Oakes - Detailed: 2005 Acura TL - High Mile Daily

**Oakes** · 03-04-2011, 01:13 PM

A daily driven, high mile Acura TL in Gray was in definite need of attention. This is a more in-depth detail, with head and tail light restoration, full wheel treatment and even refinishing of the stock, rusted calipers! We did our best to document everything from the paint correction to the repainting of the calipers. This driven car, now looks showroom fresh!

Products used

Meguairs M105 and purple wool pad

Menzerna 106 and green pad

P21S Paint cleanser

P21S Polishing Soap

P21S finish restorer

P21S TAW

Meguairs Superdegreaser

Meguairs Wheel brightener

Stoners Tarminator (this product is amazing)

Chemical Guys Citrus wash

Chemical Guys wheel cleaner

Sonus Ultrafine green clay

CG maxi suds and ONR mix as clay lube

CG Jetseal 109

Rejex sealant for wheels

Process:

Car was sprayed with citrus degreaser and left on for a minute, rinsed off and washed with Citrus wash, then clayed the car, rewashed and dried. Cleaned wheels with CG WC and exhaust tips were cleaned with polishing soap. After car was washed all trim was taped off. Paint readings were taken, front was reading in 290-334 range microns (same was on white TL that we did, looks like its normal for Acura paint). Did test panel and after trying several combos we went with most aggressive combination because car was in pretty bad shape. After M105 car was polished with green pad and menzerna106. Tail lights were polished with same combo as car on PC. Headlights were wetsanded, polished and sealed. After final polishing, car was paint cleansed and sealed with 2 layers of JetSeal109 and hour apart. Brake calipers were refinished per customer request and were done as last step as we had deadline with the car and needed to take care of paint first. Calipers were removed, degreased and cleaned with metal brushes and brake parts cleaner. Then coated with 4 coats of paint per instructions. Everything was put back together and bolts torqued per Acura specs with digital torque wrench. Engine was washed as well.

Onto correction pics

Final pics:

As always, thanks for looking and feedback appreciated!

Oakes

**builthatch** · 03-04-2011, 01:18 PM

great job dude.

what kind of shop do you operate? is it a high volume shop with capacity for real details like the ones you feature on here?

**Oakes** · 03-04-2011, 02:34 PM

Thank you!

Other way around, I operate almost solely on these style details while offering the quick turn around work as well. Such as wash and waxes, and basic hand washes, but what I'm known for and prefer to do is these level details.

**Rhudeboye** · 03-04-2011, 03:24 PM

Great work. The rims and calipers came out really well. Did you do the intr as well?

**builthatch** · 03-04-2011, 11:17 PM

Originally Posted by Oakes

Thank you!

Other way around, I operate almost solely on these style details while offering the quick turn around work as well. Such as wash and waxes, and basic hand washes, but what I'm known for and prefer to do is these level details.

ahh, ic. that's awesome.

i just friended oakes on facebook. it said vince from rt and jeff evans are mutual friends?

**Oakes** · 03-07-2011, 12:10 PM

Originally Posted by Rhudeboye

Great work. The rims and calipers came out really well. Did you do the intr as well?

I did, however don't know if I took pics to be honest.

Originally Posted by builthatch

ahh, ic. that's awesome.

i just friended oakes on facebook. it said vince from rt and jeff evans are mutual friends?

Yes sir, that is I, accepted the request. Thanks!

**SeaJay's** · 03-07-2011, 12:24 PM

Great work! Glad you posted the pic of the painted caliper brackets. I looked at the first pic of it all rusty and then the 2nd pic of it painted and was just like wow...what the hell did you use to clean those! lol. Then I realized you painted them. Nice work!