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dlw

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My neighbors all sat around the grill and drank beer and watched me detail the Jeep. I could hear them snicker about how "the neighbor doesn't do anything but wax his cars". At least tomorrow I'll have a clean car and no headache.

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Nice job on the Jeep. Whats your neighbours problem, dont they have a life? Dont let them get to you, your business is nothing to do with them. Would they like if you did that back? Exactly!





JOHN
 
LOL! John Ross, the neighbors don't bother me at all. They are a sideshow all by themselves. They just got busted for having out of state plates on all 3 of their cars. They avoided paying Nebr. or city taxes because of the foreign plates. Seems as though someone finally turned them in after 7 years and they not only had to buy Nebraska plates and pay city tire taxes, they also had to pay the 7 years back taxes and interest to avoid going to jail. Imagine this - my wife thinks I may have been the one to turn them in! I'm shocked at her suspicious nature....
 
Thats good it doesnt bother you. Anyway, i really have to say that the finish on your Jeep is superb!! It is a little darker than the shade on my Arnage but it has a similar deep and wet shine. I am going to save this thread and use it as an inspiration. (I do this whenever someone else has a car(thats great looked after cars) in the colors i have.



Again, job well done.



All the best,



JOHN ROSS:xyxthumbs
 
I used Zaino Z-3 (same as Z-2 but with anti-oxidizers for non-clear coat paint). I used the Z-3 because it was some of my left over stock from when I was a Zaino distributor. Normally I would have used Z-2 or Z-5, but figured time to use up old stock. I had wet sanded the entire vehicle last year so I always keep it well protected because the wet sanding eliminates some of the clear coat, making it more prone to failure due to weather effects. I figure I'll just repaint if it fails before I decide to get a new ride. I love messing with paint anyway. So far, no signs of clear coat problems, even after all winter (never garaged, that's reserved for the Vette and Prelude). Also washed it about a dozen times at the old quarter car wash during the winter.
 
Oh my goodness! Is that a "Type R" bade I have spotted on the back of the Jeep? :eek:



Detailing looks great! Excellent job
 
I like the brakes. Nice touch. And great reflection! Man, you're like 20 feet away and I can make you out clear as a bell. Cool! :bow
 
dlw, I find it rather funny myself that you reserve the garage for your 15/16 year old son's car instead of parking YOUR car in there! LOL. :D
 
Yep, thats a genuine Honda dealer bought type R badge on the back of the Jeep. Before I bought my son his Prelude, I asked him what type of car he wanted to drive to school. His response was "a Type R". I told him to be careful what he wished for and the next day, I went to the Honda dealer and picked up the Type R badge and put it on the Jeep just to torment him. He thought it was so funny that we've had it on there now for almost a year! I figure if they can't take a joke.......

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dlw said:
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DLW - I am so impressed with the paint job on your Jeep. :bow



How did you get it so nice? I recall you saying that you wetsanded, but did you repaint the vehicle? Most cars finishes are either electrostatic powder coated or dipped and then baked. They always seem to have small ripples (almost like orange peel) from the powder. Your's is like glass painted from behind...incredible reflections.
 
DLW - This pic shows what I'm trying to explain. Look at the edges of the clouds or clapboards, see how the lines are not straight, but instead ripple a little. This is something that I'd love to get away from as my Jetta has them.



Thanks to TortoiseAWD for the pic!!




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Thank you for the kind words. The paint on the Jeep is the factory original from 1998, along with the factory clear coat. I wet sanded the whole car with 2000 grit 3M wet or dry paper, followed up with 3m rubbing compound both by hand and by PC, then 3M SMR both by hand and by PC. Then a couple coats of Zaino Z-5 and Z-2/3. The picture of your car looks like plain old orange peel to me. Here's the downside to the getting rid of orange peel: The clear coat applied by the factory is pretty thin and anytime you remove any of it (ie:wet sanding) you are taking the risk of cutting through to the base color at worse, and shortening the life of your clear coat at best. I was pretty fortunate as the Jeep was my first attempt and I only cut through in one small spot on the top of the front fender. Luckily, I was able to correct that error so it's not so noticeable. I have since wet sanded my son's 93 Prelude without mishap. The big question is, how long will it take the wet sanded clear coat to start failing? I wet sanded the Jeep last summer so it's been about a year now with no noticable problem, but I do make a good effort to keep the car clean and protected by Zaino. The Jeep does sit outside due to lack of garage space. Wet sanding to remove OP is a risk, no doubt about it, so you have to make a tough decision based on the possibilities. Here's a pic of son's Prelude hood after the same process:

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Lots of Lude pics at: http://www.autopia-carport.com/forums/showthread.php?threadid=7930&highlight=rescue+mission
 
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