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03-13-2023, 10:05 PM
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03-13-2023, 11:28 PM
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Re: The Post a Picture of Your Ride as it Sits Thread
Cars that have been looked after have a certain glimmer and gloss to them. We all notice them, I can spot them from a couple of hundred metres, just by the way they reflect the sun. It's hard to describe, but it's like the reflection is bigger, brighter, and cleaner. Sometimes up close they are a little dirty, but underneath you can tell they're looking after it.
Just once I've had someone unknown to me comment on how shiny my car was, and it made my day. I was at a takeaway waiting to pick up my order, and two women were talking, one looked outside and saw my car parked over the road, she said to her friend, "wow, look how shiny that Commodore is", I couldn't help but smile, I'd spent the whole previous day on it, wash, clay, polish, and seal. It helped that it was colour that really showed up the effort you put in.
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03-14-2023, 05:57 AM
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Re: The Post a Picture of Your Ride as it Sits Thread
Originally Posted by Big Dave
Cars that have been looked after have a certain glimmer and gloss to them. We all notice them, I can spot them from a couple of hundred metres, just by the way they reflect the sun. It's hard to describe, but it's like the reflection is bigger, brighter, and cleaner. Sometimes up close they are a little dirty, but underneath you can tell they're looking after it.
Just once I've had someone unknown to me comment on how shiny my car was, and it made my day. I was at a takeaway waiting to pick up my order, and two women were talking, one looked outside and saw my car parked over the road, she said to her friend, "wow, look how shiny that Commodore is", I couldn't help but smile, I'd spent the whole previous day on it, wash, clay, polish, and seal. It helped that it was colour that really showed up the effort you put in.
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Year and specs of that Commadore
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2022 Elantra N Cyber Gray
Some say..."He likes Swedish fish because they're made with caranuba wax"
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03-14-2023, 06:51 AM
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Re: The Post a Picture of Your Ride as it Sits Thread
It was a 2005 SV6 with the GM 3.6 V6, 5 speed auto. Rated at 190kw - 255hp and 340Nm - 250lbft. But it probably had a little more, I had a sports exhaust, that was too loud, a K&N air filter, and a cold air intake, which actually sounded good, gave it a real induction growl.
It was the car that really gave me the detailing bug. The second wash after I got it, I noticed all these marks on the hood, and someone explained to me about a product dealers use called Ducofill. Basically hides all swirls and imperfections, until it gets washed a few times, like a time bomb. I did a day course run by a detailing supply shop, $50 and they gave us a free pizza lunch at the end. I spent almost $700 there the next day. I've still got a half pot of the Dodo Juice Blue Velvet Wax I bought for the SV6
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03-14-2023, 07:37 AM
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The Post a Picture of Your Ride as it Sits Thread
Originally Posted by Big Dave
Cars that have been looked after have a certain glimmer and gloss to them. We all notice them, I can spot them from a couple of hundred metres, just by the way they reflect the sun. It's hard to describe, but it's like the reflection is bigger, brighter, and cleaner.
I think it’s the accumulation of all the minor details presented into the total package.
Anyone can “wash” a car, but when you dial in things such as the wheel barrels, wheel wells, all the plastic trim, the chome exhaust shining like a mirror, not a spec of debris in the truckbed, or any fingerprints on the gloss black grill, that remarkable gleam you get from swirl free paint… It’s shiet like that that makes it stand out from the rest.
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03-14-2023, 10:14 AM
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Re: The Post a Picture of Your Ride as it Sits Thread
Originally Posted by Eldorado2k
I think it’s the accumulation of all the minor details presented into the total package.
Anyone can “wash” a car, but when you dial in things such as the wheel barrels, wheel wells, all the plastic trim, the chome exhaust shining like a mirror, not a spec of debris in the truckbed, or any fingerprints on the gloss black grill, that remarkable gleam you get from swirl free paint… It’s shiet like that that makes it stand out from the rest.
True true, wheel barrels and wheel wells reall stick out to me...good indicator of a persons dedication.
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03-15-2023, 09:11 PM
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Re: The Post a Picture of Your Ride as it Sits Thread
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03-15-2023, 09:31 PM
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Re: The Post a Picture of Your Ride as it Sits Thread
Originally Posted by Coatingsarecrack
I don’t think I’m sold on the tire dressing you’ve been using. What are you getting for new tires? Or are you swapping over to the summer shoes?
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03-15-2023, 09:36 PM
#8859
Re: The Post a Picture of Your Ride as it Sits Thread
Originally Posted by Big Dave
Cars that have been looked after have a certain glimmer and gloss to them. We all notice them, I can spot them from a couple of hundred metres, just by the way they reflect the sun. It's hard to describe, but it's like the reflection is bigger, brighter, and cleaner. Sometimes up close they are a little dirty, but underneath you can tell they're looking after it.
Just once I've had someone unknown to me comment on how shiny my car was, and it made my day. I was at a takeaway waiting to pick up my order, and two women were talking, one looked outside and saw my car parked over the road, she said to her friend, "wow, look how shiny that Commodore is", I couldn't help but smile, I'd spent the whole previous day on it, wash, clay, polish, and seal. It helped that it was colour that really showed up the effort you put in.
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That sure is a chick magnet!
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03-15-2023, 09:55 PM
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Re: The Post a Picture of Your Ride as it Sits Thread
Originally Posted by dgage
I don’t think I’m sold on the tire dressing you’ve been using. What are you getting for new tires? Or are you swapping over to the summer shoes?
Buying new shoes. Don’t drive in the winter so will just be year round and I’ll sale the 17’s
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