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Old 06-28-09, 09:48 PM
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Default Thank god for clay bar and polish.

this thing has been bothering me forever. I dont even know what it is, oversprasy? who knows. the point is that this is what it looked like..

I washed the car and took these pics... then used a Clay bar and it didnt work...then used Scratch X and it didnt work either. So i decided to use some rubbing compound from Turtle wax and it worked like a charm... after i got these stains off. I waxed it teice.. here are the pics...

BTW has anyone had this happen to them. its weird the cleaner the car the more you could see it. so it made me not wanna wash the car. lol


THIS





RUBBING COMPOUND




IT CAME OFF




THEN WAX



FINISHH

Old 06-28-09, 09:56 PM
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Wow, that looks clean. You can see the reflections perfectly(judging by the pics) Love your sig BTW
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good work.
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nice work! The car looks great in those pics!
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Did you wax by hand?
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The shine looks great, very transluscent.

I've used clay bar before on an older car and thought it was really good. Aside from the shine, the waxed portions were so smooth to touch...
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Originally Posted by MrBooby
Did you wax by hand?
yea 2 coats, one thin another one mid. it will get your shoulders burning. hehe
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Originally Posted by silverride
The shine looks great, very transluscent.

I've used clay bar before on an older car and thought it was really good. Aside from the shine, the waxed portions were so smooth to touch...
first time I did it it didnt work at all because I didnt apply any rpessure. this time i applied a little more pressure and it worked better. The rubbing compound was what took of the sports you see on the pictures though
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