Before/After FD detail job: WOW!!
06-21-08, 02:51 AM
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Before/After FD detail job: WOW!!
My 1993 FD was suffering from swirl marks, marring, and a lot of paint defects so I found a detailer whom I had heard was really good and asked him to detail/polish my FD. I will recomend anybody to him (his info is in the link) as his work is A+. Check out the link for pics.
http://forums.clubrsx.com/showthread.php?t=578757
http://forums.clubrsx.com/showthread.php?t=578757
06-21-08, 03:27 AM
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He took a lot of pictures to show the before and afters, but still his total focus was on detailing. He really put 100% effort and did it the best he could. Took him 7 hours in 105 F weather with one 5 min break!!
I guess I could do it myself but its like building motors. The more experience you have, the better the product. I will do the normal washing, waxing ect myself but for buffing/polishing... Ill leave it to the pro's.
06-21-08, 03:39 AM
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How much? I am guessing it was kinda pricey since he drove all the way up from SD.
Maybe we can set up some sort of group thing....so he can knock like 3 cars in one day or something....
The car looks great BTW. Awesome job!
Maybe we can set up some sort of group thing....so he can knock like 3 cars in one day or something....
The car looks great BTW. Awesome job!
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hey guys this is Carlo (BEAT IT UP on clubrsx). Thanks for all the kind words and compliments. I never knew it got THAT HOT in LA. hahaha . Im not sure if it works the same way here but my post count is still low so I dont think I can receive PM's or send out PMs yet. Thanks again Armen it was truly a pleasure detailing your 7. Detailing may seem simple but it takes many MANNYY hours on how to efficiently and correctly use a true rotary polisher. No porter cables over here.
06-21-08, 04:12 PM
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Great work and pics, I haven't done any work for a bit right now, too busy with other work sigh... I've got a nice GTR to do next week but its white 
Oh well. What products did you use?
Oh well. What products did you use?
06-21-08, 06:52 PM
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Detailing is an art. Not everyone can do it right.
I used to do it as a business, still do for select calls/clients. I try to pay attention to my own car now, i drive it too much though
I spent 9 hours cleaning up the engine bay, i just gotta get the PC and Dewalt and do the whole car 
Was any interior, engine work done?
Carbon Blue: You did a real nice job. If it is the factory paint (which it looks like), the Mazda FD and Miata paint is really easy to bring back especially from the dead. However, do not be so quick to shun an orbital polisher. From my experience using a rotary, and orbital together for certain things can get best results.
I know its just little things, but i know that can come out a little cleaner with an orbital finish. (Not trying to knock on your work or the job, just stating from my experience with FD paint.)
Metal: R32, 33 or 34 GT-R?
I used to do it as a business, still do for select calls/clients. I try to pay attention to my own car now, i drive it too much though
I spent 9 hours cleaning up the engine bay, i just gotta get the PC and Dewalt and do the whole car Was any interior, engine work done?
Carbon Blue: You did a real nice job. If it is the factory paint (which it looks like), the Mazda FD and Miata paint is really easy to bring back especially from the dead. However, do not be so quick to shun an orbital polisher. From my experience using a rotary, and orbital together for certain things can get best results.
I know its just little things, but i know that can come out a little cleaner with an orbital finish. (Not trying to knock on your work or the job, just stating from my experience with FD paint.)
Metal: R32, 33 or 34 GT-R?
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06-21-08, 07:17 PM
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That doesn't look like hologramming to me, just looks like smear from his LSP. I pretty much only use my PC on soft paint that I can't finish down perfectly via rotary, otherwise, rotary gives an amazingly clear finish if you start using some finishing pads and very very fine polishes like Ultrafina for "jeweling" the paint to perfection. Heres mine:
Aint 100% marr free, but its a daily driver, and the paint isnt perfect anyways, so it doesnt bother me.
EDIT: Didn't see that till after, R32 GTR.
Aint 100% marr free, but its a daily driver, and the paint isnt perfect anyways, so it doesnt bother me.
EDIT: Didn't see that till after, R32 GTR.
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Detailing is an art. Not everyone can do it right.
I used to do it as a business, still do for select calls/clients. I try to pay attention to my own car now, i drive it too much though I spent 9 hours cleaning up the engine bay, i just gotta get the PC and Dewalt and do the whole car
Was any interior, engine work done?
Carbon Blue: You did a real nice job. If it is the factory paint (which it looks like), the Mazda FD and Miata paint is really easy to bring back especially from the dead. However, do not be so quick to shun an orbital polisher. From my experience using a rotary, and orbital together for certain things can get best results.
I know its just little things, but i know that can come out a little cleaner with an orbital finish. (Not trying to knock on your work or the job, just stating from my experience with FD paint.)
Metal: R32, 33 or 34 GT-R?
I used to do it as a business, still do for select calls/clients. I try to pay attention to my own car now, i drive it too much though
I spent 9 hours cleaning up the engine bay, i just gotta get the PC and Dewalt and do the whole car Was any interior, engine work done?
Carbon Blue: You did a real nice job. If it is the factory paint (which it looks like), the Mazda FD and Miata paint is really easy to bring back especially from the dead. However, do not be so quick to shun an orbital polisher. From my experience using a rotary, and orbital together for certain things can get best results.
I know its just little things, but i know that can come out a little cleaner with an orbital finish. (Not trying to knock on your work or the job, just stating from my experience with FD paint.)
Metal: R32, 33 or 34 GT-R?
. Im 100% sure I didnt leave any holograms after doing IPA wipedowns and so forth. I took tons of pics during the whole process even after a orange LC and some SIP (now THOSE were holograms) hahaha. I then cleaned up everthing using UF SE on a grey LC at 1400 then burnished back down to about 900-1000 and used a UDM (speed 3)on a 6.5 grey LC for the P21S. Thanks again everyone for the compliments.
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