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Old Jul 11, 2015 | 11:19 AM
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Talking Fresh wash today

Not bad for a 10 year old car.






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Old Jul 11, 2015 | 11:24 AM
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Black Cherry

Paint looks near perfect after a decade.
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Old Jul 11, 2015 | 11:27 AM
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Pristine mate.
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Old Jul 11, 2015 | 11:28 AM
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Looks brand new
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Old Jul 11, 2015 | 11:50 AM
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Fantastic condition.
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Old Jul 11, 2015 | 11:50 AM
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looking good jab,how many miles on her now?
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Old Jul 11, 2015 | 12:37 PM
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Mileage is 73k - just did oil change. Purchased 2009 with 13k miles on it. I work out of the house so not a lot of mileage per year.
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Old Jul 12, 2015 | 08:47 AM
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gorgeous color....she looks hot......a little tire sauce done tastefully would take her to the next level. She has a great shine to her......what product do u use for the wash?
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Old Jul 12, 2015 | 10:51 AM
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classically good looking, and will likely remain so for many years yet to come.
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Old Jul 12, 2015 | 07:42 PM
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gorgeous color....she looks hot......a little tire sauce done tastefully would take her to the next level. She has a great shine to her......what product do u use for the wash?
Latest I am using is Turtle Wax ICE car wash, does a nice job, water beads for couple of weeks. Generally buy whatever car wash product that Costco is selling.
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Old Jul 12, 2015 | 07:46 PM
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Lookin good! I'd definitely put some dressing on the tires. A nice satin dressing looks great if you don't want the shiny look.
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Old Jul 13, 2015 | 07:35 AM
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Roger that.....I am using the Maguires car wash....it seems ok but I dont get that pop of a shine that I am looking for. I use the Maguires hot shine for my tires .....but I am not totally satisfied with that product either. A good tire shine with UV protect-ant that leaves a nice natural shine and doesnt sling all over your car is hard to find......maybe I will do a thread ....
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Old Jul 13, 2015 | 07:58 AM
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Try Optimum Tire Shine.
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Old Jul 13, 2015 | 10:12 PM
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First class! That is one beautiful 430 and a sobering reminder mine needs to be detailed...
Nice job!
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Old Jul 15, 2015 | 03:33 PM
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Very nice indeed. The Black Cherry is one of the better colors for our cars.

Now about car wash soap, i always used either the Meguiar's Gold class car wash or their Deep Crystal solution. It always seems to make the paint gloss really show afterwards. I also use their Hot Shine high gloss tire dressing. Very good product with minimum splash. Here's an pic ol gal at night after a cleaning. She has 175k on the clock.
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