View Poll Results: Detail yourself or pay?
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I take pride in detailing my baby!
51 91.07% -
I pay someone else cause I'm too lazy
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Depends on the time of year
4 7.14%
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Thread: Detailing Your Car
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04-28-2007, 01:24 PM #21Single Malt
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Sebring Silver- 2000 CamaroSS
I'll pay TAP to detail my SS!!
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04-28-2007, 04:22 PM #22Member
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Red- 2000 Camaro SS #2364
I do it myself! Heck, I never pay anyone to do anything if I know how to do it myself.
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04-28-2007, 05:47 PM #23Senior Member
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Black- 2001 Trans Am (sold)
do it myself.
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04-28-2007, 06:02 PM #24Senior Member
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- 07 MAZDASPEED6 GT
ALways do it myself. Meguiar's has been my choice for years. I've seen cars w/Zaino & my cars always look just as good if not better.
'07 MAZDASPEED6 GT
'96 Mystic Cobra #5615
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04-28-2007, 07:56 PM #25Ebaaaaaaaaa
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Black- 2014 Camaro 1LS
i love doing mine .....paid someone to buff mine never again they screwed up some of my paint .....takes being seen in direct sunlight at the right angle but paint is dull in a place guess they burnt the paint ..........funny thing is it looks great in regular light
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04-29-2007, 09:46 AM #26Visualize°Design°Create
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'18 CTS-V- '13 ZL1
do it myself. why pay someone else money to do something you are fully capable of doing yourself...?
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04-29-2007, 10:51 AM #27ArtistFormerlyKnownAsMac
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All Black- 83, 87, 02 All WS6 T/As
In the process of doing mine... washed it twice.. then using the 3 step Meguirs process... paint cleaner, polish, and wax... and man are my arms TIRED! I thought a night watching porn was a workout..
Just waiting for the wax to dry.. to buff it out.....
-Geno
1983 Black WS6 "WindCharger"
1987 Black WS6 "WS87"
2002 Black WS6 "Silver Streak"
Sold the other four f-bodies
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04-29-2007, 02:35 PM #28Member
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Blue- 01 SS M6 SLP#4572
does that come in a kit????got a car show this weekend and need to my car on friday....
Originally Posted by KITTvsKARR
In the process of doing mine... washed it twice.. then using the 3 step Meguirs process... paint cleaner, polish, and wax... and man are my arms TIRED! I thought a night watching porn was a workout.. Just waiting for the wax to dry.. to buff it out.....
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04-29-2007, 02:40 PM #29ArtistFormerlyKnownAsMac
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All Black- 83, 87, 02 All WS6 T/As
No.. just go to Advance.. the 3 bottles are next to eachother.. they say step 1, step 2, and step 3.... I have now found my new best friends! LOL.. Turned out SPECTACULAR! Just gotta find a way to get rid of the white fuzz from the cotton towels... Can't wait to do it again but Claybar it first.. now that I KINDA know what I'm doing.
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04-29-2007, 02:51 PM #30Member
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Blue- 01 SS M6 SLP#4572
whats claybar???? Originally Posted by KITTvsKARR
No.. just go to Advance.. the 3 bottles are next to eachother.. they say step 1, step 2, and step 3.... I have now found my new best friends! LOL.. Turned out SPECTACULAR! Just gotta find a way to get rid of the white fuzz from the cotton towels... Can't wait to do it again but Claybar it first.. now that I KINDA know what I'm doing.
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04-29-2007, 02:54 PM #31ArtistFormerlyKnownAsMac
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All Black- 83, 87, 02 All WS6 T/As
Its a bar of Clay used to remove all contaminants out of your paint as well as old wax, etc... and start over.
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04-29-2007, 02:58 PM #32Member
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Blue- 01 SS M6 SLP#4572
will it come with directions?
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04-29-2007, 03:10 PM #33ArtistFormerlyKnownAsMac
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All Black- 83, 87, 02 All WS6 T/As
Yeah... but expect it to take several hours....
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04-30-2007, 07:18 AM #34Paid 2 Post Daycrew
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Blood Red- Z28
I am a do-it-yourself kind of guy!
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04-30-2007, 07:24 AM #35O U 8 1 2
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[]D [] []V[] []D- 1999 trans am
wash it with dawn dish soap first... takes off all the old wax/polish and takes it down to the clear coat... then clay bar... then apply... Originally Posted by KITTvsKARR
No.. just go to Advance.. the 3 bottles are next to eachother.. they say step 1, step 2, and step 3.... I have now found my new best friends! LOL.. Turned out SPECTACULAR! Just gotta find a way to get rid of the white fuzz from the cotton towels... Can't wait to do it again but Claybar it first.. now that I KINDA know what I'm doing.
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04-30-2007, 09:04 AM #361 BAD ASS BOWTIE
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Black on Black- 2001 Camaro SS
I do it myself. Keeps me from having to kill someone if they were to mess something up.
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04-30-2007, 05:31 PM #37Ebaaaaaaaaa
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Black- 2014 Camaro 1LS
i am having to restrain myself right now Originally Posted by StangKiller615
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04-30-2007, 07:42 PM #38Impounded
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A bottle of Armor All Tire Shine 4.99..Meguiars Quick Wax 6.99...Turtle Wax Leather Softner 12.99...Seeing hot girls check out your WS6...PRICELESS!!
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04-30-2007, 07:47 PM #39Impounded
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Everything fiberglass- 2005 Amberlamps
1986 Camaro: $3600 Originally Posted by burnws6
Generic wash & wax: $3.99
Wash cloth: $0.99
looking at you car halfway through washing it, stopping, and start trying to polish the pile of dog shit in your yard, because it will yeild the same outcome: Priceless....
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04-30-2007, 07:49 PM #40Ebaaaaaaaaa
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Black- 2014 Camaro 1LS
+1 and take pics Originally Posted by rbob93
I'll pay TAP to detail my SS!!
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