Hi Prime!
My name is Colin, been an owner for about 2.5 months and have been enjoying the car tremendously.
I've been a long-time Honda fanatic, and the NSX has been my dream car for a very long time. I was able to find the car in the exact trim that I wanted, a white 5speed coupe.
At 195k miles, the car has been through a lot, which is why I am excited to work on it. I love working on cars, and am excited to be wrenching on an NSX.
I hope to bring an interesting build with my car, with the vision I have for it, my NSX will be unique and my style in a progression over some time. My personal philosophy with car builds is slow and quality, so over the next 5 or so years, I hope to bring some of the best pieces of quality parts to this car.
This is as I bought it, it's stock except for 17/18 BBS LMs.
My goal with this car is balance and lightness, so a few weeks after purchasing the car I stripped out the trunk and spare tire.
I took off the BBS LMs and bought some Enkei RPF1s. They are going to be interim wheels until I figure out exactly what kind of sizing I want for my CE28Ns. I was really glad to bring the tire sizing back down closer to stock, because I want to experience the car in its 'purest' form so I can feel every single mod. Also put on Advan AD08s which are a truly wonderful tire.
This past week I really delved into the paint. I've been doing 2-3 hour evening sessions after work this entire week. I spent about 8-9 hours on the roof itself, and it has paid off tremendously.
It's the first time I've REALLY polished a car, and it's been really fun. The paint has taken 20 years of abuse and daily driving and it showed. I wish I could've gotten better pics of the condition but I found it's really freaking difficult to take pics of scratches in paint.
The entire surface of the car has micro scratches, and some areas have some really caked in oxidation and water spots
And here is how it stands after 9 hours of work. Amazing difference.
What I used (In this order too):
3M Rubbing compound
Meguiars Swirl Remover 2.0
Meguiars Show Gloss
Meguiars Hi Tech Yellow Wax x2 coats
Meguiars Synthetic Sealant
Going to be finishing up the body hopefully this weekend.
My name is Colin, been an owner for about 2.5 months and have been enjoying the car tremendously.
I've been a long-time Honda fanatic, and the NSX has been my dream car for a very long time. I was able to find the car in the exact trim that I wanted, a white 5speed coupe.
At 195k miles, the car has been through a lot, which is why I am excited to work on it. I love working on cars, and am excited to be wrenching on an NSX.
I hope to bring an interesting build with my car, with the vision I have for it, my NSX will be unique and my style in a progression over some time. My personal philosophy with car builds is slow and quality, so over the next 5 or so years, I hope to bring some of the best pieces of quality parts to this car.
This is as I bought it, it's stock except for 17/18 BBS LMs.
My goal with this car is balance and lightness, so a few weeks after purchasing the car I stripped out the trunk and spare tire.
I took off the BBS LMs and bought some Enkei RPF1s. They are going to be interim wheels until I figure out exactly what kind of sizing I want for my CE28Ns. I was really glad to bring the tire sizing back down closer to stock, because I want to experience the car in its 'purest' form so I can feel every single mod. Also put on Advan AD08s which are a truly wonderful tire.
This past week I really delved into the paint. I've been doing 2-3 hour evening sessions after work this entire week. I spent about 8-9 hours on the roof itself, and it has paid off tremendously.
It's the first time I've REALLY polished a car, and it's been really fun. The paint has taken 20 years of abuse and daily driving and it showed. I wish I could've gotten better pics of the condition but I found it's really freaking difficult to take pics of scratches in paint.
The entire surface of the car has micro scratches, and some areas have some really caked in oxidation and water spots
And here is how it stands after 9 hours of work. Amazing difference.
What I used (In this order too):
3M Rubbing compound
Meguiars Swirl Remover 2.0
Meguiars Show Gloss
Meguiars Hi Tech Yellow Wax x2 coats
Meguiars Synthetic Sealant
Going to be finishing up the body hopefully this weekend.
