civicchick2001

well im excited just to hear that! this just about killed me today. i can barely stand up now. much less lift my arms. lol

but yes, smooth and sexy is a look that can never go wrong

what do you think about the whole debadge look? good? weird? ok?

gearbox

iTrader: (95)

i always prefer debadged look. much cleaner and easier to detail without getting wax stuck in the grooves and stuff.

civicchick2001

yeah.. i actually wasnt planning on doing it just yet, but while i was washing it, i guess my sponge thing caught the pointy part of the X of the EX emblem, and it pulled it up. then i was like.. "crap. guess im doin that today too". lol

omg. pain in the butt though. i went and got some goo-gone stuff, but it was mostly my poor finger nail doin all the work. ALL of the glue/adhesive stuff was on the car. none stuck to the actual emblem when i took it off. i thought i was screwed cuz it just wouldnt come off. but after about an hour, i was able to get all of it off.

i also removed the front one i had on the hood. looks much better. that one was easy though.

Kennykid2002

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Despite what everyone suggests, I went to walmart and bought the buffer
I mean, cmon, it's turtle wax, I refuse to believe that it's remotely as bad as everyone says it is.
Mine had the manufacture date of 6/4/11, so maybe a newer model wont be as bad?

Hell, I think civicchick would concur,
At $20, if it lasts 5 times, say, $4-5 per detail, it'd pay off its worth already, just by saving my arms from falling off :P

civicchick2001

hey, have you tried that thing out yet? and yeah, that would be a hell of a lot easier to use than elbow grease.. lol - ive never used one before, but i would definetly give it a try if it works.

Kennykid2002

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Worked great, used it today, my arms love me
I'm not tired at all
Will see if theres any difference in shine tomorrow when I wipe her down

civicchick2001

sweet

yeah, im sure your arms are lovin you right now. lol mine were dead after doing all of that last saturday.. and doing the claybar for the first time ever on that car.. omg that took forever. sooo much crap on that bar too. it's just unreal what that thing can get off ur car. it's still silky smooth though im lovin it!

i havent got to see any water bead up on it yet bc it's been like 95 degrees and sunny for the past 2 weeks. lol.. but i'd rather have sun than rain, so all good.

civicchick2001

hey, my car was acting weird again today.. i had to go to the bank, and when i came back out and got in my car, i went to crank it and it did the whole not starting thing. where it goes reg-ge-ge-ge.. but wont turn over. so i took the key out. put it in, turned it a little, let all the guages settle, and turned the key again, and it cranked up... but its been doin that more than normal.. what could be causing it to do that? if im about to go on a LONG trip, i cant have it not starting in the middle of the US bc i didnt get something fixed or changed that i could have.. any ideas, please share them.. thanks

Kennykid2002

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My best guess is the heat's screwing with your starter, or you have something wrong with your sparkplugs/wires

I would pull out the the plugs to inspect them, if nothings wrong with them, get your starter/battery tested at a local auto parts store

lowlife9

i hear replacing the fuel filter alleviates this problem but its hard to say exactly what the problem could be.

civicchick2001

well im hoping its the heat.. cuz it's been hella hot lately :/

if it keeps givin me more issues, ill have it checked out.. i just dont wanna get stranded somewhere.. that would suck. lol.. its one thing to get stranded near home, but 1500 miles away, and another 1500 miles to go? not so cool..

gearbox

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throw in a set of new ngk vpower spark plugs ($2 each) and see if it helps.

civicchick2001

can i get that kind at like a local parts store?

Kennykid2002

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Yep, but I would inspect your current spark plugs before doing anything

montecarlogrrl

Awesome job on the detail.. so shiny!

Mine needs it sooooooo bad. Especially since it's crappy single stage red paint. But it would be a wasted effort with the hail dents so, I'm being lazy and putting it off until I get the dents pulled.
A good DA is expensive but so worth it. I have a porter cable DA and a dewalt buffer.. I couldn't go back to waxing by hand.

cetcivic

car looks super clean,,

civicchick2001

thank ya! i love it when it's nice and shiny!

ive never used one of those, but im sure it's a heck of a lot easier than by hand.. that will wear you out! my arms felt like rubber the next day lol.. but it was worth it.

civicchick2001

thank ya!

civicchick2001

i want this. i might get it..

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ALUMI...mZ250877846578

gearbox

iTrader: (95)

okay just make sure you get one for your specific car. that ebay link is for a mazda. oil caps are not the same even for different models of honda.

lowlife9

i wouldn't put that cheap crap on my car get a name brand one there more expensive but you can trust them like this one though its not blue .
http://www.robearracing.com/pd_robea...hondaacura.cfm
or blox if you must have a blue one
http://www.bloxracing.com/bloxshop/i...product_id=350

gearbox

iTrader: (95)

you call those name brands? lol too bad DC stopped making theirs, best oil cap for our cars and came in blue and red also. I got my polished one for $20 when they were being sold off on ebay last year. i would choose a good brand or keep the stock one. cheap caps can crack or come loose over time and cause a disaster. the dc cap is so tight i need hand tools to get it off.

oh the hks cap is nice too and they still have some on ebay.

civicchick2001

thanks for the help.. i think it'd be safer to get name brands.. i just like the look of that one i found a lot. it's totally the style i'd like to get. ill keep lookin though.. what about front strut bars? i have found a couple that i like, but i dont know if they are any good or not.. anybody have those?

civicchick2001

is this a crappy one too? i like this style. and this brand made the pedals i have.. dunno if they're good though..

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ALUMI...mZ250877846578

lowlife9

compared to those ebay ones certainly yeah mugen there not but i would buy one of those over an ebay one anyday. as for a strut bar i would only buy Neuspeed there the best for our cars for a fair price around 120 bucks. i remember the first thing i ever did to my car was buy a cheap ebay strut bar for my car lesson learn that piece of crap broke at the welds when i took it for a test drive. this is were i bought my neuspeed bar the next day
http://www.corsportusa.com/store/cat...roducts_id=190

gearbox

iTrader: (95)

i still have the neuspeed bar, that thing will never break

Mr_Plenty

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^^^^^never ever break

civicchick2001

cant sleep.. wanna do more to my car.. no funds to do it. major suck.

i need to wash it again since detailing it like 2 weekends ago. am i ok to use that armor all soap that i have still? im not a fan of them, but i cant buy the meguiars soap just yet. i think i might do that today.

thanks for the info about the strut bar and oil cap stuff, i really appreciate it. ill keep lookin for a better quality oil cap. cheap things only end up costing you more in the long run. so i'd rather pay more for something good than somethin cheap that's gonna jack my car up.

sl33pyriceboi

iTrader: (3)

^go to sleep woman!

actually, i needa go to sleep. lol its like 3am here

Kennykid2002

iTrader: (1)

Lol, I couldnt sleep last night either,
Way too hot over here on the west coast

Anyways, the armor all soap should be fine.

I know the feeling that you want to do a laundry list of things to your car, but have no monies, sucks big time
I'm getting a pack of sound deadener in sometime soon, so I'll be doing my trunk project in the very near future