RX-8 detail with scratch removal
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RX-8 detail with scratch removal
This car actually used to belong to a friend of mine, and was picked up by the new owner about a month ago - it's his third RX-8. When the car was delivered to him, it had been to an autocross event at Carlisle two days before and needed a good cleaning. There was also a long scratch I knew about on the passenger side from having seen the car before and I was able to dramatically improve it.
On to the pics:
As delivered to me this morning:
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After the job was complete:
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Driver's side front before:
![](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v436/GSoccer24/Detailing/Brandon%20RX8/IMG_3659.jpg)
Driver's side front after:
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Driver's side rear before:
![](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v436/GSoccer24/Detailing/Brandon%20RX8/IMG_3660.jpg)
Driver's side rear after:
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Passenger side rear 3/4 shot before:
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Passenger side rear 3/4 shot after:
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Hood and fender with bird droppings, amongst other things:
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Hood and fender after:
On to the pics:
As delivered to me this morning:
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After the job was complete:
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Driver's side front before:
![](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v436/GSoccer24/Detailing/Brandon%20RX8/IMG_3659.jpg)
Driver's side front after:
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Driver's side rear before:
![](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v436/GSoccer24/Detailing/Brandon%20RX8/IMG_3660.jpg)
Driver's side rear after:
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Passenger side rear 3/4 shot before:
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Passenger side rear 3/4 shot after:
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Hood and fender with bird droppings, amongst other things:
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Hood and fender after:
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Engine bay before and afters:
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![](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v436/GSoccer24/Detailing/Brandon%20RX8/IMG_3686.jpg)
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Exhaust tip before:
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Exhaust tip after hand polishing and trim dressing:
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Here are the pics of the nasty scratch that goes down both doors of the passenger side:
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![](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v436/GSoccer24/Detailing/Brandon%20RX8/IMG_3686.jpg)
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Exhaust tip before:
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Exhaust tip after hand polishing and trim dressing:
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Here are the pics of the nasty scratch that goes down both doors of the passenger side:
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I taped off the panels I didn't want to wet sand and began to work.
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This is how it looked after the first pass of wet sanding with 1500:
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Here it is after the second pass:
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Here it is after a good polishing to bring the gloss back, and a couple coats of wax just like the rest of the car:
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Outside in the real light:
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This is how it looked after the first pass of wet sanding with 1500:
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Here it is after the second pass:
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Here it is after a good polishing to bring the gloss back, and a couple coats of wax just like the rest of the car:
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Outside in the real light:
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