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Old 05-04-11 | 04:10 PM
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my Rsp SC looked like crap when i realised my car wasnt buffed all the way and it had alot of dull spots... so i took the liberty to rebuff it once agian and had alot of class time to work on it only using cutting cream and finsihing polish, then i cleaned her then waxed her... heres teh results....

some before and after pics

1. BEFORE: as you can see the bumper looked dull as hell as someone on CL pointed out


2. AFTER: buffed the bumper out and waxed her


3. The Hood


4. the upper door's were dull then buffed out again


5. dull door...


6. Passenger side door was terrible dull... then rebuffed...


7. Rear Quarter


8. Roof


9. Front Roof


10. Shot of my Black Interior..


11. Rebuffed the mirriors..


12. Door.


13. Rear Quarter


14. Fender.


15. Wing Bolts broke.... waiting on some Apoxy Glue... so going wingless for now!!!


agian i do not have the oem Harness for my tai lights and my lenses broke... so these are temps.... i have a friends whos goign to trade his 97's for my ebay ones... ftw... thank you CL... hope you like the NEW LOOKING SC.

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Old 05-04-11 | 04:15 PM
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looks a lot better after the buffing...not bad, you guys did paint this yourself right?
Old 05-04-11 | 04:17 PM
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Originally Posted by lilSCsteve
looks a lot better after the buffing...not bad, you guys did paint this yourself right?
yes i did it at school it was a winter project for my senior year something i wanted to do before i leave for college i love this car and i love blue, so RSP was the only way
Old 05-04-11 | 04:22 PM
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Damn that looks good. Also, that's a seriously unique colour!
Old 05-04-11 | 04:23 PM
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a lot of orange peel on the hood.... Other then that, looks pretty good
Old 05-04-11 | 04:25 PM
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Originally Posted by flipkc
Damn that looks good. Also, that's a seriously unique colour!
thank you i kinda got alot betterat buffing and lost the fear of "ripping the paint off"
Old 05-04-11 | 04:26 PM
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Originally Posted by 87Cressida
a lot of orange peel on the hood.... Other then that, looks pretty good
yes alot of OP i even wet sanded and buffed it before.. but it looks fine from a distance.
Old 05-04-11 | 04:26 PM
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Looks nice can't wait to see progress this summer
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Originally Posted by Shayy
Looks nice can't wait to see progress this summer
your going to the JDM chicago meets right?
Old 05-04-11 | 04:28 PM
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I plan on it. It's a long drive for me though so i won't be there for long
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Originally Posted by TuanLegend
thank you i kinda got alot betterat buffing and lost the fear of "ripping the paint off"
I found out while detailing my Soarer that the tri-coat paint they used is fairly difficult to burn. Nonetheless, not a bad job there, sir.
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Originally Posted by Shayy
I plan on it. It's a long drive for me though so i won't be there for long
ahh ill see you there then with your sc!
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Originally Posted by flipkc
I found out while detailing my Soarer that the tri-coat paint they used is fairly difficult to burn. Nonetheless, not a bad job there, sir.
thank you not bad for a high school student right? :P
Old 05-04-11 | 04:32 PM
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Came out nice, i buffed my car last wednesday, what kind of Wax did u use?
Old 05-04-11 | 04:32 PM
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Originally Posted by TuanLegend
thank you not bad for a high school student right? :P
Not at all. <<<This highschool student right here is buffing it this weekend, i'll take pics for you and i'll just Private message them to you so i don't get flamed lol



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