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Old 03-29-2008 | 03:18 PM
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I can't focus on the car, those rim's are so nice =x, That does look really nice though, I can't wait till the weather clears soon ............ I would do my car today but it's supposed to rain the next 2 days, and then 1 clear day, and rain for 3 days again ........ I just want to use my zaino so bad
Old 03-29-2008 | 04:09 PM
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thanks everyone for your comments!

Originally Posted by fannin522
that looks sooooooo clean and good. i love how u painted the back by the exhaust blue can u put a pic up of directly behind car i want to see how it looks with those screens in instead of plastic im thinkin of doin same thing to my bb
here is a pic i took last week i think



Originally Posted by 09Factor
Did you use the Mild,Medium or the Aggressive bar?
Also you followed the directions to cut it in 3 pieces and use one until it wears out and to keep it in it's own bag?

I ask because it looks like you did a great job and would hate something simple to damage the clearcoat.

i got the meguiars clay bar kit and it didnt say about cutting it into three pieces, and the bar wasnt graded either. so i dunno about that one factor
Old 03-29-2008 | 08:08 PM
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My car looks, by no means, as good as yours, but here is my try with the clay bar. I was impressed, I have never had results this good. I usually just use the paint cleaner, clay bar the extra dirty spots, and then wax. However, doing the whole car really made a difference. I don't have the factory paint, the first owner had the whole car sprayed and it looks like total @#$#@, but this really helped.

This time I did the clay bar, followed by the paint cleaner, and then the wax. There is a pic of everything I used.

Once again thanks for the idea DonJuanM.

oh and sorry the camera lense was a little dirty
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Old 03-29-2008 | 08:19 PM
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awsome job, i really need to do that with my car
Old 03-29-2008 | 08:24 PM
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Looks great

so fresh.. soo clean
Old 03-29-2008 | 08:26 PM
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fahrfegneugen - whats good with the peanut butter. hahahahaha
Old 03-29-2008 | 08:38 PM
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fahrfegneugen - whats good with the peanut butter. hahahahaha


It gets the wax off of the plastic, like around the mirrors and the back bumper.

I made a sandwich when I was done too.

Originally Posted by shyguyRX8
awsome job, i really need to do that with my car
DJM is right though, takes about 3-4 hours, but its fun.

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Old 03-29-2008 | 08:42 PM
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I know about the peanut butter trick, but please tell me you didn't use the Joy?
It maybe the best choice of dishwashing soap to use on a car, but go buy some good carwash.
Old 03-29-2008 | 08:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Mazurfer
I know about the peanut butter trick, but please tell me you didn't use the Joy?
It maybe the best choice of dishwashing soap to use on a car, but go buy some good carwash.
dishwashing soap is supposed to take the old wax off.
Old 03-29-2008 | 08:57 PM
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Brain-fart on my part.
Old 03-29-2008 | 09:26 PM
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Actually I ate the soap and washed the car with the peanut butter
Old 03-29-2008 | 09:52 PM
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Dude that looks really good. Its a satisfying feeling when your done too well worth the time. I love the reflections off your car. Did you use it on the headlights too. I found it to be really good for making them smooth again. A lot better than toothpaste!
Old 03-29-2008 | 10:23 PM
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Yeah I did, it worked well to clean out the little specs that were all over them and got some of the dullness out. I should go check how smooth they are.

I had never heard of using toothpaste...
Old 03-31-2008 | 06:13 PM
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F*CK** sweet man!!!! WOW!! incredible job!!!mad props, i like.
Old 03-31-2008 | 08:38 PM
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very nice. i like your whole set up
Old 03-31-2008 | 08:59 PM
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Wow, that looks fantastic! I gotta try it... wasn't your arm about ready to fall off after that?
Old 03-31-2008 | 09:19 PM
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Lol it wasnt too bad actually. After you do the first half you see how good it looks and it drives you on
Old 03-31-2008 | 09:21 PM
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Wax on...Wax off...
Old 03-31-2008 | 09:29 PM
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looks good!!!!
Old 04-01-2008 | 12:08 AM
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Originally Posted by 3DZukini
Wow, that looks fantastic! I gotta try it... wasn't your arm about ready to fall off after that?
for me, nah, I go to the gym four to five times a week and I wax for money/job occasionally. When I was not use to it though, yeah it could hurt, kind of like tennis elbow. But my bigger problem was with the tech waxes drying my hands out, so I switched to the "all natural" wax.
Old 04-01-2008 | 01:28 PM
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car looks amazing! glad you had the time to clay it. i like the chop of the skirts too.
thinking about the MS ones?
Old 04-01-2008 | 01:37 PM
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If you take your car to a Pro do they use the clay bar or not ? It looks good but that looks like a lot of work. Sometimes I'll spend 1 and half hour washing the car but you guys went beyond .
Old 04-01-2008 | 01:59 PM
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Originally Posted by DonJuanMair
i got the meguiars clay bar kit and it didnt say about cutting it into three pieces, and the bar wasnt graded either. so i dunno about that one factor
If it didn't state what it was, it's the mild bar.
They say to seperate the bar in 3 pieces because if you drop one piece you throw it out. You still have 2 good segements left.
If you drop the whole bar and pick up debris, do you want that crap marking up your clearcoat/paint? I don't think so...

It's a best pratice sort of thing..
Old 04-01-2008 | 02:21 PM
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Originally Posted by reaper1
If you take your car to a Pro do they use the clay bar or not ? It looks good but that looks like a lot of work. Sometimes I'll spend 1 and half hour washing the car but you guys went beyond .
sometimes i spend a good 6 to 8 hours doing my car, but also include the beer breaks and smoke breaks that i take....but the next morning im really happy
Old 04-01-2008 | 02:32 PM
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in the words of borat, "wa wa wee wa!"

your car never fails to look sexy!


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