RX-8 detail with scratch removal
08-16-2010, 11:05 AM
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RX-8 detail with scratch removal
This car actually used to belong to a friend of mine, and was picked up by the new owner about a month ago - it's his third RX-8. When the car was delivered to him, it had been to an autocross event at Carlisle two days before and needed a good cleaning. There was also a long scratch I knew about on the passenger side from having seen the car before and I was able to dramatically improve it.
On to the pics:
As delivered to me this morning:
After the job was complete:
Driver's side front before:
Driver's side front after:
Driver's side rear before:
Driver's side rear after:
Passenger side rear 3/4 shot before:
Passenger side rear 3/4 shot after:
Hood and fender with bird droppings, amongst other things:
Hood and fender after:
On to the pics:
As delivered to me this morning:
After the job was complete:
Driver's side front before:
Driver's side front after:
Driver's side rear before:
Driver's side rear after:
Passenger side rear 3/4 shot before:
Passenger side rear 3/4 shot after:
Hood and fender with bird droppings, amongst other things:
Hood and fender after:
08-16-2010, 11:05 AM
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Engine bay before and afters:
Exhaust tip before:
Exhaust tip after hand polishing and trim dressing:
Here are the pics of the nasty scratch that goes down both doors of the passenger side:
Exhaust tip before:
Exhaust tip after hand polishing and trim dressing:
Here are the pics of the nasty scratch that goes down both doors of the passenger side:
08-16-2010, 11:06 AM
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I taped off the panels I didn't want to wet sand and began to work.
This is how it looked after the first pass of wet sanding with 1500:
Here it is after the second pass:
Here it is after a good polishing to bring the gloss back, and a couple coats of wax just like the rest of the car:
Outside in the real light:
This is how it looked after the first pass of wet sanding with 1500:
Here it is after the second pass:
Here it is after a good polishing to bring the gloss back, and a couple coats of wax just like the rest of the car:
Outside in the real light:
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