"Svend" (svend)
05/27/2020 at 21:37 • Filed to: None
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"Svend" (svend)
05/27/2020 at 21:37 • Filed to: None | 5
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It’s so good to get back to cleaning another car, especially one that isn’t black or silver.
Well anyway, here she is.
The red really comes out in the sun.
It’s the little details.
Interior given a good clean with Gtechniq I2ab and protected with Gtechniq C6, driver’s mat needed shampooing but nothing much.
The outer edge of the driver and passenger seat were pilling and bobbling, so I turned to my trusty old de-bobbler (whatever it’s called, it’s used on sweaters to remove the bobbles that arise from wear and tear), and shaved them off.
All in all, not bad for a 13 year old car.
The owner was very happy and is now looking for a river to do a scenic photoshoot of the car.
Maxima Speed
> Svend
05/27/2020 at 11:47 |
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Very very nice. Always a pleasure to see your work. Gives me something to aspire to when cleaning my car even though i wont get there lol.
dogisbadob
> Svend
05/27/2020 at 11:48 |
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Cool car! Too bad we never got that gen hatch over here :(
I didn’t know they still made those de-fuzzers
MonkeePuzzle
> Svend
05/27/2020 at 11:49 |
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mmmmmmm. these are the red headed step child of the Civic Type R family, but I still really like them!
doubly so when they are all shiny :)
davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
> Svend
05/27/2020 at 11:50 |
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I want it. Share the photoshoot photos!
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Svend
> Maxima Speed
05/27/2020 at 11:56 |
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Thanks, it was a lazy four hours, no pace on, just casually going one thing at a time.
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Svend
> dogisbadob
05/27/2020 at 11:56 |
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I think I found this one on eBay, for £5 posted. It’s come in handy many times.
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Svend
> davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
05/27/2020 at 11:57 |
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I’ll message her later on and see if she’s uploaded any.
smobgirl
> Svend
05/27/2020 at 11:57 |
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About 2/3 of the exterior looks fantastic, and then it morphs into a Prius.
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davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
> Svend
05/27/2020 at 11:58 |
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She? Oh man, that’s even better!
interstate366, now In The Industry
> Svend
05/27/2020 at 12:08 |
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I like these, even though the performance was identical to the Si sedan and coupe we had over here. The short lived JDM Type R sedan was more powerful, but these replaced it over there around 2009 when the engine stopped meeting emissions standards.
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Svend
> davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
05/27/2020 at 12:26 |
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Ye’, she was looking for a small economical five door hatchback, and then this came up and the rest as they say is history.
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Svend
> interstate366, now In The Industry
05/27/2020 at 12:27 |
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According to Wiki the hatchback and the coupe share the same floor plan and everything, it’s literally the architecture that’s different.
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Svend
> smobgirl
05/27/2020 at 12:31 |
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I liked these when they came out because they were different, triangular exhaust pipes, interesting door handles and the steering binnacle was different to the rest, but it came out in 2005 and even when the ninth gen came out in 2011, it hadn’t changed much, it just got a new face. So it got boring fast.
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davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
> Svend
05/27/2020 at 12:33 |
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<3
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interstate366, now In The Industry
> Svend
05/27/2020 at 12:33 |
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Do they have paint issues? The North American-built Civics of this generation, and the next, tended to have premature clearcoat failure. It’s the main reason I didn’t buy one. I may import one of those come 2031, though, if I haven’t brought something else by then. It’s just a bucket list thing for me.
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Svend
> interstate366, now In The Industry
05/27/2020 at 12:55 |
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No issues as far as I’m aware.
Speaking for this car, the paintwork is in really good condition (bar a shoddy repair job to the rear bumper on the driver side).
Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
> Svend
05/27/2020 at 13:05 |
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Such a sharp looking car. You can really see where Honda got their terrible tail light design from.
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Svend
> Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
05/27/2020 at 13:32 |
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It’s had some different grilles too.
Look at that front end.
Sort of fits in with the rear.
MrSnrub
> Svend
05/27/2020 at 17:52 |
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There hasn’t been a good-looking Civic since this one IMO
jminer
> Svend
05/27/2020 at 21:54 |
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That looks amazing, that vanity plate for the pics is also awesome!
I with I had the patience to do this kind of magic to my car.
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Svend
> jminer
05/27/2020 at 22:21 |
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Thanks, it’s my county flag.
It’s patience but also just being methodical.
I find it very soothing and relaxing, also very rewarding when the owner appreciates it and loves how the car came out so much.
HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
> Svend
05/27/2020 at 23:31 |
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Man unlike the US Civic, that actually looks fun.
415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°)
> Svend
05/28/2020 at 01:03 |
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I use those lint things for so much!
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Svend
> 415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°)
05/28/2020 at 01:24 |
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They are great for around the car. Some cars have had there carpets or mats scrubbed too aggressively previously as a dealers of cleaners, seat bolsters worn from natural wear and tear, rear parcel shelf or boot floor liner flocking coming up from someone previously trying to remove a stain, all simply remedied by a quick shaving.
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415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°)
> Svend
05/28/2020 at 01:53 |
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I have a powerful plug in one, I also do all my smartwool socks that get that crap too.
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Svend
> davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
05/28/2020 at 09:19 |
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I think she was trying the settings on the camera.
Doesn’t look like she found the river for pictures.
But I like these.
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davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
> Svend
05/28/2020 at 09:33 |
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Ah, I thought she was going to enlist a pro... Your photos are better. =)
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Svend
> davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
05/28/2020 at 10:19 |
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Cheers mate.
She called it a photoshoot so it seemed right to use it.
She says she want’s a V8 Ford Mustang next.
Apparently people were stopping, asking if she was selling it.
Her boyfriend was jealous and wants his car doing again.
2015 Audi A5 coupe.
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davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
> Svend
05/28/2020 at 10:44 |
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Do you really not charge for detailing people’s car?
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Svend
> davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
05/28/2020 at 11:14 |
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No. I do it to relax. Taking money taints it, makes it dirty, cheapens it, etc...
Cleaning a car occupies my brain, stops me thinking about things that that would depress me.
I can a sense of achievement out of it, especially when the owner is so happy about the car.
I only ask one thing, that the owner likes and enjoys their car. Treat it as a tool to ‘get from A to B’, then I don’t want to know. It’s your tool, if you don’t respect it and you own and are paying for it, why should I!?
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davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
> Svend
05/28/2020 at 11:28 |
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Such a nice thing for you to do for people!
Hope you get lots of thank you gifts of food and booze. =)
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Svend
> davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
05/28/2020 at 11:48 |
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It’s as much for me as for them.
I don’t want gifts, but have had a few bottles of whiskey and cases of Guinness given over the years.
One car, I had to open a can or two of Guinness before I could proceed. After 30+ minutes cleaning the interior, I had a throbbing headache. Lol. So had to stand back before jumping back at it.
seven and a half hours well spent.
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davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
> Svend
05/28/2020 at 11:54 |
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Geez... hope it was a good friend!
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Svend
> davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
05/28/2020 at 11:57 |
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He was a uni friend of my mother’s.
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davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
> Svend
05/28/2020 at 12:17 |
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Nice.