Car Detailing for Acura TSX

Detailing your Acura TSX

The TSX is a compact Acura that drives like a European car and lasts like a Honda, which is why so many are still on GTA roads a decade on. The paint and headlights have usually aged ahead of everything else, so a polish and a headlight restoration give the biggest return. The button-filled dash gets brushed clean, the leather gets conditioned and Sport Wagon owners get the dog hair and bike grease shampooed out of the back.

What we watch for on a TSX

• Clear coat on the roof and hood is often chalky and the headlights yellowed; a correction and a restoration transform an older TSX
• Sport Wagon cargo carpets carry dog hair and bike grease; a rubber brush, a vacuum and a shampoo handle both
• The button-heavy centre stack needs a soft brush and a misted microfibre rather than spray
• Parchment leather creases and goes grey on the driver bolster; a proper cleaner and a matte conditioner help
• The chrome strip along the side windows pits after a few salty winters; we polish it bright and seal it

Luxury cars: soft paint, delicate trim

Premium interiors use more leather, open-pore wood and gloss trim, and premium paint is often softer. We use gentler chemistry, soft microfibre and slower machine passes so nothing is marred.