My 4 Hour Detail

[Tennisjon2002]

Originally Posted by wing_gundam

From our friendly neighbourhood Acura guy :) (NBPRandy)

Not to get too far off topic but....
How do u like your general's? I am looking at those same tires on tire rack and the price is right, the only thing that scares me is I hear some real bad things about them being unstable in corners and high speed emergency moves.

The car looks great also

[wing_gundam]

Uhh I love the tires....!


I find that they are soft only during one condition: when they are under-inflated. That was a bit of a problem in the early Spring because the weather was going from +10 to -10 over night a few times and I lost pressure often. But since the temp has stabilized (that was the end of March) the consistency is there at 32 psi.

I mean arguably turning might be a little softer. But I'd have to drive another civic right now and compare the two. The Dodge Caliber that I drove seemed to be able to turn into spots better (but that could have been the angle of the suspension or something (I'm pretty non-technical).

However, that being said, I was parallel parking on a daily basis (in and out of tight spots) without any problem during April. Also on the highway going about 120-140km/hr I've had no problem weaving in and out of the lanes. I can go quickly one over, or two over, etc. and back.

The tires are excellent in the rain. The grip is superb and has a lot of hydroplane resistance in the design. I drove along a fairly empty highway last month during the worst torrential downpour in a very long time. I was going 140-150km/hr and while I could barely see anything, I felt "sure footed" and could maneuver as well as I needed to.

While it might have made more sense to go with 225's I went with 215/45/ZR17s. The tire also weighs about 18lbs, which is a tad lighter than my Goodyear Tripple Treads at 25lbs (Winter tires).

[RJJensen]

looks great WG!!! nice fly pic....thats funny cause my civic is full of flies after i wash...lol...but what did u do for the rest of the day...

[Tennisjon2002]

Originally Posted by wing_gundam

Uhh I love the tires....!


I find that they are soft only during one condition: when they are under-inflated. That was a bit of a problem in the early Spring because the weather was going from +10 to -10 over night a few times and I lost pressure often. But since the temp has stabilized (that was the end of March) the consistency is there at 32 psi.

I mean arguably turning might be a little softer. But I'd have to drive another civic right now and compare the two. The Dodge Caliber that I drove seemed to be able to turn into spots better (but that could have been the angle of the suspension or something (I'm pretty non-technical).

However, that being said, I was parallel parking on a daily basis (in and out of tight spots) without any problem during April. Also on the highway going about 120-140km/hr I've had no problem weaving in and out of the lanes. I can go quickly one over, or two over, etc. and back.

The tires are excellent in the rain. The grip is superb and has a lot of hydroplane resistance in the design. I drove along a fairly empty highway last month during the worst torrential downpour in a very long time. I was going 140-150km/hr and while I could barely see anything, I felt "sure footed" and could maneuver as well as I needed to.

While it might have made more sense to go with 225's I went with 215/45/ZR17s. The tire also weighs about 18lbs, which is a tad lighter than my Goodyear Tripple Treads at 25lbs (Winter tires).

I guess I will put those back on my list of tires to consider

[klumzypinoy]

I think your effort was worth it Wing Gundam. You got the contaminants off your car that would have possibly mess up your paint little by little (oxidation, rusting, etc) as the years pass by. You just have to clay once a year . I get some bugs on my car after I wash it, it's pretty ***

[wing_gundam]

Thanks friend, I do enjoy the benefits of my clean shiny car in the few days its been since then. I would also recommend goo gone for your bugs

[SiliconX]

Looks good. Once you get used to detailing, might want to look at moving from OTC products to boutique products like Pinnacle, Wolfgang and the like.

And waxing every 1-2 years is a really long interval. Some waxes last longer than others, but I don't know of any that lasts that long. Certain areas, the wax will wear off faster than others, like the hood due to wind.

I started out with the OTC stuff like Meg's and Mothers, but i've moved to boutique stuff and will never look back. My full spring and fall details take about 10-12 hours spread over two days:

1. Scrub tires+wheels with DP's wheel cleaner
2. Wash (2 bucket with lambskin washmitt)
3. Claybar with Pinnacle Ultra Poly Clay to remove any old wax
4. Wash again to remove any clay residue
5. Coat of Wolfgang Deep Gloss Paint Sealant
6. After WGDG has cured for 8 hours or so, coat of carnauba wax. Pinnacle Souveran Paste Wax for summer, Collinite 845 for winter

If you live somewhere with a winter climate, the Collinite 845 is awesome. Lasts a long time, and it is extremely hardy. Kept my FG2 looking freshly waxed for the entire winter, and I got quite a few compliments.

I'm going to be doing my summer detail in the next little while, i'll post some pics. The Souveran wax on top of the WGDG is spectacular to say the least