Hi everyone. Here is a really nice 1992 Honda Prelude with around 313,000 original KMs. I'll break this down into exterior, and interior. This detail took me longer than usual due to the fact that it was pouring rain outside and space inside the garage was tight. Luckily enough, he showed up early in the morning so I had just enough time to wash the body of the vehicle (no rims and tires) before it started to rain. Here is the vehicle before the wash... Upon rinsing, the vehicle showed signs of an LSP present. The owner said he had waxed the vehicle with Meguiar's #26 some time before. With that said, my choice of wash was CG Citrus Wash & Gloss, double bucket method, with sheepskin wool mitts. After drying the body of the vehicle with WW MFs, I pulled the vehicle inside the garage as it started to rain. Contamination was fairly light, but there was quite a bit of overspray present from being painted about 1 year ago. After claying with Riccardo Clay, using ONR diluted to clay bar lube, the surface was nice and smooth, except for the large amount of fish eyes. So, while this was happening outside....... .............the paintwork received Klasse AIO via PC on a Sonus 6" blue pad. Here is a shot after the KAIO: (don't mind the brown tires...they were cleaned later...) After KAIO, the vehicle received 2 coats of Klasse SG. Tires were cleaned with Grime Reaper 4:1 (awesome stuff), rims cleaned with remaining CWG, and sealed with Opti-Seal. Tires dressed with EO Tire Shine. While detailing the vehicle, I noticed that entire body was literally covered in very deep marring that went from the left side of the vehicle, to the right side, in very consistent proportions. After talking with the owner about the washing and drying methods, we discovered the Absorber he was using may have been to blame. In any case, here is what I will polishing out after winter... Please see next post for Interior......
The interior received a full overhaul, which included removing the seats to ensure proper coverage of as much as possible. Bearing in mind that this interior has about 313,000kms, it was in fairly good condition. The older cars definitely have much better-built interiors than vehicles today, and cars like this are a true testament to that. The interior was vacuumed, and shampooed with DP Carpet & Upholstery Cleaner (fantastic stuff). Vents and tiny crevices were steam cleaned. Panels were thoroughly cleaned with citrus degreaser mixed with hot water @ 8:1. Some spots required 3 to 4 passes. The lettering on the shift knob was cleaned using a plastic toothpick, citrus cleaner and microfiber towels. Unfortunately I forgot to take after pictures, as it turned out really nice. Oh well! Dash protected with 303, remaining plastic trims protected with TW Platinum dressing. I really enjoy using the TW Platinum dressing as it goes a long way and is very flexible in how much 'shine' you are after. Easy to buff off as well. Pictures: Thank you for taking the time look! Comments, questions, suggestions are welcome! Kaval
I enjoyed the interior detail, well done :applause: On question though, new vehicles seats are attached via sensors to the air begs. Did this vehicle have such connection? If so did you have to take the vehicle back to the dealership to get re-programmed? That's one of the reasons why I don't remove seats when I detail the interior...but I know on the older vehicles such sensor don't exist, well at least I've been told :shrug: If you have any feed back you can provide on this I'd love to hear it. Oh by the way, your images, they contain "mis" is that the name of your company? If so please read the following and abide by it: http://www.detailingbliss.com/forum/f29/amendment-rules-1818.html
Thanks for the comments Nica! I usually check for the SRS sensor plug under the seats before pulling any plugs. I'm fairly knowledgeable with Hondas so I have a DIY on how to reset the SRS light if the car has airbags. This particular car didn't have airbags, so I did not have to worry about any extra sensors. For other brands, I don't bother removing the seats unless the car doesn't have airbags. I'm sure there are resources on how to do this for other brands, but I can't justify hunting for it. If anyone needs the DIY SRS light reset for Hondas, please let me know and I'll forward the link. As for the logo, I do apologize for that. I will make sure not to put it in the next details. Thanks for pointing that out! Thanks for the comment! It was nice to work on a car like this.
