Type R garage queen gets wheel detailing
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Type R garage queen gets wheel detailing
I thought I'd share some pics of a low mileage CW Type R to those interested.
Due to weather and a busy family/work schedule, my 2001 Canadian-spec Type R hasn't been on the road too often over the past few months. Although I never intended to make my Type R a garage queen, it's hard to avoid pampering the car when it only has 7k miles.
The car was originally imported into Washington state, so the corrosion potential was much higher than North Carolina. Even so, the undercarriage looked fairly clean.
Surprisingly, the brake calipers and rotor hats looked terrible:
I spent the afternoon cleaning the underbody with P21S Total Body Wash and protecting the wheel wells with a light coat of Wurth Stone Guard Black. Acura was understandably casual about sound deadening and corrosion protection in the Type R.
I also painted the rotor "hats" with Eastwood 1200 degree high temp paint (silver). The brake calipers were painted with Folia Tec silver. I hope it lasts.
Overall a satisfying day (but not as satisfying as DRIVING the Type R!).
Dean
Due to weather and a busy family/work schedule, my 2001 Canadian-spec Type R hasn't been on the road too often over the past few months. Although I never intended to make my Type R a garage queen, it's hard to avoid pampering the car when it only has 7k miles.
The car was originally imported into Washington state, so the corrosion potential was much higher than North Carolina. Even so, the undercarriage looked fairly clean.
Surprisingly, the brake calipers and rotor hats looked terrible:
I spent the afternoon cleaning the underbody with P21S Total Body Wash and protecting the wheel wells with a light coat of Wurth Stone Guard Black. Acura was understandably casual about sound deadening and corrosion protection in the Type R.
I also painted the rotor "hats" with Eastwood 1200 degree high temp paint (silver). The brake calipers were painted with Folia Tec silver. I hope it lasts.
Overall a satisfying day (but not as satisfying as DRIVING the Type R!).
Dean
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Re: Type R garage queen gets wheel detailing (type r 01-1063)
Wow! where can I get some of the P21S Total Body Wash cleaner?
[Modified by type r 01-1063, 12:51 AM 3/24/2003]
[Modified by type r 01-1063, 12:51 AM 3/24/2003]
Nice looking car, I love how you did the brakes.
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P21S
Thanks for all the positive comments, guys!
Type R 01-1063,
You can get P21S products here:
http://www.carcareonline.com/
Dean
P21S also makes a great wheel cleaner.
Type R 01-1063,
You can get P21S products here:
http://www.carcareonline.com/
Dean
P21S also makes a great wheel cleaner.
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Re: Type R garage queen gets wheel detailing (DeanO)
I'm more garage queen than you 
But it's definately NOT something to be proud of.. especially with an R.
Great pics! It's white enough to use for a tooth paste commercial.
But it's definately NOT something to be proud of.. especially with an R.
Great pics! It's white enough to use for a tooth paste commercial.
