TSX A-Spec / Accord / 635 CSi / 3 / RSX - Detailed

Seems like eventually everyone goes with a rotary and a PC. :)



Excellent work Sean. It makes me happy to see cars like the 635 in such good shape.
 
Very nice job, Sean. Meh, that TSX, Im feeling for it. I might get one next month.

Is that a 6 speed? Once again, great job on all cars :2thumbs:
 
klnyc said:
Very nice job, Sean. Meh, that TSX, Im feeling for it. I might get one next month.

Is that a 6 speed? Once again, great job on all cars :2thumbs:
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klnyc: Yes, it's six-speed and the owner is putting it up for sale soon.





The car has low miles and is garaged every night. He washes it weekly and takes VERY good care of it. If I had to say, I would agree that he is in the top 5-percentile of cleanest customer's cars I cater to.





PM me for more info.
 
Very nice work Sean!



roadmaster_Tx said:
Great job as always, :2thumbs:

I tried the HTEC/OP 50/50 the other day but instead of a rotary I used my PC set on 5.5speed. I had great results. You should give it a try and see how you like it.
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What car/paint did you get these results with?



TIA!
 


Ive tried it on 2 cars so far, a 2001 buick regal and a 95lexus gs300 with single stage paint. The regal was swirled up pretty bad to to get perfect results on a 2*2 area i would have to go over it twice, but even with one pass of this mix, swirls were reduced by atleast 50% i would say

gmblack3a said:
Very nice work Sean!







What car/paint did you get these results with?



TIA!
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roadmaster_Tx said:


Ive tried it on 2 cars so far, a 2001 buick regal and a 95lexus gs300 with single stage paint. The regal was swirled up pretty bad to to get perfect results on a 2*2 area i would have to go over it twice, but even with one pass of this mix, swirls were reduced by atleast 50% i would say
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Thanks! Those results are pretty good with GM paint.
 
**9/28/06 Update**



I was given permission by Eric Dunn at Lake Country to “let the cat out of the bag�. For this detail (and many others) in the past month or so, I used the new Lake Country CCS Pads ( http://lakecountrymfg.com/featured.html ). Thanks to Eric at Lake, he gave me a couple samples to test out prior to its official introduction. To date, they have only been used in the OEM market.



So far, I could estimate the use of these pads on at least 10 different vehicles. They come in various shapes and sizes, but I was using the 6� pads in 1� thickness. The cut levels I had were the Orange Cutting, White Polishing, and Black Finishing. I used them with a 5� Lake Country flexible backing plate. These combos were used on the rotary and PC at various speeds (mentioned in threads).



Here are the main things I took from these pads…





Pros

- Small diameter allowed for easy maneuvering

- Flat pad design allowed to equal contact, easy control, and complete polish coverage

- Dimples allowed for storage of extra polish. Basically, you’d buff your 3’x3’ area, for instance, and once the polish/compound went to translucent, but you still had a few defects remaining, you’d turn off the machine, and press the pad against the surface in various locations to “re-bead� the panel, and then continue buffing.

- Dimples spread out heat from friction allowing a more effective buffing pass. I find that with standard flat foam pads, it makes the surface so hot on the rotary after 5 passes with compound that I have to move to the next panel, wait for the initial to cool, then come back, ultimately wasting time. These dimples act like air cooling pockets keeping the surface only very warm, at max. I was able to do my standard 5 overlapping passes with Hi-Temp Extreme Cut, then switch off, “re-bead� with the CCS technology, and continue buffing until it was ready for a final polish.

- Lake Country pads, in my experiences are always of the highest quality. After 10+ vehicles, none of my pads have any nicks or cuts and the backing Velcro works great. For reference, I machine wash/dry my pads after each use.



Cons

- Honestly, I was hard pressed to find a con in comparison to other pads I’ve used (Edge, Meguiars, Lake Country Concaved), however, I wish I had the thicker version (1.5� I believe) to use with the PC. The PC, as any regular user knows, flattens out pads a bit and that little extra cushion would’ve been nice.







Just to end off, I like these pads so much that my standard Lake Country 7.5� Concaved series have been stowed away, probably for good. I don’t even bring them on the road with me anymore. The success rate with these has surpassed anything I’ve used and I will continue using them.



If you have any further questions, please feel free. Thanks.







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