7-night Accord LX V6 coupe detail!

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A friend of mine purchased a new '03 Accord Coupe, and he had to leave for the airport right after. I invited his Graphite Pearl

beauty to sleep over for a week, and also gave it a 20-30 min. detail each night. My friend is coming back tomorrow, so I'm doing the final touches this afternoon.



Clean:

I QD'd the exterior, wheelwells, doorjambs, wheels, and all the underbody aft of the rear suspension.



Prep:

The Accord had the typical dealer detail. The major sections of the roof, trunk, and hood were smooth, but the edges of them, and everything else wasn't. There was dressing overspray on the wheelcovers, bird etching, minor pits and imperfections on the paint, but no swirls.



I clayed by hand with Clay Magic Blue, and polished by PC with Meguiar's #5 New Car Glaze and the Lake Country white polishing pad.



Protect:

I applied a layer of Blackfire II. I let it dry overnight, and buffed it later in the morning. As usual, it was hard to buff off, but the drying seemed to make it smear less.



My camera isn't the greatest (the pictures all seem "fuzzy"), but below are the results. Click to enlarge...







More pictures in the next post...
 
Underbody:





Garage Light Reflection:





Trunk Reflection:





It's a beautiful afternoon for detailing...



View from the garage= Los Angeles smog and pollution:

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He is lucky to have a friend like you. That is a great view (besides the pollution) you have there.



All but a few of your pictures look like they are from a Honda brochure. Great detail and great pics.:xyxthumbs
 
Get those red dots off the tires!!! big pet peeve of mine ;) . Hehe, looks great tho ben!!! Do my undercarriage next! Food was great btw, used tons of siracha :D .
 
View from the garage= Los Angeles smog and pollution:

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Why would you want to live in LA! I cannto believe that is pollution man. Sad sad sad. Dont they have anti pollution laws or something??
 
If you think that is bad then you should see Salt Lake when we have inversion in the winter. Its so bad you can't even see the sun sometimes. Yech....



That is a great job at detailing. Nothing like doing pro bono work, eh? Its nice not to have the pressure of earning what you are charging. I mean, you still do the best job you can, but you know that they aren't going to come back and complain about the price you charged. :p You are a good man, Charlie Brown.
 
Wow...looks amazing! I don't really like the styling of the new Accord, but you've made it look great! :xyxthumbs
 
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