13 Accord protection

[Mfour]

2013 Accord with a 7/13 production date so it just shipped and sold as the paint was in pretty good shape to begin with. I used

Chemical Guys snow foam (with gun)
meguiars ultimate
Wolfgang 3.0 deep gloss paint sealant
Chemical guys V7 top coat

should I use a good carnauba wax on top of all this?
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[Mfour]

Oh I forgot there is a scratch on the right fender above the mud flap

[erichaley]

Nice Sport! Looks great, but...

It would be even better looking if you took that damn pinstripe off...

I have a Touring myself. Just applied Opti-Coat to the roof this weekend and the fender tonight. The rest will soon follow.

Oh, I want your wheels!

[chris.ganucheau]

I have a 11 Altima Coupe, I am in love with the accord sports... especially the sedans! Great looking car.

[Mfour]

Nice Sport! Looks great, but...

It would be even better looking if you took that damn pinstripe off...

I have a Touring myself. Just applied Opti-Coat to the roof this weekend and the fender tonight. The rest will soon follow.

Oh, I want your wheels!


yea thanks I am not sure on the pin stripe as it looks fine to me but everyone seems not to like them. I was surprised the wheels are 18x8 I thought 18x7 but not so they gave us the real deal.

[erichaley]

yea thanks I am not sure on the pin stripe as it looks fine to me but everyone seems not to like them. I was surprised the wheels are 18x8 I thought 18x7 but not so they gave us the real deal.

The Touring model in Canada has the same wheels as the Sport except for the dark paint inside the spokes. It also has heated rear seats. No ACC though.

[Harry Da Hamster]

Nice ride! My mom and pops just bought a pearl white 2013 Accord Sport and they love it! Since yours is a dark and deep color, i'd recommend a carnauba wax on top.

I would suggest removing the pin striping and wheel well trim.

[Harry Da Hamster]

The Touring model in Canada has the same wheels as the Sport except for the dark paint inside the spokes. It also has heated rear seats. No ACC though.
According to some google pictures, the Canadian Accord Touring seems to have the opposite, Sport wheels with no painted inside surfaces

[erichaley]

According to some google pictures, the Canadian Accord Touring seems to have the opposite, Sport wheels with no painted inside surfaces

That's what I was saying...

[Mfour]

thanks will do I will put a top coat on...

[KneeDragr]

Those new Accords are sweet. A guy at my office bought one, amazing fit and finish for a 30k car. I drove a new A6 2.0T the other day and left thinking, man there is no way this is worth twice the money as that Accord.

[poweraid]

congrats on the new car , I got 2 new vehicles last month . it was a no brainer for me to apply a coating vs sealant and/or wax . opticoat on sedan , dp coating on SUV . and yes pinstripping bye bye ! just saying

[Mfour]

found some Surf City Barrier reef carnauba wax and just did a coat . I did not notice much of a difference

[Harry Da Hamster]

That's what I was saying...
LOL my bad

[KneeDragr]

found some Surf City Barrier reef carnauba wax and just did a coat . I did not notice much of a difference

Is that a pure carnauba paste or a liquid wax?

In my experience the liquid stuff usually has cleaners or solvents in it that are strong enough to remove an underlying sealant.

Also, once the paint is corrected, its pretty tough to distinguish between products or layers if its quality stuff. Really I only tend to notice when I apply something cheap that leaves behind streaks or cloudiness, otherwise I cant really tell.