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Honda Civic, resprayed from the ground up.

This Honda Civic came in for a full body respray. Over six working days the team stripped it down, repaired the surface, wet-sanded, sprayed, polished, and finished with a ZeTough Ceramic Paint Protection coating.

In the workshop

Spray Painting Panel Respray Honda ZeTough Ceramic
Honda Civic, glossy after a full body respray and ZeTough Ceramic coating at Revol Carz.

What the car came in for

This Honda Civic came to Revol Carz for a full body respray. The owner wanted the paintwork restored properly, which meant starting from scratch rather than spraying over an uneven surface.

The work ran across six days: strip-down and dismantling on day two, surface inspection and repair on day three, wet-sanding on day four, masking on day five, then the spray booth, polishing, and reassembly on day seven. The car was finished with a ZeTough Ceramic Paint Protection coating. The photos below follow the job from strip-down to the before and after reveal.

Vehicle
Honda Civic
Work done
Full body respray
Finish
ZeTough Ceramic Paint Protection
In the workshop
6 days

From strip-down to the reveal

Honda Civic partially stripped, panels and trim removed at the start of day two.
Day 2: strip-down begins, parts and trim removed.
The Honda Civic's door panels exposed during strip-down.
Day 2: door panels exposed during dismantling.
Trim removed from the Honda Civic, surfaces exposed for painting.
Day 2: trim off, surfaces ready for the next stage.
The Honda Civic body panels inspected for scratches and dents on day three.
Day 3: every panel inspected for scratches and dents.
Dent and scratch repair work on a panel of the Honda Civic.
Day 3: each imperfection repaired before painting.
Wet-sanding a panel of the Honda Civic to level the surface.
Day 4: wet-sanding the surface smooth and level.
Wet-sanding another panel of the Honda Civic, smoothing ready for primer.
Day 4: another panel wet-sanded and prepared for primer.
Non-painted surfaces masked on the Honda Civic before the spray booth.
Day 5: masking before the spray booth.
Further masking on the Honda Civic, protecting trim and glass.
Day 5: masking continued across all non-painted surfaces.
The Honda Civic in the spray booth receiving the new coat.
Day 7: the new coat applied in the spray booth.
Machine-polishing the Honda Civic after painting to bring up the gloss.
Day 7: machine-polishing after the coat to bring up the shine.
The Honda Civic reassembled and detailed, nearing completion.
Day 7: reassembled and detailed, ready for the reveal.
Before: the Honda Civic's bodywork before the respray.
Before: the Honda Civic before the respray.
After: the Honda Civic resprayed and sealed with a ZeTough Ceramic coating.
After: the Honda Civic resprayed and coated.

What a full respray involves

A full respray is not just colour. The result depends on what happens before any paint goes on: removing trim and parts so every edge is reached, checking the surface for dents and scratches, patching and filling imperfections, and wet-sanding until the foundation is flat and smooth.

  • Trim and parts stripped so every panel edge is painted
  • Surface patched, filled, and wet-sanded smooth before any coat
  • Primer laid, then oven-baked colour coat, then sanded and polished
  • Sealed with a ZeTough Ceramic Paint Protection coating

At Revol Carz panels are primed, wet-sanded again, then masked before the car enters the spray booth. After the coat is laid and oven-baked, the paint is sanded once more and machine-polished for depth. A ZeTough Ceramic Paint Protection coating on top locks in the new finish and keeps it glossy long-term.

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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