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Old 04-25-2008, 04:49 PM
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Talking How clean are you??

Post up pictures of your cleaned rides.

I'll go first






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Old 04-25-2008, 08:31 PM
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lookin good, mines tooo dirty right now, crappy kansas weather always changing on me, ill post some pics when i get the new wheels next week >.<
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Here are some of my clay bar from this last weekend.... that crappy Kansas weather didn't stop me!
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Very clean.

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I'll take new pics next sunny day. But to give you an idea, I washed & detailed it yesterday and today it's parked on freshly-vacuumed carpet in the garage, and the cover is on, waiting for the weekend- IF it's dry, warm, and sunny!
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My process:
1. Wash & Dry
2. Griot's Garage Machine Polish 3 with PC and orange pad
3. Buff by hand
4. Poor Boy's EX-P polish/sealant with PC and polishing pad
5. Buff by hand
6. Natty's Paste Wax Blue by hand
7. Buff by hand
8. Clean Racing Beat muffler canisters and tips and apply protection
9. Apply Back to Black
Old 04-30-2008, 06:48 AM
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Hand Wash, Claybar, Z5, Z6, Z5, Z6, Z2, Z6, Z2, Z8
Hand Wash, Z2, Z8, Z6, Z6, Z8, Z6, Z2, Z6, Z2, Z6, Z8, Z8
Hand Wash, .......................................

Interior cleaning once a week - (wiping down surfaces with distilled water and occasionally, 303 aerospace)

Wheels 1-2 times a week, exhaust tips once a week, engine bay dusting (a little bit) when I check my oil @ every fillup.
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wow nice pix guys, i need a better camera to take clean pics, the cleanest picture i have of my car is on my myspace...
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Originally Posted by onefatsurfer
Hand Wash, Claybar, Z5, Z6, Z5, Z6, Z2, Z6, Z2, Z8
Hand Wash, Z2, Z8, Z6, Z6, Z8, Z6, Z2, Z6, Z2, Z6, Z8, Z8
Hand Wash, .......................................

Interior cleaning once a week - (wiping down surfaces with distilled water and occasionally, 303 aerospace)

Wheels 1-2 times a week, exhaust tips once a week, engine bay dusting (a little bit) when I check my oil @ every fillup.
Yup, just like me. The winters here can be brutal. Got to love the East Coast, right?
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clean black = the best

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Posted these pics before in the multimedia thread, but here ya go..



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Not as clean as I would like but I still think it looks good.

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Gauge: get rid of those dubs. lol

This picture looks amazing:
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WoW!!! Nice!!! Alt...^^
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Best i got right now... been in the shop. Since that pic ive had the rest of the MS kit on, but still havnt wetsanded and buffed the new paint. No wax there yet either because of that. :D



Here it is 6 months ago nice and clean.... yes same car :D


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19's and their hawt especially accordin to ppl round here. I see your from Lex too, my old home, goin back this month.

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Gauge: get rid of those dubs. lol

This picture looks amazing:

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All the cars look sweet.

I just got back from a drive to Steptoe Butte and I took this one, it was still clean, sorta, there is some dust on the bottom of the bumper there




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Alt what kindve camera is that, a slr?
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Alt what kindve camera is that, a slr?
It's not the camera, but rather PS skills. Camera is a simple 4 year old point and shoot.
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Originally Posted by imput1234

This picture looks amazing:
It does, but it is also not hard to do.
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I put another coat of Z2 & Z8 on today..







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