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Old 07-30-2008, 05:56 PM
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I've never actually waxed or claybar-ed a car before so I figured I'd give it a shot. The paint was all smooth except for the bumper so I only claybar-ed the bumper with the mcguires clay bar and quick detailer and then waxed the car twice over with mcguires gold class wax. First I washed the car, then claybar-ed the bumper, then washed the bumper again, then waxed, waxed again and then dressed the tires with mcguires hot shine. I took a boat load of pictures. This was done by hand so it took me about 4 hours.








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Old 07-30-2008, 06:37 PM
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nice shine. the cr looks sooooooooooo much better in black. i think i want one now.
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looks good! nice reflections! meguiars gold class is about the best bang for the buck OTC wax ive found. i really like the CR lip and wing. im curious though if the benefits from the wing would be negated by putting the top down. hmm...
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great shine!!

that paint looks great- do i smell a badge request on its way in my pms??? (i hope so)

ever try body cavity wax? its a spray that we use sometiimes to cheat the underside... spray it in the wheel wells and they look brand new.

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in response to a request that i give an example of undercarriage wax:
http://www.chemicalguys.com/BARE_BONES_UND.../tvd_104_16.htm
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^ I live in a relatively new area and there is tonnes of mude and crap on the streets. I will actually try to clean the wheel wells this weekend. What is the badge? How do I request it? What does it do?
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Originally Posted by s2000cr,Jul 30 2008, 07:02 PM
^ I live in a relatively new area and there is tonnes of mude and crap on the streets. I will actually try to clean the wheel wells this weekend. What is the badge? How do I request it? What does it do?
best way is with the wheels off the car... see our how to in the how to sticky- the one about wheel cleaning.

badge is that thing in my post above that there are two of-
the wash n wax wacko badge. the official sign that you got the wacko disease. there are more badged wacko on s2ki.com than any other group. it identifies you as one of us!
to get one all you gotta do is pm me the request.
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In that case, you have PM!
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wow nice shine! that crystal reflection is always worth the hours and sweat poured into a job like that. mine is coming due for another mega detail soon too, hopefully i can get a ncie shine like that! altho i have to admit black is by far the best color when detailed.
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lookin mighty sexy she is

def agree- cr looks awesome in black!

nice work!


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