06-12-2009, 11:24 PM | #43 |
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Gratz on the car man its a beauty. Detailing is a lot different then the average joe washing and cleaning his/her car . If u ever want to take detailing to a whole different lvl head over to http://www.autopia.org . Best place you will find on the net of taking care of your cars. Also on this site moose really knows his stuff if u need advice he's the man to ask. Not letting the dealer prep your car was very smart.
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06-13-2009, 12:14 AM | #44 |
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awesome write-up (i learned a thing or two!), and AWESOME car!!
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06-13-2009, 01:25 AM | #45 |
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I have been detailing my personal cars like that for 25yrs,I was using mothers
on my Grand National 1984,would spend like 4-5 hours under the shade tree, the only thing I didn't have then was the clay bar which I first tried on my SS and I almost took a S*** when the clay smeared all over the hood,and I sprayed the lubricant first just like the directions stated,which I also read like 3 friggin times,so i end up calling the 800# and explain the situation and the guy says do you have any paint cleaner,I said yes so used that to remove the clay,and I have never used a claybar again,but think I will give another try on my other car as a test,got to watch out because of water restrictions can't get caught washing your car,and I'm not someone who likes people telling me what I can do to much,especially stuff like that |
06-13-2009, 01:27 AM | #46 |
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congrats
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Looks like he did... he's posted a few above yours.. sp1995. Thanks again Tropi-Care!
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06-13-2009, 11:40 PM | #48 |
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Wow. What an excellent post.
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06-18-2009, 07:34 AM | #49 |
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Wow, Talk about thorough Nice post Nice looking car enjoy
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06-18-2009, 09:53 AM | #50 |
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Steve is a great guy, glad to see he hooked you up personally! The car looks fantastic.
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06-18-2009, 10:06 AM | #51 |
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Very cool!! Thanks for the write up!!! Congrats!!!
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06-18-2009, 02:19 PM | #52 |
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Steve is definitely a good guy, and the Tropi-Care line of products seems first rate too. I couldn't be happier with how my car turned out... and now I have the ability and the tools to keep it looking this way.
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06-18-2009, 02:55 PM | #53 |
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I'm no expert but... is it really necessary to claybar fresh paint... how much contamination can it really have??
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06-18-2009, 03:07 PM | #54 | |
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Now your dealer has the car... what will they do? Wash it? Yes. Wash it properly so as *not* to rub all the junk on your paint around (creating swirls and marks)? Probably not. You get one shot to do it right, and one shot only. Make sure your aim is true.
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06-18-2009, 03:10 PM | #55 |
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Based on the high-res pics of Number 9's car, I can say the process was 100% worth it. I can only imagine how good the paint job must look in real life
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06-18-2009, 03:46 PM | #56 |
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Thanks for such an awesome, "detailed"(pun intended) post.
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