i'm not gonna lie, i was kind of excited when they guy said he had chrome LS mesh wheels...i knew they were factory options and it would go great with the "theme" of my car.

hahaha thanks when are you gonna let me see that beast

Doh :hsd:

 

simple green does amazing things dude, that is what i did, i need to do it again though, my engine dusty from all this dirt in arizona haha, its lookin nasty, well its still clean but nasty, you car is lookin better and better day by day, i wish i could do some stuff to mine, but i drive it daily to college and work, so no time really, maybe winter break

and those are the rims i am rockin haha, 15x6? that is what im using on mine, but mine are not near that shiny, they are more of an alloy look, so now you know my engine detail secret, whats your rim cleaning secret

 

haha yeah they're the same as everyone else's 15x6.5 "LS mesh" wheels, but they're chrome. i dont know the exact history or if it was a specific dealer only option, but I have seen them on a few stock integras, like the ones with gold emblems and stuff.

 

Dude Paolo, I have the sudden urge to actually do more to my car than just drive it h:.

I'm extremely envious of how fast you got this done. You must have had a good group of guys helping you.

 

hahaha nah man, it didnt exactly happen overnight, i got the car in late May, and the complete pictures were taken within the last couple of days..so thats a good 5 months. however, I wont lie, I did spend a good amount of money (a few grand) with all the parts and whatever, but thats technically what I would have been spending on the monthly payment If I kept the evo. So it works out. Replacement/Used parts are plentiful for the integra, especially in SoCal, so that helped a great deal also.

The car also sat at my friend's place for almost all of August while he rewired the alarm, did his security tricks, and installed the foglights. Aside from the help i got from my GF during the initial carpet cleaning and my friend doing the alarm/etc work...there's no other "group of guys" helping me out. i wish there were though...working on cars alone is teh suck.

 

hate hate hate




:edit: oops, this isn't the basement. The finished product looks awesome. It's rare to see someone who takes that much pride in a car, especially an older one. Or maybe it's just being anal.

 

looking good on the floor mats I'm surprised you didn't use the detailers trick. which is to put it in the washing machine. i do that with the floor mats on the 330i and each time they come out looking brand new.

regarding the engine detailing. i wouldn't use simple green unless you have serious grease build up. if it's just dusty all you need to do is wet it down and use a nylon brush, then rinse and then go over it with a terry cloth. follow up with 303 and it'll look brand new. i did this with wills integra. i have before and after pics, you'd be surprised what a little bit of water and elbow grease will do... that and 303

 

yep.

 

303 does work wonders. but for dressing, i use Meguiars hyper dressing. I'll do an engine detail tomorrow, probably while i'm waiting for the floormats to wash haha

what cycle should i put them on? and what about drying?

 

i just put it on gentle cycle and for drying after the spin cycle i just air dry by hanging them.

i don't like meguiars because it makes it look super wet and is sort of is. with 303 i spray it, and wait 30mins to an hour then take a new rag and wipe everything down, then if time permits, respray and then wipe it down next morning. this prevents dirt build up. wiping it down makes everything look new but not wet. but i suppose that up to personal preference.