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Hey guys, proud owner of a 2007 tl type-s NBP, hard as heck to keep clean during Ohio winters I performed a search and found some great information that was pretty detailed about the proper way to clean your cars exterior in this thread:

https://acurazine.com/forums/wash-wax-23/new-car-care-suggestions-advice-684980/

I have a few questions that were left unanswered after searching.

1.) How do guys suggest cleaning the area where the exterior portion of the car that you can only see when you open up the car door? I don't want to spray it with water and get the inside of my car wet, nor do I want to use a wet cloth and rub the dirt into the cars paint. Any ideas?

2.) What products/ways can I use to care for the leather (black)? Same with the dashboard components and door panels.

3.) I've got a few areas where there are some minor scratches(not into the paint), very hard to see. They are mostly around and behind the door handles. What is the best way to remove these? Same goes for the front bumper, but these are more rock chips into the paint and what not. I am thinking that I can probably take care of the scratches around the door handle myself but would like some suggestions of how to do so. As for the bumper, I was told that I can get some kind of touch up paint from the dealership and go to town with that. Is that the best way?

4.) I have a orbital buffer(porter cable I believe) that I plan to use for waxing the car. I have read horror stories about how you can ruin your clear coat if done improperly. I searched for technique/products/buffer pad types and the combos to use but didn't really find anything. The thread that I referenced earlier doesn't really go into too much detail about using a orbital buffer and the correct pads/product combinations. https://acurazine.com/forums/showthread.php?t=684980

Thanks a lot for the help. I realize that it's very difficult to keep your car clean during the winter so any advice in that matter would be appreciated as well. Thanks!

ACE2790

1. Around door jambs and cracks you can use a detailing brush and detailing spray/soapy water/all purpose cleaner. Carefully rinse with and dry.

2. The leather in our cars is treated, so a simple cleaning will do. Popular choices for interiors including dashes would be Optimum Protectant Plus, 303 Aerospace Protectant, or 1Z Cockpit.

3. The scratches behind the door can be knocked down with some sort of polish or maybe even a store bought scratch remover. The rock chips are going to take more patience. An auto parts store should carry your specific paint type. Here's a few advanced how to's but it'll give you an idea
http://www.detailingbliss.com/forum/...-procedure.htm
http://www.autopiaforums.com/forums/...r-handles.html

4. Acura's are known for having soft paint but using a Porter Cable to ruin your paint would take quite a large screw up. You can do damage that might be something you can't fix but it'll take a serious mistake or lapse in attention.
Here's another link for some insight.
http://www.autopiaforums.com/forums/...-polisher.html

ACE2790

Edit: Use this link for Porter Cable info instead.

http://www.autopia-carcare.com/how-t...-polisher.html