2008 Acura TL-S Detailed! v. ZAINO

[gth181a]

Spring is here and that means the car gets a detail!



Wash & Clay:

- Dawn wash via two-bucket method and grit guard (normal washes done with Meg's GC)

- Meg's smooth surface clay

- Meg's Last Touch 1:1 as lube

- IPA wipe down



Wheels and fenderwell:

- Meg's APC+ 4:1

- Meg's Smooth Surface clay (after body was done)

- DP Wheel Glaze

- Meg's High Endurance

- Vinylex



Polish:

- SSR 2.5 via PC7424-CCS orange pad(swirls and RIDS)

- P21S GEPC via PC7424-CCS white pad

- Plastic-X



LSP:

- Z-2 Pro [x3]

- ZFX

- Z-6 [x2]

- Z-8 [x1]

(i.e. Z-2, Z-6, Z-2, Z-6, Z-2, Z-8)



Interior:

- Vinylex

- Lexol Leather Conditioner

- Stoner's IG

- Meg's Ultimate QD around door/trunk jams



Engine and other:

- Cleaned with Meg's Quick Wipes (these got demoted)

- Dressed with Vinylex

- Mother Mag and Alum Polish (exhaust tips)

- Rain-X (glass)



I'm sure I missed some other stuff, but here are some pics. Enjoy.



Before (sorry for the lack of pics here, it was raining):

Wheels Wash. It's all in the details, right?:

Goodbye old wax:

Wheel clay and seal (these wheels are a PITA to do!):

Getting ready to polish:

The important step, prepping the paint for the LSP:

And finally, finish pics after the LSP:

Total Time: approx. 12 hrs.

 

[termigator]

Nice. I almost got that car. I switched to the IS350 at the last second.

 

[gth181a]

Nice. I almost got that car. I switched to the IS350 at the last second.

LOL. It was between this and the IS350 for me also.

 

[termigator]

Yeah. When I told the sales rep. about me switching over, he told me I made up for the guy who switched from an IS to the TL a week before.:grinno: