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Old 01-28-2011, 11:16 PM
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Cleaned My TLS

I bought this 2008 TL Type-S on Monday and since my wife went out with her best friend tonight I was able to detail the car up nicely...

First I washed it...Using the typical Meguiars Gold Glass car wash...Then clay batted the car with a Meguiar Clay Bar kit...Then sealed it all up with Autoglym HD wax...Let me tell you this AG HD stuff is AWESOME!!! I have used Zaino for years and personally now I would throw rocks at it compared to this wax...

Heres the prewash pictures:








Yes filthy I know...

After the wash:




After clay bar and auroglym hd:























Such a mirror finish:





I even clayed and autoglym'd the rims


The interior:

Front Seats


Rear Seats


Door Panels


Paddle Shift FTW


Shifter


Navi


XM


Gauge Cluster


The trunk


Also had a few of these…


I am in love with this new wax I tried tonight and all this was done by hand...I have yet to break out the portercable...

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Old 01-28-2011, 11:38 PM
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Nice pics. How much was the Autoglym? The cheapest I've seen it is at Walmart for ~$30
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Originally Posted by gotkilled
Nice pics. How much was the Autoglym? The cheapest I've seen it is at Walmart for ~$30
Walmart is no longer allowed to sell it...Because of the price they were selling it for...Its supposed to be $50 but walmart wasnt pricing it correctly...Its now on the clearance rack at walmart due to them having to get rid of it so they are now $20 a box...When I find them at wally world I buy all they have...
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nice clean car i love it when my tls is clean

so any plans for mods?
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Originally Posted by murph145
nice clean car i love it when my tls is clean

so any plans for mods?
Not really...I went alittle mod crazy on my last car and kinda just want to enjoy the stock fun I have with the tls right now...Prolly a drop in k&n will be it...I had the windows tinted today (35%)...
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Very nicely done...gorgeous ride.
GET SOME locks on those wheels! Everyone is getting their type s wheels stolen!
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great choice in TLs, even stock a NBP type s is a beautiful car

any plans for mods??
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That is one clean car man! Autoglym HD...I've gotta remember that for when spring comes around... Been using turtle wax green paste and it's ok, but that stuff looks 100x better.
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Good job. The car looks great.
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Originally Posted by Sound Murderer
great choice in TLs, even stock a NBP type s is a beautiful car

any plans for mods??
Not really...35% tint was put on yesterday and a k&n drop in will be about it for now...

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That is one clean car man! Autoglym HD...I've gotta remember that for when spring comes around... Been using turtle wax green paste and it's ok, but that stuff looks 100x better.
Claybar / Duragloss 105 / Autoglym HD

Sadly the local car quest was out of duragloss so I had to skip it...I will get it on in next months coat...

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Good job. The car looks great.
Thanks
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damn thats one clean ride man......
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Originally Posted by 07tl-s6spd
damn thats one clean ride man......
Thank you...

For my next detail I need to pick up some new stuff...

Optimum Hyper Spray Compound 18 oz - $29.99
http://www.detailersdomain.com/optim...pound18oz.aspx

Optimum Hyper Spray Polish 18 oz - $24.99
http://www.detailersdomain.com/optim...olish18oz.aspx

Blackfire Wet Diamond with Polycharger - $29.99
http://www.detailedimage.com/Blackfi...P205/16-oz-S1/

Meguiar's Quik Interior Detailer - $6.99
http://www.detailedimage.com/Meguiar...P384/16-oz-S1/

Ultima Interior Shampoo Gel - $12.99
http://www.autogeek.net/ultima-interior-shampoo.html

Mothers Leather Cleaner - $7.99
http://www.autogeek.net/mo6412.html

Mothers Leather Conditioner - $7.99
http://www.autogeek.net/mo6312.html

Mothers Protectant (interior) - $10.99
http://www.autogeek.net/mo5324.html

303 Aerospace protectant (engine and interior)- $12.99
http://www.autogeek.net/16oz.html

Then picking up a 5.5 backing plate for the porter cable and some good pads...Also need to get some good microfibers and a 2 bucket setup with gritguards...
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Nicely done =)
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why is the plate different?
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Originally Posted by ChrisJ
Not really...I went alittle mod crazy on my last car and kinda just want to enjoy the stock fun I have with the tls right now...Prolly a drop in k&n will be it...I had the windows tinted today (35%)...
thats what i thought when i bought my TLS a few years back "im like this is a great new car doesnt need any work to it..." haha well needless to say almost $6K into it but still love it everday
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Congrats Chris-you can now join our Type S Social Group here.
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looks brand new
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Damn that's clean. Nicely done sir
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Nice job , it cleaned up real nice
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Originally Posted by guitarplayer16
Nicely done =)
Thanks

Originally Posted by Ruby
why is the plate different?
No clue its temp tags

Originally Posted by JonBeast
Yuengling FTW
Truer words have never been spoken...

Originally Posted by murph145
thats what i thought when i bought my TLS a few years back "im like this is a great new car doesnt need any work to it..." haha well needless to say almost $6K into it but still love it everday
I put well over $15K in my mustang and sold it for $12k...I burnt out my mod bug for a while on that one...Check my intro thread for pictures of that car...

Originally Posted by Steven Bell
Congrats Chris-you can now join our Type S Social Group here.
Yep I'm there

Originally Posted by jwr0ng626
looks brand new
Thanks...It still has paint imperfections so I will be doing another MORE indepth detail in the near future...That will be a 8-12 detail...

Originally Posted by CLtotheTL32
Damn that's clean. Nicely done sir
Thanks...Its getting there...Still a few more corrections to be made...But by hand and in 4 hours I will accept it...
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