The Killer Civic

[imported_TheFiveO1]

When my friend and coworker begged me to detail out her red Civic I thought, "sure no problemo... I can fix the little thing". Of course she failed to remind me that the car sits outside most of the time, in the Southern California hot sun.

Well I quickly learned why people hate the 90's Honda paint. Hard as ROCK. Damned little thing nearly killed me.



For a daily driver, I think the finish dind't come out to shabby, but, I was saddened after claying. Her clear coat is failing BIG time. The hood looked like fiberglass once all the cracks filled in with polish..... that being said... I still think it came out okay.



Method:

Wash

Clay

Meg's 83 for some of the tough swirls (Rotary and PC)

Meg's 80 entire car (Rotary and PC)

Meg's 82 entire car (PC)

Meg's 20 Polymer Sealant x's 2 (PC)

FK1 Pink



All the polishes were applied with Meg's yellow pads (W8006?) and the sealant applied with Megs finishing pad



8 hours and 4 Motrin later....... hope ya like





After the wash and clay

Come swirl away...come swirl away...

Clear coat cracking

Half and half

Finished rear

Motrin #2

Finished side

Lastly.....tools of the trade. Still haven't mastered 83...but still trying~!

I think this is the last hard CC I am going to do for awhile :chill:

 

[LucentTeg]

Wow, came out very nice from what I can see. I just did my 95 Integra, tell me about hard paint.

 

[imported_hadboosttroy]

most honda's have extremely soft paint. with that said, the car turned out great

 

[Scottwax]

Looks really deep and wet!



Too bad you can't do anything about the cracks though.

 

[RCBuddha]

Very nice, I may have to try Pink Wax now!