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smoknlegend
10-01-2009, 11:21 PM
This car was a hoot to have in my possession for a few hours. A really good family friend wanted the car taken care of since back problems put him out of commission for cleaning his own cars.

Anywho, the first pictures of the car were taken via my camera phone (my rebel was out shooting other things at the time.)

Not too terribly bad right?
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b134/smokinfastlegend/NSeXy/SNC00054.jpg

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b134/smokinfastlegend/NSeXy/SNC00055.jpg

Wrong, this car was horrible!
(rebel pix past here)
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b134/smokinfastlegend/NSeXy/IMG_6105.jpg
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b134/smokinfastlegend/NSeXy/IMG_6106.jpg
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b134/smokinfastlegend/NSeXy/IMG_6110.jpg
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b134/smokinfastlegend/NSeXy/IMG_6115.jpg

Absolutely horrible!

Thats ok, i started with Meguiars So1o kit with a yellow wool pad and meguiars #86, it worked a little, but some scratches were laughing at me pretty bad. I moved up to the burgandy wool, worked better, but still some scratches around. While i wasnt able to get completely defect free (would require wet sanding) i think it came out really really good. I followed up the wool with a Meguiars yellow polishing pad and #86 and then finally went over it with 3m's Ultrafina.

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b134/smokinfastlegend/NSeXy/IMG_6124.jpg
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b134/smokinfastlegend/NSeXy/IMG_6122.jpg
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b134/smokinfastlegend/NSeXy/IMG_6121.jpg

And finally the end shots!

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b134/smokinfastlegend/NSeXy/IMG_6128.jpg
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b134/smokinfastlegend/NSeXy/IMG_6138.jpg
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b134/smokinfastlegend/NSeXy/IMG_6153.jpg
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b134/smokinfastlegend/NSeXy/IMG_6159.jpg
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b134/smokinfastlegend/NSeXy/IMG_6172.jpg
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b134/smokinfastlegend/NSeXy/IMG_6166.jpg
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b134/smokinfastlegend/NSeXy/IMG_6165.jpg
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b134/smokinfastlegend/NSeXy/IMG_6163.jpg

Surprising what can be accomplished in a weekend.
DynamicSound
10-01-2009, 11:23 PM
Good job!! The NSX is still one of the sickest cars on the road.
ThE_EnD
10-01-2009, 11:24 PM
Wow, day and night difference. Do my car next. :D
esi_atlanta
10-01-2009, 11:25 PM
sweet..... NSX.....sick
roscoe
10-01-2009, 11:27 PM
nice job!
eYezs1ck
10-01-2009, 11:31 PM
drop dead gorgeous
volk_ef9
10-01-2009, 11:34 PM
looks very good, im a meguiars fan too.
5spdfrk
10-01-2009, 11:45 PM
Nice jorb! Reps!
RutRoe
10-01-2009, 11:47 PM
I know that car !!! That's my old buddy Alan's mom's car..so I'm guessing her man/husband with the bad ass RX7, teal civic, and old vette must be your family friend. Bummer he's hurt...nice guy.

Love the car. Looked great. I could be wrong but don't think I am
swollix
10-01-2009, 11:48 PM
Looks great, now do mine.
smoknlegend
10-01-2009, 11:51 PM
I know that car !!! That's my old buddy Alan's mom's car..so I'm guessing her man/husband with the bad ass RX7, teal civic, and old vette must be your family friend. Bummer he's hurt...nice guy.

Love the car. Looked great. I could be wrong but don't think I am

I dont think you are wrong because that sounds like the arsenal at their house, minus the vette. I did the rx7 last summer.
Brown Man
10-01-2009, 11:57 PM
damn u know what ur doing
HachiDori
10-02-2009, 12:02 AM
Good work!

that NSX looks goofy though lol
DB4LYFE ™
10-02-2009, 12:23 AM
*grabs ticket, sits down to wait for number to be called!* lovely

~DB4LYFE
goi_ek
10-02-2009, 12:26 AM
great work
smoknlegend
10-02-2009, 12:28 AM
Hey if you guys are ever have any questions on how to do it, there are plenty of us detail heads on here willing to help. I dont mind giving out pointers to help make your car look good, so dont hesitate to hit the button up ^^^^^^ and send me a pm asking for some tips.

Aim me too if you got questions.
HeLLo iM iZzY
10-02-2009, 12:51 AM
Damn...that came out looking great.

reps.
cwhiteboy
10-02-2009, 07:57 AM
Man, I loved being a pro detailer in the days. It was so satisfying after a 14'ish hour work day, to step back and look at what I had accomplished; One of the few jobs I had as a teenager where being a perfectionist was rewarded. Good job man, keep up the good work.
FLIPside
10-02-2009, 08:04 AM
A wetness has set in !
Friggin "C"lean !
NevrNufTorq
10-02-2009, 08:12 AM
:goodjob:you brought that paint back from the dark side:cheers:
andrewkd16
10-02-2009, 08:13 AM
like always joey very clean job!!!
speedminded
10-02-2009, 11:20 AM
Good work!

that NSX looks goofy though lolSTOCK NSX's look ridiculous to me lol! It looks like an alligator raised up running on land. They were alright back in the early 90's but they don't have an aggressive stance unless they're lowered and have the sideskirts with the matching vent. The early model wheels don't help it either!

Stock with the newer wheels and lowered looks good, even without the sideskirts.

http://www.premiumautomods.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/nsx.jpg
Sammich
10-02-2009, 11:28 AM
SICK. I'M ABOUT TO ADD BUFFING TO MY DETAILING HERE REAL SOON. I HAVE TO PURCHASE A BUFFER FIRST. FORTUNATELY THOUGH NOT TOO MANY PEOPLE ARE ASKING FOR PAINT CORRECTION OF ANY SORT, JUST NORMAL 'DETAILING'
JEY$JDM
10-02-2009, 11:58 AM
I know that car !!! That's my old buddy Alan's mom's car..so I'm guessing her man/husband with the bad ass RX7, teal civic, and old vette must be your family friend. Bummer he's hurt...nice guy.

Love the car. Looked great. I could be wrong but don't think I am
Yeah, owner of Fire Dragon. Hes a cool guy...


GOOD JOB JOE!
DC2HiGh
10-02-2009, 12:30 PM
very nice, fan of the NSX
BobbyFresco
10-02-2009, 01:07 PM
Great job and repped!
WTF?
10-02-2009, 01:15 PM
love that car
Doppelgänger
10-02-2009, 01:18 PM
Cool. Good work...now work on making you pics not look so washed out :goodjob:
nsany(atl)
10-02-2009, 04:40 PM
what's up with the silver decals? Gay
.blank cd
10-02-2009, 06:25 PM
Where'd you get the compounds at? I need to finish my paint job with a wetsand and buff
98blackcivic
10-02-2009, 06:40 PM
REPS!!!!
jcbe34
10-02-2009, 08:13 PM
Looks really good man, I love finishing with Ultrafina when I do 3 step corrections, especially on black. For everyone looking for info on paint correction, go to Autopia.org (don't post, just read). It has every bit of info you will ever need.

.blank cd- You can get 3M at most body shop supply stores but for a good selection you need to check out autogeek.net or properautocare.com
YoshiFD3S
10-02-2009, 08:18 PM
Can I hire you to keep my FD clean?

lol

BEAUTIFUL car! Wonderful work cleaning it up!

Repped!
trdmatrixxrs
10-02-2009, 09:47 PM
I'm drooling over the pics with the lights up. reps
D3UC3S
10-02-2009, 11:52 PM
WOW...such an improvement
RutRoe
10-03-2009, 12:08 AM
what's up with the silver decals? Gay

It's funny, but those have been on those for years. I can't remember if they bought the car new or not, but the guy has fixed up a lot of cool cars in their time. One of their sons had a stupid fast RX7 in Texas back in the day, which may be the red one he rocks now, but I'm not sure.

Anywho...the silver edging is actually a prismatic effect thing. Sounds a little ricey in theory, but it's been on there for years, and back when the only people that had them kept them stock, it was a neat way to make it stand out.

It was well done though as far as fit and finish as I recall.
smoknlegend
10-03-2009, 12:44 AM
It's funny, but those have been on those for years. I can't remember if they bought the car new or not, but the guy has fixed up a lot of cool cars in their time. One of their sons had a stupid fast RX7 in Texas back in the day, which may be the red one he rocks now, but I'm not sure.

Anywho...the silver edging is actually a prismatic effect thing. Sounds a little ricey in theory, but it's been on there for years, and back when the only people that had them kept them stock, it was a neat way to make it stand out.

It was well done though as far as fit and finish as I recall.

What ive been told is he has owned both the rx7 and nsx since new. The owner used to be a custom painter but put that up, and now just chills out pretty much.

And in person those cashmere color enhancements arent bad. Its actually painted not a decal. It was done to make it different, and the guy that owns it is more about doing his own thing.
bloodline
10-03-2009, 01:52 AM
niceee
singhondeck
10-03-2009, 04:29 PM
nsx r the shit
SouthrnStyle
10-11-2009, 09:17 PM
Looking good i didnt know we had any other pro detailers on IA.
NickW
10-11-2009, 10:58 PM
Wow, that looks great! Good job man, +1
Nerdsrock22
10-12-2009, 06:59 PM
This is the owner of Fire Dragon right?

Best asian food in Coweta County!!!

And you have got to get ahold of my Fit man. I've had wayyyy too many crappy carwash washes.
*DA Boo*
10-12-2009, 07:05 PM
Not too shabby!
91LudeSiT
10-12-2009, 07:07 PM
Man I'd say you did a fantastic job, wanna do mine next?
JDMbabe
10-12-2009, 08:58 PM
looks awesome man!
IndianStig
10-12-2009, 09:00 PM
Those stock wheels make me puke. Tell them to please get some newer NSX wheels.
jr4mny
10-12-2009, 09:08 PM
goodshit man, if only my car wasnt silver cant get any shinerrr =/ i think
smoknlegend
10-12-2009, 09:52 PM
Thanks everyone!


Those stock wheels make me puke. Tell them to please get some newer NSX wheels.

Oh trust me hes got some plans for it, the 2 hyper revs he has have been worn cover to cover. When business settles down for him, he will do some upgrades :D
amandDA
10-12-2009, 10:37 PM
did a great job!
EssexCounty
10-13-2009, 10:03 AM
Its amazing what a little TLC can do....
imperception
10-13-2009, 03:09 PM
love those no matter how old they get