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    Best comment ever!

    I got my car back from the shop on friday, after having a factory wing and front air dam added and painted. The shop washed her with what could have only been a sandblaster and bag of broken glass, as indicated by the amount of swirls left on the car. So I spent saturday with the PC...
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    hows this process sound?

    For a car that's never really been cared for... you know, scratched in the self washing with the foam brush places, parked under a seagull tree, and generally not cared for.. I don't have to have the car perfect, just a big improvement over what it is now. It's a free job for a friend, where...
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    AIO or Super Resin??

    I want a polymer to throw on, after my PI-III and before my S100. These are the competitors, unless you have another entry.. Thoughts?
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    how do you clean your PC pads??

    Quick question.. Currently I only have the factory PC pad that comes with the 7336SP. How do I wash and dry it best? I'm afraid to stick her in the washer/dryer, because of the metal bolt and backing pad. Also, just out of curiosity, when I recieve my order from CMA with the backing...
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    Life with a Bra

    Here's my dilemma... The nose of my car was repainted a year ago, and is now horribly beaten up by rock chips and the like. It looks disgusting. The body shop agreed to repaint it, so that's the good news. I don't want this to happen again. The majority of the damage occured during the...
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    Questions about a repaint...

    So I had to have my car repainted about a year ago, due to an accident... A reputable shop did it, and it was covered by the insurance, so I went with it.. After a year, the paint has not held up well at all.. The front bumper looks like a teenagers face, it's so pocked and chipped up...
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    birb bomb protection...

    Went out to my car today to find two nickel sized bird bombs on her... Wiped em off with QD and a MF the second I saw em. Etched. balls. :mad: I have S100 and SEC on the car now.. What can I use to protect the paint from this happening again? Does anything work?
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    Ok, I think I got it... Pics!

    I made a mess of my last post trying to get some of the pics up for you guys, so I'm trying this again, after reading the FAQ.. :xyxthumbs So, here goes nuthin!
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    Check out my after S100 pics...

    I have no idea how to link a pic from my gallery to here, but the pics are in the gallery.... if you guys know, tell me!!! Oh, and check em out! I'm excited!!
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    These are my weapons, how do I use em?

    So I'm going to be detailing two cars tomorrow. A black and a white 97 MX-5. The white has been neglected, except for washing, and the black is mine, so it's pretty clean, but it's black, so it's swirled and such... I have: SMR SEC IHG S100 Mothers QD and a whole box of just...
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    s100 = bad??

    I decided today after all of the good press S100 has been getting here that I'd try some this weekend on the racecar... I went to 1 harley dealership, 1harley autorized specialty chopper shop, and one BMW bike shop. All 3 carried a multitude of S100 brand products, but when I asked for the...
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    keeping Lexan Scratch free...

    I know this isn't car related, but this place is the mecca for all things shiny and polished.... ;) I'm getting a 200+ gallon aquarium for my Tiger Oscars and it's made of Lexan.... It's plenty strong, as lexan is stronger and more shatter resistant than glass, but it's also prone to...
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    Aww man... Newb question...

    I did a search, and I looked in the links section (maybe in need of an update??) but I couldn't find any links to the big MF competitors... So can you guys gimme some web addresses to the best MF's out there? Cheapest? Thanks!:up
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    Huge Car meet next month, I need a plan of attack!

    May 10th is the yearly MX-5 BBQ and car show, with over 100 cars, and 250 or more people showing up, all pretty much with the same car.... I have a black 96 with Tan leather interior, and all of the options. IMO, the prettiest of the main stream bunch, with a few special editions that do...
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    WD40 as a vinyl cleaner??

    I have a vinyl boot on my mx5 to cover the top when it's down. It's tan, as is my leather interior. It's been in storage since winter, and I took it out yesterday to find it got all stained up with something, no idea what, but it looked to be some sort of dye bleeding onto it from moisture...
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    anyone ever have the urge to detail a rental car?

    Black and Tan got killed this morning... On my way to the gym, got rear ended by a dodge neon at about 30-40 mph... The back fender is touching the wheels, the trunk is crumpled, the bumper is non existent... You can read the license plate from the neon in my bumper, as well as make out...
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    Painting small panels?? any ideas?

    I've just finished replacing the panels on the racecar from a theft and joyride, and have a couple questions.. The pop up headlight covers and reas upper spoiler are the only parts that aren't painted. I really dont have the money to have the entire car repainted at this point, and was...
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    new pics in my gallery!

    check em out and let me know what you think.. Of course, not more than 24 hours after I was done, it started snowing again, but I guess thats how it works.. 1x SMR dark colors 1x IHG 1x Nufinish 1x Gold class I wanted the nufunish protection, and the goldclass shine, and it seems I...
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    How to care for a Cloth Convertible Top...

    Hey guys, Long time no see.. I just replaced the convertible top on the MX5, and went with the Tan Cloth and a glass window... :D So how do I take care of it? I have noticed it already go a abit dirty from the installation, and want to keep it as new looking and as healthy as I can...
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    Buffer help needed!!!

    Sup guys, Quick question for you... I have a 96 Black and Tan MX-5 that was resprayed about 6 months ago. I let the paint cure correctly, and took care of it right... Last week was the first time I waxed her, and because i'm fairly new to the detailing scene, did it by hand. My...
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