Detail pix of '08 black Hondal Accord
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Detail pix of '08 black Honda Accord
One of my neighbors needed help removing some swirls/scratches and water spots. Here is the process used and photos below:
1. Wash with Meg's Gold class
2. Clay with Meg's mild clay
3. M105, orange pad using flex and G100 (4" pads on G100 for the small areas)
4. M205 w/ Meg's polishing pad
5. Poorboy's Black Hole polish
6. 2 coats Poorboy's paint sealant
7. 1 coat Pinnacle Souveran
8. Diamondite Glass Polish (to remove water spots)
9. Meg's Tire Gel
The neighbor helped with the whole process and was very pleased with the results.
Before:
After:
Kevin
1. Wash with Meg's Gold class
2. Clay with Meg's mild clay
3. M105, orange pad using flex and G100 (4" pads on G100 for the small areas)
4. M205 w/ Meg's polishing pad
5. Poorboy's Black Hole polish
6. 2 coats Poorboy's paint sealant
7. 1 coat Pinnacle Souveran
8. Diamondite Glass Polish (to remove water spots)
9. Meg's Tire Gel
The neighbor helped with the whole process and was very pleased with the results.
Before:
After:
Kevin
Last edited by khindal; 08-09-2009 at 10:32 AM. Reason: added one more photo
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Nice job, I have the same car in Silver but its the I4. Honda paint is very soft and very easy to swirl. But mine has been swirl free since I been taking car of it since new. Just curious if you tried something less agressive then M105 before you started? I have to say I love detailing black cars. Great job.
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Nice job, I have the same car in Silver but its the I4. Honda paint is very soft and very easy to swirl. But mine has been swirl free since I been taking car of it since new. Just curious if you tried something less agressive then M105 before you started? I have to say I love detailing black cars. Great job.
Kevin
#9
Water spots can be a pain. Mine sits outside year round and is driven in the snow. Every morning its covered in sprinkler water also. All I ever did to it was sealers and wax and still looks like it did when it came out of the show room. Tell him to keep up with the cleaning and it should stay in good condition. I have to say I used M105 last week on the roof of my truck and it worked awsome.
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http://www.autogeek.net/glass-repair-kit.html
Also, Mike Phillips posted this on the corvetteforum.com:
Another option although it's not specifically a glass cleaner is M04 Heavy Cut Cleaner. I lived in Oregon most of my life and it rains enough there that most cars that are parked outside for any length of time end up with water spots on the paint and the glass. When you detail a customer's car you can't make the paint shiny and then leave the water spots on the glass, it doesn't look right and customers expect everything to be clean and shiny.
As such I usually used an aggressive paint cleaner by hand or with a rotary buffer to polish out all the glass first and then do the paint polishing work.
The product I usually used was M04 Heavy Cut Cleaner, it uses a large chunky diminishing abrasive and it was the large size of the abrasive that enabled it to cut off the film built-up on the glass but at the same time the abrasive wouldn't scratch the glass so it was a safe option to use.
There are other products that can do this to, M04 was just something I had with me most of the time. Shared this on the MOL forum years ago and a few months ago one of the members used this product to remove the water spots of their car's glass and actually wrote a pretty good article on the process.
As such I usually used an aggressive paint cleaner by hand or with a rotary buffer to polish out all the glass first and then do the paint polishing work.
The product I usually used was M04 Heavy Cut Cleaner, it uses a large chunky diminishing abrasive and it was the large size of the abrasive that enabled it to cut off the film built-up on the glass but at the same time the abrasive wouldn't scratch the glass so it was a safe option to use.
There are other products that can do this to, M04 was just something I had with me most of the time. Shared this on the MOL forum years ago and a few months ago one of the members used this product to remove the water spots of their car's glass and actually wrote a pretty good article on the process.
#14
I really like the Diamondite Glass Polish. I used my G100 and 4" pad to get most of the water spots. I did do some by hand around the edges that the buffer couldn't get at.
http://www.autogeek.net/glass-repair-kit.html
Also, Mike Phillips posted this on the corvetteforum.com:
Kevin
http://www.autogeek.net/glass-repair-kit.html
Also, Mike Phillips posted this on the corvetteforum.com:
Kevin
#15
The reason I asked is because I have the Diamondite Glass Polish and I think it sucks It did nothing for the spots on my F150. Now the M04 I used on my Windshied and it did a great job but it took some time. I think ESF had the same results as me. What 4'' pad did you use?
http://www.autogeek.net/lake-counrty-pads-4-inch.html
I think the M04 would be cheaper to use in the long run.
Kevin