Freshly detailed Acura...

[imported_bigltc]

I finished detailing the '96 3.2TL I just bought a few weeks ago. It needed some major TLC. After a couple of days working on it. It looks like brand new!! Here're some pics:

I love hood shots!!!

Tell me what you guys think.

 

[imported_bigltc]

I took the paint off of the shift plate. Used to be gray color, now...chrome!!!

 

[Thomas Dekany]

if you tell me what you used, I tell you what I think

 

[imported_bigltc]

Haha...totally forgot. Here's what I did:



Dawn wash

Clay

SMR with orange pad to get rid of all the swirls

NXT

Topped off with S100



In a a couple of months, I will strip everything and do the Klasse twins.

 

[Thomas Dekany]

Does look like a new car! Congrats!



Do you have any before pictures with the swirls in it? How long did it take you and hhow much time did you spend with the SMR?



Excellent work! Enjoy!

 

[dengelson]

Very nice. If only the darker colored cars would stay clean like this longer.

 

[imported_bigltc]

Thanks guys!! It is hard to keep clean. I came back to school yesterday totally dust free and it's totally covered in dust now.



I wish I had the before pics but I totally forgot to take them. I'll do that next time.

 

[tkr128]

Looks awesome, like brand new! :up



I see you put in clear corners already, they look really good.

 

[stilez]

Looks great!!!



Love the front end on that thing

 

[imported_bigltc]

Thanks guys!!! I love the looks now with the clear corners. At first, I hesitated at first but now, I love the way the front end looks!!

 

[1 Clean WS6]

GREAT work!! :xyxthumbs



I bet if you showed the car to its last owners that they wouldn't even recognize it now!!

 

[imported_bigltc]

Thanks, bud!! Haha...I know!! I'm sure the owner will be surprised!! This weekend, the interior!!

 

[Scormunch]

Hmm... I thought I recognized that car! How's it working so far, did you ever get that ABS thing fixed?



The pics look great! :xyxthumbs

 

[imported_bigltc]

Thanks man!!! The car is awesome!! The ABS problem is finally fixed. It had a bad accumulator so they replaced it. They also replaced all the fluids in the car. That was about $800. Then the brake pedal wasn't feeling right because it went straight to the floor so they also replaced the master cylinder for $350. So a total of $1,150 of repairs because the first owner didn't take care of it. Either way, it was still an awesome deal.

 

[imported_edschwab1]

Looking good.



Eric

 

[Scottwax]

Wow! Great looking TL! I agree about the clears, they look really good.

 

[imported_edschwab1]

Was there pictures in the ebay auction? If so, you have before pictures.



Eric

 

[imported_bigltc]

Thanks, Scott!!!



Eric, there were pics and I used to have a link but I deleted it once I got the car.



EDIT: Found a pic I saved in my computer. Here ya go: