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Old 07-04-12, 06:01 PM
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Default Wolfgang Car Products is THE TRUTH!

After spending almost $200 on car care products plus another $100 on a polisher and pads and about 3 hours of my time I'm happy to say it was money and time well spent. My car has never shined as much as this and its thanks to Wolfgang and Autogeek.net. I do not own a fancy camera so please excuse the crappy cell phone camera pics. Here some shots I took earlier that are at least good enough to show you what kind of mirror shine this stuff leaves, but trust me it looks even better in person. Enjoy and more pics of my project can be found here
http://public.fotki.com/remydee/the-is-journal














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Looks really good
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damnn that looks good! mind sharing the wrong detailing process?
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my god RD your car looks like a mirror i love it man LOVE the glossy effect
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Thanks guys. first I washed my car with Meguires soap, dried it real good before applying anything else. Prepping is the key. And I use microfiber towels for everything. First I applied the paintwork polish enhancer. It removes any wax and other compounds that have been on the car previously. After that I used the total swirl remover. I applied that by hand and then went over the car with my polisher applicator pad. Next I used the same proceedure with the finish glaze.After that I applied the deep gloss paint sealant by hand and went over it again with my polisher and finishing pad. finally I wax by hand, and spray down and wipe witht he deep gloss spray. It may sound like alot of work and overkill, it is, and its worth it!
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bro get yourself a porter cable. makes life sooo much easier
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Originally Posted by Hoovey2411
bro get yourself a porter cable. makes life sooo much easier
Lol hoovey I didn't do everything by hand.
I bought a 7 inch polished from harbor freight. It coated $50 way less than a porter cable.
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Originally Posted by RDIS250AWD
Lol hoovey I didn't do everything by hand.
I bought a 7 inch polished from harbor freight. It coated $50 way less than a porter cable.
ok cool
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Here's the polished I have. I bought the backing plate and pads from napa http://www.harborfreight.com/7-inch-...her-66615.html
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Originally Posted by Hoovey2411
ok cool
It just took so long bc I'm extremely detailed so if I noticed I missed a spot I always went back and hit it again Haha
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Originally Posted by RDIS250AWD
It just took so long bc I'm extremely detailed so if I noticed I missed a spot I always went back and hit it again Haha
so am I. If I commit to a detail its normally about 7 hours
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Originally Posted by Hoovey2411
so am I. If I commit to a detail its normally about 7 hours
lol thats crazy I thought 3 hours was a bit extreme it would have been more if I cleaned the inside the same day it definitely would have been maybe another hour or two
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Look good. I think we would see the results better on a black car.

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Originally Posted by ernestfyu
Look good. I think we would see the results more better on a black car.
yep black looks better than any car once waxed and polish but that was third on my choice of colors when I was shopping. USB being #1 and SFP being #2. Obsidian black was everywhere to be found but I couldnt find a single USB, and SFP was ;hard to find with the options I wanted. I got lucky with mine.
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Ohhh I thought you meant like you got Odd Future Wolf Gang stuff in your car. I was gonna say smh


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