NE Weather vs. Acura MDX

mgm2003

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We had a snow storm on Monday, followed by 3 days of below freezing weather.


Friday was better…… we got another 5 inches of snow and some freezing rain for good measure.

Am I complaining?

This afternoon warmed up to 38, so we took full advantage of things.

I helped my neighbor wash his MDX, and somehow it found its way to my garage.

Process used:

Wash: Latex gloves (LOL). –They really do keep your hands warm as long as you put them on before you get your hands wet!

Optimum Car Wash

Optimum QEW (mixed with the wash) –A 32oz. QEW mix was misted on the paint to help break down the winter goo.

Tires: Optimum APC

Wheels/Wells: Optimum APC 6:1 x 2

Wells/Tires: Dressed with Poorboys NL

Interior Trim –It got the last of my Poorboys ‘Leather Stuff’ sample.

Glass, paint, jams during the drying process = #425.


Ahhhh… all done. Nope.

It seems that the state of DE extracted ALL of the salt from the Atlantic Ocean to keep our highways safe. As a bonus, I think we have a new chemical on the roads this year because it pitted the he** out of his paint. My neighbor has an 04 MDX that is VERY well taken care of, so the paint pitting/staining wasn’t out of neglect.

To correct this dilemma:

First stop shopping…. AIO and a finish pad on the PC. –No Luck.

Next Up… AIO and a polish pad on the PC. – he, he. -No luck, but it did help.

Under door #3… Cyclo, polish pad and AIO. Bye bye pit marks.

The hood must have cooked in the sun, b/c it was a mess. I tried the above, but it didn’t do much to improve things..

I broke out the Metabo and Optimum Hyper Compound. After 1 pass on ½ of the hood I switched to PG. Not that Optimum wasn’t working, but it was taking FOREVER. This might have been due to the cold/damp weather –I don’t know. PG made quick work of things. (I did not want to use something this abrasive.. but the pits and stains were deep)



Next up… P085RD on a finish pad @ 1000 (going SLOW).

** (Name your PRICE if you want to sell some P085RD) **



Sorry about the lighting on the after shots. It’s cold as (fill in the blank) in the garage, and the ballast are dimming my lights due to the tropic weather. The gas heater is coming soon :)



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Hood Shot:

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The last of my Poorboys Leather Stuff….

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CharlesW said:
Looks great!

Did you dress the tread area of the tires???

Charles

Good question, Charles. Best looking wheel well i have seen in a long time!!

I hate wheel wells :realmad:
 
from the look's of it the htreads do look like they were dressed. the entire car look's great, good job.
 
It's rough detailing in the cold, thats for sure. That MDX looks awesome. I couldn't imagine that was filthy before you got it because everything is so clean. The tires, wheels, and wells look awesome. I'm just guessing but I think the tread looks dressed from the overspray from spraying down the wells? Anywho everything looks great.
 
Looks better than new!


I hope we don't get that salt :(.


What was the LSP? When did you finish? How dirty is it now :)?
 
The tires and wells were dressed head to toe with NL.

Sean, We topped it this morning with #2180 & wiped off using FX-100 spray.

Here are a few sun shots.

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CharlesW said:
Looks great!

Did you dress the tread area of the tires???

Charles


I had the same thought :redface: I wonder how the traction is going to be on the first few spins down the road :ermm:
 
GBG TL said:
No Charles, just a little scrubbing. (JK - NL was applied all over)
It sure looked like it.
I guess I've never seen anyone dress the tread area of tires unless it was after arriving at a car show.

Charles
 
CharlesW said:
It sure looked like it.
I guess I've never seen anyone dress the tread area of tires unless it was after arriving at a car show.

Charles

Charles, You should see the wheel wells now. Oh, my! They look like salt mines! I've really enjoyed your posts this year. Give Steve a call or PM -you have something headed your way.
 
mgm2003 said:
Charles, You should see the wheel wells now. Oh, my! They look like salt mines! I've really enjoyed your posts this year. Give Steve a call or PM -you have something headed your way.
Sounds interesting.
FWIW, we already had salt mines on both vehicles. They were removed, but seem to be back again.

Charles
 
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