Supercharged detail: 2005 Acura RL

Here is a detail I did on my garage queen in the last few days. Vehicle is mostly garaged and gets driven occasionally. It has 51k miles on the clock.

Vehicle was foamed with Tropi-Care Citrus Wash (love this wash to strip protection) and a foam lance. I foamed it, and did the wheels while it was dwelling. Washed with Zymöl Sponge and Megs Shampoo Plus.

Wheels P21S wheel cleaner gel on wheels, Amazing Roll off on tires, EZ brush and OXO brushes.

Tires: Dressed with SV Pneu

Clay: Sonus Green and Pinnacle Clay lube. I have to admit, I love this combo, Pinnacle clay lube is so slick, but does needs a good rinse afterwards. After a good rinse it was dried with Cobra WW MF towel and Optimum QD.

Engine: was cleaned with P21S TAW, and dressed with 303 protectant.

Trim:was dressed with Black Wow, Door seals conditioned with 1Z Rubber care stick.

I didn't do any polishing on this car, as it was polished in November, and there is hardly any scratches/water spots.

Glaze CG EZ Creme was used to glaze it up a bit. Applied with MF applicator and removed with Justin's Ultra Premiums. I gotta admit, I love these towels, and I'm glad I bought 10 of them!

Protection: Jetseal 109. Very easy to use, awesome looks, and can be topped in 30 minutes, Jetseal is a winner.

LSP: CG 5050. I really wanted to try this combo, and gotta admit, I love it!

Final wipedown with FK 425.

Interior: Leather Master Trio on leather (the very best there is), Megs APC Plus (10:1) on carpets, 1Z Cockpit Premium on vinyl.

Enjoy!!!

 

why isn't your 325 the garage queen?

oh and btw, looks awesome for gold! I tend to dislike working with gold but you now how to bring it out!

 

Looks good, I do like that body style RL my uncle has one and have drove it around and it was great. Is the leather in there coated or non coated, if coated how does Leather Master Trio work on it. I hope one day i can get to that degree of perfection.

 

Great job Sergie! :thumb: I like the interior of that car.

 

325 is wife's car (she bought it before we were married), she drives it to work. And speaking of gold color (desert Mist to be exact) I do like it. I'm not a big fan of metallica paints, but I do like Desert Mist metallic. Jetseal 109/5050 is a great combo for this color!

I like this bodystyle myself, I bought it pretty much when it first came out, I test drove it, and loved it! Leather is perforated and coated. Most of cars have coated leather in these days, and Leather Master works very well on it. Best this about Leather Master is it conditions leather better then others, yet leaves leather looking and feeling factory new, not like some others leave it sticky, glossy, and sqeeky...no sqeeks with Leather Master.

Thanks! Me too, I really like interior of Acura and Lexus.

 

Looks great!

How do you like the CG 5050?

 

Very nice!

 

i see you put that 5050 to use right away!

nicely done!

 

I love the RLs, will probably be my next purchase when I'm done with school. The interior looks super comfy, what tools do you have that gives that very wide swipe on the carpet, looks like 4-5" wide, I like it!! The SV Pnue looks like some awesome stuff, what is the durability of it? Looks great man!! Especially for a gold car.

 

The car looks awesome, great work

 

Great work buddy! Love the car also, and the color is really nice. CG 5050 is a awsome wax.

 

Mean clean machine!

 

Thanks! I do like 5050, it is very similar to Souveran paste, but Souveran a little easier in terms of applications (easier to apply and remove). Bottom line, it's a great wax and I'm glad I got it.

thanks, glad you liked it.

Yep, I wanted to try it on my next detail. Thanks!

You are gonna love it. SHAWD (Super-Handling All Wheel Drive) is a very nice feature, gives you additional traction on wet surfaces...it doesn't mean you can go crazy on snowy roads though...believe me, I tried that...It does uses a bit more gas because of that...16 city/24 highway is what I get on average (their old numbers were not right, that's only if you drive like a grandma - 55MPH on a highway). It does offers enough interior space, and it is very comfortable (not too stiff like German cars, and not too soft like domestic). Swissvax Pneu is awesome stuff, but to be honest I can't tell you much about it's durability, since it's not a daily driver...It does outlasts many other water based dressings...It smells so good!!! I think it's passionfruit... And thanks for the compliments, I do my best to keep it looking great.

Thanks!

Thanks, Ketil. You are gonna like the can even more once you drive it (I think it's sold as Honda Legend in Europe). And yes, 5050 is an awesome wax, especially on the top of Jetseal 109.

I remember wiping dust off it daily when I first got it...it was sitting outside 24/7...now it is garaged and I don't need to do that anymore. Thanks!

 

Great job sergio..all looks amazing..i might see a couple of things in there that look familiar...looks better now than when i used them

 

Nice work Sergio. Came out great. Acuras are very nice cars.

 

Wow the interior came out fantastic! Me likey!

 

Great mini detail...Looks beautiful and those flakes are just popping all over the place...:thumb:

 

Beautiful car, I was talking to my wife about those yesterday!