Ben. Posted February 12, 2007 Share Posted February 12, 2007 I wish the paintjob Ford put on my truck was that nice. Although, don't get me wrong..it IS good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CleanGSR Posted February 12, 2007 Share Posted February 12, 2007 I mean honestly, would you wetsand a finish that looks like above? Especially when the only orange peel was captured by a camera and can't be seen by the human eye (and I've checked under dual 1000watt halogen's.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pyrorocketeer Posted February 12, 2007 Share Posted February 12, 2007 I mean honestly, would you wetsand a finish that looks like above? Especially when the only orange peel was captured by a camera and can't be seen by the human eye (and I've checked under dual 1000watt halogen's.) how can't you see it by eye, but you can by camera? I would have wetsanded before, but thats just me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bunga Posted February 12, 2007 Author Share Posted February 12, 2007 Listen, i think that it looks perfectly fine. Hell we all would love to have our cars looking like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CleanGSR Posted February 12, 2007 Share Posted February 12, 2007 how can't you see it by eye, but you can by camera? I would have wetsanded before, but thats just me. Don't ask me. I personally don't think there's orange peel there. I think it's just something in that picture. I've tried catching it in picture again and have tried to see it visually on that same spot (driver's side door) and it's just flat not there. I don't know if maybe I have to be at the perfect angle or what, but it's not visible except in that picture....like I said...don't ask me. I will try and get that same exact shot this spring when I do a full detail on the car again and see if it shows up again. I'll post up the results of that area when I do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pyrorocketeer Posted February 12, 2007 Share Posted February 12, 2007 still looks good either way, I was just curious about it, thats all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CleanGSR Posted February 12, 2007 Share Posted February 12, 2007 I completely see what you're seeing, I guess (even as picky as I am) it's not bad enough in person for me to mess with or worry about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bunga Posted February 13, 2007 Author Share Posted February 13, 2007 Ok so i got a wild hair up my butt yesterday and felt like detailing the ride. Now mind you this is with just one coat of the NXT and i think it looks pretty good. I'm still trying to find some #9 and when i do then i'll be trying that process that Hung does. Enjoy the pics. I'm just curious now how it will look after the 9 and 26 applied on there. I think the NXT alone did great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
90IntegraC1 Posted February 13, 2007 Share Posted February 13, 2007 that civic is cleeeeean. nice work. it will have a much deeper shine when you're done with it. for the record-all factory mercedes paint comes with a reflection resembling Hung's in that one pic, but only from certain angles really up close, so I don't think it's anything to fuss about lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cranny Posted February 13, 2007 Share Posted February 13, 2007 last time i played with 1000 watt lightbulbs hung , i spent a year sentence of house arrest and parole visits , haha. but they werent halogens , more like high pressure sodium , hehe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cranny Posted February 13, 2007 Share Posted February 13, 2007 last time i played with 1000 watt lightbulbs hung , i spent a year sentence of house arrest and parole visits , haha. but they werent halogens , more like high pressure sodium , hehe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CleanGSR Posted February 13, 2007 Share Posted February 13, 2007 Ok so i got a wild hair up my butt yesterday and felt like detailing the ride. Now mind you this is with just one coat of the NXT and i think it looks pretty good. I'm still trying to find some #9 and when i do then i'll be trying that process that Hung does. Enjoy the pics. I'm just curious now how it will look after the 9 and 26 applied on there. I think the NXT alone did great. Looks great. Can't wait to see it when you're completelyl done. For the record I don't use #9 on my car except in really tight spots. I always machine buff my car so I use #80. I have used #9 on my entire car before though with great results.....just don't forget the elbow grease with #9 (and a lot of it). Oh and here's your car color detailed using M21. This is what you should aspire for. ^^ a guy from my detailing forums previous car ^^ Your paint should look very similar to that when your all done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bunga Posted February 13, 2007 Author Share Posted February 13, 2007 baby steps. I'll get there. When i come back from my detachment in the middle of march i'm gonna spend some good quality time with the whip and try and get it close to that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bunga Posted February 13, 2007 Author Share Posted February 13, 2007 I do have a question though. What's the best way to shine the trim up? i would assume that armor all would just warp it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CleanGSR Posted February 13, 2007 Share Posted February 13, 2007 Mother's Back to black works awesome. Give that a shot and see if it helps. Do NOT use armor all on your trim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bunga Posted February 13, 2007 Author Share Posted February 13, 2007 outstanding. I remember a long time ago when i used to wash and detail cars for this place and they used armor all pretty much for everything. From the exterior trim, wheels, and tires to the dash's (and this is in FL). So people would come back later down the road bitching and complaining that the trim and dash's were cracking and looking like crap. Man i can't believe the company lasted as long as it did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolcat467 Posted February 13, 2007 Share Posted February 13, 2007 Bunga your car is hot! Get some dark tint and then DAMN! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben. Posted February 13, 2007 Share Posted February 13, 2007 His car is teh win. Then again, so is every clean Electron blue SI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolcat467 Posted February 13, 2007 Share Posted February 13, 2007 True. To be honest, it has been my dream car forever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben. Posted February 13, 2007 Share Posted February 13, 2007 The only one I've seen on here that I haven't liked is EBP_EM1's.. Must be the rims..or stock suspension..I dunno. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolcat467 Posted February 13, 2007 Share Posted February 13, 2007 Lol. People always give him crap about how it's a 4x4. I think it just needs to be lowered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bunga Posted February 13, 2007 Author Share Posted February 13, 2007 thanks for the compliments. I was a little skeptical (probably spelled wrong!) about getting the blue. The last Si i had was black and that car would look unbelievable when it was done up, only problem was it was a bitch to keep clean. I'm glad now though that i bought it. Me personally i kinda like it w/o the tint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben. Posted February 13, 2007 Share Posted February 13, 2007 thanks for the compliments. I was a little skeptical (probably spelled wrong!) about getting the blue. The last Si i had was black and that car would look unbelievable when it was done up, only problem was it was a bitch to keep clean. I'm glad now though that i bought it. Me personally i kinda like it w/o the tint. Yea. Electron blue is cool though. Better than the red. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
90IntegraC1 Posted February 13, 2007 Share Posted February 13, 2007 Trans-Mate Accent is better than Mothers crap. it will last for 6 months no problem too. we use it on all mercedes trim and tires as a shine rather than tire shine that comes off as soon as you move the car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CleanGSR Posted February 13, 2007 Share Posted February 13, 2007 That's funny because Mother's Back to Black has lasted for over a year on my wife's car and it is far from Baby'd detailing wise and is outside 24/7. Mother's Back to Black is nowhere near crap. It's a great product. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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