Hey Man,

Im TOTALLY hearing you bro....EVERYWHERE I go, I get some kind of damage on my Accord---rocks flying up from all the damn construction, door dings because people are INCONSIDERATE assholes, oxidation from the weird weather here, paint scarring from the salt from the last winter we had, scuff marks on my bumper, as you said about you friend and his Maxima, because people just dont give two shizznats here...for this reason mainly, a good friend of mine in the Glendale, Queens area took his brand new Jetta and moved down to Florida, where his brother and sister in law already lived; his parents plan on coming in a couple of years. He didnt wanna live here anymore because of the way of life, and who can blame him? Bro, my Accord looks the same way---its getting totally weather-ravaged, and the roads here are eating her up month by month....I used to keep her in showroom condition when I lived at home and had a garage, but now, I dont have a garage anymore and need to keep her outside all the time. It sucks. I am considering moving out to Henderson, Nevada (outside Las Vegas) where my parents went because the weather is so much better and the roads are so much smoother.

 

Your paint does look great. I'd really like your car if it had silver wheels rather than black.

But I think a little more appropriate thing to say is "great, keep it up and it'll look great in 10 years" rather than "that aint sh*t, I'm not impressed."

 

great, keep it up and it'll look great in 10 years

 

Wo-Oh, Schmiddy copping some tude

Honestly its damn easy to make the San Marino red shine like new. I've had mine for 3 years now, it lived outside for 1year and no matter what I wash and wax it with it shines like glass, the blue undertones in the red are just awesome at bringing out the shine with any good quality, paint cleaning , polish, and wax.

 

Car looks clean, literally.

 

Funny, my San Marino looked awesome from the day I picked her up from the dealer (yet she even had some swirl marks then---my vehicle was driven down from upstate near you somewhere to my Long Island dealer and had about 100 miles on her), and progressively looked worse; now, some years later, I cant get her to shine like she did at all, and I find keeping the San Marino Red glistening is the opposite---I find it a daunting task at the least. I dont know if you garage yours now, but I do not garage mine anymore because I do not have one. Blue undertones? I didnt realize there were these in the paint.

Sure, when Im finished hand washing and detailing her all day, she shines like mad---but there are spots that are beginning to dull; I can see them. The front nose of the OEM underbody kit is dull compared to the rest of the car; I can see that. Edges of the sideskirts near the wheelwells are dulling; I can see that. I am finding keeping this vehicle "showroom" or "show car" condition is becoming near impossible living here; especially in the San Marino color. I can only imagine how the Nighthawk Black coupe/sedan owners feel with the way black shows everything when its dirty or damaged....

 

Whoops.....sorry Chad, didnt mean to say "somewhere near you" when I described where my car was picked up; I thought, before re-reading your sig, that you lived near the Syracuse, NY area; forgot you are in Ohio. My mistake.

 

The first few months I had my car it was garaged.
Then for the next year it lived outside.
Now the last year it's garaged again.
I make a point to wax and clean the paint every month or two.
I have a porter cable DA polisher so the tasks can be down fairly quickly.

The lip spoiler becoming dull is due to the fact that the paint is not the same as the OEM on the rest of the car. OEM coupe under body kits were made in Japan the coupes were made in Marysville, Ohio.

Chips on the bumper are life, every car if driven will get them. (Unless you are super Schmiddy.)
You can see the blue undertones when the evening sun hits the paint. If you park next to any Milano Red Hondas you can really tell the blue hues are making the paint very dark and rich.

I find Meguirs Scratch-x is fairly good at removing swirls but any good high end multi-step polishing system should help. Having your paint professional glazed will 100% bring back that show-room shine too.

 

Glaze's just hide swirls temporally, not remove them like a good professional swirl remover polish can do. Plus Glaze's last only a couple of weeks.

 

I just washed my car tonight and decided to throw a couple of coats on after. I put a coat of Vanilla Moose (See list for info) on, and then removed it immediately. Then I put a coat of Poorboys EX Sealant on, and instead of waiting 60 minutes to remove it, I'm going to take Steve's (Owner of Poorboys) advice and leave it on overnight (If you have a garage), and remove it in the morning. It is not recessary to keep adding coats like I do, since I just detailed it last week, but since these products are so easy to use (easy on, easy off), and they don't stain trims, I figured, "What The Hell". I'm always looking to out do my previous shine.

We shall see tomorrow if leaving Poorboys EX Sealant on overnight makes a difference. I will have some final pictures tomorrow after I remove it, but if anyone is interested, you can view my car coated with Poorboys EX Sealant below.

I know someone will say "why is the stuff in front of your car so close?" It's actually a good 2 feet from it, so there is no need to mention it. .:thumbup:









If you want Poorboys Products call 845-627-5907 and ask for Steve, tell him Fred Cook sent you, and he will hook you up with a deal.