My new (to me) 99 Integra GSR

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Whose yer DADDY!??!?!?!?!
Hey everyone. Well last week I finally was able to buy one of my favorite cars of all time. An Acura Integra GSR. I bought this car to be my project/hobby for the next couple of years, never in my life have I had a black car so here is my first one. Since it is the typical soft honda paint I was able to do almost all the correction with my PC. The Makita was sitting off by itself crying in the corner.

Process was:

Megs GC wash

ClayMagic Blue

Megs GC wash

PB SSR 2.5 with megs Burgandy pad PC @ 6

OP with megs yellow pad PC @ 5-6

EX-P by hand

Topped with Natty's Blue



Headlights:

1500 Unigrit

OC with Megs burgandy pad @ 1500 rpm

OP with Megs Polishing pad @ 900 rpm



Wheels:

K-AIO

Mothers Endurance dressing



PICTURES!

Before

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While I was cleaning the interior I came across a whole bunch of gas station receipts from the former owner (a nice 30ish woman). I thought it was nice that she had always used 91 octane however I was not so pleased to see that with EVERY fill up she had opted for the $5 swirl-o-matic discounted wash. More swirl pictures and the afters coming right up!
 
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And now for the Afters!



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As you can see from that last picture I am thinking that some serious orange peel correction is going to be required in the near future.

Other than that I am very pleased with the outcome, as with any car of this age there are some rock chips and others random deep scratches and whatnot. I am thinking that I can do most of the correction with touch up color sanding and polishing. In the next year or so I will changing to the JDM front end complete with fenders and will probably do a full repaint then.

Questions comments welcome as always, thanks for looking.
 
DieselMDX said:
LOL is that your detailing tshirt? same one in your IS thread :-)
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Hahahaha, you're right! I promise I have more than one t-shirt in my wardrobe. The Dead Kennedys give me detailing strength!
 
Looks great. :up



I would think twice about wetsanding out the OP. Honda clear is thin and tends to peel. Every car has OP and yours isn't bad.
 
Beautiful job!



I wish I could get a GS-R. I just don't want to be faced with the insurance that comes with them.



I have some MAJOR orange peel I gotta deal with in the next few weeks on my 95 Civic Ex.



Great job again!



-Andy:buffing:
 
audicoupej said:
I would think twice about wetsanding out the OP. Honda clear is thin and tends to peel.
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Thanks for the heads up I actually didn't know that, SIGH I guess I just have to wait till it gets painted to have flat paint. But I agree having some OP is a whole lot better than having some peeling clear.



StiffDog: I have always wanted one, the insurance really isn't that bad. I have a clean record (no points) and I am 27 and on this car I am paying $1150 a year for full coverage.



Oh it will not only be lowered but in the next couple of months there will be a significant number of changes. Gonna ditch the rear spoiler, shave the rear wiper, ITR lip, omni coilovers, koni blues, portflow head, full valvetrain, skunk2 stage 2 cams, full exhaust, and an ITR header. And somewhere in there I gotta find time for tint, dynamat and stereo. Not sure what kind of wheels to get yet though, all I do know is that I hate the GSR blades.



It's gonna be a busy couple of months.



Thanks everyone for the compliments.
 
Sell me the blades for DIRT CHEAP!!!! :)



My Civic needs some new shoes.



Wow only $1150. A GS-R might be in Andys future. :p



is it me or are a lot of intergras and civics popping up suddenly on the Click And Brags Lol:think:



EDIT: I have a repainted paint job so I know I have enough clear to wet sand. I already did some areas that had some issues.
 
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i dont think you will be able to tame her once she jdm(not to mention buy her goodies cant be stopped at just one its a never ending quest)





congrats on your new/used geezer take care of her and she will be there for you....
 
Very nice detail, I always wanted an Integra but I ended up owning the RXT Type S. Good vehicles either way.



By the way I like the head lights :cooleek:
 
Djmigs said:
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i dont think you will be able to tame her once she jdm(not to mention buy her goodies cant be stopped at just one its a never ending quest)





congrats on your new/used geezer take care of her and she will be there for you....
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Yea that is pretty much how it is going to look, but try to imagine it without the wing or the sidemarkers on the fenders.

In the end I am thinking that I might build a B20/Vtec motor for NA set up. If I can put 240hp to the wheels on a pump gas motor I will be super stoked.



Thanks everyone, it took a long time to find this car but patience ended up paying off on this one. As I start to mod it I will post plenty of pictures.
 
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