Detailer's Domain: Honda S2000 - Massive Paint Correction

[DetailersDomain]

My customer bought a leftover S2000 in BB with no miles (amazing deal). However the paint was another issue. Here is where we came in.

We put about 14 hours into the paint over 2 days and below are the results.
Other than the paint the car was mint!

What was done -
Exterior

- Wheels were prepped with Sonax Wheel Cleaner and cleaned up with various brushes
- Tires were spritzed down with Adam’s All Purpose Cleaner and washed down
- Wheel wells were cleaned up
- Pre Washed with W99
- Wash down and rinsed
- Door jambs were cleaned up
- Clayed
- Dried
- Tires dressed
- Masking
- Paint Measurement
- 2 Step - Menzerna Super Intensive Polish with Menzerna Super Finish
- Inspection with Fenix, 3m Sun Gun, Infratech, and natural sunlight
- Last Step – Lusso Oro
- Rubber and Plastics Treated
- Exterior windows and mirrors cleaned and sealed
- Exhaust tips cleaned
- Windows were clayed, cleaned, and sealed
- Jambs steam cleaned

Links to products used -

1Z einszett W99
Adam's All Purpose Cleaner
Sonax Full Effect Wheel Cleaner
Uber Clay Bar Kit
Menzerna Super Intensive Polish
Menzerna Super Finish
Lusso Oro
Adam's Super VRT
Optimum Metal Polish
Adam's Glass Cleaner
Adam's Glass Sealant

Interior
1Z einszett Cockpit
1Z einszett Leathercare

Tools used
Uber Wool Wash Mitt
Uber No Name MF Towels
Porter Cable 7424XP
Flex PE14-2-150
Uber Buffing Pads
Defelsko Paint Meter
Fenix TK11
Brinkmann
Kranzle Pressure Washer
Cam Spray Foam Canon
2 Grit Guard Buckets with Caddies
Uber Firehose Nozzle
Interior
Before




After



Exterior
Before














Wheels were in great shape we used Sonax Full Effect Wheel Cleaner (no brushes needed)


Clean wheels


Tires were cleaned with the Uber Wheel/Tire Brush and Adam's All Purpose Cleaner

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Uber Fender Brush to clean up the wheel wells


Pre Rinse, Wash, Convertible Top Cleaned









After wash pics show how bad the paint really is






Claying


50/50 shots of the paint correction - Super Intensive Polish followed by Super Finish





Fenix showing the imperfections



Paint on the door panel before


After the necessary polishing



Headlights were polished out.

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After the extensive polishing we rinsed all the dust off the car



Afters
Lusso Oro was used as a last step








Outside shots














Permission for this write up granted by the owner.

Enjoy!

[S4 Big Head]

Absolutely incredible.. you guys brought that car back to showroom quality.

[audifirst]

wow nice work

[DetailersDomain]

thanks guys I'm glad you enjoyed it.

[scdreger]

Wow!! Well done!

[AudiSportB5S4]

Damn you do good work Phil...

After you do all that work and rinse the dust off, do you use soap on it or no?

[DetailersDomain]

not necessary to hit it with soap but you can it won't hurt

[3.0 Rider]

Amazing work as usual Phil. This is how most Canadian cars look like after winter (unless they are stored for winter)

[S4 Big Head]

Phil, any chance you could PM me a quote on such a paint correction? No interior, just full exterior. Thanks

[akasch]

WOW...

[teg2audi]

Got to love that soft clear! It's amazing SIP could do that much repair!

[GarrettReid]

That has to be a different car.

[Heavy Fluid]

That is simply unbelievable. You do such great work, and provide so many good pictures!!

[Olde English]

+1. You guys do great work! I love looking through these threads and seeing the before, during, and after shots. Makes me want to pick up my porter cable and get to work.

Question: I see that you went with the Lusso Oro carnauba wax as your final step for this detail.

But for this All-road detail: http://www.audizine.com/forum/showth...int-Correction
You went with Menzerna Power Lock as the final step.

My question is, why did you go with the carnauba wax on the S2000 and the sealant on the All-Road?
Was it simply customer preference?
Are the two basically interchangeable?
Were there certain conditions that warranted one over the other?

I'm trying to decide what type of final step to use on my own car, and there are a 101 products out there.

Thanks and looking forward to your next detailing thread!

[DetailersDomain]

the s2000 sits and is only used a few time s a month, so I wanted the black to be wet looking.

the allroad the customer requested durability.

[EuroA4]

Yeah...SIP would not be as effective on Audi black. Nice work Phil!

[Alister]

Great work Phil - that was in pretty bad shape, but looks fantastic now!

[njpeteo]

simply amazing!

[Johnny.B.Good]

That is absolutely incredible. I don't know what you charge for that kind of work, but it sure looks like it is worth every penny!

[paz840]

Wow, great turnaround!

[Pared]

Speechless. Phil is making me a fan of detailing. ;)

[DetailersDomain]

thanks guys!

[dubguts]

Those swirls gave me chills, and not the good kind

[DetailersDomain]

you and me both.

[djimmy31]

Looks like it's fresh off the showroom floor!!! Good job guys.

[DetailersDomain]

thanks!

[vtheman]

Wow! You guys really know what you're doing. I wish I had 1/3 of your knowledge and skill. I am planning on doing my B8 A4 sometime soon. I already bought Flex 3401, Hex pads from Chemical Guys, clay bars from Griot's. What would you recommend as far as cleaner, wax, sealant, etc... My car sits outside 24/7 so I would rather go for a durability. Thanks.

[DetailersDomain]

what do you mean by cleaner?

I would say depending on the condition of your car

wash
clay
compound/polish (if needed)
wax

A good wax

Lusso Oro
1Z einszett Glanz
Adam's Americana
Collinite 845

[vtheman]

Hi,

I am sorry when it comes to detailing I am like a little kid :) I was told to 1-Wash, 2- Clay, 3- Use cleaner wax/cutter? 4- Polish wax, 5- Sealant wax. Does this sound about right?

Thanks.

[DetailersDomain]

no need for the cleaner wax prior to polishing.

[DetailersDomain]

you can watch these basic videos.

Adam's Instructional Videos

[vtheman]

Cool, Thanks!

I am actually trying to stay away from Adam's (didn't like their customer service at all)

[OTDetailer]

Cool, Thanks!

I am actually trying to stay away from Adam's (didn't like their customer service at all)

Care to share your experience? because you're the first I hear that has a bad experience with Adam's.

[DetailersDomain]

would love to know as well you can email me, as well you can order it from us we will make sure you are taken care of.

[AudiNoobCAN]

what do you mean by cleaner?

I would say depending on the condition of your car

wash
clay
compound/polish (if needed)
wax

A good wax

Lusso Oro
1Z einszett Glanz
Adam's Americana
Collinite 845

Looks great Phil. If I don't have flex/porter cable, what wax would you recommend for an everyday driver winter/summer?
When you say compound are referring to something like Wolf's Derionizer?
thanks.

[DetailersDomain]

if you don't have a flex or pc you will not get the results from above by hand.

all the waxes listed above can be applied by hand.

compounding ****- > Meg's M105, Menzerna Power Gloss, Meg's D300 compound.

Wolf's Deironizer is a chemical that will assist in removing contaminants from your paint. (this is part of the prep process prior to compound and polishing)

You may want to take a look at this basic video on detailing.

[AudiNoobCAN]

Thanks, Phil