2002 Acura RSX - Silver (full - rough shape)

m4gician

New member
Hey everyone,



Again, nice to be posting up my work online for everyone to see. This car had just over 230,000km on it and from what I can tell had never been detailed. It's been washed, but that's the extent of everything that's been done to it. The owner was going to be selling it very soon and needed it prepped before sale as he had just replaced this baby with a 335i coupe. It was a challenge, but these are my favourite cars to do because the transformation is usually very dramatic. I had my assistant work on the interior while I blasted the exterior with polish twice and a sealant. Claying this car took a lot of time as well because there were so many rust spots, rail dust or debris. The sections of clay I show are only after one small panel. One side note is that I polished the headlights with Optimum Polish (new formula) with an orange and white pad then plastix. I did the exhaust with blue magic cream.



Wash & Dry

- Washed with Poorboys SSS

Wheels & Tires

- P21S on the wheels, ARO on the tires, 3:1 Zep Citrus on wheel wells

Clay

- Ricardo Blue clay + lube

Polish

- SIP

- XMT360

Seal

- Klasse SG



BEFORE shots:

exterior:



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interior:

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wheels&tires:

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foaming:

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claying (just one panel):

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second panel:

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after:

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interior:

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engine:

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exhaust:

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artsy shots:

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Thanks for looking guys, I'll do my best to post another write-up soon.

 
It's too bad it's silver. There was no doubt a dramatic turnaround, but the silver hid the imperfections so well in the befores that we can't really appreciate how much you did for it. Either way, great job.
 
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