Honda Prelude UK

Gat · Lude Hero Joined: 25 Jun 2008 Posts: 1297

Not me.
Today I decided to start to wetsand my lude.
I gathered all the gear required and off I went.
I only managed to do the bonnet today, but I'm in no hurry.
Here's some pics.

Shiny · Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2009 7:38 pm Post subject:

Fantastic stuff! Great finish.

What products did you use mate?

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Gat · Lude Hero Joined: 25 Jun 2008 Posts: 1297

Shiny wrote:

Fantastic stuff! Great finish.

What products did you use mate?

Thanks.
I used 3M 1200 grit and finished with Meguiars 3000 grit.
I then machined it with Meguiars #83, then Autoglym Super Resin Polish, then I used Meguiars Deep Crystal step #2, and I waxed it with Frost's Carnuba Wax.

nitin_s1 · Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2009 8:17 pm Post subject:

Thats brilliant..... Shocked

Good work.. Applause

Are you gona do this to the entire car??

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DJBlobby · Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2009 8:39 pm Post subject:

How shiny is that! Great job mate, I can't believe how well it has come up. Look forward to seeing pics of the whole car Smile

Gat · Lude Hero Joined: 25 Jun 2008 Posts: 1297

nitin_s1 wrote:

Thats brilliant..... Shocked

Good work.. Applause

Are you gona do this to the entire car??

Thanks nitin!
Yes I will, I'll be doing the wings next, the paint I applied on the stone chips should be cured by then.

Gat · Lude Hero Joined: 25 Jun 2008 Posts: 1297

DJBlobby wrote:

How shiny is that! Great job mate, I can't believe how well it has come up. Look forward to seeing pics of the whole car Smile

Cheers!
You can imagine how I felt, not bad for a complete novice Very Happy

MaDMaXX · Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2009 10:12 pm Post subject:

Wow Gat, i'm impressed, you're a brave brave man!

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Gat · Lude Hero Joined: 25 Jun 2008 Posts: 1297

MaDMaXX wrote:

Wow Gat, i'm impressed, you're a brave brave man!

Cheers!
It seems a daunting task but believe me it's not that difficult.
If I can do it anyone can.

prelude_stealth · Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2009 11:25 pm Post subject:

so what effectively happened there? cut a layer or two off the lacquer? or has the lacquer completely been sanded off :O

good results tho! cheaper than a respray Laughing

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13.52 @ 107.63mph
...sorry officer, thought you wanted a race. Sad

Gat · Lude Hero Joined: 25 Jun 2008 Posts: 1297

prelude_stealth wrote:

so what effectively happened there? cut a layer or two off the lacquer? or has the lacquer completely been sanded off :O

good results tho! cheaper than a respray Laughing

You have to treat each panel differently.
I had a very long scratch on my bonnet, probably my fault when I cleaned it a couple of months ago, therefore I used 1200 grit to level the clear coat with the scratch.
On my other panels I will use 2000 grit and finish it with 3000 grit.
I was quoted £1600 +VAT for a full respray.
In my opinion this will come out better than a respray as there will be no orange peel. Very Happy

prelude_stealth · Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2009 11:45 pm Post subject:

Great results tho matey! Well happy for ya, wish I could muster the courage to do that to mine Laughing

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13.52 @ 107.63mph
...sorry officer, thought you wanted a race. Sad

Gat · Lude Hero Joined: 25 Jun 2008 Posts: 1297

prelude_stealth wrote:

Great results tho matey! Well happy for ya, wish I could muster the courage to do that to mine Laughing

Research and patience is all that's required.
Once you start doing it you'll wonder what all the worry was about Very Happy

prelude_stealth · Posted: Wed Jun 24, 2009 12:05 am Post subject:

Cool, well that's that for me then, I have 0 patience Laughing

Will this work on repaired panels you think? I'm worried that the lacquer might be too thin to work on and actually sand it off Laughing

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13.52 @ 107.63mph
...sorry officer, thought you wanted a race. Sad

Gat · Lude Hero Joined: 25 Jun 2008 Posts: 1297

prelude_stealth wrote:

Cool, well that's that for me then, I have 0 patience Laughing

Will this work on repaired panels you think? I'm worried that the lacquer might be too thin to work on and actually sand it off Laughing

It depends on what's wrong with it.
The best way to go about it is to start of gently ie not too agressive.
Start off with just polish and see what happens.