Well, i spent 5 hours today detailing the car as much as possible, got so much random gunk off the paint with some turtle wax compound i bought, for 2 bucks! I also used it on the headlights, and NO MORE CLOUDLY HEADLIGHTS! =D

Wash, clay, detailed the paint as needed in different spots, touch up some paint spots, and NXT wax coat =) (i wanted to get a 2nd in, but im so tired) Im gonna take some better photo's with a nicer camera tonight if the rain doesnt downpour like its about too outside, worse part is i have to go out =\ MY CAR! bah, w/e - it was worth it, and very much needed.


Heres some before pics, didnt take many - notice the headlight, i didnt take before pics close up cause i didnt think about doing the compound on them




clean clay, and my clay ~



Pre-wax




and some results





My once and clear headlights =)




and the random gunk on the paint that was in random spots =\

 

clean, get some spacers/wheels and you'll be set on the exterior

 

nice work. U gonna get some new rims???

 

when the money comes ~

 

ur paint looks really wet..Nice.

-Vin

 

powdercoat the oems and put on some spacers, save a few grand you already got the kit. looks great !

 

Car looks great, and i think that the OEM rims look good.

 

looks really good. any plans for rims?

 

nice!

 

That's definately an option thats cheap on money, yet looks good

Otacon, your car looks clean. Love what you've done to your car

I would love to do a 5 hour detail to my car, but the glory would only last a few hours. I love black cars, but its just such a hassle

 

i was signing papers for a black car ~ identical options......


ended up getting the "new" color for 05, w/e - at least i dont see it much ~

 

can you give me some details on how you cleaned the headlights? materials used? the process?

thanks!!!

 

i used a rubbing compound from turtle wax, they have 3 i believe, a red tube (real abrasive compound), a green one (called show car shine restore) and some other one. I used the green one on everything that was on the paint, blemeshings, some light scratches and i decided to try it on the headlight, worked incredibly well, followed the instructions on the box and it did the job.

best part about it? $1.89 for a tube that i used like nothing of ~ (alot better than that plast-x **** they sell at the autostore from Maguires)

heres a link to the product:
http://www.turtlewax.com/main.taf?p=2,1,4,14

 

looks good!

 

great work......looks brand new