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Old Oct 20, 2007 | 09:38 PM
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Anyone down for a fall cleaning/detail day before it gets too cold?

Well, the nice weather is about to end...anyone up for a fall cleaning/detailing day?
The next couple Sundays are no good for me, but figured I'd see if anyone is up for a good, hard-core cleaning day before it's too cold to do it. Nov 3rd, maybe?
Not sure of a good location, butI live in Granby, CT...and can fit probably 4 or 5 cars in my driveway....and I live on a cul-de-sac, so parking on the street is no problem.
Any interest?
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Old Oct 20, 2007 | 10:46 PM
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I'd love to...but the drive is way too far. I'd need to detail it agian when I got home. Lol...best of luck to you!
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Old Oct 20, 2007 | 11:33 PM
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i'd be interested. i've been traveling quite a bit lately and just haven't had the time to really take care of my baby.
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Old Oct 21, 2007 | 12:05 AM
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Sounds good. How much are you going to charge to wash everyone's car?
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Old Oct 21, 2007 | 08:38 AM
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Ha! I figure a couple hundred per car should work!!!

I don't have a ton for cleaning stuff (I was also figuring Id' learn some tricks from other people, too)....but I've got car wash soap and a hose...some wax....and everyone is welcome to use whatever I've got at my house (unless there is a better spot to meet up). Heck, and you guys could see what I ended up doing with my nightmare back yard landscaping job!

We could throw some burgers and dogs on the grill, too...

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Old Oct 21, 2007 | 11:05 AM
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sounds like a great idea, let me know if this is still going down
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Old Oct 21, 2007 | 06:25 PM
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Let's do it....we've got some interest! How's Saturday 10/3 work for everyone?
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Old Oct 22, 2007 | 07:02 AM
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Do you mean 11/3?
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Old Oct 22, 2007 | 07:51 PM
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Well, I guess we can go for 11/3....assuming you don't want to do it 4 weeks ago, of course!
How about this... November 3rd, 2007!
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Old Oct 22, 2007 | 09:08 PM
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That is fine with me. Hopefully we'll have good weather.

Another thing going for having it on October 3rd is we know it was a decent day and did not rain. You can't guarantee that by picking a future date.
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Old Oct 22, 2007 | 09:16 PM
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In that case, let's go for yesterday....it was beautiful out!
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Old Oct 22, 2007 | 09:18 PM
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11/3 works for me. what supplies is everyone bringing? i'm not really happy with any of the products i use now so i'm looking to go get some new stuff and start fresh.
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Old Oct 23, 2007 | 07:55 PM
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I've got a bunch of Meguiar's stuff. Clay bar and cleaner wax (if anyone wants to spend 4 hours in Josh's driveway), quick interior wipes, leather cleaner/conditioner, car wash, gold class wax, detailer and tire shine *****.

So how many do we have so far, 6 or 7?
1. j67345
2. CTrx8
3. Shinka-Dono
4. lowrdteg
5. Darkrose?
6. Bad_Bob
7. fitz75
8. RMZ290 (pending homework)

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Old Oct 23, 2007 | 09:45 PM
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As of now I am down for 11/3. I would need directions. It would all depend on the guard though
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Old Oct 24, 2007 | 06:52 AM
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Nice, looks like we're going to have nice turnout! I've got a bunch of towels and a chamois….soft rags to wash with…some tire shine…soap….some window cleaner…and I'll see if I can sneak some paper towels out wihtout my wife noticing! And after you see the mack-daddy hose sprayer I have, you're going to hunt one down for yourself!

Hopefully we have nice weather! We can grill up some food….or there are a few pizza joints around we can hit up as well. My wife is gonna probably go shopping that day (this will probably end up being an expensive day for me!) if no girls show up with their cars for her to hang with…

Once we get closer to the 3rd, I'l shoot everyone a PM with my addy. That way I can just blast everyone with a PM at once, and won't end up forgetting to send it to someone!
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Old Oct 24, 2007 | 01:49 PM
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we can all pitch in some $$ so that no one is left holding the tab at the end.
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Old Oct 24, 2007 | 02:36 PM
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^right. If we do a bbq-thing I will likely bring some sort of food contribution as well.
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Old Oct 24, 2007 | 03:01 PM
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Can you fit another car?? Paul and I may be able to come and will contribute to food/supplies etc.
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Old Oct 24, 2007 | 05:10 PM
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i throw some cash in for food and if anything i will wash my car prehand then wax it at your place.
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Old Oct 24, 2007 | 07:07 PM
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Come on up! My house is on a culdesac, so parking on the street is no problem! The more, the merrier!!
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Old Oct 24, 2007 | 09:04 PM
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I might swing by since I'm just a town over to check out everybodys rides. Depends on how much HW I need to get done though.

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Old Oct 27, 2007 | 09:55 AM
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Well, here's hoping next Saturday is nicer than it is today!
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Old Oct 27, 2007 | 10:21 AM
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Originally Posted by RMZ290
I might swing by since I'm just a town over to check out everybodys rides. Depends on how much HW I need to get done though.
What kind of homework?
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Old Oct 27, 2007 | 11:44 AM
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We (NEPOC) just had a meet a couple weeks back. Was a perfect day for cleaning and waxing. Like I said before, ya'll are welcome to check us out anytime. And we have 2 pro detailers, Oleg (Astral) and myself.

Pics from the meet. http://www.altspace.com/nepoc/101307/index.html

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Old Oct 27, 2007 | 11:46 AM
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What kind of homework?

graduate level mechanical engineering.
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