2006 BMW 328. Owner picked this car up used a while back, thought it was about time to get it properly detailed. Really could use a full correction but its a daily driver (he has a long commute) so we decided that for now the best course of action would be a good compounding step followed by polishing. Felt it would clean the paint up nicely and give it some much needed depth. Maybe in the spring if he decides to keep it for the long term, he might be interested in going all out on it.
Pretty typical of the paint:
After:
ONR wash, Optimum nano-skin to clay
ONR and Optimum Power Clean on the wheels
Meguiars #105 using a 5" Meguiars microfiber cutting pad and my PC 7424 XP
3D HD Polishing with an Optimum microfiber polishing pad
Optimum Opti-Seal to protect
Armor All on tires/fenderwells
Had a few more pictures but they came out too pink to use. Fine line of adjustment getting the red to look red without the background being too dark with my camera.
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2006 Honda Accord with nighthawk pearl paint. I've been taking care of this Accord on and off since new, probably 2 years since I've detailed it the last time. The owner has kids now, moved in the last year and basically, life is getting in the way of him being able to devote the time to the car he needs to to keep up the finish on such soft paint. He has decided that at this point in time, protection is more important than perfection. Luckily, nighthawk pearl is so soft I was able to get out much of the swirling (but not the deeper RIDS) with one step.
The paint is by no means perfect but for one step, I think this is a pretty dramatic improvement.
ONR wash, Optimum nano-skin to clay (front end had light over spray on it)
3D HD Speed using an Optimum microfiber polishing pad and my PC 7424 XP
Collinite 476 Paste Wax to protect the finish
Armor All on tires/fenderwells
Pretty typical of the paint:
After:
ONR wash, Optimum nano-skin to clay
ONR and Optimum Power Clean on the wheels
Meguiars #105 using a 5" Meguiars microfiber cutting pad and my PC 7424 XP
3D HD Polishing with an Optimum microfiber polishing pad
Optimum Opti-Seal to protect
Armor All on tires/fenderwells
Had a few more pictures but they came out too pink to use. Fine line of adjustment getting the red to look red without the background being too dark with my camera.
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2006 Honda Accord with nighthawk pearl paint. I've been taking care of this Accord on and off since new, probably 2 years since I've detailed it the last time. The owner has kids now, moved in the last year and basically, life is getting in the way of him being able to devote the time to the car he needs to to keep up the finish on such soft paint. He has decided that at this point in time, protection is more important than perfection. Luckily, nighthawk pearl is so soft I was able to get out much of the swirling (but not the deeper RIDS) with one step.
The paint is by no means perfect but for one step, I think this is a pretty dramatic improvement.
ONR wash, Optimum nano-skin to clay (front end had light over spray on it)
3D HD Speed using an Optimum microfiber polishing pad and my PC 7424 XP
Collinite 476 Paste Wax to protect the finish
Armor All on tires/fenderwells
