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Presidential Detailed: 2001 Honda S2000

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Old Feb 2, 2009 | 05:00 PM
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Default Presidential Detailed: 2001 Honda S2000

This car was also part of the 4 car job I had in Palm Bay, FL. This one was not near as bad as the red S2K I just posted recently, however it still needed a lot of attention! This car also just returned from a day of Auto-x'ing and was very dirty to begin with. It also had some very bad hard water spotting on the front of the car and seemed to have a sort of "film" of hard water on the car creating a very white-faded looking residue.

Products:

Exterior:
Dawn Soap Pre-Wash
ONR diluted to clay lube
COBRA UMF Wash Mitt
COBRA Deluxe "Jr" MF's
Dual Buckets with Grit Guards
3m "green" Masking Tape
Adams Professional Clay Bar
Meguairs APC+
Meguairs Hyperdressing
Meguairs M105/Burgandy Wool
Menzerna 106fa/White
UK 3M Ultrafina/ UK 3M Finishing Pad
91% Isopropyl Alcohol
Tons of (retired) Cobra Towels(AP)
Swissvax Pneu
Adams Metal Polish #1&2

LSP:
Optimum Opti-Seal applied with Uber Foam Applicator
Two coats of Dodo Juice Supernatural Paste Wax applied with Uber Foam Applicator

Tools:
Dual Work Lamps
Makita Hi Speed Rotary
World's Greatest Boar's Hair Wheel Brush
Foam Pad Cleaning Brush
DD Detail Sponge
The Wheel Well/Fender Brush
The Spoke Brush
Canon Rebel XTi
Craftsmen 295MPH Vac/Blow
E-Z Detail Wheel Brush
Swissvax Wheel Brush

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The wheels are practically brand new, but very dusty from a dirt road making them look old and used.


This fender liner is also practically brand new..






The engine was also degreased and dressed.






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Old Feb 2, 2009 | 05:05 PM
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Before under the halogens..notice the white residue.


This was after washing and drying properly(the spots are not from me.)






Taped up ready for polishing..


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Old Feb 2, 2009 | 05:06 PM
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Some 50/50s. After Compounding.

On the hood.




Front Fenders.






The headlights were also treated by hand with M105.

Driver Side Before.

After.

Before.

After.


Passenger Side Before.

After.

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You might not have noticed the exhaust tips, but they need some work real bad!


So I took them off completely to give them a good cleaning/polish.




I used Adams Metal Polish #1&2 to get them shining again.






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In the halogen and fluorescent lighting..






















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A few shots in the sunlight..


















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And of course, the reflections we all love!












My new "Presidential" Uniform.


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Some more..














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I also touched up the interior a little..









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