Honda Integra Type R, DC5 - Paint Correction. Pic Heavy.

[harVTEC]

Yo yo,



Been meaning to compile this write up and images for a while now, but
not had a chance, you'll see it was quite a biggy! Very picture heavy, so leave
now if you've got tortoise spec internet speed.



Well, I'd been planning to machine polish my Dad's C/W DC5 for quite
some time and finally got a couple of days to get it done. The paint had turned
Championship Cream, with plenty of surface imperfections, marring and dullness.
Approximately 20 hours worth of work later and she's finally looking factory
fresh.



I'll start with some before pictures, I won't bore you wish wash and
clay stages but will include a list of methods and products at the end.





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Not looking too shabby, until the correction started :-



Roof 50/50:





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Light reflection before:





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Light reflection after:





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Roof completed:





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Next were the pillars, below shows the now polished roof, compared to the
pillar:





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Pillar 50/50:





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Pillar finished:





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While I was there I attended to the wing mirror, suffering from the same
yellowing and dullness, with some light scratches thrown in for good measure:





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Finished:





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Wind deflectors were next, and probably one of the most significantly
changed parts of the detail. Anyone who owns a DC5 with the OEM wind deflectors
will probably agree!



Driver's before:





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Driver's finished (passenger's includes some 50/50 pictures):





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Next was to get the same bits done, but passenger side. Starting with
the pillar.



Before:





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After:





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Passenger wing mirror next up, this side also had some black paint
transfer:





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Finito:





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Now to get the passenger wind deflector matching the driver's one.



Before:





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During, 50/50:





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All done:





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On to the spoiler and bootlid next, the arse end was even more cream
than the rest of the car, owing to the de-cat.



Before:





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After, including the inner and upper sides:





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Bootlid was next to be treated.



Before:





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Left hand side done:





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50/50:





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Finished:





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Nice picture of the completed bootlid and spoiler:





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Few more general bootlid pictures:





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Rear bumper and lip were also attended to at this point, no before or
during pictures but a couple of afters:





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Bonnet next, there was literally no reflection or shine to the paint,
you could hold your hand a few inches away from the paint and not see anything
reflecting back.



Before:





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Left hand side done:





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50/50 line down the middle, makes how dull it was before very
noticeable:





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Finished reflection:





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Both sides and the front bumper were done next but the camera ran out of
battery, but I'm sure you get the idea of what it would have looked like
before, then after.



Day 2 consisted of getting the whole car refined, headlights polished
and get the paint sealed.



Passenger headlights before:





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And done:





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Driver's before:





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Driver's after:





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And finally, a load of the finished article, once every panel had been
refined and waxed.





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Well, if you made it this far, thank you



Equipment & products used:



- Meguiars G220 V2 Dual Action Polisher

- Meguiars #83 and Ultimate Compound on a Meguiars 4" cutting pad

- Meguiars #80 on a Meguiars 4" polishing pad (for refining)

- Meguiars Last Touch quick detailer

- Meguiars Deep Crystal Carnauba Wax

- Meguiars Endurance Tyre Gel

- Maplin 9 LED Spotlight

- Various microfibres and buffing towels.



Comments and questions welcome



Harv

 

[G Man]

Looks white again!

Get those stone chips fixed and a wheel refurb and she'll look brand new!

 

[anton1234]

top job, looks awsum!

 

[Vtequila]

That's a lotta difference, well done

 

[Brophy]

Amazing turnaround mate , well worth the effort. Massive difference in that bonnet especially top work.

 

[Gordyitrdc5]

Looks white again!

Get those stone chips fixed and a wheel refurb and she'll look brand new!

^^^^^^^
I agree top job dude xthumbup

 

[vtecpang]

I'm most impressed. Job well done
This is something I have been wanting to do

I know nothing about detailing and thinking more and more about investigating in compounds and polishers
Think I better start researching. Where the heck do I start

 

[wahab786]

Good job mate. Will be doing mine this weekend too.

 

[harVTEC]

Looks white again!

Get those stone chips fixed and a wheel refurb and she'll look brand new!

Think he's planning on getting the stone chips addressed once the weather pulls it's finger out! And the wheels were just used for track, until he cracked one of his Mugen MF10s so he's got to use them for now.

Cheers

top job, looks awsum!

Thanks mate!

That's a lotta difference, well done

Cheers, certainly worth the long, cold hours :/

Amazing turnaround mate , well worth the effort. Massive difference in that bonnet especially top work.

Thank you, bonnet was quite shocking to be fair.

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I agree top job dude xthumbup

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I'm most impressed. Job well done
This is something I have been wanting to do

I know nothing about detailing and thinking more and more about investigating in compounds and polishers
Think I better start researching. Where the heck do I start

Again, thanks mate. It's certainly worth it mate.
Best bet is to get signed up on detailingworld and read through some of the guides on there, there's plenty of friendly people on there sharing their wealth of knowledge.
Send me a PM if you'd like me to go through some bits with you and point you in the right direction

Good job mate. Will be doing mine this weekend too.

Grab some pictures mate, would love to see someone else's correction!


Thanks for all the kind words everyone, just looking back it would appear I need to edit the post and delete a whole load of spaces! Must have been a mess up while copying it over from another forum. Will get that attended to

Harv

 

[Fahadl786]

Incredible work. You defo shined up a few years out of it.

If you dont mind me asking how long did you spend on each panel with the DA?

 

[civic17_99]

Nice work mate. It's amazing the results you can get with a D/A polisher. Bet your dad's happy now.

 

[mil1lion]

Great job!

I'll be doing mine before Japfest 2. I've also got the Megs 83 and 80 so its good to see how effective it is.

 

[RE Spirit]

Looking very good! Good job on bringing out the Champ White out again

 

[Big Slick]

Very nice indeed! ;-)

People have said but bonnet and wheels sorted and it would look immaculate!




I need to learn these skills ha ha :xyes:

 

[cup_66]

Amazing work,Wheels would finish it off a treat.
How a 5 should look in my opinion,clean and fresh :xyes:

 

[The-Game]

Amazing work mate, great to see it all in one pic heavy post!!

 

[Budders_DC5]

Woah!! Amazing job. What did you use on the wind deflectors? Mine are so dull and horrible, would love to get them shining again!
Really need to spend a whole day on mine to get her looking this good!!

 

[Bally_Jdm]

Looks awesome, should come do mine now

 

[truupR]

Can't wait to get around to detailing mine. This weather is absolutely beyond. Roll on May/June :roll:

 

[hondafreek]

You weren't dicking about when you said picture heavy!

Epic job mate!