For sure man...so when are you going to come out of hiding..?

I am hosting a meet on 04.18 in The Presidio.

You should come!

You should do it...but take your time and not do like I did and rush it.

I could...but I made mistakes since it was my first time doing this.

It's like 80% good.

But it's not perfect.

When I get some time I'll take it back off and work on it again because I want it glossy.

they look good dude

Thanks man...not too shabby for the first go around.

But I want to re-do them.

I see water beading...... That's a good thing......

Yeah...a little protection thanks to Four Star Spray Wax.

I got a Porter Cable on it's way to my house on Tuesday I just bought.

So I can finally take care of her...

Been neglected for so many years...

hahaha. iono when. im not into cars that much anymore so I dont come on the forums really. plus my car doesnt have its drop yet. iono if im ever gonna get one. trying to save up for something else :P

I like firetrucks.

Noah I may have to come over to your place before the meet next saturday to wash up my car especially driving from here to the bay im going to get bugs and what not all over it and my car has never been waxed or anything with a porter cable.... so i could really use it

Plus what was the address again for that paint shop i dont remember what thread we were talking about it in

C'mon...stop being sooo shy!

There are tons of people with stock rides who cruise out!

Nobody cares about that stuff...just a Meet & Greet...not a car show!!

I was like that the first time around!

Kevin....tell this guy ^^^ that the meets are chill and he should come out in his Anthracite CLS!!!






San Leandro Color is the spot...

I've never used the PC myself so I don't know what I am doing.

I was going to grab some samples from Denzil @ The Meet.

Since I have no product myself.

But...we'll have to see.

If you want to cruise over early no problemo...

I'll be out of town this weekend...so text me or I'll hit you up when I cruise back.

hahah hell yea dude come out... you kind of already know me and Noah because where talking to you on here..LOL there chill just look at cars and hang out with everyone thats how i met all these guys on here and know where all kool with each other we have each others numbers and everything LOL


Yea Noah if your not busy the morning of the Apr 18th meet ill come by a little early so i can install my strut brace too let me know if your going to wash your car that morning too so i can do mine kuz i know driving down there its going to get hella dirty

Sounds good man!

I'll be for sure washing up mine in the morning...




And adlx21 is going to hopefully come out of hiding and help me represent the 2nd Gen CL's...

Seriously though...my first meet was All-Cali and I couldn't have been more intimidating to see how sick everybody's car was.

But...I am so thankful I did because it was my icebreaker and I met so many friendly, cool people that I'm glad to call friends.

I even travel once a week to San Jose to hang out over some beers.

Good times...hope you'll cruise out to say whats up and hang out for a while.

Kool i'll be there in the morning too..

haha.. maybe some day.. but not april 18th. UFC fight night WoOOoOOo!!!

were having one May 2nd in the bay area too check that one out

What did you use to paint your gille?
I want to paint my gille so bad.......

I had that painted professionally so I don't know what paint they used.

Okay........

That picture infront of the battleship is by far THE SICKEST picture I have seen on here. Your car looks great man...keep it up!

Looks like you are quite the photographer too...come over to NC and give me a few pointers haha.

Btw...I miss my CL-S so much

Thanks man.

Appreciate the comments...love that picture too!

As for taking pics...practice makes perfect!

If that picture isn't your background picture I may just jump through this computer and punch you haha

I'm cleaning up the car this afternoon and taking some more pics with the fancy camera so hopefully I can get some sweet ass shots like you got

It was for a little while then I switched it up.

I rotate like every other day to keep it fresh.

Hope the pics turn out good.

Just try to do something "different" than the standard...exercise creativity.

Just finished my first mini detail on the CL with my new Porter Cable Detailing Machine

Not too bad for my first time...

I can clearly see where my car was re-painted and what a terrible job they did.

I can't see where it was re-painted

Looks good to me!

I can see it in the paint's reflection...look between the rear bumper and the gas door.

The paint doesn't flow smooth...

Also...I found this! It's on both sides of my CL.



Paint overspray...mutha tuckerz!

Ah now I see it! Bummer man

Were you involved in an accident in the CL and that's why it was repainted? I hope you don't mind me asking.

No...actually I bought it like this.

It was rear-ended under the previous ownership.

I've had the car for just shy of two years.

First machine polish work on the car...seeing all these defects now.

I don't think the car might have never been detailed.

It was in storage for a few years before I got it.

thats like my civic Noah the guy that had it b4 my friend said it was sitting for like a year and we were cleaning the engine bay and saw hella dirt just looks like the took dirt and poured it all over the car.

But that detail looks good I just need to get me one now but I have to wait because you know my upcoming issue

Ah gotcha. That's totally understandable though. Honestly...we all have things wrong with our cars that we know are there but are barely visible to everybody else, and this is just one of them. Shit happens.

Should have got the Carfax...

Actually I read it...but was naive.

I've made a few mistakes with my car as well. I thought I looked it over well enough before I bought it, but I guess I didn't. The front bumper has touch up paint on it and is scuffed up under the headlight, the dashboard is cracked like hell, and there is some nasty shit where the trunk liner is where the water sits. Oh well

Live and learn.

I will def. be more cautious when buying from private party.

I got a cheap inspection.

Opting for a higher level inspection could have saved me thousands of dollars.

have a professional body shop wet sand those areas. The over spary should come out good.

the quarter panel may not come out good, cant tell by just looking at pictures. get the body shop's opinion on it first. it seems like there is some bondo involved in it.

Yeah...I'll ask them when I get my hood clear coated again...

Lose the front plate dood.

I wish I could...how?...we live in Cali.

SF PoPo really hits hard on the front window tint and license plate.

Wouldn't last a week on the streets.

how long before the clear on ur cf hood started to fade? do u have it waxed regularly?

I bought it used so I am not sure when it exactly started deteriorating.

But...it's common for CF hoods to experience this because of the way UV light damages surfaces.

Without a metallic surface...nothing refracts light away...so it concentrates more under the surface.

That's what I learned from shops that deal with CF.

I have it sealed with Four Star Ultimate Paint Protection.

I don't think waxing can prevent that UV damage.

But more often...just not leaving your hood exposed to hot direct sunlight for extended periods of time.

I think the previous owner had it on his CL when his transmission blew.

The car sat for a long time outside neglected.

I'm going to be getting it re-cleared and try to get the best UV coating in the clear I can get.

Yea, you can reclear them or just paint it.

^

I know a good shop in the region that has a lot of experience with CF materials.

They can tint CF, just do amazing things with their paint shop.

The owner has a Matte Black G35 with like Matte Black CF everything...