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Old 10-24-02, 01:25 AM
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I'll let the pictures do the talking








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wow.. just like new car again.. I will have mine detail this week..btw nice rimz
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Very, very nice. How much did it cost and what exactly did they do?
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Originally posted by D.K.
Very, very nice. How much did it cost and what exactly did they do?
Wash, clay, 3-stage polish, carnauba wax, leather conditioner, interior lexol, armor-all, steam clean floor mats. I paid $100 + $10 tip.
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Damn i cant believe that is a 10 year old car!!, good job!


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I'll let the pictures do the talking
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There is nothing more beautiful than a clean black on black.
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Your Clean Baby looks PHENOMENAL!! Amazing JOB.

I had that kind of detail work done to my old Sebring Convertible and the car looked like a brand new car when it was done. I highly recommend doing a detail like that every couple of years.

Now just maintain it and enjoy. It was nice seeing some interior pictures for a change too. Everyone just shows their outside but hey we sit and cruise on the inside so I love seeing interior shots. Friend please post some more.

Enjoy
Jery

P.S. No baloney you car is sooo shinny that it showed all the smudges in my monitor. Now I have to clean my monitor just cause of you clean car. Be proud of that baby and take good care of her.
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The car is NOT BLACK!!!

It's Jade Black! (very deep rich green)
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Don't get upset!

Its very hard to tell in the picture. If you would have asked me it looks Black. I do see that it is Jade black but only because you told us.

All I know is that it is one shiny car and looks great
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Originally posted by Horta
Don't get upset!

Its very hard to tell in the picture. If you would have asked me it looks Black. I do see that it is Jade black but only because you told us.

All I know is that it is one shiny car and looks great
I'm not upset at all. My statement was not without sarcasm.
By the way, they conditioned the leather wit Lexol and I'm not too happy with the final result. I'm going to do use your deep cleaning method as soon as I have a chance.

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That looks like NEW.
Awesome.
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Now that's what you call a SHOWROOM FINISH, I'm jealous!!! The wheels look a whole lot better with the armor-all lol

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Originally posted by SWEETSOUND2001

By the way, they conditioned the leather wit Lexol and I'm not too happy with the final result. I'm going to do use your deep cleaning method as soon as I have a chance.
What do you not like about Lexol? I tried it but it didn't shine enough on the black leather for me. I actually use a leather rejuvenator from Griots Garage:

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All it did in my opinion is made my leather shinier and slippery. It did not make a significant different as far as softness is concerned and that is what's most important to me. My seats have fairly soft leather to begin with but I want to get it as soft as leather on the 95+ LS models. I hope that it's possible. Right now the middle portion of the seating surfaces is quite soft but the top and bottom (under the knees) portions are stiffer than I'd like them to be. I'll do it one of these days and we'll see how it comes out.

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Looks great man. Amazing for a 10 year old car.

Personally, I'm a big fan of exterior detailing, but I always detail the interior of a car myself. I cannot stand shine on an interior anywhere but the wood, chrome and glass. I prefer the dull showroom new look on the dash and seats, and I find detail shops always overdo it with the shine, and I tend to redetail the interior myself when I get the car back, so the interior for me is just a waste of cash.

Lookin good man. Looks better than my dad's 98!


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