Making A 17 Year Old Car Look NEW Again! | The Detail Geek

hey what's going on guys and welcome to the video now the absolute disaster of a vehicle sitting behind me today is a 2005 Honda Civic SI that hasn't been cleaned in many many years so let's take a closer look at the car to see what kind of mess we're dealing with today all right well as you can see this Civic isn't looking so great right now although it is sporting a little upgrade with these Acura Wheels but they're all pretty filthy and covered in dirt as is the rest of the car but if you couldn't already tell this car has been neglected take a look at the front end it's basically a solid layer of dead bugs and there's no telling how long they've been on there moving inside now and it doesn't get a whole lot better as the previous owner basically used the floor as a garbage can for their sunflower seeds among other things the carpets and seats are full of dirt and nasty stains and it looks like a pop can't exploded in the back here is the entire back seat is covered in something sticky but just before I Breathe new life into this old Civic take a quick second and make sure you're subscribed to the channel I post a new video like this every week and if you've got the Bell on you'll get notified the moment they go live okay guys well this is going to be quite the Revival when I get this thing looking brand new again so as always sit back relax and enjoy the transformation [Music] okay getting to work with the pressure washer now and even though a dirty exterior means more work for me I'm not gonna lie I don't mind it as pressure washing is one of the things about detailing I enjoy the most it's one of those things that requires minimal effort on my part but has Maximum Impact as a vehicle will usually look 80 to 90 percent better almost instantly but in the case of the Civic the dirt has been on here so long it's not all coming off right now so that just means I'll have to be extra thorough during the wash stage later on [Music] foreign [Music] foreign [Music] [Music] Acura not really sure why but as accurate is a division of Honda a lot of the parts are going to be interchangeable amongst Vehicles which I do know from personal experience I've never owned a Honda but back when I was a kid my second car was a 1991 Acura Integra and then I also later had a 2002 RSX Type S and I of course made some modifications to both vehicles as you know young kids tend to do so I learned pretty quick that a lot of accurate parts are just rebranded Honda ones foreign [Music] [Music] [Music] I don't know [Music] [Music] foreign [Music] okay well to deal with the graveyard of bugs up on the front end that didn't come off with the pressure washer I'm literally spraying on some of my bug remover which is going to instantly start to dissolve them making it far easier for me to remove them during the wash stage [Music] foreign okay well just before we get to washing the car I wanted to jump in here real quick to let you know that I've recently got my hands on one 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came from a time when manufacturers still put good quality carpet in lower end economy Vehicles so the carpet has a nice thick pile that allows the vacuum to suck stuff up pretty easily and it should also mean that extracting will be easier later on as well foreign [Music] [Music] foreign [Music] [Music] [Music] foreign [Music] foreign [Music] [Music] [Music] foreign [Music] okay starting on the front seats now and I just wanted to mention that if you haven't checked out episode 11 of the studio build series yet you really should well the whole series to be honest as it's been a ton of fun getting to share the whole construction process with you guys episode 11 is one of the last ones and it won't be too much longer before I've made the switch and I'm working out there it's kind of just a matter of getting the final things filmed and my stuff moved out there now so if you want to see what things are looking like right now then head over to the detail geek 2 to check it out [Music] foreign [Music] [Music] [Music] foreign [Music] [Music] where do we go from here [Music] foreign [Music] moving to another section of carpet now and for those of you wondering what carpet solution I'm using that's making these carpets and seats look brand new again well it's my own detail geek carpet cleaner that I spent quite a bit of time having formulated to my exact specifications it doesn't foam up too much and has very powerful cleaners in it that can transform even the dirtiest carpets or Upholstery and it has a really Pleasant clean smell too so be sure to give it a look over at detail geekautocare.com where it's available in ready to use and concentrate versions foreign [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] here's all the dirty waterfalls from the Civic today and it seems not so bad to start but then it gets pretty gross [Music] foreign [Music] [Music] foreign that's good and dirty I'll simply use some of my APC and the steamer and after about 20 to 30 seconds it's looking perfect again [Music] foreign foreign s are really dull and Faded I'm going to give them a quick polish after getting them taped off to protect the surrounding paint and what I'm using here is my new finishing polish and a microfiber cutting pad and with the speed on my polisher set to five to six I'll make several passes over the headlight wipe off the residue and it's going to look brand new again obviously this polish will also work on your vehicle's paint to remove light scratches and swirls following the same process so if you want to give it a look you can find in a detailegeek auto care.com foreign [Music] okay second last step here is to get all the glass cleaned and I always spray the cleaner directly onto my towel so that way I don't get any overspray or drips going on to the clean paint and if you've ever struggled with getting streak-free glass well the secret to that is using a waffle weave towel which won't leave any lint behind either [Music] everybody [Music] makes me feel free [Music] [Music] thank you make me feel free [Music] foreign [Music] foreign [Music] foreign [Music] foreign [Music] guys well a relatively quick eight and a half hours later and the Civic is looking better than ever and it is ready for a new life hopefully one that's a little bit cleaner anyways if you guys enjoyed this transformation make sure you smash the Thumbs Up Button subscribe to the channel so you don't miss out on future videos enjoy the guitar and I'll see you guys in the next one [Music] thank you foreign [Music] foreign

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Length: 26min 28sec (1588 seconds)

Published: Fri Sep 23 2022