July 24th, 2010
2008 Honda Civic Si Coupe (Nighthawk Black Pearl) Project
Detailing Samples, by Johnny.
Another Nighthawk Black Pearl job today. Brian’s Si was delivered to me the night before for me to work on the next morning. Brian’s main concern with the car was to rid the swirls and to apply a good layer of LSP. As usual, I went to my go-to product for my Honda/Acura jobs; Menzerna P085RD. On the front bumper it looks like someone backed up into him leaving some deep scratches on the paint. After 30 minutes of testing different combos, I was able to remove almost all of the scratches on the bumper with a purple foam wool pad paired with Meguiars 105 Ultra Cut Compound. The yellow pad/Optimum Compound didn’t even leave a dent in it! Anyways, I took a ton of pictures on this one since the car turned out great! I especially love working on cars when I can take my time and work on my own pace (without the client waiting around). Brian was very happy with the results, and it sounds like I may be doing his girlfriends IS250 in the near future! Stay tuned!
Here’s the process:
Chemical Guys Citrus Wash with Euro-W Bucket + Grit Guard & DI Sheepskin Mitt
Clay Magic Ultra Fine Clay with Optimum No Rinse Wash as lube
Optimum Compound / UDM 4″ / Yellow
Menzernas P085RD / UDM 4″ / White
Optimum Poli-seal / UDM 4″ / Cyan
Meguiars 105 Ultra Cut Compound / Flex 4301 5.5″ / Purple Foam Wool
Menzernas P085RD / Flex 4301 5.5″ / White
Optimum Poli-seal / Flex 4301 5.5″ / Cyan
Four Star Ultimate Paint Protection / By Hand / Foam Pad (Synthetic Polymer Sealant)
Optimum Spray Wax
Optimum Power Clean
Stoners Invisible Glass
Duragloss 321 non-silicone tire dressing
Black WOW
Optimum Metal Polish / #0000 Steel Wool
beautiful job.. as you guys can see, johnny really outdid himself. he took care of some pretty serious stuff that i really didn’t think would be fixable.
it’s clear that he put a significant amount of time and effort into his work, and it definitely shows.
johnny’s a cool guy, and he strikes me as very trustworthy. dood pulled his clean tsx out of the garage just so he could garage mine overnight before the detail. great stuff man, i appreciate it. i’ll help spread the word for you, and will def. be bringing my si around regularly for your routine cleaning service.
in short, v. happy customer!
[...] brought in her (pretty-fresh-ly) bought IS250 in for a Wash/Clay/Wax after seeing the results of Brian’s Civic Si (Click me) a few weeks ago. As a good deed to a returning client, instead of going straight to the [...]