Fresh Detail: RsxS! I love 50/50s!

Carbon Blue

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Now this was definitely an extensive detail! The owner from clubrsx.com (Silver DC5 TypeS) dropped the car off overnight and upon arrival the car was somewhat clean but it still had its fair share of swirl marks due to it never being polished in its entire 6 years. The owner contacted me prior to wheel installation because he wanted his new rims sealed so that it would be protected from the daily elements and brake dust. Though people say black cars are the hardest to clean Id definitely say that lighter colored cars are harder to improve upon to make a noticeable difference. I took around 400+ pics because trying to capture the imperfections in the paint were so diffucult. The car received the entire exterior and interior treatment. Enjoy!



Exterior Products Used from what I remember

SIP

PO85RD

WG

Z18

S100

ZQD



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Too hot!

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Owner requested me to seal his new rims

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Grimey

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After claybarring the passenger door

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Mild swirling and marring

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Prepping the beast

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More prepping

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Another beast in the driveway waiting for a detail 

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Driver side hood: Left side 1st stage polish, Right side uncorrected

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Both sides corrected

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Passenger hood- Right side corrected, Left side Uncorrected

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Passenger hood- Both sides corrected

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Driver door- According to the owner his nephew dragged his hands on the door while the car was dirty

And left swirling. (lower right hand corner)

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Swirls removed

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Ghosting clearcoat due to debadging the RSX emblem

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Ghosting removed

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Etching from bird droppings and swirl marks everywhere

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Swirls removed along with the etching

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Hazing/swirled clearcoat=bad reflection

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1st stage polishing= a much more clear light reflection

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Passenger door: After 1st stage polish

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Left side corrected, Right side uncorrected

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Left side corrected, Right side uncorrected= Notice how the reflection on the left side is much more clear

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Interior after a full recondition/shampoo

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Headliner- Driver side cleaned, Passenger side not cleaned

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Floor mats after a shampoo

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Dirty exhaust

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After a mild polish job

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The final product

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Looking good
 
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Who knew silver could reflect so well

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No swirling whatsoever

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Reflections are good for you!

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Dripping wet

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2 bulb Flourescent overhang with 1000 Watt work lights and still no swirling

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More relfections
 
Nice job, you put your comments at the bottom of the pics so I didn't know which pic you were referring to in your comments? Very confusing.



Looks like you did a good job though? did you refer to another RSX as a "beast"? :lol ;)
 
Nice detail work . Was hard to see the 50/50 shots . The wheels look terrific. They fill up the look perfectly .



Cheers , Jean Paul
 
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