Ok, here's the product lineup:

(Ignore the Woolite and Optimum NRWS to the right)



Here's my new wheel brush to get where you normally can't reach (16" brush), traditional wheel cleaner brush from AutoZone above to show size:



Ok, here's the prep. I don't know how many of you tape, but I took some pics midway to show what it looks like. IMO, the 20 minutes you spend ahead of time, saves a lot of time and grief later:





Close up to show detail:




And now what you've all been waiting for, the finished product! Well, I didn't have the wheel wax on yet, but you get the idea. I'm going to do the interior tomorrow. Then, my All Weather Floor Mats should be here by Monday from HondaAcuraWorld.com.





LOVE THE REFLECTION IN THE HOOD:





Another reflection shot:





And last, but not least, a shot after I applied the wheel wax, it's getting dark outside at this point...

 

great job bro looks sexy

 

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Thanks man - I appreciate it!

 

Nice Job. I see you used the Optimum Polish. Did you Polish by hand or machine? I just bought a bottle of Optimum myself but wasn't super impressed. I also Have Menzerna Polishing Compound and Nano Polish. The nano Polish (106ff) is a finishing polish and it did a better job than the Optimum?? Overall though nice job looks Great! How many coats of sealant did you put on?

 

Nice job Steve, welcome to the addiction..........Really looks sharp!
Conan, if the people at Menzerna USA werent such a-holes, I would have been carrying Menzerna a couple years ago. But there customer service as well as business practices leave little to be desired, less modeled after...........Im extremely bitter with Menzerna USA, as are some other friends of mine........

 

conan - he recently purchased a UDM.

 

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Yes, Conan, as lusid mentioned I used my UDM to apply both the polish and sealant. And, I might add I got a great price on the UDM a few weeks back, thanks to lusid!

Regarding your question about the sealant - I've only put one coat on right now. I plan to add another tomorrow. The FS UPP bottle says to wait 24 hours in between coats. When applying, I went with Pat's suggetion of doing the entire car, then removing it (rather than removing it after each panel) in order to let it bond properly. I must admit, I was rather surprised how easily it came off after letting it dry for a while. The FS UPP cost more than I'd normally like to spend, but due to the rave reviews, I decided to give it a shot - and I'm very glad I did! I'd buy it again for sure

 

Nice work!!!

 

I got 3 coats on my car... I'm letting the stuff sit on my car over night and probably for most the day before removing it...

I hear snow / flurries in the forecast

 

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Hey Lusid, I didn't really think of letting it sit longer. I guess because the bottle says it needs to bond for 15 minutes, I didn't think of letting it go all that much longer. Maybe I'll leave my second coat on a little longer before I remove it today.

In general, for waxes / sealants - is there a point where you're not getting anything more out of letting it sit longer? (i.e., 5 minutes compared to 30 minutes will make a difference, but will 1 day compared to 2 days matter?). When do you reach the point where any longer without buffing off doesn't make a noticable / significant difference?

 

I have no idea.. I got tired at 10pm when I finally got done sealing the car up.. So that's one of the reasons why I left it on.

 

Yeah, I know what you mean, haha. I put the second coat on today, but then my Dad decided his Saturday afternoon leaf blowing would be the best to do while the sealant is drying, so crap was flying around everywhere, so I wanted to get it buffed off before a bunch of stuff landed all over the car. It was on for probably 45 minutes to an hour.

I have two more pictures I'll put up later...

 

Your TL looks great! Good job....... Love the hood pics.

 

Thanks LoveMyTSX...

Here's some more pics today after coat # 2.

 

I just got rid of my 3rd coat.. I'm done with the sealing till next winter..

GL TO MY PAINT!

 

Haha, yeah your winters are probably worse in MN than mine here in Chicago, lusid. Although, we do get the lake-effect snow and therefore have snow quite often, which = road salt Man, it's so painful to think about going through the winter in my brand new TL