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2001 Honda Accord - saved by the Meg's twins (lots of pics)
This is my mom and dad's 2001 Honda Accord. It has just over 31,000 miles on the odometer. They bought this as their nice car, so it is garaged all the time and really doesn't get driven that often. They bought this car a little less than a year ago, however I have not been able to dedicate the time to it that it required until just recently. Inside and the trunk was pretty clean, as it had been sent to a "detail shop" before being put on the dealer lot. So it just needed a freshening up and the old greasy dressing removed. However, there was a general hazy look to the paint, lots of swirls, water spots on the windows, and some problem spots I wanted to give some attention to. I have probably 20 - 24 hours in this car over the course of 4 days. Turned out great in the end. Hope you enjoy!
Interior/trunk
Vacuum
Front floor mats cleaned with Duragloss carpet cleaner
DP interior cleaner on plastics and a couple spots on the passenger seat
DP total interior protectant
Sprayway glass cleaner and glass towel on interior glass
Exterior
Wash/Clay
Meguiar's Super Degreaser on tires and wheel wells
Washed with P21S TAW, NXT car wash, Meg's Super Soap in the foam gun, microfiber wash mitt, 2BM
Clay with no name clay and Meg's Last Touch 1:1
Re-wash with NXT car wash
Dried with Cobra Guzzler
Correction (tail lights got the same correction as the paint)
Meg's M105 with 5.5 inch orange LC CCS pad on G110v2
Meg's M205 on 5.5 inch white LC CCS pad on G110v2
Poorboy's World White Diamond Glaze
LSP
Poorboy's World Liquid Natty Blue
Wolfgang Fuzion
Other products used
M105 on 5.5 inch orange CCS pad on glass to remove water spots, sealed with Klasse AIO and DG AW
Griot's Garage Undercarriage spray
DP tire gel
Poorboy's World Trim Restorer
Klasse Sealant Glaze on license plate
Wolfgang Plastik Surface Sealant (on headlights and tail lights)
Optimum Opti-Seal (on door jams and fuel cap area (after claying))
Meguiar's Hot Rims Mag and Aluminum Polish (on exhaust tip)
I think that's it. Hope I didn't forget anything.
After claying half the hood and front quarter panel
Before swirl marks
trunk
hood (?)
trunk with LED light
Areas of concern
some sort of run marks on the rear driver's side quarter panel
scratches by gas cap
nice long scratch on roof
water spots on glass
faded trim
etch marks on hood
scratch on rear passenger side door
During
general appearance
general appearance of hood
hazy Brinkmann lights
before M105 on hood
after M105 on hood
reflections in polished side of car
reflections in unpolished side of car
50/50 of trunk. Notice how much clearer the left side is. My finger is pointing to the tape line.
passenger rear quarter panel before
50/50 of quarter panel after M105. Left side polished, right side untouched.
50/50 viewed closer up
note the scratch on the untouched side of the panel
a poor attempt at a 50/50 with the Brinkmann
quarter panel after (bumper is untouched at time of picture)
Interior/trunk
Vacuum
Front floor mats cleaned with Duragloss carpet cleaner
DP interior cleaner on plastics and a couple spots on the passenger seat
DP total interior protectant
Sprayway glass cleaner and glass towel on interior glass
Exterior
Wash/Clay
Meguiar's Super Degreaser on tires and wheel wells
Washed with P21S TAW, NXT car wash, Meg's Super Soap in the foam gun, microfiber wash mitt, 2BM
Clay with no name clay and Meg's Last Touch 1:1
Re-wash with NXT car wash
Dried with Cobra Guzzler
Correction (tail lights got the same correction as the paint)
Meg's M105 with 5.5 inch orange LC CCS pad on G110v2
Meg's M205 on 5.5 inch white LC CCS pad on G110v2
Poorboy's World White Diamond Glaze
LSP
Poorboy's World Liquid Natty Blue
Wolfgang Fuzion
Other products used
M105 on 5.5 inch orange CCS pad on glass to remove water spots, sealed with Klasse AIO and DG AW
Griot's Garage Undercarriage spray
DP tire gel
Poorboy's World Trim Restorer
Klasse Sealant Glaze on license plate
Wolfgang Plastik Surface Sealant (on headlights and tail lights)
Optimum Opti-Seal (on door jams and fuel cap area (after claying))
Meguiar's Hot Rims Mag and Aluminum Polish (on exhaust tip)
I think that's it. Hope I didn't forget anything.
After claying half the hood and front quarter panel
Before swirl marks
trunk
hood (?)
trunk with LED light
Areas of concern
some sort of run marks on the rear driver's side quarter panel
scratches by gas cap
nice long scratch on roof
water spots on glass
faded trim
etch marks on hood
scratch on rear passenger side door
During
general appearance
general appearance of hood
hazy Brinkmann lights
before M105 on hood
after M105 on hood
reflections in polished side of car
reflections in unpolished side of car
50/50 of trunk. Notice how much clearer the left side is. My finger is pointing to the tape line.
passenger rear quarter panel before
50/50 of quarter panel after M105. Left side polished, right side untouched.
50/50 viewed closer up
note the scratch on the untouched side of the panel
a poor attempt at a 50/50 with the Brinkmann
quarter panel after (bumper is untouched at time of picture)
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