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  • Detailed: 2006 Acura RSX - Vivid Blue Pearl (WOW)

    Wheels/Tires:
    Meguiar's Deep Crystal / Mother's All Wheel Cleaner on wheels
    Meguiar's APC on tires
    Meguiar's Hyper Dressing on tires
    EZ Detail brush for the barrels

    Wash:
    Gilmour Foam Gun
    Chemical Guys Citrus Wash and Gloss via Foam Gun and 2BM
    Meguiar's Microfiber Wash Mitt

    Clay:
    Meguiar's OTC Clay
    Meguiar's Last Touch

    Paint Correction:
    Flex 3401 VRG
    Meguiar's G100
    Meguiar's M105 / Meguiar's W8006 Pads
    Menzerna Super Intensive Polish / LC Orange Pads / LC White Pads
    Menzerna Nano Polish (106FF) / LC Grey Pad
    Craftsman 500W Halogen Lights

    LSP:
    Menzerna Powerlock / Meguiar's Foam Applicator Pad (left 12 hours to cure)
    Autoglym HD Wax

    Interior:
    Meguiar's Quik Interior Detailer

    I was excited to detail this car because it is a show car and also unique!!! The car had very tasteful mods & it had horsepower to back it up. The car arrived clean. It only had very light swirl marks underneath a layer of Arizona dust. Here are some before pictures... Sorry I only have a few pictures because I couldn't really capture the swirl marks with the intense arizona sun.









    Here are some wash pictures:









    I tried getting some clay pictures but the embedded dirt was very light.

    All taped up and ready to go:





    After claying the car, I performed an IPA wipe down to see the true condition of the paint. I was shocked to see the amount of swirls the paint had!!! It didn't have that much swirls when we first inspected the car before delivering it to me. I guess the previous layer of wax hid all some of the swirls.

    Since this car is a show car, I wanted the paint to look as perfect as possible. I decided to go ahead and use a 2 step detail right off the bat. I also recently received my Meguiar's M105 so I wanted to try that out as well. I used both Meg's M105 and Menz SIP throughout my paint correction phase. Here are some 50/50 shots:

    Passenger Side Door:











    Driver Side Door:













    You can literally see the pearl popping in the after shots... The pearl flakes were more noticeable and the color of the paint changed from a light hazy blue to a deep and rich blue. Here's a 50/50 shot I took just trying to show the difference in the reflection. You can really notice the clarity improvement achieved.



    Driver side rear quarter panel:







    Passenger side rear quarter panel:









    Approximate time: 12-13 Hours. I don't know why it took this long...
    2011 Car Crazy Showcase SEMA Team

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    Re: Detailed: 2006 Acura RSX - Vivid Blue Pearl (WOW)

    Here are some after shots inside the garage after Menz Powerlock has been applied:
















    Menz powerlock was left to cure overnight. The next day, I applied a coat of Autoglym HD wax. Here are some pictures after this step: (My jaw literally dropped when I saw the shine after removing AGHD)













































    What do you guys think?? I wanted to post better pics in a different location but I didn't want to drive the car since it's not mine. Plus, the car is LOOWWWW!!! Didn't want to scrape the car either.
    2011 Car Crazy Showcase SEMA Team

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    • #3
      Re: Detailed: 2006 Acura RSX - Vivid Blue Pearl (WOW)

      The car looks fantastic. Awesome reflections. You really got the paint to pop. Great work.
      quality creates its own demand

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      • #4
        Re: Detailed: 2006 Acura RSX - Vivid Blue Pearl (WOW)

        Originally posted by J. A. Michaels View Post
        The car looks fantastic. Awesome reflections. You really got the paint to pop. Great work.
        Thanks sir!
        2011 Car Crazy Showcase SEMA Team

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        • #5
          Re: Detailed: 2006 Acura RSX - Vivid Blue Pearl (WOW)

          Nice job and great writeup!
          Nick
          Tucker's Detailing Services
          815-954-0773
          2012 Ford Transit Connect

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          • #6
            Re: Detailed: 2006 Acura RSX - Vivid Blue Pearl (WOW)

            The car looks amazing, I really like RSX and you really made that one stand out! Keep it up!

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            • #7
              Re: Detailed: 2006 Acura RSX - Vivid Blue Pearl (WOW)

              Incredible results!
              Tedrow's Detailing
              845-642-1698
              Treat Yourself to that New Car Feeling

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              • #8
                Re: Detailed: 2006 Acura RSX - Vivid Blue Pearl (WOW)

                Originally posted by Tuck91 View Post
                Nice job and great writeup!
                Thanks a ton Nick!

                Originally posted by DgenerationX View Post
                The car looks amazing, I really like RSX and you really made that one stand out! Keep it up!
                Thanks sir!

                Originally posted by coopers23 View Post
                Incredible results!
                Thank you!
                2011 Car Crazy Showcase SEMA Team

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                • #9
                  Re: Detailed: 2006 Acura RSX - Vivid Blue Pearl (WOW)

                  Nice work Marc, in the first few pics I though the car looked pretty decent, but after seeing the transformation, it certainly needed some work. It REALLY looks good now.

                  Very nice.

                  Bill

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                  • #10
                    Re: Detailed: 2006 Acura RSX - Vivid Blue Pearl (WOW)

                    Huge improvement, good job.

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                    • #11
                      Re: Detailed: 2006 Acura RSX - Vivid Blue Pearl (WOW)

                      That looks great. I own a Honda and the paint is just prone to swirls no matter what you do. Takes a lot to get them ready for a show. You did an amazing job.

                      Cat :x

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                      • #12
                        Re: Detailed: 2006 Acura RSX - Vivid Blue Pearl (WOW)

                        Awesome work

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                        • #13
                          Re: Detailed: 2006 Acura RSX - Vivid Blue Pearl (WOW)

                          Originally posted by Bill Davidson View Post
                          Nice work Marc, in the first few pics I though the car looked pretty decent, but after seeing the transformation, it certainly needed some work. It REALLY looks good now.

                          Very nice.

                          Bill
                          Thanks for the compliments Bill!! The car really looked great after all the work.

                          Originally posted by FRS View Post
                          Huge improvement, good job.
                          Thanks sir!

                          Originally posted by Cat View Post
                          That looks great. I own a Honda and the paint is just prone to swirls no matter what you do. Takes a lot to get them ready for a show. You did an amazing job.

                          Cat :x
                          Thanks Cat! I'm glad they have soft paint so it's easy to remove the swirls!

                          Originally posted by aris View Post
                          Awesome work
                          Thank you!
                          2011 Car Crazy Showcase SEMA Team

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                          • #14
                            Re: Detailed: 2006 Acura RSX - Vivid Blue Pearl (WOW)

                            Fantastic job, Marc! Looks like it is ready to take home a 1st place trophy! How did you like the 105 on the G100? Looks like it did a great job for you.

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                              Re: Detailed: 2006 Acura RSX - Vivid Blue Pearl (WOW)

                              Originally posted by InfiniteDetail View Post
                              Fantastic job, Marc! Looks like it is ready to take home a 1st place trophy! How did you like the 105 on the G100? Looks like it did a great job for you.
                              What's up Jeff?!?!?! What's going on? Do you live up in pinetop now? It seems that most of the cars you detail are from up there. I'm so jealous cuz your temps are probably nice this time of year!

                              Thanks for the compliments man!!!

                              You got PM!!
                              2011 Car Crazy Showcase SEMA Team

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