Unique: 1998 Acura 1.6EL

kaval

New member
Here is a rather rare car, sold only in Canada (1.6EL) and Japan (called "Domani"), made by Honda. Yes it looks like a Honda civic, because it shares the same chassis, engine and a few other things.



It is also sold by Isuzu under the name Gemini. I have a soft spot for these cars as we used to have one but sadly got written off.



This car was a blast to drive...puts out a respectable amount of power.



Anyways, this was a rather quick detail, but it took long as myself and the owner were having great conversations for a while.



Process:



Pretreat with Citrus degreaser

Rinse

Wash with Meg's GC

Wheels cleaned with EO Wheel and Tire cleaner

Clay on Hood, top of fenders, roof and trunk

Waxed with #26

Tires dressed with EO

Trim and Front lip received Poorboys Trim Restore. It made the front lip look almost like it was painted :p



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After everything was done, I gave the passenger side headlight a quick buff as it was ruining the look of the car because the other headlight was in mint condition.



Before:

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I used Optimum Compound and finished with PO106FF, then topped with some #26 by hand.



After:

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Thanks for looking!
 
Looks like a newer 4 dr accord from the back.

Looks like a 96-00 4 dr LX Civic from the sides

Looks like a older body style accord from the front.
 
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