Lip Kit Pictures after Rubbing Compound

Lip Kit Pictures: After Rubbing Compound

As promised, here are those pictures of my one rear valence after being treated with the Rubbing Compound and Swirl Remover I had mentioned in my earlier post.

The Rear Valence on the left is not compounded, while the Valence on the right is compounded and the swirl remover was put on afterwards. The results are quite amazing!


Different shot of the Treated and Untreated Valence:


Close up of the Untreated Rear Valence:


Close up of the Treated Rear Valence:


An amazing difference. Wow!

Leave any comments of what you think.

Regards,
Michael Kralj

We Saw the Light - SOLD

Hello from sunny, dry Arizona! Please note I won't be able to ship paintings until I get home, June 5th. I apologize for this inconvenience!

Chaperoned

See, the flower and the apple are in love, but they can't be trusted alone, so the brown bottle is chaperoning. And what's the fork there for you ask? Uhhhh...

Body Lip Kit Painted and Installed

Body Lip Kit Painted and Installed

With the assistance of my father, I finally installed my OEM Lip Kit onto my car. The kit went on pretty easily, just took a little bit of time to complete. Here's the pics of the final results.

The day I installed it, without the car being washed:


Rear shot of the car with the kit:


I got to cleaning the car a few days later and look at her shine. The paint matches really well and looks great. Most people can't even tell I painted it myself, and said it looks like a great DIY job for a rattle can spraying.

Here are the pics:





This picture shows how truly great the paint match is for this DIY paint job.


I hope I have inspired some people to try such projects on themselves. With a little bit of time and patience, it will work out.

Regards,
Michael Kralj
Learn to Buy a Used Car in the Car Buyer Guide Blog.

Wet Sanding Preparation

Wet Sanding Preparation

So here I started the project of Wet sanding after work and between the days of rain. Here you will see the pieces prior to wet sanding, and afterwards to see how far you may want to go with the Wet Sanding process. Here the front lip and rear valences have been completed.

OEM Acura Front Lip in Burning Red Pearl before sanding:


My weapons of attack: Wet Sand with 320 grit and 400 grit wet / dry sandpaper


Here is an up close shot of the Front Lip paint Untouched:


Here is the Front Lip all sanded with white residue from the wet sanding (it is white because of wet sanding the clear coat, making it turn white.


Here you see a picture of the rear valences untouched:


And here I have completed sanding one Rear Valences and the other one is not:


Closer shot of one piece sanded and the other one not:


Here are both valences sanded:


The side skirts will be sanded as well, and then I will move on to priming the Kit with the Duplicolor Black Primer.

Also, look for an article here describing the process of Wet Sanding to come.

Regards,
Michael Kralj
Learn about Car Detailing in my other blog.

Nothing To See Here

What are these sneaky flowers doing with this innocent apple? The flowers look sweet but their showiness is suspicious to me. Why are they making so much noise, I wonder. And what does the plate have to do with it all? Hmmm....