The Honda Fit We Weren’t Even Supposed to Restore

Honda Fits will happily run past 300,000 miles. The paint is the part that gives up first, usually after about ten years in the California sun. Episodes 1 and 2 went deep on the technical side, so for Ramilio's we kept it simple, the same prep, compounding, and coating we run on every car. The process is the same every time, but each car still feels a little different to us, because each one has a different owner and a different story. His blue Fit had some clear coat peeling we weren't sure we could save, and we're honest about that up front. Once paint is peeling, it isn't a guaranteed fix. We coated it anyway, and it cleaned up far better than expected, you can barely see it now. The coating is Icon Rocklear, a permanent layer that bonds to your clear coat. Unlike PPF, there's no film to yellow, lift, or replace every few years. It carries a 15-year manufacturer warranty, and under ASTM D4587 weathering testing it took 4,000 hours of extreme UV with zero visual change. One application, and the paint is protected for practically the life of the car.