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So, I have various posts regarding the escapades I've been having with my mother's "Taffeta White" Honda Civic. It was made more interesting recently because I figured out it is single stage paint and it has been giving me all kinds of troubles with staining.
I have some old before shots (from about two weeks ago) and some after shots from today. The car was a bit worse than the before shots show.
I was NOT going for a full correction today, rather I wanted to see if I could get all paint staining out and seal it so that the paint doesn't stain again.
I will do a full correction in the future.
Here was my process.
1. Wash Wheels and Tires (1 bucket w/ Grit Guard) APC+, power washer, various brushes and a grout sponge. I used DC Shampoo for the wheels and tires.
2. Rinse car with power washer than cover with soap/water mix through power washer. GC Shampoo in power washer.
3. Two buckets with grit guards and GC Shampoo.
4. Door jams cleaned with APC spray, light agitation with paint brush and a warm water rinse, via spray bottle, followed by MF wipedown. Worked nice but I didn't take photos.
5. Meguiars consumer clay with Mother's Showtime Instant Detailer.
6. M80 with 4" LC CCS orange foam pad over entire car. It was great for removing about 85% of stains but some would not come out. I used M105 + 4" LC CCS orange foam pad for areas where dirt staining would not come out. Worked on 98% of spots but there was one spot I could not get the staining out. Rear driver door had some stains that just wouldn't budge. Tried M105 by hand and with my G110 and couldn't get them out after multiple passes.
I decided on M80 because the paint seemed dry to me (if that makes sense). I wanted the oils in M80 to really get at the paint and see if it could almost act as a moisturizer. Worked nicely.
7. Sealed with NXT 2.0 using 4" LC CCS Blue Foam pad. Removed with MF by hand.
8. Tires dressed with Endurance Highgloss and ASD wipedown. Used ASD on remaining exterior plastic.
Before:
Hood - Notice staining throughout the hood. This staining occurred two weeks after I had cleaned and waxed with Collinite 476s.
After:
Car looks "white" again, stains are gone! Also notice the paint peeling off the wiper. Car is VERY beat up.
Before: Passenger side front quarter panel. Again, notice the staining and the brownish tint to the color.
After:
White again
Before:
Afters:
Now, I'm going to wait and see how the paint holds up. I haven't used NXT 2.0 in a while and I almost forgot how easy it is to put on and off. Everytime I use something else, I get a greater appreciation for NXT 2.0.
I have some old before shots (from about two weeks ago) and some after shots from today. The car was a bit worse than the before shots show.
I was NOT going for a full correction today, rather I wanted to see if I could get all paint staining out and seal it so that the paint doesn't stain again.
I will do a full correction in the future.
Here was my process.
1. Wash Wheels and Tires (1 bucket w/ Grit Guard) APC+, power washer, various brushes and a grout sponge. I used DC Shampoo for the wheels and tires.
2. Rinse car with power washer than cover with soap/water mix through power washer. GC Shampoo in power washer.
3. Two buckets with grit guards and GC Shampoo.
4. Door jams cleaned with APC spray, light agitation with paint brush and a warm water rinse, via spray bottle, followed by MF wipedown. Worked nice but I didn't take photos.
5. Meguiars consumer clay with Mother's Showtime Instant Detailer.
6. M80 with 4" LC CCS orange foam pad over entire car. It was great for removing about 85% of stains but some would not come out. I used M105 + 4" LC CCS orange foam pad for areas where dirt staining would not come out. Worked on 98% of spots but there was one spot I could not get the staining out. Rear driver door had some stains that just wouldn't budge. Tried M105 by hand and with my G110 and couldn't get them out after multiple passes.
I decided on M80 because the paint seemed dry to me (if that makes sense). I wanted the oils in M80 to really get at the paint and see if it could almost act as a moisturizer. Worked nicely.
7. Sealed with NXT 2.0 using 4" LC CCS Blue Foam pad. Removed with MF by hand.
8. Tires dressed with Endurance Highgloss and ASD wipedown. Used ASD on remaining exterior plastic.
Before:
Hood - Notice staining throughout the hood. This staining occurred two weeks after I had cleaned and waxed with Collinite 476s.
After:
Car looks "white" again, stains are gone! Also notice the paint peeling off the wiper. Car is VERY beat up.
Before: Passenger side front quarter panel. Again, notice the staining and the brownish tint to the color.
After:
White again
Before:
Afters:
Now, I'm going to wait and see how the paint holds up. I haven't used NXT 2.0 in a while and I almost forgot how easy it is to put on and off. Everytime I use something else, I get a greater appreciation for NXT 2.0.
Now thats a very clean and white Civic. 
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