Detailed: Honda Civic 2.0 Taffeta White

Another new car in need of some good polishing and sealing work.

This vehicle was in for major exterior work and minor on engine and interior.

Shots during arrival - very deceiving indeed.






Normal dirt and grime







Side skirt





Side Mirror




No hope




Front Bumper












Started by working on the engine bay. Minor dirt buildup on them.



Before pictures














Products and Tools used on the engine bay.

• Meguairs Super Degreaser
• Meguairs APC +
• Meguiars Body Solvent
• ONR
• Variety of Brush
• Microfibers to wipe
• D151 for spot polishing
• LSP on plastic and rubber - Meguiars HyperDressing
• LSP on painted parts - Eimann Fabrik

Moved on to the interior.

Here are the before pictures


Minor stain on rear seats









Stains on the jambs





Dirt stuck in the seams



Minor dust but very greasy dashboard



Products and Tools used on the interior work.

• Thorough vac on the interior
• Interior wipedown with APC +
• QID on interior
• Meguiars APC + for jambs
• Meguiars Body Solvent for stain on jambs
• ONR
• MF to wipe
• Variety of brush
• LSP on painted surfaces - Eimann Fabrik

Sorry no afters - rushing to complete following task.


















Proceed on Exterior Work

Some pictures taken on random hours during exterior work.




Exhaust Tip Before


Plastic stuck on rear suspension arm.








Minor oxidization on them.




Exhaust Tip After









Rear lights shots








Better then before. Minor swirls removed.



Wheels Before Cleanup












Wheels After Cleanup















More during work shots - focused more on body work







Both sides of the fender were scuffed badly - most probably fine grit of sand paper.





A 50-50 shot. Polished vs Unpolished






Closeup






Found tracers on both sides of the fender



Rear bumper - also badly scuffed - Before Polished














No more scuff!





Rear driver door - Before





After Shot




Rear Boot - before









Rear Boot - After












Front Fender Before Polishing - ugly














50-50 closeup






After Polishing - No More Scuff Marks








Side Mirror After Polished





My new favorite detailing tape. Good stuff.






LSP of choice





Products and Tools used on the exterior work

Power Washed
Foamed with Super Degreaser
Rinsed
2BM wash with Meguiars Hyperwash and Meguairs Washmitt
Dried with couple of Meguairs Water Magnet
Meguairs Blue Clay + ONR lube
G220
M105
M205
Cutting pad - 4", 6.5", 7"
Polishing - 4", 6.5", 7"
LSP - Swissvax Concorso

Wheels cleaned with APC + and Wheel Brightener
Tires cleaned with Super Degreaser
Wells with APC+
Various brushes
Blown dry via leaf blower
Wheels polished with D151 topped with M16
Tires dressed with Meguairs Endurance Gel
Wells & Undercarriage on Meguairs HyperDressing

Exhaust tips polished with NXT AMP






Here are the parting shots.

Sorry no sun shots - very cloudy morning.
















Scratch no more


















































Indeed, much glossier then before.




Thank you for viewing.

Tim