peter_bigblock

Okay, there's no big block in there (it's the big-block K-series, I guess!) but I washed/clayed/polished/klassed/P21'd the rig this weekend and wanted to post a couple quick photos. So, I did. First one's pretty conventional.



Second one is my attempt at being artsy in my driveway...

jiggaman

c-l-e-a-n-!

Chris_F

makes me wish my car was stock lol

Reach

That's not stock height! Still, that hasa better reflection than the mirror I shave in... nice polish job!

TSX420J

I wish I had the energy to do this to mine as well but I am too lazy to do this. Good job it looks spectacular. It looks like a brochure pic or something.

EuRTSX

Clean!

Redfish

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Lookin' good Peter. Like a photo out of a brochure.

P21s is awesome! Best kept little secret.

Overtaxed

Beautiful.... Thanks for posting.

drigo

nice & shiny...great job

godfather2

you could eat off that tsx

aznt1217

very nice man I can't wait till it warms up in ny so I can clean my... nearly finished tsx mwahhaha

peter_bigblock

Thanks for all the compliments! I think the lines of the TSX are the most timeless of any Acura. And NHB is terrific when it's clean and polished! The whole process was about a five-hour affair (plus an hour the next day for a second coat of P21s). As for the Klasse AIO and P21s, there's just nothing better.

That is stock ride height, by the way. But not for long...

CJams

I thought so. Very very clean! So puurty.

TSX2345

Can I convince you to come do my car too?

Reach

Man, I like it seeing it again too. That first pic with the sunset on the car could be in the brochure.

FreDroRN

Very clean - nice pics

waTSX

The car looks great! I don't think I've ever seen a shot of your car before.

peter_bigblock

You know, that's true. It's the first time I've posted pics of my car (other than scratched bumper/fixed bumper). It's a stock TSX (on the outside, anyway) so I never really saw the need until I spent so much time polishing it. Thanks, all, for the great compliments!

rmpage

I came in here with the intent of drawing the same analogy. I don't know if it is the lighting/photography, but that has to be the cleanest-looking TSX I've ever seen.

tsx_07

As somebody already pointed out, the pics look straight from TSX brochure. Very nice and clean.

At the risk of sounding lame, what is P21?

joerockt

j/k - Looks great!

joerockt

Its a wax that costs twice as much as S100, but is the exact same thing.

peter_bigblock

Do you have a dyno to back that up?

jlukja

Nice job Pete. Looking good.

TodaSi

Very clean....well done

peter_bigblock

Thanks, Jan. After my "brush" with the weed-whacker car wash -- "Please back away from the velvet touch carwash, gentlemen" -- I have been on a mission to polish the shit out of my car. I have to say that clay, a PC polisher, Sonus SFX 1 & 2, Klasse AIO, and P21s, plus elbow grease, do wonders.

For some reason, a clean car just seems to drive better... Thanks again for the compliments, means a lot coming from you guys. I mean, even Joerockt complimented me -- he must be drunk.

S14 n Tsx

Jealous of your clean ride and weather... I haven't washed my car for almost 3-4months.

jlukja

I really like the first pic where you see a hint of sunset (sunrise?) colors reflecting on the black paint. Very brochure like. As far as joerockt's compliment, IMHO he was finally sober.

joerockt

Hey, I give credit where credit is due

peter_bigblock

Both photos were taken just after the sun went below the horizon -- it gives you that soft glowing sky with the oranges and reds and blues. Late-afternoon is the best time for that type of shot, the low sun gives great light. With the sun more overhed, especially with a polished car, you get a lot of sharp reflections that look busy and don't follow the car's lines well.

I also used the telephoto (3x is all I have) to reduce depth-of-field and give more attention to the car, less to the background. Man, I sure wish I had a digital SLR instead of my 6-yr-old 2mp. I need to stop spending all my money on car parts...

Tein Basics or a Digital Rebel . . . Tein Basics or a Digital Rebel . . . maybe I need to do a poll.

joerockt

Then stop going to Home Depot

peter_bigblock

^^^ I can't help it, I just love making stuff myself. Half of it is a learning process, what really works and what doesn't. Half of it is cheapness, and half is just wanting to spend time in the garage tinkering rather than paint the basement.