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Honda City, resprayed in full.

A maroon Honda City came in with deep scratches and blemishes across its paintwork. The team stripped, prepped and resprayed the whole car, then finished with a full interior grooming.

In the workshop

Spray Painting Full Respray Honda
Maroon Honda City from the front three-quarter in the workshop after its full respray.

What the car came in for

This maroon Honda City arrived with deep scratches and blemishes all over its paintwork. The owner asked us for a full spray painting job.

On day 2 the team removed the parts that needed to come off. Day 3 was spent checking the surface for imperfections and patching uneven areas, and on day 4 the car was wet-sanded, primed and wet-sanded again.

Day 5 was masking every surface that would not be painted. On day 6 the car was sprayed, touched up, compound polished and its parts refitted, and it went back to the owner after a full interior grooming.

Vehicle
Honda City
Service
Full spray painting, interior grooming
Finish
Compound polished respray
Colour
Maroon

From strip-down to the reveal

Maroon Honda City from the front three-quarter before the respray, with dull paintwork.
Before: the car as it arrived.
Front bumper of the Honda City with damage beside the grille circled in red.
Before: damage beside the grille.
Door mirror of the Honda City with a scuff on the lower edge circled in red.
Before: scuffed mirror.
Hand removing the chrome door handle from the maroon door.
Day 2: removing the door handles.
Hand removing a black trim piece from the Honda City's front pillar.
Day 2: trim pieces removed.
Hand lifting off the window trim strip along the Honda City's door.
Day 2: window trim strip removed.
Hand spreading filler over a door panel with a spreader.
Day 3: patching uneven areas.
Sanding block on filler over the rear wheel arch of the Honda City.
Day 3: sanding the patched arch.
Wet-sanding a primed patch on the front of the Honda City.
Day 4: wet-sanding the primer.
Hand wet-sanding the maroon bonnet of the Honda City.
Day 4: wet-sanding the bonnet.
Team member masking the Honda City's window with paper and tape.
Day 5: masking the windows.
Team member masking the Honda City with paper across the body.
Day 5: masking off the car.
Painter in a mask spraying the maroon side of the Honda City in the spray booth.
Day 6: spraying in the booth.
Team member machine polishing the newly painted maroon bonnet.
Day 6: compound polishing.
Front of the maroon Honda City with the grille and headlamp after the respray.
After: front end finished.

What a full respray involves

A full respray is mostly preparation. Before any colour goes on, the team patches chips, wet-sands the whole body smooth, and masks off every surface that should not be painted. A sound, even foundation is what makes the final finish look right.

  • Chips patched and the body wet-sanded smooth
  • Every non-painted surface masked before spraying
  • Full exterior coat applied in a dedicated spray booth
  • Buffed to a deep shine and sealed with ZeTough Ceramic

Once the car is sprayed in the booth, the paint is wet-sanded and buffed to bring up the shine, the trim and parts are refitted, and a ZeTough Ceramic Paint Protection coating is applied on top to keep the finish glossy and protected for years.

Thinking about a respray?

Want this finish for your car?

Tell us what your paintwork looks like now and what you want it to be. The team will talk you through a full respray.

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