For Those Considering a Flex Polisher, Let These Persuade You!

[OCKlasse]

Here is one of the worst exterior jobs I have ever been handed...ever. The owner was looking to sell the car and wanted it looking "respectable." This car would require me using some heavy compounding, which is exactly what I did. Here is a list off all products used:

Wash/Etc.:

- Karcher pressure washer
- Meguiar's NXT wash
- Lowe's grout sponge
- Target/Costco microfibers
- Mother's tire dressing
- Finish Kare #108

Buffing/Sealing:

- Flex 3401
- Purple foamed wool pads
- LC orange pads
- Meguiar's M105 compound
- Menzerna PO106ff finishing polish
- Finish Kare 1000P
- Meguiar's foam applicators
- Finish Kare #425

Here is how the car looked as it pulled up to receive its makeover:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/trefive/Civic/037.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/trefive/Civic/038.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/trefive/Civic/039.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/trefive/Civic/040.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/trefive/Civic/041.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/trefive/Civic/051.jpg

Here are some intermediate shots showing what difference a little buffing can make:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/trefive/Civic/058.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/trefive/Civic/057.jpg
(I'm sure you can figure out which window was clean and which was not)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/trefive/Civic/060.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/trefive/Civic/061.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/trefive/Civic/069.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/trefive/Civic/071.jpg

Headlights before:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/trefive/Civic/077.jpg

Headlights after:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/trefive/Civic/076.jpg

Here's a before and after of the trunk. After three passes with M105 and purple foamed wool, I gave in to some of the very deep rids at the expense of maintaining the clear coat. Pictures do not do justice to how bad of a condition the paint really was in.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/trefive/Civic/075.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/trefive/Civic/074.jpg

Here are the obligatory afters:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/trefive/Civic/078.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/trefive/Civic/079.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/trefive/Civic/080.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/trefive/Civic/081.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/trefive/Civic/082.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/trefive/Civic/083.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/trefive/Civic/085.jpg

Thanks for looking! I was proud of this one :clap:

[Bimmerlifestyle]

cool thanks for posting bro

[OCKlasse]

cool thanks for posting bro

:clap:

[///NEM3SES]

WOW!!!!! damn, i think i should have gotten the flex polisher...

[Phiberglass]

Wow, brutal >.<

Great work.