Lude Generation

Luders,

My car is going in for a respray to the front bumper and wing soon. Cutting a long story short, the car was hit on the off side quarter panel and written off as a Cat C - I brought the car back from the insurer, purely because its reliable as hell, I have no intention of selling it and it was just cosmetic damage.

The re spray was done by a family member but the lacquer started to wear off and the panel and bumper lost its shine.

Funds permitted Im going to get the small patches of rust sorted and the scratches etc touched up so the car looks clean.

Once that is done, im looking to wax the car as I haven't bothered to do so in over a year.

I normally buy off the shelf stuff, but if there is a good quality wax that I can use to get the paintwork looking shiny again, I am happy for you guys to recommend some products and I will make the purchase.

Secondly, every so often on here I read something about the rear arches. Specifically what is this issue and how can it be resolved?

Is it a rust issue, rear arch lining issue etc?

Is it something the panel beater can do for me?

Is it an expensive repair but a worthwhile one?

Cheers in advance

Ranj

There are lots and lots of expensive/trendy waxes, but I can vouch for Meguiars gold class as an off the shelf job that wont break the bank.

As for the arches, Honda pretty much built the problem in, not just on the lude, but on civics / CRX's etc too.
There is an inner and an outer arch and moisture gets between them (condensation even if nothing else) and over time starts the dreaded rust.
You can keep it at bay for a lot longer by accessing the arches from inside the boot and spraying lots of wax in there, I used a Bilt Hamber one that comes with a lance. Obviously keeping it garaged etc helps too.

It is an expensive job to fix PROPERLY but worth IMHO. It's one of those things that if left for too long, will be used as the excuse to cull the whole car.

Wax doesn't really add much to the shime, maybe a little, but wax is mainly there to protect it.

You'd be best off claying, polishing by hand (or machine if you have a DA), applying a glaze and then a wax to protect it.

Cheers gents...

How expensive are we talking Benny boy for repair the arches?

do not apply any wax or sealers to any fresh paint as the paint needs to vent off. if you seal the paint to early you will get blisters in it.

i think maybe he was taking about putting the stuff into the cavity behind the trim on the inside of the car