Wax! its a good thing!
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Wax! its a good thing!
Well the car hadnt been buffed since I bought it so decided to buff it this weekend. Didnt use anything special and I shouldve started out with a far more aggressive compound but it looks 100% better.
So heres some before and after. I also realize the pics arent that good or the best angles. So deal with it
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Ive by far done better jobs. But for a quick job (only about 7 hours) this turned out pretty decent.
Next time around will use some 3m finesse it II compound along with a better buffer/pads.
So heres some before and after. I also realize the pics arent that good or the best angles. So deal with it
before shots
After
Ive by far done better jobs. But for a quick job (only about 7 hours) this turned out pretty decent.
Next time around will use some 3m finesse it II compound along with a better buffer/pads.
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Nice job, that looked silly to me at first with the TC rims with no front lip then saw the rear bumper
There's a SC in town that has no front lip on it but it looked a bit more natural because I never really saw it up close so I couldnt tell if they were 18 or 17s and it had the polished rims.
There's a SC in town that has no front lip on it but it looked a bit more natural because I never really saw it up close so I couldnt tell if they were 18 or 17s and it had the polished rims.
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Meguires professional swirl remover
3m machine glaze (perfect it III)
Meguires deep crystal carnuba wax
3m professional show car liquid wax
I also used dish detergent to strip any old wax/residue off the car before buffing.
Not the best method honestly. But the paint feels great and looks much better. I will need to go back with a slightly more aggressive compound next time. But its honestly better looking than when it was when I bought it from a major dealership. So id say its delivery ready and then some.
Nice job, that looked silly to me at first with the TC rims with no front lip then saw the rear bumper
There's a SC in town that has no front lip on it but it looked a bit more natural because I never really saw it up close so I couldnt tell if they were 18 or 17s and it had the polished rims.
There's a SC in town that has no front lip on it but it looked a bit more natural because I never really saw it up close so I couldnt tell if they were 18 or 17s and it had the polished rims.
Thanks btw
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Yeah i've heard some SC/TC guys saying they prefer the look of the 2.4L rear bumper over their bumper. I'm also a bigger fan of the 2.4 rear bumper over the SC/TC coupe bumper. Will look a lot slicker when you do get the front lip and TC grilles
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