Detailed: 2006 Acura TSX

justin30513

justin30513

Mobile Detailing Services
After a couple of months, me and this client finally was able to hook up. He found me here on Autogeek Online and pm'd me about my services. He really wanted to get his wife's Acura TSX taken care of first. Well yesterday, I got up early and headed south to Atlanta. It was about an hour or so of a drive. I got there and inspected the car. Not bad at all. He really takes care of his vehicles. While there, he wanted me to clean and protect the exterior of his GMC 2500. I can't get away from the big rides!



Now on to the detail!



Wheels, Tire, and Wells:

(Meguiar's Wheel Brightener & ZEP Citrus Degreaser)

These wheel were tough. Huge rotors and multi spokes made it difficult to get inside of the wheels. Using various brushes and a few scraped knuckles, about an hour later all four were done. The wells got a coat of Wet'n Protect. Wheels, a layer of DP's Surface Spray Shield, and the tires a coating of Pinnacle's Black Onyx.



Engine Bay:

(ZEP CD and No-Touch Wet'n Protect)

I simply wanted to try something new here with Wet'n Protect. I've been experimenting with my own engines and really like the look. Turned out nice and shiny. A little shinier than the Armor All Tire Foam.



Wash Cycle:

(NXT Tech Wash & Dawn at a 4:1 ratio)

This combo really cleans and preps well for a full detail. It also does a great job on bugs and tar. I used the regular wash ShMitt and and the backside for bugs.



Paint Correction:

(Optimum's Hyper Compound with Cyclo & EDGE2K Yellow Pads)

Pretty aggressive huh? Not really if you let the compound work it's way down. There were plenty of deep scratches.......not just swirls. This setup knocked them out but did leave a little marring. I had something to handle that.



Paint Protection:

(XMT's 360 AIO with Cyclo & EDGE2K Yellow Pads)

I simply let the weight of the machine do the work here. Taking my time, I worked the product until it vanished. This was in full sun too. I let it sit on the car for about 30 minutes and removed any residue that was left. This all that was used for protection. Pretty glossy and wet. One thing I liked.......no orange peel!!!



Interior:

(DuraGloss 441 Leather Shampoo and Pinncle's Leather Conditioner and Rubber & Vinyl Protectant)

This DG Shampoo is awesome. I've used it twice and now it does such a nice job cleaning leather and rubber. Plastic too. Smells nice as well. Like new leather. I then treated the plastic and leather surfaces and then moved onto the glass. DP Krystal Vision. The mats were treated with Folex (as was the carpets then wiped clean) then pressure washed. This was one of my favorite interiors done to date.



Befores.....

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wow justin as always great work man but what r u talking about i see orange peel haha must be the picture though.



Im working on my car as we speak just taking a break and i gotta say honda paint isnt that soft, i've done a couple passes (makita) and lc white with OP and i still have some tiny tiny swirls. Might have to go oc and white
 
Great work as usual Justin!



I really love that interior - did you shampoo the carpet or just vac? Im looking on the interior part of your post and no mention of carpet stuff. Im trying to get my technique on carpets down and your post is just SICK!



I love those vac lines on the carpet. Any trick to that, or just up and then down? What kind of vac and chemicals did you use?



Once again, very nice work:drool:
 
kleraudio said:
Great work as usual Justin!



I really love that interior - did you shampoo the carpet or just vac? Im looking on the interior part of your post and no mention of carpet stuff. Im trying to get my technique on carpets down and your post is just SICK!



I love those vac lines on the carpet. Any trick to that, or just up and then down? What kind of vac and chemicals did you use?



Once again, very nice work:drool:
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I used Folex and my pressure washer for the mats. The key to the stripes is to do it while still wet. Just bare down and go in opposite directions. I just use my Ridgid shop vac. Then, lay them in the sun. This bakes the stripes in.
 
Thanks for the quick reply Justin!



So you just sprayed Folex on the mats, then scrubbed them and powerwashed them?? How long do they take to dry?



How bout the carpets, did they just get a vac?



Thanks for the stripes technique, I love that look :D



Great work man, that interior looks SO nice.



Jim
 
Nice job Justin!

I am really happy with how the Wet'n'Protect looks on the tires, I have been using it for a while.

A quick question if you don't mind, what is the advantage to spraying the engine bay with AATF (or Wet'n'Protect) and closing the hood and letting it back for a bit.

Thanks in advance

Matt
 
dubbletrubble said:
A quick question if you don't mind, what is the advantage to spraying the engine bay with AATF (or Wet'n'Protect) and closing the hood and letting it back for a bit.

Thanks in advance

Matt
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Well, since I do this first, overspray is not a problem. I wash while the car is running with the hood shut. Letting the car evaporates all the water under the hood leaving behind a nice matte finish. It seems to last longer to after this heated process.



Once again, no overspray since it was done before washing.
 
Awesome work on the ext and int. Interior looks like a brand new car as well as the exterior. Engine looks great too. Always interested in seeing what new products you use for the engine dressing.
 
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