unholy79
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- First Name
- Sam
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- Gainesville, GA
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- 2019 Honda Civic Type-R, 2023 Indian Sport Chief
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My CTR has been a mess since I got it from the dealer, it already had swirls and scratches. I've hand washed it a few times but it didn't quite cut it. Finally invested in some good supplies and managed to clear up most of my complaints - water spots, swirls, etc... I got everything I needed from AutoZone. I used Griots Garage Brilliant Finish Synthetic Detailing Clay, Speed Shine Detailing Spray, Ceramic 3-in-1 Wax Spray, Chemical Guys Honeydew Snow Foam Car Wash, and Stoner’s Invisible Glass. End result was this:
Up until yesterday I was genuinely cursing that I bought a black car. My neighbor runs a detail shop so he also gave me some advice. I gave it a quick rinse with the pressure washer (Honda of course lol), coated it with suds from the Chemical Guys wash, also used the two-bucket technique and a microfiber wash mitt to give it a good scrub. I'd always used the Karate Kid method of wax on / wax off but was told to use straight lines instead which provided much better results.
I also used microfiber drying towels which got the car dry MUCH quicker than the smaller microfiber cloths I used to use. I managed to get it dry before too many water spots formed, any that did were quickly remedied with the speed shine.
I only used the synthetic detailing clay on the hood, but that with the speed shine yielded magnificent results. Lastly I used the 3-in-1 ceramic spray wax and really took my time with it. There are definitely some spots that I'll hand off to a professional as far as some scratches in the clear coat but I'm not gonna go too crazy yet it only has 3500 miles on it so far.
I'm just happy I was able to get it looking like this without killing myself, and its something I could easily do again. I'm really curious to see how well the ceramic wax holds up.
Cheers!
Up until yesterday I was genuinely cursing that I bought a black car. My neighbor runs a detail shop so he also gave me some advice. I gave it a quick rinse with the pressure washer (Honda of course lol), coated it with suds from the Chemical Guys wash, also used the two-bucket technique and a microfiber wash mitt to give it a good scrub. I'd always used the Karate Kid method of wax on / wax off but was told to use straight lines instead which provided much better results.
I also used microfiber drying towels which got the car dry MUCH quicker than the smaller microfiber cloths I used to use. I managed to get it dry before too many water spots formed, any that did were quickly remedied with the speed shine.
I only used the synthetic detailing clay on the hood, but that with the speed shine yielded magnificent results. Lastly I used the 3-in-1 ceramic spray wax and really took my time with it. There are definitely some spots that I'll hand off to a professional as far as some scratches in the clear coat but I'm not gonna go too crazy yet it only has 3500 miles on it so far.
I'm just happy I was able to get it looking like this without killing myself, and its something I could easily do again. I'm really curious to see how well the ceramic wax holds up.
Cheers!