08 Acura TL Barry Theal Presidentail Details Perfected

Barry Theal

Barry Theal

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This customer conatacted me and said he bought the car back in November and wanted it cleaned up for summer. After discussing several packages we choose my refinement package. THe car itself came in a little dirty with no major paint issues at all. This car had very few swirls and was just a great car to detail. THe owner said he is look for a perfectionist detailer and found me threw a referral. After taking two weeks off for some Relaxtion and shop improvements I was real eager to get right back at it!



Decontamination



Ardex Purple Rush Degreaser 2:1 on wheels,tires,door jams, motor

The paint was rinsed with Ardex fall out remover.

No clay bar needed.



Preperation



Debadging of rear emblems

taped with 3m masking tape



Compounding



Dewalt Rotory- M205 on edge green light foam pad 6 inch

ipa wipedown



Polish



Dewalt Rotory- 3m Ultrafina 3m Blue foam pad

ipa wipedown



LSP



Blackfire wet over ice



Interior



Meg. apc 5:1



Tires were dressed with Meg Hot shine and wheels were polished with m205 and topped with colanite 845



Here are a few befores pictures.



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Here are a few of debadging



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Here I was getting some taping done



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Here are two shots after all Polishing was done. These are pre LSP







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Here are few finished interior pics



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^ always a good job from Barry! looks great, and I'm a big fan of debadging just about any car - i think it leaves a beautiful simplistic look
 
TSC17 said:
It looks really good Barry! As a TL (S) owner myself...I give it my stamp of approval. :)
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thanks todd. this was a very nice car. i was really impressed with this it was fully loaded with nav back up cam. it was just sexy everywhere! good choice you made. thanks for the words bud!



Apollo_Auto said:
Top notch, as expected Barry! Do you rent that shop??
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Jesse the shop where i work is attached to my house. we got the house out of a forclosure and the guy before me had a body shop attached to it. the shop in my after pictures is actually a body shop behind my house that another guy has. i take my after pictures out there because its open with more sun! thanks bud



MuttGrunt said:
^ always a good job from Barry! looks great, and I'm a big fan of debadging just about any car - i think it leaves a beautiful simplistic look
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Thanks mutt for the kind words. yeah the debadging cleaned it up in the back.





Legacy99 said:
Super job. I like your choice of products used except for the Meg's hot shine. LOL!
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lol yeah i just renovated my shop a little and i had all my chemicals in a side room lol when i put everything back i couldn't find my normal dressing lol hot shine was on sale at my local advance. lmaothank you



barrym said:
Looks really sweet!



What did you use on the leather seats? APC?
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yeah apc diluted then a leather conditioner.



ccking85 said:
Look great.
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thanks man!
 
That looks awesome Barry, I own a TSX myself and I love how Acura's metallic flakes really pop when polished correctly. Did you polish those wheels by hand?
 
Looks pretty much perfect from the pics. :)



The owner made a good choice with debadging, the TL is definitely a car that benefits from it.
 
TS_Detailing said:
That looks awesome Barry, I own a TSX myself and I love how Acura's metallic flakes really pop when polished correctly. Did you polish those wheels by hand?
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well i applied the m205 by hand then buffed off with a 3 inch rotary pad. then applied colanites by hand. then removed by microfiber



Bigpoppa3346 said:
Looks pretty much perfect from the pics. :)



The owner made a good choice with debadging, the TL is definitely a car that benefits from it.
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thanks man! i thought it looked nicer also.
 
Pats300zx said:
Awesome job Barry. I love the pics as well..
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thanks pat



grungy said:
Beautiful job as always Barry! Did you de-badge with 3M spray?
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no i used a hair dryer to loosen the glue then pull the badges right off. there was some remaining adhesive that rubbed right off with my finger.
 
Looks Terrific Barry! I'm liking the striping! You are also getting pretty good at catching different angles! Great job all around.
 
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