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Old 10-24-2014, 07:40 AM
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Old 10-24-2014, 07:41 AM
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Decided to post my pics from a couple weeks ago, just cleaned her up and she was really shining!!!
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Nice!!!

she's gorgeous!
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Old 10-24-2014, 08:15 AM
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Did you wax or polish? If so with what products?
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Gotta love when a decade-old car still looks like it just pulled off the showroom floor. Good work!
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very nice.
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Yep, that's a clean car, for sure.
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Old 10-26-2014, 09:06 AM
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Awesome work!
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Old 10-26-2014, 12:48 PM
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Thank God you blacked out your tires too....
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Old 10-27-2014, 07:59 AM
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Your car looks flawless
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Great job keeping her looking like new!
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Old 10-28-2014, 10:57 AM
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Thanks for the props guys. I think the biggest factor in her looking good still is the fact that it's a low mileage car 61,000 and it's in the garage 90% of the time. Especially being close to Chicago, our weather can be hard on vehicles. I have a company vehicle for work, and its really only weekend running and a few errands during the week. I also used to detail cars for a living so I like to keep her tip top.

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Originally Posted by Steven Bell
Thank God you blacked out your tires too....
That drives me nuts to see a clean car with chalky tires. You just spend 4 hours on the thing, then you skip the 5 minute job that makes the biggest impact? Lol.

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Old 10-28-2014, 11:04 AM
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Originally Posted by BadKinGG
Did you wax or polish? If so with what products?
I use 3M for the bi-annual polish, then Meguiars Cleaner/Wax for the quarterly wax jobs. Regular buffer with foam pads, I like the 3M system with Velcro backed pads. So far I haven't needed anything more aggressive than a medium (#2) compound for some light scratches I got from a careless relative wiping their ass down the side on the way into the house through the garage. Oh well, if it was to be pristine I'd have kept it in a museum right?
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Originally Posted by Tmerema
I use 3M for the bi-annual polish, then Meguiars Cleaner/Wax for the quarterly wax jobs. Regular buffer with foam pads, I like the 3M system with Velcro backed pads. So far I haven't needed anything more aggressive than a medium (#2) compound for some light scratches I got from a careless relative wiping their ass down the side on the way into the house through the garage. Oh well, if it was to be pristine I'd have kept it in a museum right?
Nice to see people take care of their cars. And yup, that's family for you! *facepalm*
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man that paint is mint! Wish my 06 still looked like that. I keep her spotless but dammmmnnn
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Car looks mint and clean
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Old 10-28-2014, 06:41 PM
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Originally Posted by WDP TL-S 02
man that paint is mint! Wish my 06 still looked like that. I keep her spotless but dammmmnnn


Be prepared to take a LOT of grief from friends/family/girlfriend/significant other to keep a car that minty fresh...


"It's just a car"
"You aren't gonna let me set my coat on the trunk?"
"Why are you washing your car again, you just did it last week?"


And my statements:
"Please come ask me when you need your bike out, I'll get it."
"I don't care if people behind me are pissed, this road is dusty and full of gravel."
"No drive thru, we'll eat inside."
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Originally Posted by Steven Bell
Thank God you blacked out your tires too....
Originally Posted by Tmerema
That drives me nuts to see a clean car with chalky tires. You just spend 4 hours on the thing, then you skip the 5 minute job that makes the biggest impact? Lol.



Me too-it doesn't matter how clean your car is if your tires aren't properly dressed.
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