STI = good

subaru paint = bad

 

wow the paint is ugly but like u said sti/boost

 

The unfortunate part: buffing/polishing will probably take off the entire clear coat, lol. Subaru paint is the absolute ******* WORST. When you see a hail storm, park under it.

BTW: the sti is smokin hottttttt

 

look at b u n m a n g o's how to thread in the stickied thread above. He detailed my car (old black accord) after I decided to wash it with one of those big brushes at a DIY car wash place. The whole car was scratched to hell, much worse than your typical swirl. when he was done, it looks nearly new

Basically

-wash (perhaps twice)
-clay bar
-DACP with porter cable
-polish
-seal

It took quite awhile even with a porter cable and cyclo buffer that he had. Its all about having the right products and cutting pads, he details everyhting you need in his thread

 

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i'm sure 05/06 honda acura paint sucks ever worse
I had a bird **** on my tsx in the hr my car was outside in 80degree temps in ny

ate through my clearcoat lol

 

hot sti for sure. bad swirl marks for sure.

 

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yup

 

black on black

 

mud flaps are baller

 

The car is hot, swirlmarks or not.

 

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x2

 

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I have a '91 integra, and when I got it, it had bad swirl marks, marring, and oxidation.

I buffed it out with my porter cable with a Pinnacle wax system, and needless to say, it looks like it just rolled off the showroom floor. I swear, someone blessed this milano red car when it left the factory. OG paint.

(omg I sound like Rob, lol!! )

 

I've been there with black paint. Won't ever do it again

Sti looks sick anyhow

 

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I run 9" rims with a +38 offset, theres a lot of rubber showing, and the flaps help with that a lot.

look at the front of the rear tire exposed in this pic



This car isnt a show car or anything, it gets driven hard year round, rain or shine, snow, mud, etc. A few auto-x cones have chanked off it as well.

It is getting detailed next spring, hardcore.

And obviously it looks a lot worse when night pics are taken of a black car.

 

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Me too, black is sooo hard to keep clean for a DD car...

 

nice car. i'm sure a detail job would fix that right up.

 

Find someone with a DA polisher and some good pads and product and go to town on it.

If you use the correct products you will not destroy the clearcoat. An oribital polisher in inexperienced hands can do more damage than good though which is why I recommend a Dual Action polisher like the Porter Cable.

 

nice sti, but don't listen to anything these guys are saying about the paint. it's fine you have swirls because it was probably wax in the sun.

just do a wash, dry it, park it in the garage or under a shady tree. let the paint cool down (from being under the sun). then do a nice wax the polish, and all your swirly trouble will go away!

 

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Hell Yes!

 

looks good to me

 

swirlmarks != subaru paint's fault

does he clean his car with sandpaper or just brown paper towels?

Nice car but owner needs to invest in some microfiber/terry cloth!

 

Black Is so Freakin Hared to take care of. Nice car though!

 

It will get a full detail in the spring.

Black car + subaru paint + photos of black car at night + new england winters =

 

contact this guy quick!

https://honda-tech.com/zerothread/1777476