2003 Acura RSX

This vehicle belongs to a co-worker. Now, I deemed this vehicle special. So special that I used my very own personal Menzerna products, the one’s that said I would use only for my self. The reason I deemed this vehicle special is because I owned a blue one and driving it brought some good memories.

2003 Acura RSX

Interior Process:

Vinyl and rubber:
Prior to dressing the interior I gave the entire vehicle a wipe down with Meg’s APC mixed with water 1:1. Then dressed the entire interior with Optimum Protection Plus.

Carpet:
Meguiars APC used it on the carpet. I scrubbed with a brush then extracted it with my shop-vac.

Leather:
Lexol ph leather cleaner and Lexol leather conditioner.

Exterior Process

Engine bay:
Used P21S Total Auto Wash full strength and dressed with Optimum Protection Plus.

Wash:
I used Meg’s Gold Class with two bucket method with the Zymol Sponge, used Deionized water for the entire job.

Clay:
The vehicle was in rough shape so I used Red Clay Magic, the vehicle had never been clayed before and it felt like sand paper so extra strength clay was required on this one.

Polish

Menzerna 85RD3.02 – Meg’s Polishing pad – 3M Backing Plate – Metabo at 1800rpm

Prepping for wax:
Victoria Light Cleanse applied by foam applicator and removed with Tornado microfiber towel (grey towel)

Wax:
1 – Coat of Victoria Concourse applied by hand and removed with Tornado microfiber towel (grey towel)

Rims/wheel wells/Tires:

For the rims I used Zymol Wheel Cleaner agitated with my Swissol wheel brush. After rims where cleaned I finished them off with Jetseal 109
For the wheel wells I used P21S Total Auto Wash full strength
Tires and wheel wells were finished off with Optimum Tire Shine

Exterior plastic peaces/trim:

I used Back Again

Glass:

Interior glass was cleaned with Stoners with glass Cobra MF.

Exterior glass received Victoria Light Cleanse followed up with a coat of Victoria Concourse.

Observations/comments:

On this vehicle I used a bunch of new products and enjoyed all of them. Some of these products are used exclusively on my vehicles only but felt this vehicle was special, to me at least. Let’s start off with Menzerna 85RD3.02. What can I say that hasn’t been said about Menzerna, it’s a great product and it finished like a dream, you will see what I mean by the pictures. Next up was the Optimum Protection Plus, it’s a nice product leaves a really nice look in the interior I really like it and it’s much better then Meg’s #40, well at least I think so. The only bad thing I didn’t like was the smell of it but after a wile it grew on me. Then the Optimum Tire Shine, now this product I have nothing bad to say about it. I enjoyed the way it left the tires with a nice mate look but yet you can still see there is something on the tires protecting. The vehicle finished off great, had some serious damage but no wet sanding on it.

I couldn’t get my regular routine of pictures because it was raining out side when I finished the vehicle but since I have enough lights I my garage I’m going to use those as the after pictures.

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What I was up against and the tools chosen for the job:













As you can see the vehicle was in rough shape so what to use on it

Here is what I thought I might use on the vehicle





And the winner is:


Meg’s polishing pad with 85RD3.02

Some 50/50 pictures:


Hood 50/50


This is just one pass with 85RD3.02, some areas required two passes to get it perfect.






Driver side door


This was the first pass a second pass was required to get it just right.






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To conclude, this is the only picture I have of the vehicle outside and it’s a very, very sad picture



Just look at the mud, unfortunately my back lane isn’t paved and it’s raining, oh well but it looks great hahahahaha.

Hope you enjoy, feed back (good or bad) is always welcome.

Thank you for looking.