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  1. Re: going from a painted trim piece back to regular trim. tips/ideas?

    I can get some after pictures but I dont have any before or freshly stripped pics. I'm terrible about documenting with pictures...

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  2. Re: going from a painted trim piece back to regular trim. tips/ideas?

    well i went ahead and did a test part and it went ok. i initially did a chemical strip with bumper stripper (plastic safe stripper). and brush scrub to remove loose paint. it was 99% clean except for...
  3. Re: going from a painted trim piece back to regular trim. tips/ideas?

    bump.

    nobody has tried sanding and then using a trim coating like c4 or endura shine afterwards with good or bad success?? about to go try it, but i have no test pieces, the last thing i want is a...
  4. going from a painted trim piece back to regular trim. tips/ideas?

    the front wiper cowl of my supra was painted by a previous owner, it was a terrible job, auto hobby store paint so the clear cracked and peeled terribly on it. i was planning on stripping it and just...
  5. Re: Giveaway! BLACKFIRE Crystal Coat Paint Coating Kit!

    I want to win BLACKFIRE!


    Thanks for the chance to win guys! keep it up!
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    Re: Took my wheels to the local tire shop

    Mobile wheel repair is common and just as good. A local repair shop thats mobile here is the most popular one in town.
  7. Thread: Paint jobs?

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    Re: Paint jobs?

    for 299 you get what you pay for. they will remove nothing. just tape around things like headlights, taillights, moldings and trim. that rough tape line could translate into peeling later also.
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    Re: response from car wash about touchless

    sounds like a pretyped message to people worried about their brushes.

    note, they talk about ph levels but don't really give details about the products that have a "higher ph". they just claim that...
  9. Re: Giveaway! Who wants to test and review the DP Tire Coating Kit?

    congrats, post some pics up and be sure to come back 6 months later with an update!
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    Re: Just saw my first 2015 Mustang....OH NO!

    except for 3.0 inline 6 engines making almost 2000 hp in road cars....

    the replacement for displacement IS turbocharging/supercharging/compound turbos. displacement gives more air for the mixture,...
  11. Re: Giveaway! Who wants to test and review the DP Tire Coating Kit?

    Awesome! i agree to write a review, it's great that PBMA is coming out with more and more competative products, i would love to test this on my Tundra and Sequoia, one has old worn out tires and the...
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    Re: Microfiber Madness wheel brush

    right, but its still annoying that the thing literally slings dirty soap everywhere! lol. brush was great for about the first 3 uses, then i got tired of taking a shower after washing the car because...
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    Re: Will sanding remove this from headlights?

    i would go back and ask them if they think it's reasonable to have headlights entirely replaced every 3 years due to cracking...

    3 years is way too soon to have headlights do that.
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    Re: Has anyone use D114

    2 ounces in a 5 gallon bucket is going to yield roughly what the regular mix ratio is. i don't think when someone fills a 5 gallon bucket, that they are filling it to the brim. from what i do and...
  15. Re: Australian Concours d'Elegance....I'm ashamed

    one thing that hasn't been mentioned. some people just don't look at paint the same way, shine is shine. what they care about is the car itself, who made it, what memory it holds. etc etc etc... they...
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    Re: Water in wax?

    so there is no reason we should ever shake any bottle of anything we own before using??
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    Re: Has anyone use D114

    this, i thought i misread the ratio on 115.... yikes.. more cost effective to clean with 114, then do a spraywax or something right after.
  18. Re: Kink free garden hose and pressure washer hose

    i bought a flexzilla 100' hose and it is nice. a whole lot better than i expected it to be... doesn't kink whatsoever when dragging around a car, to kink it you literally have to twist it up and pull...
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    Re: CarPro Immortal - Self-Healing Coating

    ^ there are people who believe you get what you pay for.... literally... and they pick the most expensive of everything.....
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    Re: CarPro Immortal - Self-Healing Coating

    i'm a person who only buys used cars and keeps them well maintained, its a matter of cost vs time.. my time for repairing them is worth the cost of not dealing with new car depreciation.

    i...
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    Re: CarPro Immortal - Self-Healing Coating

    yeah... wow..


    looks like it takes a full respray to get it to bond correctly, basically a new layer of clearcoat on top like ceramiclear for mercedes.

    so look at dropping 4-5k if you want it...
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    Re: Exterior Trim product question for snow.

    It has black coloring in it, and it brought the blackness back into the faded trim I put it on, I didnt have any severely faded trim, but because it has the color in it and not just clear sealant, I...
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    Re: Exterior Trim product question for snow.

    the turtle wax endura shine for trim!

    i put some on a test spot on the bed rails of my truck.... 4 months ago, and it's still looking awesome, bout to do the whole truck in this stuff, 3-4 coats...
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    Re: Alternative to using Hot water extractor?

    so many better ways to get rid of big stains like that without an extractor... that guy deliberately spread it around and smeared it... looked like a bad political advertisement lol
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    Re: The Power of Wheel Brightener

    no, you don't polish an anodized coating. anodized coatings are basically controlled oxidation.

    the shop that did the damage told me they were going to polish them out for me. i told them go...
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