Just detailed my friends 07 Si
05-23-2010, 07:24 PM
#1
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Just detailed my friends 07 Si
Copied/Pasted from the Wash/Wax section. I hope to do my car soon! Let me know if any of you guys need any detail work done 
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Some background on my detail experience. I've been detailing cars for a long time now, mainly friends and family's rides, but have always used my Porter Cable. I finally took the plunge with a Makita rotary! So far I love it
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I took it slowly and used my LC Green pad, where as I would usually use my Orange Pad. I achieved results very similar to my PC/Orange pad with the Makita/Green pad!
Products Used:
Car - 2007 Civic Si Nighthawk Black Pearl
Wash - Dove Original (always used this to strip down any waxes)
Wheels - P21S wheel cleaner, Zaino tire shine
Glass - Stoner Invisible Glass (didn't have time for Zaino glass polish)
Clay - Mothers claybar
Paint Correction - Makita 9227, Menzerna SIP and 106FF
Trim/Engine Dressing - AutoGlym
LSP - Zaino Grand Finale/P21S Concours
I got lazy with pictures as the day went on as my friend and I got a bit too deep into the beers.
I supposed I should have gotten some more 50/50's and finished panel shots but this is my first documented detail 
Also this was an exterior only detail. I forgot to take some shots of the finished engine bay too 
Let me know if you guys have any suggestions. And yes I know my backing plate is too large I have a smaller one on order along with some other new stuff!
WASHING/CLAY:
PREPPING:
.Some background on my detail experience. I've been detailing cars for a long time now, mainly friends and family's rides, but have always used my Porter Cable. I finally took the plunge with a Makita rotary! So far I love it
.I took it slowly and used my LC Green pad, where as I would usually use my Orange Pad. I achieved results very similar to my PC/Orange pad with the Makita/Green pad!
Products Used:
Car - 2007 Civic Si Nighthawk Black Pearl
Wash - Dove Original (always used this to strip down any waxes)
Wheels - P21S wheel cleaner, Zaino tire shine
Glass - Stoner Invisible Glass (didn't have time for Zaino glass polish)
Clay - Mothers claybar
Paint Correction - Makita 9227, Menzerna SIP and 106FF
Trim/Engine Dressing - AutoGlym
LSP - Zaino Grand Finale/P21S Concours
I got lazy with pictures as the day went on as my friend and I got a bit too deep into the beers.
I supposed I should have gotten some more 50/50's and finished panel shots but this is my first documented detail Also this was an exterior only detail. I forgot to take some shots of the finished engine bay too Let me know if you guys have any suggestions. And yes I know my backing plate is too large I have a smaller one on order along with some other new stuff!
WASHING/CLAY:
PREPPING:
05-23-2010, 09:28 PM
#4
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holy shit that's BADLY swirled. Gotta make sure to tell your friend to take more care of his car now lol. Great job man, I never knew you were into car detailing. You put spacers on? Fitment looks great.
05-23-2010, 10:04 PM
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Vik the car was a rebuild and he bought it no more than a few months ago. It wasn't him that put the swirls there. He's happy they're gone .
Ya spacers on the S now. 20mm rear, 15mm front
.Ya spacers on the S now. 20mm rear, 15mm front
