Paul Smith Posted March 2, 2012 Share Posted March 2, 2012 Evening all, Not a 350Z or a Nissan for that matter, but a performance saloon that holds a special place in my heart, the Accord Type R. Got a PM from a fellow member on AccordR.org asking if I'd carry out some paint correction on his new purchase. A couple of weeks later I had a Pirates Black ATR sat back in my garage. I won't apologise for the lack of pictures. The temperature on the day was hovering around 1 degrees and there was a strong wind blowing through that car park so I was in no mood to be taking photogenic snaps for everyone else to enjoy. The owner wanted the paint brought back to a respectable finish, good enough for the odd meet and bring back the purple to the paint. The car had roughly 130,000 miles on the clock, and when I first saw the car up at Knockhill I thought the paint looked OK but it wasn't until a good snow foam and over an hour with the spray and clay bar that I saw how bad it really was :-( So the usual list was carried out - *Full car washed using two bucket method and Meguiars shampoo plus. *Front, sides and rear of car de-tarred using AS Tardis. *Full car re-washed again. *Bodywork clayed using Meguairs Medium clay bar. *Full Body correction carried out using Porter Cable DA Polisher, 3M compounding pad and Megs Ultra Cut Compound #105. *Full car then polished using 3M Perfect IT III Ultrafine SE Polish and 3M Perfect IT III SE Polishing Pad. *Bodywork then sealed AG Extra Gloss Protection. *A coat of Collinite No.915 Marque D'Elegance Car Wax then applied. Before claying - After claying- Some shots after compound- Some shots after polish- Owner had a new set of powder coated wheels to fit to the car so no time was spent cleaning the wheels and I was asked not to valet it either. It didn't make for the best of pictures but the paint came out good and a good coat of what I like to call "winter wax" should keep the owner happy until the better weather arrives. Good to be back in Accord Type R again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricey Posted March 2, 2012 Share Posted March 2, 2012 Good turn around especially given the temperature! I bet there were a few numb fingers on the go there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bronzee Posted March 3, 2012 Share Posted March 3, 2012 At least you were working under cover. Looks good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Smith Posted March 5, 2012 Author Share Posted March 5, 2012 Yeah, already invested in a set of finger-less gloves. Got a nice Nissan to do in the next couple of weeks that Ill post up, another 4 door ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richyfingers Posted March 9, 2012 Share Posted March 9, 2012 Pirates black is such an awesome colour. Looks great now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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