so i got this car a couple weeks ago here is how it looked


i have done alot of work, but the most time consuming has been all the paint work ive done... worked my but off this beautiful labor day






more interior pics once i clean it real nice...also i have a new bumper that isnt faded beyond restore

i was going to just re spray the car, but somewhere under there the paint was a ok

 

damn...clean platform

 

looks like the hard work paid off

 

^^^

 

keep it clean, and lots of wax on it, older reds hondas were only single stage paint so it will fade quick again if you dont keep wax on it

good lookin car so far

 

wow, nice work
If you didn't have the glare of your hands in the "over paint" shot would of been a nice shot.
A for effort.

 

I buffed two cars on my labor day also

 

came out pretty nice

 

thanks guys...ya i worked my butt off on it lol

but ya ill keep it clean, as always

more shots/photoshoot coming as soon as i get my new wheels.

 

oh and any tips on removing the goo from the civic badge i removed? i thought about using fingernail polish but dont wanna mess up the paint???

 

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try goo-gone. I heard this isn't the best for paint either tho.

 

honestly, use laquer thinner lightly, don't rubb soo hard, then take the buffer and buff the spot with sealer and wax or whatever your using.

 

I've used rubbing alcohol for the adhesive and it works pretty good,

just as long as you follow it up with some wax and seal it.

 

use a car brand tar and sap remover...

 

Great work, man! Car looks a thousand times better!

 

thanks for the compliments....

ill try some of the options to get that crap off lol

 

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more interior pics once i clean it real nice...also i have a new bumper that isnt faded beyond restore

i was going to just re spray the car, but somewhere under there the paint was a ok</TD></TR></TABLE>


more shots of the paint? it looks like its still swirled/marred up in the pic.

or is it the camera/pic/reflections?

 

Wow what a difference! What wax did you use? Looks brand new.

 

Clean ride.....car has potential
Damn I have to paint my car soon.....my milano red coupe isn't red anymore....I think is milano pink with red spots......

 

Looks nice, man

 

looks good man

 

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good lookin car so far </TD></TR></TABLE>
'96-'00 hatchbacks were Roma Red, a clearcoat paint. '96-'00 coupes were Milano Red, which were a tricoat clearcoat paint. No single stages on 6th gen Civics.

 

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more shots of the paint? it looks like its still swirled/marred up in the pic.

or is it the camera/pic/reflections?</TD></TR></TABLE>

ya thats a shot of the roof, which didnt come out as good as the rest of the car...but i also got a little bit lazy with it, prob gonna respray it black


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i actually used turtle wax rubbing compound for med. to heavy oxydation. with a thakita highspeed buffer, and turtle wax cleaner wax.

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Damn I have to paint my car soon.....my milano red coupe isn't red anymore....I think is milano pink with red spots...... </TD></TR></TABLE>
Thanks, ive done alot of work on it in just a week, swapped in my old ls/vtec poormans R. to put around, but the bay needs some major work,

ignore the oil splattered valve cover...got my new one done just need to get a v/c gasket kit to put it on.