

[ScubaStevo]

that last pic is soo straight off of myspace. great work.

Its what now? What the hell is myspace? Seriously?

 

[joyriiide1113]

Its what now? What the hell is myspace? Seriously?

You're 17 and have no Idea wha myspace is. Myspace is the more powerful than the president, Unite Nations, ect... Its the epitomy of why we all exhist..



LOL..



J/K

 

[ScubaStevo]

You're 17 and have no Idea wha myspace is. Myspace is the more powerful than the president, Unite Nations, ect... Its the epitomy of why we all exhist..



LOL..



J/K

I have a life other than the internet. Plus, I dont' live in the States, so I don't know what it is.

 

[Pats300zx]

Awesome work Steve. Can't wait to see the outcome with the Skylines. Be sure to post pics...

 

[DaGonz]

Its what now? What the hell is myspace? Seriously?

Steve is too busy detailing cars fot that.



The 7th pic in the series looked a little "cloudy" to me... : LOLOL



Excellent work.. I hope you got paid well for it!

 

[awahl63]

Cleaner than a virgins honey pot...

 

[ScubaStevo]