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Toy_Dreamer · 05-22-2008, 11:47 PM

I spent 9 hours washing, using rubbing compound, and waxing my Gen3...

Took about an hour on the front, and back.

and then about 30 minutes in each wheel...

the final product...

yup!

tran.man48 · 05-22-2008, 11:58 PM

dang... thats clean

Toy_Dreamer · 05-23-2008, 12:20 AM

thanks!

I got engine shots, i'll upload tomorrow.

EvoFire · 05-23-2008, 01:50 AM

Nice, really shiny, but I can't tell what color it is! Is it green black or blue?

ONE_to_HATE · 05-23-2008, 02:00 AM

now that's love. good job-

***eyeball96*** · 05-23-2008, 04:02 AM

Very shiney...now that u have it looking great, it won't take near as much effort to keep it that way.

Good Job

bigbird · 05-23-2008, 04:18 AM

looks great man, have ya ever clay bared it? i did that and the results were awesome.

ROBS · 05-23-2008, 04:23 AM

Just wow

...thats what I need to do to mine.

'_' · 05-23-2008, 04:38 AM

Nice and clean

Tuner571 · 05-23-2008, 06:21 AM

Looks awsome man, great job!

CamBOT · 05-23-2008, 07:44 AM

Hey guys,

Anyone use Maguires deep paint clearner? its step 1 in the maguires 1-2-3 wax system?

Is the results equal to a clay bar?

thanks

Toy_Dreamer · 05-23-2008, 08:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by EvoFire

Nice, really shiny, but I can't tell what color it is! Is it green black or blue?

it's green.

Quote:

Originally Posted by CamBOT

Hey guys,

Anyone use Maguires deep paint clearner? its step 1 in the maguires 1-2-3 wax system?

Is the results equal to a clay bar?

thanks

Clay bar is not the same as using a three step wax. I used Turtle wax rubbing compound to get scratches off, works like a charm. One thing about the rubbing compound is that it removes not just scratches but oxidization. Then I used Meguiar's Cleaner Wax. (A three-in-one, cleans polishes and protects.)

I wouldn't go with the 1-2-3 step process. I've done it before and it's a waste of time. Because I get the same exact results with using the three-in-one Cleaner Wax.

But using a clay bar should be the last thing the car would need, It removes bonded contaminates on the clear coat. Giving it a glass type look, and a smooth, very smooth finish.

TheKevin · 05-23-2008, 09:36 AM

Wow, nice job. It looks immaculate.

tooyoungtoodie · 05-23-2008, 12:47 PM

looks like new to me!!

cmjohnson · 05-25-2008, 06:42 PM

Nice. I'm going much farther overboard on my car with a full repaint and total wet sanding and polishing
routine on it, and expect nothing less than a better-than-factory appearance, but if my car had just not
had so many little problems with it, I'd have been perfectly happy to keep it in its original paint job IF
I'd been able to make it look as nice as yours does now. But mine had too many little problems, so
hence the full refinishing job.

CJ