18 Months of Dealer Abuse - A Blacura TSX

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stilez

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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

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After

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Exterior in a min...BEWARE!!!
 
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

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After :D

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After

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More...







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After

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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.
 
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
 
: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!
 
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.....
 
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
 
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
 
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??
 
Thanks everyone.





I am sure feeling the after effects, but it was worth making the transformation and I was happy to please the customer.
 
Wow that really is an awesome transformation fellow TI member. :p



I'm so eager to get my practice in so I can do the same. I think I might have time this weekend to do that if weather permits. :woot:
 
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