DETAILED: Honda S2000

Hemin8r · Oct 26th, 2009, 07:50 AM

I took delivery of this 2004 S2000 Friday night so I can get an early start Saturday morning as I knew it would take quite a bit of time to get this paint looking as close as possible to perfect.

Before doing anything here are a couple of before shots

After washing it I clayed a small area so I can do a test spot. M105 on the rotory with a W-8006 pad seemed to do the trick. I tried 205 first which worked great but still needed a bit more cut.

The famous clay in the hand shot. The paint to begin with didn't look too bad. Once it was fully clayed the clarity in the paint began taking place.

Once the car was clayed I polished out the head lights per customers request. There was some slight dullness to the lens. I went from 800 grit to 3000 grit followed by a polish on a 3" orange foam pad.

This is after the 800 grit.

Final result. For some reason I didn't upload the photo showing the 3000 grit.

A few during shots

after the first pass with M105

Worked on the car until around 10pm. Just about ready to call it a long day. Oh and maybe Next season the Angels will do better

DAY 2
After working on the car with M105 I had plenty of dust that needed to be washed off. So I rinsed the car off with dionized water untill all the dust was completely off.

After the rinse I went over the car with M205, W-9006 and the rotory. That really brought out the shine. Once that was done I went over the car once again with the same combination but this time using the G110 to ensure I didn't get any holograms. This paint has absolutely no flakes and is black as black can be so I had to be careful how I wiped off the product. Let's just say that too much pressure wiping can result in very light scratches.

and after NXT 2.0

The rims were washed with soap and water. The material on this rims were like no other I have worked on. Not sure what they were so to avoid causing any damage I took the safe yet effective route. The tires received a coat of #40.

And here is about another 100 shots

That mark you see on the hood was a cloud or something.

All in all I spent 14 hours (13:50 to be exact) on the paint alone. The interior per customers request was not touched. I figure I removed about 85-90% of the scratches mainly remaining on the hard top. I couldn't measure the paint thickness on the top so I removed enough to make it presentable. The customer was happy and so was I.

Thanks all for viewing.

CieraSL · Oct 26th, 2009, 08:32 AM

Looks great! Nice job!

TimG · Oct 26th, 2009, 08:43 AM

Great results as always Jesse. Love the reflections on the paint and also on the headlights.

Them big brakes kit sure gives me the warm fuzzy...*LOL*

J. A. Michaels · Oct 26th, 2009, 09:32 AM

Great work as always, Jesse. The paint looks great. Way to go.

Erik Mejia · Oct 26th, 2009, 10:29 AM

Great Job Jesse, the turn around looks amazing.

RDVT4ME · Oct 26th, 2009, 10:49 AM

You rock Jessie!

Your typical outstanding job.... and a nice write up too.

Hemin8r · Oct 26th, 2009, 11:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CieraSL

Looks great! Nice job!

Thanks Shane!

Quote:

Originally Posted by TimG

Great results as always Jesse. Love the reflections on the paint and also on the headlights.

Them big brakes kit sure gives me the warm fuzzy...*LOL*

Thanks Tim, yeah he has a nice set up.

Quote:

Originally Posted by J. A. Michaels

Great work as always, Jesse. The paint looks great. Way to go.

Thanks Mr. J.A.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Erik Mejia

Great Job Jesse, the turn around looks amazing.

Thanks Erik!

Quote:

Originally Posted by RDVT4ME

You rock Jessie!

Your typical outstanding job.... and a nice write up too.

Thanks Bob I really appreciate it.

3Fitty · Oct 26th, 2009, 11:51 AM

Looks great.

Is this car related to Mr. Kimel's belove "Luthien". Maybe they are brother and sister? LOL

Gemini13 · Oct 26th, 2009, 12:10 PM

Looks stunning. Oh the mark on the hood looks more like a vapor trail from a jet than a cloud.

Hemin8r · Oct 26th, 2009, 12:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 3Fitty

Looks great.

Is this car related to Mr. Kimel's belove "Luthien". Maybe they are brother and sister? LOL

Thanks Fitty! Maybe they are

Oct 26th, 2009, 07:50 AM	#1
Hemin8r ShineTech Auto Detail Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Orange County/Los Angeles, CA Posts: 1,465 Rep Power: 55	DETAILED: Honda S2000 I took delivery of this 2004 S2000 Friday night so I can get an early start Saturday morning as I knew it would take quite a bit of time to get this paint looking as close as possible to perfect. Before doing anything here are a couple of before shots After washing it I clayed a small area so I can do a test spot. M105 on the rotory with a W-8006 pad seemed to do the trick. I tried 205 first which worked great but still needed a bit more cut. The famous clay in the hand shot. The paint to begin with didn't look too bad. Once it was fully clayed the clarity in the paint began taking place. Once the car was clayed I polished out the head lights per customers request. There was some slight dullness to the lens. I went from 800 grit to 3000 grit followed by a polish on a 3" orange foam pad. This is after the 800 grit. Final result. For some reason I didn't upload the photo showing the 3000 grit. A few during shots after the first pass with M105 Worked on the car until around 10pm. Just about ready to call it a long day. Oh and maybe Next season the Angels will do better DAY 2 After working on the car with M105 I had plenty of dust that needed to be washed off. So I rinsed the car off with dionized water untill all the dust was completely off. After the rinse I went over the car with M205, W-9006 and the rotory. That really brought out the shine. Once that was done I went over the car once again with the same combination but this time using the G110 to ensure I didn't get any holograms. This paint has absolutely no flakes and is black as black can be so I had to be careful how I wiped off the product. Let's just say that too much pressure wiping can result in very light scratches. and after NXT 2.0 The rims were washed with soap and water. The material on this rims were like no other I have worked on. Not sure what they were so to avoid causing any damage I took the safe yet effective route. The tires received a coat of #40. And here is about another 100 shots That mark you see on the hood was a cloud or something. All in all I spent 14 hours (13:50 to be exact) on the paint alone. The interior per customers request was not touched. I figure I removed about 85-90% of the scratches mainly remaining on the hard top. I couldn't measure the paint thickness on the top so I removed enough to make it presentable. The customer was happy and so was I. Thanks all for viewing. __________________ Jesse

Oct 26th, 2009, 08:32 AM	#2
CieraSL Detailing Enthusiast Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Powell, Tennessee Age: 22 Posts: 3,677 Rep Power: 123	Re: DETAILED: Honda S2000 Looks great! Nice job! __________________ Shane 1995 Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera SL Don't worry when you are not recognized, but strive to be worthy of recognition. - Abraham Lincoln

Oct 26th, 2009, 08:43 AM	#3
TimG Learning True Art of Detailing Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Borneo - Mount Kinabalu Posts: 1,730 Rep Power: 36	Re: DETAILED: Honda S2000 Great results as always Jesse. Love the reflections on the paint and also on the headlights. Them big brakes kit sure gives me the warm fuzzy...LOL __________________ Learning new things everyday

Oct 26th, 2009, 10:29 AM	#5
Erik Mejia Paint Polisher In Training Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: San Gabriel Valley, California Age: 26 Posts: 550 Rep Power: 10	Re: DETAILED: Honda S2000 Great Job Jesse, the turn around looks amazing. __________________ Erik Mejia Polishing Paint removes the stress in my life, and the swirls on my car.

Oct 26th, 2009, 10:49 AM	#6
RDVT4ME Corvette Crazy Detailer Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Yorba Linda, Ca Posts: 889 Rep Power: 15	Re: DETAILED: Honda S2000 You rock Jessie! Your typical outstanding job.... and a nice write up too. __________________ -Bob NXTti graduate, Meguiars Ford/SEMA Team "All Corvette's are red, the rest are mistakes" - John Heinricy (Corvette Engineer)

Oct 26th, 2009, 09:32 AM	#4
J. A. Michaels aka: 23jam Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 13,165 Rep Power: 509	Re: DETAILED: Honda S2000 Great work as always, Jesse. The paint looks great. Way to go. __________________ quality creates its own demand

Oct 26th, 2009, 11:51 AM	#8
3Fitty They call me fitty Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 1,408 Rep Power: 21	Re: DETAILED: Honda S2000 Looks great. Is this car related to Mr. Kimel's belove "Luthien". Maybe they are brother and sister? LOL __________________ ---------------------------------- 3Fitty - Now recommending products I have never used.

Oct 26th, 2009, 12:10 PM	#9
Gemini13 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 39 Rep Power: 3	Re: DETAILED: Honda S2000 Looks stunning. Oh the mark on the hood looks more like a vapor trail from a jet than a cloud.

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