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FastRedPonyCar
02-27-2006, 01:29 PM
Spent all day sunday cleaning the ride. Washed and then went over the car with MeGuiars paint cleaner/wax prep then went over it with claybar and Griot's speed shine <- greatest thing ever to happen to car cleaning. And then used Griot's best of show wax and to make sure I didn't leave any wax behind, I went back over it with a cotton rag and speed shine. Man the paint is like mirror silk.

Last night we were coming out of publix and it looked like every light in the parking lot was reflecting off the paint. It was all lit up with the light reflections in the paint like a diamond in a jewelry store. I've NEVER seen my car shine like it did. Meguiars 3 step wax can't touch it and it didn't shine like this with the NTX wax either.

So from here on, Griot's best of show is my wax. I'll wax Whitney's car with the NTX and let my dad have what's left.

All the pics were taken this morning before work so there's no direct sunlight shots. I might get some this afternoon and post those tonight. I also didn't get a chance to use teh fine hand polish. I wouldn't have gotten finished in time for dinner out but it normally would be used right before wax after claybar. and the spray on wax is to be used before you dry your car just after washing it between wax jobs. So I'll get to test that out next wash.

And now....

:banana:

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TheJeanyus
02-27-2006, 01:39 PM
:nice:

I spent all day Sunday being lazy. :D

FastRedPonyCar
02-27-2006, 01:47 PM
that's what that awful saturday was for! :slap:

Italian LX
02-27-2006, 01:50 PM
that's what that awful saturday was for! :slap:
:shake:

Nope, that was for dynoing cars! :metal:

Italian LX
02-27-2006, 01:52 PM
Car looks good, Drew. :nice:

I just don't know if I could ever bring myself to spend that much time on cleaning my car unless it was right before a car show (and if I had a good enough paint job to warrant that much work :D).

TheJeanyus
02-27-2006, 02:10 PM
:shake:

Nope, that was for dynoing cars! :metal:
:werd: And watching my mom get married. :jeanyus:

FastRedPonyCar
02-27-2006, 02:17 PM
Car looks good, Drew. :nice:

I just don't know if I could ever bring myself to spend that much time on cleaning my car unless it was right before a car show (and if I had a good enough paint job to warrant that much work :D).

the next time a show comes aroud and you treat your car's finish, Make it last! (http://www.misterart.com/store/view/003/group_id/8354/Krylon-Make-It-Last-Clear-Coat-Sealant-Spray.htm)


and congrats to you mom Joseph. I guess that's an ok excuse.

Italian LX
02-27-2006, 02:20 PM
the next time a show comes aroud and you treat your car's finish, Make it last! (http://www.misterart.com/store/view/003/group_id/8354/Krylon-Make-It-Last-Clear-Coat-Sealant-Spray.htm)
:lol:
. . . and congrats to you mom Joseph.
Yeah, congratulations to you mom Joseph. :nice:

TheJeanyus
02-27-2006, 02:45 PM
Brian, if you used that stuff on the Coupe it wouldn't have paint anymore - just wax. :jester:

I'll pass along the congratulations. Thanks guys. :chug:

mustangmuscle
02-27-2006, 04:26 PM
that's what that awful saturday was for! :slap:

Nope!
Installing mods!
Errr......watching Luke install my mods!!!;)

mustangmuscle
02-27-2006, 04:26 PM
Car looks awesome, Drew!:chug:

Now......how much do you charge for red ones??:banana:

DSkeet
02-27-2006, 06:10 PM
Looks great, waxed my 4 runner and mustang sunday, then today I applied another coat to the mustang.

FastRedPonyCar
02-28-2006, 01:58 PM
Brian, if you used that stuff on the Coupe it wouldn't have paint anymore - just wax. :jester:

Mabey...but that's what this stuff is for! :jester:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v212/fastredponycar/forums/Mafia%20Chops/touchup.jpg

Italian LX
02-28-2006, 02:02 PM
Mabey...but that's what this stuff is for! :jester:


Ha ha.... That's awsome, Drew. One of the best chops ever! :rofl:

ncontt
02-28-2006, 02:02 PM
lmao....:owned:

banditmwp
02-28-2006, 04:36 PM
:bowrofl: :bowrofl:

PonyChick
02-28-2006, 04:39 PM
:rofl: :rofl: that chop is great!

Catang5oh
02-28-2006, 07:14 PM
i think Brians paint is probably more abrasive than the clay bar.

QWKSNKE
02-28-2006, 07:19 PM
Mabey...but that's what this stuff is for! :jester:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v212/fastredponycar/forums/Mafia%20Chops/touchup.jpg


:spit: :rofl: :rofl:

Ponygirl
02-28-2006, 09:01 PM
Mabey...but that's what this stuff is for! :jester:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v212/fastredponycar/forums/Mafia%20Chops/touchup.jpg
AAAHHHHHHHAAAAAAAAA!!!!! :lol: :bowrofl: :bowrofl:

TheJeanyus
03-01-2006, 11:41 PM
:rofl: Good one, Drew!

lukem80
03-04-2006, 02:25 PM
man... your 100,000 mile volvo looks better than my 30K Cobra.. you can polish a car dude..

that chop rocks :metal:

FastRedPonyCar
03-10-2006, 08:40 AM
Finally emptied the memory card to my PC with pics of her car.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v212/fastredponycar/Volvo/volvo1.jpg

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WeedeatAr reflection

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TheJeanyus
03-10-2006, 10:10 AM
Looks good. :nice:

I really need to work on the Cobra. It hasn't been waxed in about 4 or 5 months, and I really want to claybar it.

StangChik
10-03-2006, 11:16 AM
Where did you buy that stuff i've never heard of it

GTkitten
10-05-2006, 06:30 PM
It might just be silly me here, but I can't get excited over the clay bar. Could it be because my car is white? It seems to be alot of work to me...and I just don't get that much out of it. I need to find a wonder product because I have a serious bug/chipping problem on the front bumper. I kinda decided that I would just use that debug stuff and scrub it with my little mit and then when it bothered me badly enough I would just have the stupid thing painted.

Oh...and very nice work on the washing/detailing. Car is seriously clean!

TheJeanyus
10-05-2006, 06:54 PM
It might just be silly me here, but I can't get excited over the clay bar. Could it be because my car is white? It seems to be alot of work to me...and I just don't get that much out of it. I need to find a wonder product because I have a serious bug/chipping problem on the front bumper. I kinda decided that I would just use that debug stuff and scrub it with my little mit and then when it bothered me badly enough I would just have the stupid thing painted.

Oh...and very nice work on the washing/detailing. Car is seriously clean!
White cars are easier to clean up. I remember my white '98 GT looked clean even when it was dirty.

Clar bars won't help with bugs and chips. Their primary purpose is to remove oxidation and old wax residue that is causing the paint to look dull. Cars that are driven are just going to get chips in the bumper, side skirts, and any part that sticks out from the rest of the car (such as the side scoops on my Cobra that look like they've been in a war). As much as it probably bothers you on a white car, just be glad it isn't a darker color where every little flaw stands out like a sore thumb.

GTkitten
10-07-2006, 12:03 PM
Yeah, I guess you're right. :) When the white car gets dirty, it just looks like a pearl color...but I can tell the difference. When I first got the car, I had what looked like little brown spots in the white paint all over the hood...you could only see them when you got your eyes really close to it. I think it may have been parked under a tree or something, dunno. But we tried the clay bar on that, and it just didn't help. It's been over a year now, and i don't notice the little spots that much anymore...

Is it oxidation inside the plastic in headlights that makes them look so hazy? I hate that the most...I already replaced one of the headlights because that was bothering me. The car looked alot newer just with the new headlight. The other one is starting to turn...don't know why the one on right was like 10x worse.

FastRedPonyCar
10-10-2006, 08:24 PM
There's no real fix for oranging headlamps. There is some homebrew vinegar mixture floating around that's supposed to remove it or lessen it but I've heard it doesn't work worth a crap and makes your car stink like vinegar after the headlight heats up the residue it leaves behind.

Anyways, no claybar is not exiciting by any means but it is quite necessary to get that absolute mirror polish look. After you claybar (and before wax) you can run your hand across the paint and it's like running your hand across glass. No little dirt or dust particles at all. It also removes dirt and old wax from the microscopic holes and pores in the paint and clear coat so that when you go over it with wax after claybar, the wax can fill in those holes and pores and protect the paint. If not, you run the risk of the paint chipping from lack of that protection.

www.griotsgarage.com is where I've bought most of my detailers stuff from. It's some of the best that money can buy and worth EVERY PENNY. It's more expensive than the meguiars and mothers stuff at autozone and until you use the different kinds, you really won't fully appreiciate the more expensive stuff. They do make it a bit easier and simpler to buy stuff becuase they put a lot of the key products into package deals depending on what you want to do. Like paint repair kits, clay bar kits, show kits, interior kits, etc.

I'm just glad the car doesn't have to be waxed but about 5 times a year. It's a good 4 or 5 hour job. Just axe Luke. :D