Nitin's SiR Type-S - Last update ever :(

Post by **SPYDOR** » Tue Sep 30, 2014 11:50 am

Guys, it takes a very long time to burn through any significant layers of lacquer/paint with a Dual Action polisher so don't be afraid of using it, plenty of great videos on YouTube on how to use them properly. A rotary polisher is much more efficient and therefore far easier to burn through paint with but in my experience you need to be really trying to cut through it with an aggressive paste and a heavy cutting pad like wool.

While you can't judge how thick the paint is without an expensive paint thickness gauge, If you're just getting rid of swirl marks, holograms, or reducing an orange-peel effect then 99% of the time you'll be fine, it's only when you start thinking about taking out the deeper scratches that you might start cutting through the lacquer.

Post by **rob quilter** » Tue Sep 30, 2014 7:19 pm

Nice work Nits, it looks loads better.

Post by **cebul** » Tue Sep 30, 2014 7:45 pm

Oh wow, mate what a progress on CF bonnet.

nitin_s1 · Post by **nitin_s1** » Tue Oct 21, 2014 12:29 am

Sorry for the lack of update.. I haven't had the chance to drive the Type-S let alone do anything to it.

I have managed to buy back the Retro fitted projector lights that Cebul made for me long long time ago, which I sold to Merc then he sold to Donald and now Donald back to me.. Circle of life..

Some where in transit, the projector and the black casing broke inside which was the reason Donald sold it to me for cheap. I managed to open them up, fix them up and now they look really good. I didn't get any pictures of the lights during the surgery. Did manage to give them a polish with Meguair's ultimate compound, ultimate polish and then top them up with ultimate Wax.

This is how they looked side by side (Old OEM lights vs Retro fitted Projector):

Lights close up before any compounding/polishing/waxing:

During their cleaning session:

And final product:

Post by **Donald** » Tue Oct 21, 2014 8:52 am

Good stuff nitin

glad you could make them work for you, no good to me sitting in my cupboard for the last 15 or so months

89 UKDM BA4 4WS (resto job!) · Post by **wurlycorner** » Tue Oct 21, 2014 10:32 am

They look good. Why did you sell them in the first place, nits?

Post by **SPYDOR** » Tue Oct 21, 2014 12:08 pm

wurlycorner wrote:They look good. Why did you sell them in the first place, nits?

He used to be indecisive, now he's not so sure...

thusee · Post by **thusee** » Tue Oct 21, 2014 12:12 pm

looking good man! i need to do my cf hood as well!

macky_6 · Post by **macky_6** » Tue Oct 21, 2014 1:44 pm

Need to get me some decent lights on the front. I am back to OEM

nitin_s1 · Post by **nitin_s1** » Tue Oct 21, 2014 11:52 pm

Thanks all.

The reason I sold them was, at that time they were on my JDM SIR (not this Type-S) and that was sadly written-off. At that point, I didn't know if I was going to get another Prelude so just sold off the parts.

Lude Generation

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