murph145

^ yea just wipe down with my california duster regularly and i use my meguiars quick detail spray and micro fiber cloth to clean the car with... typically dont wash the car.... the paint is in real good condition no scratches dings or dents

rockstar143

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You're so lucky you don't have NBP...I used to use the duster...but I'd be afraid of dragging the dirt on mine.

murph145

^ yea NBP looks awesome when clean but is hard to keep clean!

hey did u really paint your engine plastics that copper color?

swoosh

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^^^ Murph, cant believe all you do is wipe it down....makes me wanna switch my color to CBP LOL....

CarlosWDP

thats so sick

murph145

LOL thanks man yea i rarely actually wash my car maybe once every 3-4 months hahaha the spray detailer works so well

veggiemonster

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you lucky SOB!!!!!!! i mean, silver can go a long time, but 3-4 months blows my mind. even at the height of summer i can't go more than 2 weeks without getting rain, or massive amount of road grime on my cars. jeez CA sounds nice

swoosh

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I know right !!!

i was looking at those pictures again and the gloss in the paint just gave me a boneeerrrrr.....

Murph you might disclosing what spray detailer you use ?

murph145

you guys gotta know im kinda anal about keeping my car clean lol.... i typically wipe it down the california duster everyday after i get home from work that way no dust sticks to it when the morning dew forms.... then the morning i wipe off all morning dew before leaving to work... i also spray detail the car 2 times a week using a meguiars product and a nice fresh micro cloth paint stays happy and shiny! i also use some meguiars quick spray wax once in a while too... i have only clay barred and waxed this car once since ive owned it over 4.5 years

rockstar143

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Megs...
I wanted CBP WAY before hearing about the car wash benefits (or lack thereof). Honestly, the more well waxed you keep your car the more you see reflections in the paint instead of the dirt on the surface of it.

Yeah Murph, I really did, I bought a backup set for cheap and painted it copper.

J.

murph145

^ dang that actually looks super dope! did you paint it yourself??

nice job really looks good now what can i do to my boring engine covers i had jamie make me a cf engine cover but the other plastics look so boring compared to yours now!

rockstar143

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Thanks man...
yeah man...I sanded with scotchbright pads, primered with high temp primer, copper high temp vht then regular clearcoat. It's been a few months and is holding up fine.

the front piece, I did after to tie in (at Jamie's urging, I might add) and since I didn't have a backup, taped off then I did a base of plastidip, copper and clear.

J.

murph145

very cool man i might have to think of something cool to do in there too!

i like what you did and it looks affordable

rockstar143

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Frugal and stylish, that's what I'm going for!

veggiemonster

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you can do this with a few colors, some saran-wrap, and a sponge...and some technique.

just an idea...you can use any color, just the pattern ya know?

murph145

^ what do you use the saran-wrap for and sponge?

Clean_CL-S

your car is sick!! I gained a little motivation to make a few changes to my 3G.

veggiemonster

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crap. hold on a second and i'll link the photo this time hahaha.



or this stuff always looks good too

murph145

thanks man

Dang I aint no artist lol thats more then i think i am capable of but does look kinda cool!

rockstar143

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what about that liquid vinyl application thing that Tyler has done to his?! CLtotheTL?

Homemade

have fun cleanin those!!