18 Months of Dealer Abuse - A Blacura TSX

[stilez]

Just wow...That`s all I can say right now.





Wow, I`m tired (3.5 hrs of polishing with a rotary!). Wow I went through 4 pads today. Wow I went through far too much polish today (total of around 10-12 ounces). And wow, this thing cleaned up better than I expected :D.





Started this baby around 11:3oAM and finished at 5:3oPM. The interior was a breeze (about an hour) and consisted of:



-Vacuum and spot treatment (303 Spot Remover)

-APC to clean everything

-VRT to protect

-4* Leather Conditioner on the seating

-APC to clean and Hyper Dressing to dress the rubber mats





Before

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v157/kappapsi497/2005/DSC04907.jpg



After

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v157/kappapsi497/2005/tsxint.jpg





Exterior in a min...BEWARE!!!

[holland_patrick]

Wow I can`t wait anything that took sean 3 hours has got to be a BEAST

[stilez]

Well here it is...





This car was purchased about a year and a half ago from the local Acura dealer. The hood was killed by a rotary and wool pad/compound. On top of this, the owner works at the local Toyota dealer and has the "detailers" wash it reguarly for him. In all honesty, I don`t think the car could`ve gotten more swirled if he drove through a tunnel wash everyday, for 18 months straight. Well here were my final processes:





-QEW

-PB Clay with S+W lube

-Menzerna IP with wool pad @ 1750rpm

-Meguiar`s #83 DACP with cutting pad @ 1750 rpm

-Menzerna IP with polishing pad @ 1500 rpm

-Menzerna FPII with polishing pad @ 1500 rpm

-Poorboy`s EX by hand





--Eagle One Wheel Cleaner on rims/tires/wells

--Meguiar`s Hyper Dressing (2.5:1) on tires/wells

--Mother`s Metal Polish with #0000 on exhaust tips and front plate







Before :shocked

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v157/kappapsi497/2005/DSC04910.jpg



After :D

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v157/kappapsi497/2005/DSC04913.jpg







Before

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v157/kappapsi497/2005/DSC04903.jpg



After

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v157/kappapsi497/2005/DSC04916.jpg

[stilez]

More...







Before

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v157/kappapsi497/2005/DSC04904.jpg



After

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v157/kappapsi497/2005/DSC04917.jpg



http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v157/kappapsi497/2005/DSC04929.jpg







Well, I was unhappy that I ran out of Powergloss on my last detail and its on backorder for another few days. I really had to make due on this one but was very happy with the results.



Also, I think Meguiar`s Hyper Dressing gets better with age, like a fine wine ;). I haven`t used it in months and decided to mix up a new batch today since I was going through my BnB far too quick. It went on much nicer than before (beaded on surface before soaking in after ~5 mins). I used it on the mats, wells, and tires and was happy all around.





Enjoy all :D.

[J.J.]

YIKES! Nice work. I bet he was a` happy camper when you were finished. I hope you told him not to let those hackers touch it ever again!



JJ

[FlatFourRS]

GSR great work as always.

[zainoshine]

:shocked :shocked :shocked

:bow :bow :bow



Crazy! A truly awesome transformation....that paint looked 12 years old and now it looks new. You truly have talent.



Congratulations!

[holland_patrick]

Man you work majic. I really need to see you work. I would have given ya my SSR3 for that job if you needed it I guess I just have to give you a list of stuff in case you need to make an instant trade.....

[dawiyo]

Those swirls in the first hood picture are insane. Nice job fellow Team Integra member.

[ZaneO]

I hope you are making a fortune on these restorations. Good job!

[Pats300zx]

Awesome work Sean....:xyxthumbs

[hirosh]

holy moly! how`d it go from grey to black? ;)



3.5 hours of polishing with a rotary. i`d hate to know how long it take with a PC! :eek: awesome job sean! :bow

[kartoon]

So you had to reach for the wool pad, huh ?

It hurts me to see "my" car so neglected and abused. I`m glad you made it look like new again.





Great job, Sean. :xyxthumbs

[Spilchy]

That first pic of the hood is just :eek:



Was it washed with steel wool?!



Sick transformation :bow



Was this the new EO wheel cleaner??

[Kleanride]

MAD skillz