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PolishedBliss
5th February 2007, 14:31
Well, here we go then, our first customer detail finishing with Zymöl Vintage. This nine year old Honda S2000 is currently only used during the summer months, and was under threat of being traded in for an Evo at the end of last year, but the owner then had kittens about the likely running costs for an Evo, and instead decided restoration was a better option. After a referral from another customer, the owner Dave got in touch with us and arranged a full correction detail to coincide with the return of the wheels from a refurbishing treatment. All that remained was to pray for good weather for the finals…

You would think that this would be an easy car to do, what with Honda paint being about the softest there is, but as it turned out this was one of the hardest correction details we’ve done. The problem? Finishing with the rotaries without leaving holograms proved damn near impossible, with either of the high quality finishing polishes at our disposal. The correction itself was easy, with virtually everything coming out in the first pass at 1500rpm, but trying to then finish perfectly, even at 700rpm and much patience, was just not happening. The holograms were very faint, but present all the same. Remembering that Brazo had a similar problem recently on soft Honda paint, we switched to finishing by PC using a firm finishing pad. This did the trick perfectly, leaving a perfect high gloss finish with zero micromarring. All in, the paint correction work took around 10 hours, which was much longer than expected, and we were glad we had allowed two days to complete the work.

Wing Before

http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f293/polishedbliss/polishedbliss/s2000/s2000a.jpg

Wing After

http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f293/polishedbliss/polishedbliss/s2000/s2000b.jpg

Rear Quarter Before

http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f293/polishedbliss/polishedbliss/s2000/s2000c.jpg

Rear Quarter After

http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f293/polishedbliss/polishedbliss/s2000/s2000d.jpg

Bootlid 50:50 Shot

http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f293/polishedbliss/polishedbliss/s2000/s2000e.jpg

Day two was easier, but not without difficulties. The HD-Cleanse and Vintage went on and off easily enough, with massive care being taken to be gentle in order to avoid leaving any fresh marring, but the Vintage continued to expel oils for the rest of the day as it cured, with some fresh smearing continuing to surface even some six hours later as we finished off the detail. Judging how long full curing is going to take is obviously going to require the benefit of experience, but for now we warned the owner that any fresh smearing is part of the curing process and can either be quick detailed away with Field Glaze or left and washed off on the next wash day. If all of this sounds like the finish was compromised then I should point out that the final smearing we noticed was minor, and too slight to show in the photos presented below. Everything else went fairly smoothly, including restoration of the exhaust tips, cleaning of the hood and feeding of the leather interior.

Exhaust Tip Before

http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f293/polishedbliss/polishedbliss/s2000/s2000f.jpg

Exhaust Tip After

http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f293/polishedbliss/polishedbliss/s2000/s2000g.jpg

I mentioned at the outset that we prayed for good weather. Well, unfortunately it was hosing down with rain by the end of the day, so you’ll have to be content with these indoor snaps…

http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f293/polishedbliss/polishedbliss/s2000/s2000h.jpg

http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f293/polishedbliss/polishedbliss/s2000/s2000i.jpg

http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f293/polishedbliss/polishedbliss/s2000/s2000j.jpg

Only joking!

In reality we were blessed with a perfect winter’s day, and here’s what the paint looked like after we rolled the car outside…

http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f293/polishedbliss/polishedbliss/s2000/s2000k.jpg

http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f293/polishedbliss/polishedbliss/s2000/s2000l.jpg

http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f293/polishedbliss/polishedbliss/s2000/s2000m.jpg

http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f293/polishedbliss/polishedbliss/s2000/s2000n.jpg

http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f293/polishedbliss/polishedbliss/s2000/s2000o.jpg

http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f293/polishedbliss/polishedbliss/s2000/s2000p.jpg

As has been mentioned on several recent threads, even good pictures don’t tend to do justice to high end finishes, and this is no exception; although the paint looks good, in the flesh it was simply stunning. I’ve been very happy with previous finishes we’ve achieved on solid black, but this is the first time paint has in my experience looked alive, with it shimmering away in the sunlight. To say that we are very happy with the Vintage is an understatement, and the owner was equally impressed with the finish (he is a member on here, and may or may not comment!). As a final thought, who would ever have imagined a full detail on a Honda would take two of us 19 hours in total to complete?! Just goes to show, you never stop learning...
Predator_R32
5th February 2007, 14:34
stunning work as usual :y:
SaxoKim
5th February 2007, 14:40
Spanking car ...

What did you use on the exhaust?
TU-Tuning
5th February 2007, 14:43
Saw this on DW, stunning.
saunders
5th February 2007, 14:46
Really puts my efforts to shame, an amazing job guys!
Top Stuff :clapping:
PolishedBliss
5th February 2007, 14:48
Spanking car ...

What did you use on the exhaust?

PM sent! ;)
BunnyBoiler
5th February 2007, 15:07
Can I also ask what you used on the exhaust ?
Dan
5th February 2007, 15:07
Stunning work guys, the zymol stuff looks really good.
TU-Tuning
5th February 2007, 15:08
Can I also ask what you used on the exhaust ?

Ditto ;)
craigy_87
5th February 2007, 15:12
saw this earlier on DW looks absolutely amazing!!
Mystic
5th February 2007, 15:15
Ooft, thats shiney, might have to start cleaning the mirrors in my house with that stuff! It might create some kind of super clean & shiney 4th dimension
Holmes23
5th February 2007, 15:18
same question

what did you use on exhaust?
Skorpion
5th February 2007, 15:30
Absolutley stunning work. Might be needing your services near show time. Can you let me know what you used on the exhaust aswell.
Euphoria
5th February 2007, 15:36
ouch looking sooo sweet :) its amazing the work you can do to swirls on paintwork ! i tried to polish mine out a while back but only by hand... no pc as yet lol
Jaytee
5th February 2007, 16:20
OMG Thats amazing. Wish i could clean a car like that lol.
BenSilverSaxo
5th February 2007, 16:25
Absolutely gorgeous work!!:y:
VTSKris
5th February 2007, 16:33
Very nice car and even better job on it. He must be really pleased !

Kris
saxooxas
5th February 2007, 16:36
wow looks amazing!
Tupps
5th February 2007, 16:38
BLACK IS BLACK IS BLACK IS BLACK.....sorry

very nice job there lads, looks mint
hesslevtr
5th February 2007, 17:08
that just like a mirror

words can not describe it welld one you 2 as usual
argylefan1985
5th February 2007, 17:30
simply delicious love ur work, also what u do to the exhaust tip?
PolishedBliss
5th February 2007, 17:30
Exhaust pm's sent! ;)
saxovtrandy
5th February 2007, 17:41
simply awesome, really good work as usual there lads
hesslevtr
5th February 2007, 17:44
Exhaust pm's sent! ;)

is it a secret product

if it is tell me i like secrets
PolishedBliss
5th February 2007, 17:47
No, it's just the usual product we use, but the Zymol contract prevents us from naming other brands in their write up's. Check out previous non Zymol write ups and you'll find it no problem - RS6 thread springs to mind. ;)
hesslevtr
5th February 2007, 17:51
No, it's just the usual product we use, but the Zymol contract prevents us from naming other brands in their write up's. Check out previous non Zymol write ups and you'll find it no problem - RS6 thread springs to mind. ;)

oh i get ya no worries i thought it was that product you use
barrett
5th February 2007, 18:13
was looking at this on DW earlier Rich & Clark. Absolutely stunning work as per usual!

Did you do the whole applying wax down the lines of the car thing to get it to look smoother? Do you feel it makes a difference to the look of the car post wax?

We need photos of the BIG tub of wax!

Are you going to become Zymol retailers as well as detailers.
Clone
5th February 2007, 18:46
Man thats clean!
rushy_23
5th February 2007, 18:56
Thats amazingly clean, stunning.

Think im going to cry..
PolishedBliss
5th February 2007, 19:00
was looking at this on DW earlier Rich & Clark. Absolutely stunning work as per usual!

Did you do the whole applying wax down the lines of the car thing to get it to look smoother? Do you feel it makes a difference to the look of the car post wax?

We need photos of the BIG tub of wax!

Are you going to become Zymol retailers as well as detailers.

Cheers Mike. Aye, we highlighted all the edges, which sharpens up the look of the car as opposed to smoothing it. This technique does make a difference to the eye, but not sure if side by side pictures would show it; there's so much the camera doesn't see with high end finishes. Big tub of wax here on Wed (using a sample pot just now), and yes, in 2-3 weeks time the Zymol range will be in the store and available to order. :)
barrett
5th February 2007, 20:20
Cheers Mike. Aye, we highlighted all the edges, which sharpens up the look of the car as opposed to smoothing it. This technique does make a difference to the eye, but not sure if side by side pictures would show it; there's so much the camera doesn't see with high end finishes. Big tub of wax here on Wed (using a sample pot just now), and yes, in 2-3 weeks time the Zymol range will be in the store and available to order. :)

That reminds me, need to have a quick chat to you... ring ring
ets2k9
5th February 2007, 20:23
Thats looks so good.
Connor_scotland
5th February 2007, 20:34
thats pure sex
thadogg
5th February 2007, 21:36
Absolutely stunning, never seen a finish as good as that, top work :y: :clapping:
Mark51
6th February 2007, 07:34
that looks mint, as usual, what away to finsih your time with sax-p with a post like that
willerbyvts
6th February 2007, 20:46
Exhaust pm's sent! ;)

send me one please pal ;) ive got an exhaust to clean up lol
hesslevtr
6th February 2007, 20:50
send me one please pal ;) ive got an exhaust to clean up lol

steve il tell u on msn
PugDan
11th February 2007, 09:47
Good work matey. :)
craigy_87
11th February 2007, 13:16
absolutely stunning good luck to the polished bliss guys (an girl)

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f68/craigy_87/homead5.jpg

gettin the gf to order the rest of my stuff today
Ibiza_Rik
11th February 2007, 15:53
holy.. thats awesome work, more reflective than my mirrors.
wouldnt mind knowin the exhaust cleaner aswell, could do with doing mine