conan777

Today’s Detail was an Acura CL-S for a Fellow AZINE Member . This car was definitely a challenge. There was a lot of water etching, insect etchings, heavily scratched head lights, and a ton of really deep scratches mixed in with the usual swirls. The toughest part of this detail was getting all the deep scratches out. There were at least 4 deep scratches on every panel. I was able to completely eliminate almost all of them. Some were simply too deep or all the way through the clear. Ok on with the process: Washed and clayed of course followed by a 3 step Polish. Total time 19hrs 22mins. I tried some different Polishes on this one. I was pretty much out of my Power Gloss Compound so I tried Optimum Compound with my Flex using a wool pad. I started using the wool pad on my Flex and I have to say it really works well. The correction ability was definitely needed on this one and the wool was easy to control unlike the foam pads that can “jump around” on you occasionally. The downside to this however is that I was not able to get away with a 2 step process. I tried to clean up the marring from the OC with Menzerna Nano Polish 106ff and it did a good job but I could still see some minor micro marring. Now at this point the paint was very reflective especially with the metallic flake but I just could not settle for any micro marring and decided to hit it with some Menzerna Super Intensive Polish, followed by the 106ff and the micro marring was finally gone. The paint was now super reflective and near perfectly corrected except for the random deep scratch that was not correctable. For protection I topped the paint with 4 Star UPP. Any questions/Comments are welcome.
Some Before shots
















Some 50:50 shots


Headlights were terribly marred and scratched. I did not have time to wet sand them but I didn’t really need to. OC with an orange pad on the UDM knocked most of the scratches out followed by 106ff.



After Polishing

Right side Before:

And After:

Ok and now for all AFTERS: Sorry no daylight sun shots, the sun had set before I was finished so they are all Halogens! Maybe I can get some from the owner? I love this color.










Lastly a shot of the Roof. Now that’s Gloss!

GTSX-05

iTrader: (1)

Your worth every freaking penny, great work Conan you really brought that CL back to life!

csmeance

wow, that's amazing... one question though, are wool pads reserved for the pros or can they be used for amateur detailers like me. To clarify, can they cause irreversible damage quickly or are they idiot proof like the foam ones? Also thats one nice SSM ronjon TL in the background..

Wes_R

I salute you as a CL owner myself.

26Shaun

Before and after is like night and day! Great work... can't wait to get mine done. I will hopefully be able to bring the car by soon.

TSC17

Nice turnaround. I know that deep scratches can REALLY add a lot of time to a job. 19+ hours...that's a lot of work!

conan777

Anyone can use a wool pad, sure you can say it is idiot proof as in you will not do any irreparable damage to the paint, now depending on what machine you are using will probably affect how well it works. The Flex is a powerful machine with forced rotation and a wool pad works well. The UDM or PC may not be very effective but then again it may work pretty good? I'll try it out for you guys in the near future. Oh and thanks thats my baby in the back ground with the RJ kit

Thanks guys, if I could figure out how to respond to multiple quotes I would but I can't seem to figure it out?? This was definitely an "all nighter" and I was not expecting to do a 3 stage polish. But boy the results were worth it

powerflow

Nice work, the owner must have been really happy.

MD03CL-S

iTrader: (1)

Beautiful work!!

I think I may know who the fellow AZINE member is

conan777

You bet! It will be nice working on a new car in relatively good shape for a change! ha..ha..! Email me and we'll get you scheduled in one of these days that is convenient for you.

Paclark01

That's right... I can not express the excitement. The car looks amazing, the paint is smooth, the metal flake in the paint pops in the sun. Now I have the "show" to match the "go".

I will take some pics this afternoon, and post them in this thread. It looks even better during the day.

Once again... Thanks for the excellent work, and expect another vehicle of mine to head your way in the upcoming month or so.

conan777

Paul,
Glad you are happy with the car It makes those long hours worth it when I see the customers face with a big Smile! It was a pleasure meeting you and your family. I can't wait to see some more pics of the car out in the sun. Again I just love that blue metallic Paint, it's so rich and deep looking. (especially when it is swirl free )

Hey Paul, it may be time to redo your Avatar! LOL!

26Shaun

Email sent... tomorrow sound good?

My friend wants to practice picture taking with his DSLR so whenever I get it done I will have some fantasticc shots. He's taken pictures of lots of other things, just never any cars yet.

Time For Sleeep

oh hai; just dropped in to say that is the best color ever =P




and kick ass detailing job man. that looks nuts

Paclark01

As promised... Here are some pictures from this afternoon.

SweetJazz

conan777:

That pearl blue is POPPIN'. Great work!

Does the SIP dust up like the PO106ff or do you add a little OP?

LoveMyTL-S

Wow! What a transformation!! The blue is really poppin.........great job!

conan777

The SIP does dust alittle as do all the Menzerna polishes. I have added OP and OC to powergloss compound but never to SIP or 106ff.

handy911

man, I wish I could afford you to work on my car.....excellent job!