http://acurazine.com/forums en Sat, 21 Nov 2009 19:03:59 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.acurazine.com/forums/images/maestro/misc/rss.jpg http://acurazine.com/forums http://acurazine.com/forums/showthread.php?t=753070&goto=newpost Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:04:05 GMT Probably my all time favorite Porsche, I really enjoy doing 993's. They are challenging yet extremely rewarding! This car was in mint condition 9,000 miles! It just needed some polishing and jeweling. As a last step we used Menzerna topped with Swissvax Divine

A thorough interior cleaning to finish it off.

Here is what was done on the car:

Exterior

- Wheels were prepped with P21S Wheel Gel and cleaned up with various brushes
- Tires were spritzed down with P21S Total Autowash and washed down
- Wheel wells were spritzed down with P21S Total Autowash and washed down
- Wash down and rinsed
- Door jambs were cleaned up
- Claying
- Dried
- Paint inspected and measured
- Wheels protected with Swissvax Autobahn
- Tires dressed with Swissvax Pneu
- 2 Step Paint correction
- Inspection with Fenix, 3m Sun Gun, Infratech, and natural sunlight
- Paint sealed with Menzerna
- Swissvax Divine
- Rubber and Plastics Treated
- Exterior windows and mirrors cleaned and sealed
- Exhaust tips cleaned

Interior Detail

- All interior surfaces cleaned and prepared, including glass, and all
vinyl/plastic surfaces.
- Carpets and upholstery vacuumed.
-Leather surfaces are carefully cleaned, prepared and fed using the Leather Master

Product List:
Exterior:
Lusso AutoBathe
Uber Yellow Wash Sponge
Swissvax Clay Bar and Optimum Instant Detail Spray and Gloss Enhancer
Einszett Spray Wax
Menzerna Super Intensive Polish
Menzerna PO85RD
Swissvax Divine

Wheels and tires:
Uber Wheel/Wheel Well/Tire/Engine Kit

Interior:
Uber Interior Kit

Tools:
Infratech 5300
Flex 3403
Makita
Metabo
The Uber Foam Pads (5.5inch)
Tons of "Uber" Microfiber Towels
Uber Drying Towels
Brushes
Gilmour Foam Gun

Let's start with the interior first:
Tommy vacuuming the car






Cleaning and dusting


Leather cleaned /conditioned / protected
Cleaned







Conditioned/Protected







Final wipe down


Jambs cleaned




Gummi on the seals


Final shots




Exterior:
Before shots




Wax on trim




Wash
Gilmour foam gun with Lusso Auto Bath




Dan washing the car






Before Wheels


P21S on the wheels





Rinse


Clay



Final Rinse and Drying


Wheels ready to be sealed and tires dressed






Random shot


Engine wipe down


Paint measured/various light inspection





Remember this was an outside shot prior to wash





Masking the beast



Polish
Equipment used


Jeweling out the car with PO85RD




Shots of the rear fender after 2 steps of polishing




Rear lights being polished


Polishing out the whale tail



After shots inside

















Final wipe down


Final touches
Black wow on the bumperettes/trim/side skirts




Optimum Metal Polish on the tips
Before


After


After shots













]]> phil@detailersdomain http://acurazine.com/forums/showthread.php?t=753070 http://acurazine.com/forums/showthread.php?t=752987&goto=newpost Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:53:01 GMT Just wondering what you guys use to keep your leather seats in good shape. We get very dry winters in Ontario, and I'm worried about some of the problems I've heard with Honda/Acura leather cracking/tearing (especially the perforated sections of the seat). Any suggest would be helpful. Thanks.

Btw, this is my first posted. Just joined the boards after buying a WDP 07 TL NAVI. I had a 300M Special prior to the Acura. Anyhow, see you on the boards.

Ry ]]> 07RyanTL http://acurazine.com/forums/showthread.php?t=752987 http://acurazine.com/forums/showthread.php?t=752968&goto=newpost Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:35:16 GMT .........but you get the first look! Exceldetail brings a new program to our store (and our new site isn't even finished yet)!
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What products would you recommend to get rid of the stains and what would be the ideal procedure?

For example:
1. Wash the car
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And then the rest would follow on processing to get rid of the stains.

Thank you! ]]> dbqkqh http://acurazine.com/forums/showthread.php?t=752891 http://acurazine.com/forums/showthread.php?t=752866&goto=newpost Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:40:48 GMT How/What do you guys use to polish lenses? Would that PlastiX from Meguiar's work? Or something else? My light lenses are in decent shape but the blemishes are starting to show, and I don't want take sandpaper to them. ]]> siularbar http://acurazine.com/forums/showthread.php?t=752866 http://acurazine.com/forums/showthread.php?t=752756&goto=newpost Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:15:11 GMT I have a NBP TL-S with the 2-toned grey/black soft leather seats and I'm not a huge guy (175lbs wife is 110lbs) or anything but feel the seats are getting really wrinkled up & I've only had the car 1 year. The 08 Type-S has much softer leather than my 05 TL so I was just wondering if anyone is using any special leather care products. Not to mention my wife dripped hand sanitizer on the seat & it burned off the outer soft layer in a spot, wtf! Thanks. ]]> Izzy-Type-S http://acurazine.com/forums/showthread.php?t=752756 http://acurazine.com/forums/showthread.php?t=752745&goto=newpost Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:44:42 GMT It's getting towards the end of the season, so I wanted to put together a photographical index of some of the vehicles I worked on this year. Most of these have full write-ups available, so I simply provided a few shots of each...

I've got some really exciting projects I will be working on over the winter, so stay tuned for much more in the future!

Enjoy...

Porsche Cayman.

Before:


After:








Caddy CTS-V







Ferrari 288 GTO

Before:


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Mercedes SL500

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]]> TSC17 http://acurazine.com/forums/showthread.php?t=752745 http://acurazine.com/forums/showthread.php?t=752715&goto=newpost Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:12:01 GMT ........kidding!
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]]> exceldetail http://acurazine.com/forums/showthread.php?t=752715 http://acurazine.com/forums/showthread.php?t=752567&goto=newpost Tue, 17 Nov 2009 05:00:03 GMT I have seen Mother's 3 step wax solution and also meguirs approch to it. What would be the best product that can help bring out the shine while protecting the paint? ]]> Mr.Skytech http://acurazine.com/forums/showthread.php?t=752567 http://acurazine.com/forums/showthread.php?t=752529&goto=newpost Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:37:25 GMT Can anyone tell me if p21s paint cleanser is worth the purchase and what benefit it offers. Seems to be used for the step after polishing and before apply wax/sealant. I've heard claims of it actually filling in voids to help produce a deep gloss shine, but not clear how true that is.

While I have your attention, any recommendations on a tire cleaner.

Thanks ]]> rlerman http://acurazine.com/forums/showthread.php?t=752529 http://acurazine.com/forums/showthread.php?t=752425&goto=newpost Mon, 16 Nov 2009 04:36:44 GMT Not sure whether this belongs in this section or DIY. Hopefully it may be of help to someone, or at least you will have the knowledge if any future problems arise. I recently had the unfortunate experience of getting a lot of carnuaba wax on my jacket. I tried scrubbing it off, but it was no use.... Not sure whether this belongs in this section or DIY. Hopefully it may be of help to someone, or at least you will have the knowledge if any future problems arise.
I recently had the unfortunate experience of getting a lot of carnuaba wax on my jacket. I tried scrubbing it off, but it was no use. I also put it in the washer, and the wax still would not go away.
Finally I tried something new.
I laid my jacket down on the ironing board and placed a simple white sheet of 8.5x11 computer paper over the waxed spots. I then ironed over it with the iron replacing the sheet of paper periodically.
Success!! :thumbsup:
The wax was completely gone, and there are no signs of it ever being there even after a few days! Hope this may help someone sometime! ]]> kmatthe2 http://acurazine.com/forums/showthread.php?t=752425 http://acurazine.com/forums/showthread.php?t=752327&goto=newpost Sun, 15 Nov 2009 05:33:17 GMT Click here guys for every detailers' dream come true, stock up and save big time.

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Thanks ]]> dfv3.2CL-S http://acurazine.com/forums/showthread.php?t=752317 http://acurazine.com/forums/showthread.php?t=752232&goto=newpost Sat, 14 Nov 2009 03:33:49 GMT So there were some minor paints chips here and there with my 07 TL-S WDP colored i used the dealers paint touchup to touch up the places, but i do not know what to do from there. there are not very smooth and kind of dull in color, what should i do? if this info is of use the paint touchups... So there were some minor paints chips here and there with my 07 TL-S WDP colored

i used the dealers paint touchup to touch up the places, but i do not know what to do from there. there are not very smooth and kind of dull in color, what should i do?

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