GTIDamien_407 vs 2006 Honda Accord SE

Discussion in 'Show and Shine' started by GTIDamien_407, Sep 18, 2011.

  1. GTIDamien_407

    GTIDamien_407 Birth of a Detailer

    Hey guy's this is my first write up:

    Total time: about 6 hours

    What was done:

    - tires, wheels and wheel wells cleaned and dressed
    - door jambs cleaned and sealed
    - washed
    - clayed
    - dressed
    - sealed

    Products used:

    - AE Tire dressing
    - AG CWC 1:1
    - CG CWG
    - CG WC 1:1
    - Dawn
    - Einszett Glanz Wax
    - Meg's APC+ 4:1
    - OPT Metal Polish
    - OPT NR at 22:1 and 64:1
    - OPT Opti-bond 1:1

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    During:

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    Did some correction by hand, the back bumper was really bad the car was taken through a wash two days after it was repainted.
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    After:

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    Up next week is going to be my neighbours dodge ram if the weather holds up.
     
  2. Frankastic

    Frankastic Detail Photographer

    great job !
     
  3. slanguage

    slanguage OD On Detailing

    Some nice work, and not a boatload of products used :)
     
  4. Gale Force

    Gale Force Obsessive Detailer

    Good job! Nice to see you don't need to spend tons of money to get decent results!
     
  5. Kilo6_one

    Kilo6_one DB Forum Supporter

    amazing work on the rear bumper, and especially by hand.........
     
  6. GTIDamien_407

    GTIDamien_407 Birth of a Detailer

    Thanks guy's, I try and keep myself from spending to much money on products that do the same thing, I just found something I liked and im sticking to it.

    Yeah it was really bad, I wasn't doing any correction work so I just made it look better then it was, it still has lots of deep scratches but atleast you can actually see your reflection in it now :applause2:
     
  7. Kilo6_one

    Kilo6_one DB Forum Supporter

    what did you use?
     
  8. hamza7

    hamza7 Welcome to Detailing

    Good stuff man, learned quick!
     
  9. GTIDamien_407

    GTIDamien_407 Birth of a Detailer

    Meguiar's ultimate compound

    Thanks hamza definately learned alot, now I just gotta practice alot and improve my techinque, also have to manage my time better so I can get these types of details done in 3-4 hours like you guy's do.
     
  10. Altostratus

    Altostratus Virgin Detailer

    holy crap man!
    amazing results!

    I gotta pick me up some of that ultimate compound, as I've been using just the deep crystal polish, which has no cut to it, just masks the swirls and such.
     
  11. GDAL

    GDAL Super Moderator

    Good work on the Accord.

    BTW, have you had any issues with severe rust in the engine compartment. I used to own an 06 back when I live in OH and MI and every engine bracket was severly rusted by the time I traded it in.
     
  12. GTIDamien_407

    GTIDamien_407 Birth of a Detailer

    I've noticed that applying by hand it will only remove minor swirls, but will restore alot of clarity, I guess it also depends on the hardness of the paint.

    Yeah it's my mom's piece of crap, i'd say just about every bracket in the engine bay on this thing is rusted too. It also had a bit of rust pop up on the rear fender well but Honda fixed that free of charge.
     
  13. Altostratus

    Altostratus Virgin Detailer

    Well, i don't think my chicken arms will allow for more correction that what you achieved. so i should be okay.
    BTW have you tried the AG perfect palm applicators out?
    I picked one up for applying polishes and found it to be way better than my zymol foam applicator or one of the crappy CT "microfiber" applicators.
     
  14. GTIDamien_407

    GTIDamien_407 Birth of a Detailer

    Yes i've used it, mainly to apply AG SRP to wheels.
     

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