"This is my mate's Honda Integra Type R DC5 that came back from a full respray in a bit of a sorry state. First of all the wheels were cleaned using Meguiar's Wheel Brightener and various brushes. The tyres, arches and engine bay were cleaned using Meguiar’s Super Degreaser and various brushes. There were a few tar spots on the inner rims and around the arches, and these were removed using Autosmart Tardis and microfibre towels. The car was then foamed before being washed with Blackfire Conditioning Shampoo and a lambswool wash mitt.

Even though the car was not long back from the bodyshop, I still continued with the usual prep stages, just to make sure the paint was contaminant-free. Firstly, Wolf's Chemicals Decon Gel was sprayed on and allowed to dwell for a while, in order to remove any iron-based particles. I then clayed the bodywork with Blackfire Poly Clay II and Blackfire Clay Lubricant just in case anything remained, however, this picked up very little. The car was then dried off and put into the garage to prepare for the polishing stage.

Working with a dual action machine polisher, Menzerna RD3.02 on a Menzerna Polishing Pad was used to correct the bodywork, and this removed nearly all of the buffer trails and swirls left by the bodyshop, and really brought out depth in the paint. Menzerna 85RE on a Finishing Pad was used for the refining stage. An isopropyl alcohol wipedown was then done in readiness for the protection stage. The bodywork was sealed with Blackfire All Finish Paint Protection, and then waxed three times with Blackfire Midnight Sun Paste Wax, which is one of my favourite products to use!

To finish off the exterior detail, the wheels were sealed with two coats of Blackfire All Metal Sealant, the tyres were dressed with Blackfire Total Eclipse Tyre Gel and the door shuts were sealed using Werkstat Prime Strong. The glass was polished and sealed using Nanolex Glass Premium Cleaner and Sealant, and left in the garage overnight to cure - this was a method I'd used on my own car and was really impressed with. The exhaust was polished with Meguiar's NXT All Metal Polysh and then sealed using Blackfire All Metal Sealant. As you can imagine my mate was delighted with the results!"