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Old Apr 25, 2010 | 10:17 PM
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hmmm i don't think it really matters which detailing clay you get.. mother's, meguiar's or zaino.. i've used all 3 and they're really the same i think.. go for what's cheap and easy to get.. just use a clean bucket of car shampoo as a lubricant when you're using it.. you'll use too much spray detailer if you use that and it won't make a difference anyway since clay pretty much removes any polish/wax coat

to be honest the clay bar only sees my car about once a year- basically the times i take out the orbital buffer and do a full detail of the car to take out swirls.. if you use a good polish (nxt / zaino / optima / klasse, etc) after it's clay'd once, it should keep the paint in good shape so it doesn't get oxidized, rough, and won't have lots of road tar.. if you use a carnauba wax (which i refuse to do) though, you'll want to clay it much more often like what jin mentioned

for leather care, there are 2 really good ones- leatherique or zaino z9 & z10.. i've never used leatherique but i've read that if you want to RESTORE neglected leather, that's the way to go.. it takes some effort though and is a bit pricey.. zaino's great and i'll even say makes me happy i got a leather interior so i can use z10 on it and live with the smell.. just use a good brush to apply the z9 (or any leather product)- it's a huge difference over using a towel / pad (http://www.autogeek.net/natural-hors...ery-brush.html).. for a store brand lexol is probably one of the better ones, but i haven't used it before

i'm thinking of ordering some more zaino stuff sometime that i ship to my job in NY.. if you want, i can get you stuff in the same order.. i think kel wants me to get some zaino for him too
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Old Apr 25, 2010 | 10:24 PM
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Dave and i have been using that "magic water"......

come on guys i feel like im on a miata forum with all this wash and wax hooha
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Old Apr 25, 2010 | 10:25 PM
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lol^

Considering this ... guy wants $275 .... what do you guys think?

Also, Do you know where I can find an rb gauge pod w/o gauges? (just the pod)
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Old Apr 25, 2010 | 10:26 PM
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......should start calling you the detailing god!! say...do you think you could buff out a scratch in my sunglasses?
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Old Apr 25, 2010 | 10:27 PM
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Back to rotary talk. Bennys first Borg Warner run.

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Old Apr 25, 2010 | 10:27 PM
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Originally Posted by RX927
Dave and i have been using that "magic water"......

come on guys i feel like im on a miata forum with all this wash and wax hooha
lmfao!!! hell yea that stuff is the best, i swear by that ****!!

btw did you get my text about the prices?
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Old Apr 25, 2010 | 10:29 PM
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lol sorry.. he asked a detailing question so.. :P

dave, bring it to the next meet and we can try a few products on it lolz.. i'm thinking plexus plastic cleaner/polish, meguiar's plastx, and zaino all-in-one
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Old Apr 25, 2010 | 10:32 PM
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really??? cooooooll
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Old Apr 25, 2010 | 10:35 PM
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lol don't expect a miracle but it should hide most of the imperfections.. i used to be **** about my psp / sony ericsson and used a ton of car detailing products on them so i found out some of this stuff works
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Old Apr 25, 2010 | 10:37 PM
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wow...your the man to go to to get stuff looking brand new! you should open your own detailing shop, could make a fortune!
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Old Apr 25, 2010 | 10:39 PM
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Jake you should open up a high end detailing business. Have a few guys do the work and give the approval for the final work.

Dave, got the text ended up finding used parts/making use of the paper weight in the garage.
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Old Apr 25, 2010 | 10:40 PM
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This is mad gay how dave and i are saying the same thing moments after another.
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Old Apr 25, 2010 | 10:57 PM
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Old Apr 25, 2010 | 11:14 PM
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but ... for real ... what do you guys think of that pod?
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Old Apr 25, 2010 | 11:22 PM
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Originally Posted by stinksause
but ... for real ... what do you guys think of that pod?
http://racingbeat.com/resultset.asp?PartNumber=11815
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Old Apr 25, 2010 | 11:30 PM
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i love how they try to make it sound so complicated lol
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Old Apr 25, 2010 | 11:36 PM
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thanks Al! ... wats your opinion on the 350z style pod tho ... I wanna go turbo in the future and I'll need more than just temps and oil pressure so I am saving the rb pod for that ... and these are hard to find I feel like ... or am I wrong?
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Old Apr 25, 2010 | 11:38 PM
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Originally Posted by stinksause
thanks Al! ... wats your opinion on the 350z style pod tho ... I wanna go turbo in the future and I'll need more than just temps and oil pressure so I am saving the rb pod for that ... and these are hard to find I feel like ... or am I wrong?
http://raceroots.com/index.php/produ...ash-panel.html

3 on top.

3 in the rb pod.
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Old Apr 26, 2010 | 07:29 AM
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Originally Posted by stinksause
thanks Al! ... wats your opinion on the 350z style pod tho ... I wanna go turbo in the future and I'll need more than just temps and oil pressure so I am saving the rb pod for that ... and these are hard to find I feel like ... or am I wrong?


$275 is kind of crazy for a pod. That pod is the lotek pod blended with the stock dash centerpiece yeah its nice work but the pod itself costs 45 dollars maybe... I have the lotek pod it matches pretty well and looks good i only paid maybe 50 bucks. If your going turbo save your money for other stuff no sense in spending 275 for a pod.


http://www.gaugepods.com/mazda.html


I haven seen Benny's car running but the video looks great...did he get to dave for a tune and his exhaust?

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Old Apr 26, 2010 | 08:27 AM
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thanks guys .. you just saved me ~ $200
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Old Apr 26, 2010 | 09:04 AM
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Abdul sorry I didn't pass By this week. I spent the weekend with the fam. I'm not going to be able to make the purchase. So I would post it up asap. My girl want a new bedroom set for her bday. So there went a couple of g's. So on the other hand. U think next month in May you'll be able to close the deal on the coilovers?
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Old Apr 26, 2010 | 09:08 AM
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anyone else still on the same tank of gas from Deals ? LOL

btw the new iphone version 4.0 is nuts
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Old Apr 26, 2010 | 09:15 AM
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lol good one.

jake I am in let me know how much and when
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Originally Posted by RX927
Dave and i have been using that "magic water"......

come on guys i feel like im on a miata forum with all this wash and wax hooha
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Old Apr 26, 2010 | 09:37 AM
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I think we should just have a detail day?
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Old Apr 26, 2010 | 09:42 AM
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I'm in for that... I'm also in for a zaino purchase, but I'll need your advice, Jake. My current stock of Meguiar's NXT products is pretty good.
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