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Old 06-27-2005 | 05:47 AM
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5 hours and a dead right arm later....

Detailed my car this weekend. Wash, clay, wash again, clay again (i had some stains), meguiars scratchx, meguiars cleaner wax, then one coat of nxt and one coat of nxt the second day. My car has never been so clean!!!! =) Drove up to Angeles Crest to snap some pics, hope u guys like.















Old 06-27-2005 | 06:43 AM
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that sure is purty.

I have been lazy for the past 2 months and haven't really detailed the outside. We have an upcoming meet so I guess I'll go ahead and polish her off.
Old 06-27-2005 | 07:05 AM
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Whoa! Monday morning badass !!!
Old 06-27-2005 | 07:23 AM
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Damn. That looks fawking great!!! Good job.
Old 06-27-2005 | 08:12 AM
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That is one nice CL, didnt know the 01's came in that color. Your car looks like it came right out of GT4.

Do u have clear reflectors in ur headlights or its just cleared with nothing in there if so where can I get those to buy.
Old 06-27-2005 | 08:25 AM
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Looks so good it almost looks fake
Old 06-27-2005 | 09:37 AM
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pretty pretty pretty
Old 06-27-2005 | 09:38 AM
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Looks so good it almost looks fake
yeah well, he's gotta live up to his name there, right?
maybe he can come to my house and be my official car detailist. j/k
ALL that work paid off and deserves a and
Old 06-27-2005 | 10:44 AM
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very clean

very very very clean. Are your arms sore from all the work?
Old 06-27-2005 | 11:39 AM
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WOW!! Looks great man i love your car. Did you get your ACURA emblems powdercoated or what? Explain Thanks.
Old 06-27-2005 | 11:58 AM
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Very clean!!
Old 06-27-2005 | 12:15 PM
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your car is so freaking awesome. i really wish i could get those rims. but i live in chicago. and now i wish my car was blue. you got some good picture taking skills too
Old 06-27-2005 | 12:27 PM
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Originally Posted by Rspec
That is one nice CL, didnt know the 01's came in that color. Your car looks like it came right out of GT4.

Do u have clear reflectors in ur headlights or its just cleared with nothing in there if so where can I get those to buy.
lol too bad they dont have my rims in gt4....bastards!! cleared reflectors were bought off ricks2k site

Originally Posted by Viscous
very very very clean. Are your arms sore from all the work?
yeah my right arms gunna be so much bigger than my left arm from detailing cars....that and something else

Thanks for all the comments guys, appreciate it
Old 06-27-2005 | 12:31 PM
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Just one word comes to mind ... WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Old 06-27-2005 | 12:52 PM
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Insane lookin' ABP man... insane.

Wanna help me out w/ some detailing tips? I have spiderwebs and paint swirls up the wazoo. It's painful to compare my abp to yours. lol.
Old 06-27-2005 | 01:29 PM
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holy crap.....that thing does almost look fake....great job.
Old 06-27-2005 | 05:16 PM
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holy crap.....that thing does almost look fake....great job.
I was just thinking the same thing.. Good Fawking job!!
Old 06-27-2005 | 05:37 PM
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is your A on the back black chromed? i'm planning on black chroming my A and ACURA in the back....just wondering how'd you did it or where you had it done...

car looks awesome!
Old 06-27-2005 | 06:22 PM
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That's just not even fair. And like everybody else..."It almost doesn't even look real". And like a couple others, is that a black chromed badge in the back?
Old 06-27-2005 | 08:28 PM
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Awesome!

I wish I had the initiative to wash/wax my car that well! One question though and forgive me if I am wrong!

Is that a car dealer license plate frame on the back? One of my pet peeves is seeing any nice car with one of those damn dealer installed license plate frames on it! Your car is WAAY to nice to give the dealer free advertising!
Old 06-27-2005 | 10:24 PM
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That car is absolutely, unbelievably gorgeous!!!!!!!!!!
I saw those photos and was almost left speechless, I had to show the fellas at work what you did.
Jealousy, envy whatever......

You are my idol.
Old 06-28-2005 | 12:05 AM
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Originally Posted by IHmike345
I wish I had the initiative to wash/wax my car that well! One question though and forgive me if I am wrong!

Is that a car dealer license plate frame on the back? One of my pet peeves is seeing any nice car with one of those damn dealer installed license plate frames on it! Your car is WAAY to nice to give the dealer free advertising!
lol...i took my dealerplate off first day i got it. look closer at the first picture, its a GReddy plate. My rear A emblem is painted glossy black, just because I couldn't find a shop to do black chrome.

I still have swirls in my paint don't get me wrong. What I do is just, I try to wash every 2 weeks and every other week do a quick detail with scratchx and nxt. The scratchx helps a lot. Then every 2 months or so I go over the car very detailed with clay bar and then just scratchx, polish, nxt x 2. Hope this helps. Thanks guysss
Old 06-28-2005 | 12:27 AM
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your car is so clean man
Old 06-28-2005 | 01:47 AM
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Excellent looking car! You need to rid of those brakes though, some BBK's would be nice. Great thing about your car is the color, detailing it really brings out the depth of your shine. My white ass car, I spend 12 hours detailing the sucker, but it still looks................


well..........



white.
Old 06-28-2005 | 02:13 AM
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Hey Shinyblue... is that freaking mirror tint I see on your windows?

Taht shit looks bad ass if so man...

Everyone be talkin' like nothing besides black tint looks good...
Old 06-28-2005 | 03:20 AM
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Aaaaahhhh aaahhhh so shiny it makes my eyes hurt. I als have been ing over it.
Old 06-28-2005 | 04:37 AM
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Originally Posted by NiteQwill
Excellent looking car! You need to rid of those brakes though, some BBK's would be nice. Great thing about your car is the color, detailing it really brings out the depth of your shine. My white ass car, I spend 12 hours detailing the sucker, but it still looks................


well..........



white.
your car still looks damn clean man especially for a white car but yea, bbk is something lined up for this summer =) MORE PIX TO COME WHEN I GET THOSE
Old 06-28-2005 | 08:48 AM
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Old 06-28-2005 | 07:59 PM
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wow. looks sick
Old 06-30-2005 | 12:18 AM
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Old 06-30-2005 | 04:32 PM
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now print those posters already!
Old 06-30-2005 | 07:33 PM
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the nicest cl ive ever seen in pictures - by a long shot - is that natural light or did you photoshop those?
Old 06-30-2005 | 07:47 PM
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If that aint blue... i dont know what is!

I like it a lot.
Old 06-30-2005 | 07:53 PM
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that is gorgous

i was kind of hesitating get a CF hood, but your car makes me want to order it right now
Old 06-30-2005 | 09:36 PM
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YESSSSSSSSSS i got a new background!!!
Old 07-01-2005 | 06:58 PM
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That biatch is bad freakin' arse! Especially with those rocket launchers under the back bumper!
Old 07-03-2005 | 10:01 PM
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Looks so good it almost looks fake

OMG, soooo Hot. Looks friggin perfect.
Old 07-04-2005 | 09:19 AM
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Thats one hell of a shine... Excellent work
Old 07-04-2005 | 10:20 AM
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Outstanding job, looks beautiful.
Old 07-04-2005 | 10:42 AM
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God damn those GReddy's are big.

The car looks great!


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