2007 Acura MDX DETAIL (Black)

Hemin8r · Sep 1st, 2008, 09:02 PM

Here's a black Acura MDX I worked on starting Saturday taking Sunday off & continuing on Monday. I spent a good number of hours working on this paint with the goal of getting a 100% swirl free shine. I think I got close to 98%. The MDX is a bit bigger to work on than I had first realized.

Here are some before shots.

This car had been taken to the drive thru car wash and is apparent on the condition of the paint upon inspection.

A wool pad with some M105 removed the majority of the swirls

The swirls were coming out but it was no where near what I was looking for. This is after the wool pad and some #83 on the W-8006 pad.

This is after just the using the wool pad & some M105

I used a 3" pad on the areas that were either too tight for a regular size pad or too small of a defect to use a bigger pad on. For example here there were some stubborn scratches around the tail light lens that I wasn't able to remove with a 6.5" pad.

It was getting near 10pm and I was ready to call it a day. In this angle there are some random scratches and some haze still visible that I will need to work on.

I did have a chance to work on a fender before calling it a night just so I can have piece of mind that I was going to be able to remove some of the deeper scratches

Day 2
After a few more passes the paint began to show a swirl free shine

After about 17 hours of polishing I can now call it a day. Uh, Labor Day??? Wait is that when you rest or when you have to work? Well for many of us it is more therapeuatic to detail than it is work. So yeah I enjoyed this detail quite a bit.

Process:
- Clay
- M105 and wool pad on rotory
- #83 on a 8006 pad via rotory
- #80 on 8006 pad via rotory
- #3 on 9006 pad via pc
- NXT 2.0
Time: 17.25 hours

J. A. Michaels · Sep 2nd, 2008, 02:14 AM

The Acura looks great. The paint looks so good. Smooth and highly reflective. Great work as usual way to go.

rwisejr · Sep 2nd, 2008, 02:43 AM

Awesome job on that MDX.That black is rich and wet looking. Are the final shots with LSP or Just post polishing ? Nice work.

Jokeman · Sep 2nd, 2008, 02:58 AM

Nice job! That paint was hammered!

Sydster · Sep 2nd, 2008, 03:00 AM

Looks Great now!

VoicesInMyHead · Sep 2nd, 2008, 05:01 AM

AWESOME!

3Fitty · Sep 2nd, 2008, 05:05 AM

Nice work! Came out great!

danponjican · Sep 2nd, 2008, 05:25 AM

Good job... that was some major swirlage!

InfiniteDetail · Sep 2nd, 2008, 05:28 AM

Excellent work! Once again, the 105/83/80 combo works beautifully on black

yalerd · Sep 2nd, 2008, 06:04 AM

WOW!!!
Amazing work

Sep 1st, 2008, 09:02 PM	#1
Hemin8r ShineTech Auto Detail Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Orange County/Los Angeles, CA Posts: 1,465 Rep Power: 55	2007 Acura MDX DETAIL (Black) Here's a black Acura MDX I worked on starting Saturday taking Sunday off & continuing on Monday. I spent a good number of hours working on this paint with the goal of getting a 100% swirl free shine. I think I got close to 98%. The MDX is a bit bigger to work on than I had first realized. Here are some before shots. This car had been taken to the drive thru car wash and is apparent on the condition of the paint upon inspection. A wool pad with some M105 removed the majority of the swirls The swirls were coming out but it was no where near what I was looking for. This is after the wool pad and some #83 on the W-8006 pad. This is after just the using the wool pad & some M105 I used a 3" pad on the areas that were either too tight for a regular size pad or too small of a defect to use a bigger pad on. For example here there were some stubborn scratches around the tail light lens that I wasn't able to remove with a 6.5" pad. It was getting near 10pm and I was ready to call it a day. In this angle there are some random scratches and some haze still visible that I will need to work on. I did have a chance to work on a fender before calling it a night just so I can have piece of mind that I was going to be able to remove some of the deeper scratches Day 2 After a few more passes the paint began to show a swirl free shine After about 17 hours of polishing I can now call it a day. Uh, Labor Day??? Wait is that when you rest or when you have to work? Well for many of us it is more therapeuatic to detail than it is work. So yeah I enjoyed this detail quite a bit. Process: - Clay - M105 and wool pad on rotory - #83 on a 8006 pad via rotory - #80 on 8006 pad via rotory - #3 on 9006 pad via pc - NXT 2.0 Time: 17.25 hours

Sep 2nd, 2008, 02:14 AM	#2
J. A. Michaels aka: 23jam Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 13,165 Rep Power: 509	Re: 2007 Acura MDX DETAIL (Black) The Acura looks great. The paint looks so good. Smooth and highly reflective. Great work as usual way to go. __________________ quality creates its own demand

Sep 2nd, 2008, 02:58 AM	#4
Jokeman Got Megs? Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Boston Posts: 787 Rep Power: 11	Re: 2007 Acura MDX DETAIL (Black) Nice job! That paint was hammered! __________________ If its fast, loud, and runs on a flammable liquid...count me in.

Sep 2nd, 2008, 03:00 AM	#5
Sydster SYDSTER Join Date: Oct 2006 Age: 36 Posts: 1,434 Rep Power: 18	Re: 2007 Acura MDX DETAIL (Black) Looks Great now! __________________ SYDSTER

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Sep 2nd, 2008, 02:43 AM	#3
rwisejr Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: LI NY Posts: 21 Rep Power: 4	Re: 2007 Acura MDX DETAIL (Black) Awesome job on that MDX.That black is rich and wet looking. Are the final shots with LSP or Just post polishing ? Nice work.

Sep 2nd, 2008, 05:05 AM	#7
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Sep 2nd, 2008, 05:25 AM	#8
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Sep 2nd, 2008, 05:28 AM	#9
InfiniteDetail Armed w/105 and dangerous Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Arizona Posts: 1,213 Rep Power: 111	Re: 2007 Acura MDX DETAIL (Black) Excellent work! Once again, the 105/83/80 combo works beautifully on black

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yalerd Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Posts: 4,451 Rep Power: 111	Re: 2007 Acura MDX DETAIL (Black) WOW!!! Amazing work __________________ Francis Marranzini

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