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Old Apr 23, 2008 | 05:47 AM
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I had a detailing job last night. 2001 Ford Thunderbird. Tons of small scratches, road tar (that had been on since LAST summer), swirls/cob webs, etc. I did a wash, full claybar, non-aggressive cuttingpolish in spots, and Wax (Zymol).

The Zymol wax produced a nice shine, but lacked the depth I like to see, and was a bitch to remove the excess. It dried very fast, and powdered, which I hate. Anyway, onto the pics

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Old Apr 23, 2008 | 06:19 AM
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thats a solid 4, good effort though buddy.

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EDIT: i must admit, itsin the low 10's




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Old Apr 23, 2008 | 08:29 AM
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Old Apr 23, 2008 | 03:32 PM
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Hmmmm,we'll just assume its the lighting and the platform that makes it look like ****, nice suby that guy has though
 
Old May 23, 2008 | 09:19 PM
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looks good, i give 8
 
Old Jun 13, 2008 | 05:19 PM
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So did this today for my moms bf for $100 (inside is done/shampoo'd as well) So here are some pics...this is just a wash and wax only (hand wax) didnt have a buffer and didnt clay bar it either. And the last pic is my car, washed/waxed her 4 days ago
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Old Jun 20, 2008 | 03:40 AM
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Both turned out really nice Trent! I give the truck a solid 8.32
 
Old Jun 20, 2008 | 03:45 AM
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Did the Suby again two nights ago. This time I actually took the buffer to it. It still needs to be clayed, and cut insome areasbut I didn't have the energy. I think next spring I'm going to have the entire front end resprayed, as there are hundres of rock chips and the clear is cracked in some spots. Whoever owned it before me had a shotty respray done...asshat

Mequires Wax, Random Orbit buffer, Invisible Glass, Armor All, Mothers Aluminum Polish, Blue Coral Wheel Cleaner, and lots of Bug n' Tar remover. Also used cutting polish to remove that yellowish BS on the headlights. I didn't have any tire dressing either, gay

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Old Jun 20, 2008 | 12:05 PM
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My turn again, this time.. With some Royal Blue. Just your basic wash, wax, and windows.

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I gotta say.. I'm in love with the shine . You were right Forty, I don't wanna go back to any other wax lol.
 
Old Jun 23, 2008 | 04:00 AM
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Glad you're diggin it man, looks fantastic! Did you do it all by hand or do you have a buffer?
 



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