I am entering in a car show that is in the beginning of august, so I have some time to prepare.

What are some things that you guys would recommend I do to get some extra "points" from the judges.

The car will be washed, waxed, and vacuumed to death, so that isn't an issue, but I am talking about little things that most people wouldn't notice, but show judges do.

Thanks

 

CLEAN

I was a **** at the shows I judged. I checked places a lot of people would overlook. I always would give a good finger swipe under the fender well for dirt. I would clean the inside of your exhaust as well. Ya never know . Cleanliness is key. You can put all the cute little ricer mods on you want but clean clean clean. Make the judges want to each lunch on your engine bay and your in. If the car looks like it rolled off the factory floor you are at good odds to win.

 

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I was a **** at the shows I judged. I checked places a lot of people would overlook. I always would give a good finger swipe under the fender well for dirt. I would clean the inside of your exhaust as well. Ya never know . Cleanliness is key. You can put all the cute little ricer mods on you want but clean clean clean. Make the judges want to each lunch on your engine bay and your in. If the car looks like it rolled off the factory floor you are at good odds to win. </TD></TR></TABLE>

 

i judgd a couple local nopi shows back in the day. everyone gets a spec sheet and marks off mods done. more mods = more points

i'd mark higher if i like the car...

 

Pull your wheels off and clean every inch of it, inside and out, clean the holes for the lug nuts. Clean the inside of the windows so they are really really clean and clear. That should help out a bit.

 

Great tips guys, thanks for all the help so far!!

This isn't a nopi show, but it is a cookout/car show, so do you think I will have a spec sheet??

 

Honestly man, I wouldnt stress about it so much. Just go out and have fun. Who cares about getting first, ya its nice, but just go and have fun and show off your car!

 

anyone got any tips for cleaning my windows? ive got some nasty streaking going on. i want them show quality.

 

vinegar and newspaper is what I have used with great success in the past, then hang a new car smell air freshener after you are done.

 

Clean every damn part of your car...even parts that are pretty much impossible to see....





i didnt even shine it up yet but u can see how clean it was...












sorry just felt like showing the car

- Will

 

dayum...

 

Wow that si is freaking clean! INside and out..well actually you only showed the outside but i'm assuming its just as clean even better!

 

clean as hell.

 

good lord...now thats a CLEAN car

 

exactly what sweetcarz02 said

my mom's 96 cobra only had 5,000 miles when we used to show it. thing looked brand new and it always won; judges were in love with it

clean all the small places

 

well, so far I have replaced rusty bolts with new stainless ones, and I painted 2 different things with oem trim black paint so they look brand new.

What about hiding wires/ de-cluttering the engine bay in general, does that really matter. I ask b/c my stock engine has a lot of wires going everywhere, and vacuum lines, so if I could get them out of the way, it would clean everything up a ton.

 

I say take sweetcarz advice too...He knows what he is talking about...If you have time to hide wires in your bay, then do it....It all goes along with the cleanliness theme

You have any pics of your car? post em up and lets see what you are working with so far...

 

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Here ya go:
https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=715484

Just noticed the pictures aren't up. However, it still lists the how to aspect.

 

hey what did you do/use to clean the inside of your wheels? i tryed soap and water but no luck.

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i used something called "The Must for Rust"...then i used this mothers polish after all of that to get it really nice...be prepared to spend a ton of time tho..i did it during the winter when i had nothing better to do.

- Will

 

That SI is a show car finsh..

 

great job.... i may give it a try im wanting to clean my whold car before i satr modding.... keep up the grea work and thanks for the info.....

 

sorry the pics are big, but I tried to reduce the quality just enough so you could see the details.

 

cleeeaaannnn

 

TTT

what can I improve here guys??