Edmunds.com | Inside Line | Auto Observer Your Account | Help | Directory
You are here:
![[F]](http://a332.g.akamai.net/f/332/936/12h/www.edmunds.com/media/townhall/webxicons/site.gif){kind=small}
Forums
Sedans Acura TL Acura TL Paint and Exterior Care
85 messages, Last post on Oct 16, 2008 at 11:31 AM
You are in the Acura TL Forum. Your Hosts are pat & karens
|
Replying to: darballman1 (Jan 04, 2007 1:57 pm) Dash- is yours faded or blotchy? If so, Acura sells a specific protectant for that problem. I use Lexol for dash and leather.
|
|
|
|
|
Replying to: darballman1 (Jan 04, 2007 1:57 pm) www.zainostore.com Fabulous stuff, especially on a black TL (mine is an '05 Abyss Blue). There are forums here dedicated to Zaino... |
|
|
|
|
Replying to: darballman1 (Jan 04, 2007 3:40 pm) 
|
|
|
Replying to: ggesq (Jan 04, 2007 4:06 pm) New cars come covered with rail dust, brake bust and who knows what else. Over time, it eats the finish away. Take the car home and wash it twice. Be sure to use separate water buckets for soap and rinsing the mitt/sponge. (I prefer a microfiber mitt) Clay the car being sure to use only clean clay. Knead it, keep it clean and throw it out if you drop it. Once done with the clay, wash it again. The car will then be ready for you choice of wax or sealant, regardless of what you choose. Just don't take the car home and wash/wax it. You're just sealing the contaminants in! The Black Acura TL is absolutely beautiful... but it's gonna take some dedication to keep it that way. And no, that doesn't mean $10- at the automatic car wash. Zaino does work very well as LD suggested. Go to the site, read through the information, and understand it before applying. Happy to share more details if needed.
|
|
|
Replying to: scottm123 (Jan 08, 2007 5:38 am)
|
|
|
Replying to: ggesq (Jan 08, 2007 12:45 pm) Yeah... in other words, 2 years. sad, but true 
|
|
|
|
|
I requested that our 2 new Acuras (TL and TSX) be delivered to us with the protective film STILL ON. Why? Because the paint swirls and scratches start at the dealer! Just watch the guy rushing to prep new cars! I can guarantee that the wash cloths and towels are part polyester and dirty from the previous car - both of which start the swirl marks and scratch the paint. I easily removed the film, and then clayed each car to remove the contaminants, and finished with the incomparable and easy Zaino products. They are only HAND washed with car washing soap - NO detergent, and re-zainoed every 4-6 months as needed. Both cars are 3+ years old, and are ultra-shiny, slick and swirl-free - better than showroom condition. It is really important to periodically clay the car, and it is not so difficult. A tip for inside is the old stand-by - Lemon Pledge. Spray in on a soft towel and use it for vinyl, leather, plastic and chrome, and buff off. It is self cleaning, not shiny and smells nice!
|
|
|
Replying to: automophile (Jan 11, 2007 12:52 pm)  Acura has given me NO satisfaction and now I'm out of warranty. Oh, I take it back, I did get a thing of touch-up paint. I love my car but looking at the paint makes me want to I'm going to try some, all of the things suggested in here to see if I can bring any of it back. |
|
I just noticed a chip on the driver's side front fender right on the edge above the headlight.  $$%#$%%$%$!#!!! Does anyone have any suggestions on how to handle this? Is there any risk of peeling or anything like that? I'm so miffed. I've owned 3 Acuras and this is the first time I've gotten a chip in one. Is touch up paint the only answer?
|
|
| Just picked up our diamond white pearl 2007 acura tl yesterday. We thoroughly examined the entire car for chips/dings and found none. However, inspection was accomplished in blinding sunlight (which at the time I thought was advantageous). This morning (in the shade), I immediatly noticed a very distinct difference in the shade of paint on both the rear and front plastic bumpers when compared to the rest of the metal panels of the car. It is quite obvious that the difference in the shade of paint begins with the plastic bumpers themselves at the exact abutment to the rest of the metal car panels. Has anyone had a similar situation? Is this an anomaly on just our car? Is it possibly a factory mismatching of plastic bumpers painted with one paint lot versus the rest of the car painted with a different paint lot? Is it anyway near likely that both bumpers were damaged somehow, in transit from the factory/on the dealer's lot and that the dealer removed the bumpers from the car, repainted them (with a different paint lot) off of the car, and them reinstalled them? If they did do that and sold it to us without disclosing that information, is it legal? Obviously, we find this whole situation disconcerting. Is there any recourse other than asking the dealer to repaint the bumpers to try to achieve a better match to the rest of the car? Auto body painters have always told me that the only way to get a decent paint match is to "fade" the paint into the adjoining panels. That solution, from my experience, is very, very unappealing and would only worsen the problem. Should we start our attempt at some sort of recourse with Acura Corportate Headquarters? Are they concerned and responsive to customer dissatisfaction? Before deciding on an Acura product, we did a lot of reading about different marques. One reason we did not choose an Infiniti product was the apparent indifference to customer complaints that we read about. If anyone has had a like or similar paint mismatch as I have oulined above, we would appreciate your sharing the experience and any advice on how best attempt a satisfactory fix. In short, PLEASE HELP! | |
You are here:
Forums
Sedans Acura TL Acura TL Paint and Exterior Care
New? Join Now!
Forum Tools
Search Forums
Browse by Vehicle
2010 Acura TL
Browse by Board
Browse by Topic
Today's Chats
