2000 HONDA CIVIC SI
#1
2000 HONDA CIVIC SI
I own a black SI. I took my car to a body shop to have the bumper painted. I asked the guy if they could wax the rest of the car and he said yes. A couple of days later I picked up my car and everything looked nice. The next day while my car was in the sun I noticed the paint didn't look very good. Once the sun was shining on it, it looked dull and somehow scrached. Not large scraches but tiny ones.
I decided to take the car back to the body shop. The guy said oh don't worry about it, I'll fix it. He said black paint is hard to work with. So he waxed it once again. A few weeks later and after a few car washes the paint on my car looks dull. If it's in the shade everything looks fine but if it's in the sun it looks scrached and dull. Again not large scrahes but tiny ones. It looks worse then when I took it in.
Can anybody help????
I decided to take the car back to the body shop. The guy said oh don't worry about it, I'll fix it. He said black paint is hard to work with. So he waxed it once again. A few weeks later and after a few car washes the paint on my car looks dull. If it's in the shade everything looks fine but if it's in the sun it looks scrached and dull. Again not large scrahes but tiny ones. It looks worse then when I took it in.
Can anybody help????
#2
RE: 2000 HONDA CIVIC SI
Got any pics in direct sunlight? It's hard to tell if it's bad paint making it look dull or scratches, swirls, holograms etc. If you use the carwash brush that will definitely contribute to a less than spectacular finish... Usually, a good compound like 3m Perfect it II or Meg's dual action cleaner polish will remove scratches with a little elbow grease or a good polisher. Pics would help a lot though...
#3
RE: 2000 HONDA CIVIC SI
I'll try to get some pics.
Well the paint is the same one as before. I only had the bumber painted. The rest of the car was waxed and I noticed the swirls/scratches soon after the waxing. I'll put up some pics.
#4
RE: 2000 HONDA CIVIC SI
ORIGINAL: nivles
I'll try to get some pics.
Well the paint is the same one as before. I only had the bumber painted. The rest of the car was waxed and I noticed the swirls/scratches soon after the waxing.
I'll try to get some pics.
Well the paint is the same one as before. I only had the bumber painted. The rest of the car was waxed and I noticed the swirls/scratches soon after the waxing.
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#6
RE: 2000 HONDA CIVIC SI
so your paint wasn't screwed until after the shop touched it? i wonder if they tried buffing the car and possibly burned the paint? i was thinking it was maybe oxidized, but if it wasn't dull looking before you took it to the shop, that kills that idea. i would go raise hell with the first shop and tell them they owe you a new paint job.
#7
RE: 2000 HONDA CIVIC SI
Black cars suck...lol...i work at a dealership in detail and there is not ne thing u can do AT ALL to permantley remove all those hair lines scratches from black paint. The only thing u can do to get rid of all of them is get ur whole car repainted. even washing black cars with the softest and cleanest mits will still scratch them alittle bit. the only thing u can do is wax every two washes and if i were u i would buy and learn how to use a high speed buffer.
#9
RE: 2000 HONDA CIVIC SI
ORIGINAL: hondaimports30
Black cars suck...lol...i work at a dealership in detail and there is not ne thing u can do AT ALL to permantley remove all those hair lines scratches from black paint. The only thing u can do to get rid of all of them is get ur whole car repainted. even washing black cars with the softest and cleanest mits will still scratch them alittle bit. the only thing u can do is wax every two washes and if i were u i would buy and learn how to use a high speed buffer.
Black cars suck...lol...i work at a dealership in detail and there is not ne thing u can do AT ALL to permantley remove all those hair lines scratches from black paint. The only thing u can do to get rid of all of them is get ur whole car repainted. even washing black cars with the softest and cleanest mits will still scratch them alittle bit. the only thing u can do is wax every two washes and if i were u i would buy and learn how to use a high speed buffer.
nivles...did they hand wax it or use a rotary buffer? Most body shops can't buff for ****! Most likely they just swirled it up with a buffer.
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