ZAIO vs. 1991 Acura NSX

mgm2003

mgm2003

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1991 Acura NSX, making its way to 100K on the clock.



I see this car once or twice a year. This evening the owner was in the neighborhood, so I gave it a ‘quick clean up’.



The car had some tar on the wheels, and rocker panels, and a Z7 wash took it right off.



Part of the reason that I’m a big Zaino fan is that after a vehicle is protected with Zaino maintenance is much easier, and this was another example of that.



I spend a little over 2 hours on this one.



Process Used:



Wash:

Z7 & Euro-Sheepskin

A2Z on the wheels, tires, wells, exhaust



Protect:

ZAIO via PC/Polishing Pad @ 5 on the paint, glass, trim, lighting, wheels, exhaust



CS x 1.



Z16 on the tires and wells.



The interior was protected with Z16, Z10, Stoners on the glass, and Z8-Z6 mix on the jams.



Here are a few after shots from this evening:



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Sweet car!! Nice cleanup. I remember in the past that you had very involved details with this one. (didn't you wet-sand it once?) The ZAIO-CS looks great!







Greg
 
Greg, This beast did see some wet sanding a few years ago, among many other things. It was a total mess when the current owner picked it up, and the initial detail was a work out.



gmblack3a, CS in very cold, damp weather (as I used during much of the beta testing period) worked great, but in warmer temps it's just amazing. See the WW towel on the back glass on the 4th picture? I had to wipe down an area because I missed a spot of ZAIO, but thought it was some CS initially. As long as you have a clean surface, CS works like a charm and is a true wipe on and walk away product. The paint, trim, glass (except the spot I missed), wheels, and exhaust dried perfect in this evenings weather (70 degrees).



Thanks for the comments guys :)
 
BoxsterCharlie said:
Great looking car, hard to think it is 16 years old!!!
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At 16+ years old, it's more solid feeling than many new cars. Acura really did a nice job on this one -all around. A member here sent me a write up about how Acura painted these fine machines about a year or so ago (pt91 ?), and it was an amazing read.
 
Simply amazing... For a 16 year old car, that NSX looks better than some of the cars in a dealer's showroom....
 
JB_TSX said:
Simply amazing... For a 16 year old car, that NSX looks better than some of the cars in a dealer's showroom....
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Thank You.



I try to take good care of this one, and enjoy seeing it once or twice a year.
 
The owner came over to the house after work this evening and give me a nice tip.



I had a chance to take a few sun shots of the NSX.



He was happy, and that's all that counts at the end of the day.





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barrettward said:
Sweet cleanup. But man those cars are looking dated.



Bobbi



Remember same year as:



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Original cost? Cost to maintain? I think a car that ran some 14 years with minor changes has done pretty well in the looks/timeless department.
 
SpoiledMan said:
Original cost? Cost to maintain? I think a car that ran some 14 years with minor changes has done pretty well in the looks/timeless department.
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I agree.....



The NSX is a timeless classic IMO.....



I still can't believe what good used ones can still bring in the open market......That says it all.......
 
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