Detailer's Domain: Fixes a Hammered Honda Civic - Opti Coat applied

[DetailersDomain]

Subject: 2000 Honda Civic
Requirements - Remove heavy swirls and scratches, and protect with Opti Coat

Exterior

- Wheels were prepped with Sonax Wheel Cleaner and cleaned up with various brushes
- Tires were spritzed down with Adam’s All Purpose Cleaner and washed down
- Wheel wells were cleaned up
- Washed with 1Z einszett W99
- Aquartz Iron Cut
- Wash down and rinsed
- Door jambs were cleaned up
- Nano Scrub AutoScrub
- Dried
- Tires dressed
- Masking
- Paint Measurement
- Wetsanding
- Meg's M105 with Surbuf Pad - Griots Orbital
- Meg's D300 with Microfiber DA Cut Pad - Griots Orbital
- Menzerna SF4000 with Uber Green Pad - Griots Orbital
- Opti Coat
- Inspection with Fenix, 3m Sun Gun, Infratech, and natural sunlight
- Wheel wells were cleaned and dressed
- Rubber and Plastics Treated
- Exterior windows and mirrors cleaned and sealed
- Exhaust tips cleaned
- Windows were autoscrubed, cleaned, and sealed

Products used

Links to products used -

1Z einszett W99 (https://detailersdomain.com/1Z-einszett-W99_p_273.html)
Aquartz Iron Cut (https://detailersdomain.com/Aquartz-Iron-Cut_p_327.html)
Sonax Full Effect Wheel Cleaner (http://www.detailersdomain.com/Sonax-Full-Effect-Wheel-Cleaner_p_324.html)
NanoSkin AutoScrub System (https://detailersdomain.com/NanoSkin-Autoscrub-6-inch-Pad_p_695.html)
Meg's M105 (https://detailersdomain.com/Meguiars-M105-Ultra-Cut-Compound_p_304.html)
Meg's D300 Microfiber Correction System (https://detailersdomain.com/Meguiars-DA-Microfiber-Compound-D300_p_552.html)
Menzerna SF4000 (https://detailersdomain.com/Menzerna-SF-4000-aka-Super-Finish-PO106FA-Pint_p_134.html)
Opti Coat (https://detailersdomain.com/Optimum-Opti-Coat-2_p_326.html)
Adam's Super VRT (https://detailersdomain.com/Adams-Super-VRT_p_222.html)
Optimum Metal Polish (http://www.detailersdomain.com/Optimum-Metal-Polish-8-oz_p_278.html)

Tools used
Uber Wool Wash Mitt (http://www.detailersdomain.com/Uber-Genuine-Wool-Wash-Mitt-Version-2_p_515.html)
Uber No Name MF Towels (http://www.detailersdomain.com/Uber-No-Name-Uber-Super-Plush-Microfiber-Towel-16x16_p_512.html)
Griot's 6 inch Random Orbital Polisher (https://detailersdomain.com/Griots-Garage-6-inch-Random-Orbital-Polisher-Base-Kit_p_683.html)
Uber Buffing Pads (http://www.detailersdomain.com/5-Pack-Uber-Foam-Pad-65-inch_p_298.html)
Defelsko Paint Meter (http://www.detailersdomain.com/Defelsko-Positest-DFT-Combo-Paint-Meter_p_498.html)
Fenix TK35 (http://www.detailersdomain.com/Fenix-TK35-820-Lumens_p_504.html)
Brinkmann (http://www.detailersdomain.com/Brinkmann-Tuffmax-Dual-LED-Spotlight_p_400.html)
Kranzle Pressure Washer (http://www.detailersdomain.com/Kranzle-K-1120T-Cold-Water-Electric-Pressure-Washer_p_446.html)
Cam Spray Foam Canon (http://www.detailersdomain.com/Cam-Spray-Foamer-Attachment-Foam-Cannon_p_204.html)
2 Grit Guard Buckets with Caddies (http://www.detailersdomain.com/Grit-Guard-Dual-Bucket-Washing-System_p_127.html)
Uber Firehose Nozzle (http://www.detailersdomain.com/Uber-Firehose-Spray-Nozzle_p_80.html)
Metro Air Force Blaster (http://www.detailersdomain.com/Metro-Air-Force-Master-Blaster-Car-Dryer-8-HP-MB3CD_p_344.html)

Before
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http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/55oakstnorwood/alfonsohondacivic/DSC_8279.jpg
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http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/55oakstnorwood/alfonsohondacivic/DSC_8299.jpg

Prep - Wash, Wheels, Tires, NanoSkin
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/55oakstnorwood/alfonsohondacivic/DSC_8304.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/55oakstnorwood/alfonsohondacivic/DSC_8350.jpg

Headlight restoration

Before shots of the lights.
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/55oakstnorwood/alfonsohondacivic/DSC_8280.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/55oakstnorwood/alfonsohondacivic/DSC_8281.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/55oakstnorwood/alfonsohondacivic/DSC_8300.jpg

Various stages of wet sanding required to clean up the headlights
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/55oakstnorwood/alfonsohondacivic/DSC_8308.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/55oakstnorwood/alfonsohondacivic/DSC_8310.jpg

Compound and Polish
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/55oakstnorwood/alfonsohondacivic/DSC_8352.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/55oakstnorwood/alfonsohondacivic/DSC_8353.jpg

After shots of the headlights - Opti Coat installed
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D300 with Griots
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/55oakstnorwood/alfonsohondacivic/DSC_8359.jpg

50/50 shots of correction
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http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/55oakstnorwood/alfonsohondacivic/DSC_8375.jpg

Before trim
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/55oakstnorwood/alfonsohondacivic/DSC_8377.jpg

After
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/55oakstnorwood/alfonsohondacivic/DSC_8379.jpg

After shots
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/pyiu/55oakstnorwood/alfonsohondacivic/DSC_8392.jpg
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[spoonerDee]

Absolutely amazing. Doesn't even look like the same car.

[Hornung418]

That's a huge transformation!

Sent from Branson, MO.

[cannan]

Wow that is amazing, most people would probably write that paint off and never do anything to it again. Props to the owner or reseller for electing to resurrect it.

[nike001]

1. Buy car for cheap
2. fork up money for detail/DIY detail
3. sell car for more money
4. ????
5. Profit

[danewilson77]

The car looks black again.