I know, I know, its not an Acura..........but theres a lesson to be learned here. And.......
I have a surprise coming up for you afficianados in about 2 weeks. I'll spill the beans at that time.....
The owner of this G happens to work at an auto dealership. The young man was turned on to a product one of the detailers recommended, for removing water spots. Well without proper direction or mixing instructions, he elected to give it a go. It appeared to have been an acid base product which stained the glass and everything plastic it came in contact with, i.e. lower plastic body trim, headlights, chrome trim. The reason he was using the water spot remover was for some bad (about a 3.5 on a 1-5 scale) water spots/etching that were left unattended for too long.
After a good Freedom One wash, and heavy clay job, I used a white LC with Four Star Body Shop Medium Cut Compound, and sealed up with FS UPP. The color on this G is beautiful, and for those who dont care for detailing silver, I think you have met your match. This has just the right amount of flake, which really glistens once its cleaned up with a good polish. The FS UPP just helps add to it with some incredible reflectiveness and glow. Wheels were cleaned with Freedom One, tires treated with FS Tire Gel.

 

whats up with these recent "details" on peoples cars? lol i mean dont get me wrong, its great to see many peoples ride but i find it akward seeing so many new threads like these opening all so quickly.

 

^^^ huh?


looks good pat

 

hmmmmm.... someone not reading the directions??? Nah... would never happen!! LOL

Nice job Pat!!

I don't mind detailing Silver... but then I have a Silver car, but what I like about silver is that they dont show the dirt and scratches like a dark color, but then they dont show off the level of detail work either. Or at least that is my opinion on it.

 

The guy wants to show his work. Shut up and let him and you might learn a thing or two.

Another bullseye Patrick!

 

Are you serious? Exceldetail is a genius with a PC. It's awesome to see just what CAN be done when enough skill is aquired.

If you find it too awkward - ummmm......don't look.

 

+1, these are the posts I wait all week for! Love to see the excellent work that Patrick does. Drives me to improve my weak detailing skills.

 

I may not ever post in this forum, but I always look forward to reading these threads. You do a great job and obviously put a lot of time, effort, and thought into what you do. I only wish that I lived closer to you, because I can't seem to find a good detailer in my area.

-Shaun

 

What's so awkward? This is after all the Wash & Wax Forum and what better place to show detailing skills.

 

i agree, but i was hoping to see some before and after especially from the damage the owner did.

 

Yeah, the before/after pics are always great. I wish I took some before pictures of the orange spots on my WDP before claying it.

 

The actual issues were due to acid. Ya had to be in the right light. I have pics but its very hard to discern the problem areas.....

 

I actually like seeing peoples work and the products / methods they used as we can learn from them and try things that others have sucess with.