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Old Mar 7, 2008 | 11:06 AM
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Time well wasted. Car looks smooth!
 
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Old Mar 7, 2008 | 11:35 AM
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5 .. HOURS!?

Did you take a 3 hour nap???
 
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Old Mar 7, 2008 | 02:37 PM
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5 .. HOURS!?

Did you take a 3 hour nap???

How long do you think it takes to detail, really detail a car??? I know if I'm doing the works including polishing it can easily take 7-9 hours.
 
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Old Mar 7, 2008 | 05:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Jtrain
5 .. HOURS!?

Did you take a 3 hour nap???
lol you kidding me ? just washing the car clan takes over 1 hour.
You need to do the entire process of the car one section at a time.
IF you just spray wax on thats not detailing.
I did a fast detail compared to the ones i usualy do up to 7-8 hours.
 
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Old Mar 7, 2008 | 09:17 PM
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Those pics almost look like you got rid of your car and just bought a new one. Nice job!!

On another note... i dont understand how people can do a complete detail inside and out with a full correction in under 8 hrs? Do they have a small army? It took me and my buddy about 14 hrs on his black neon(it was in bad shape) and that was with 2 people.
 
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Old Mar 7, 2008 | 09:27 PM
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My G will be getting detailed sometime this coming week, I just ordered a porter cable and some pads, need to remove some swirls.
 
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Old Mar 7, 2008 | 09:33 PM
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^^^ Noice!!!
 
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Old Mar 8, 2008 | 12:24 AM
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Originally Posted by InLU
Those pics almost look like you got rid of your car and just bought a new one. Nice job!!

On another note... i dont understand how people can do a complete detail inside and out with a full correction in under 8 hrs? Do they have a small army? It took me and my buddy about 14 hrs on his black neon(it was in bad shape) and that was with 2 people.
hehe tx after you do this for a while it is much faster because you know what yo uare doing. I do it by hand maybe if i had porter cable i would be faster.
 
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Old Mar 8, 2008 | 02:02 AM
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Originally Posted by InLU
Those pics almost look like you got rid of your car and just bought a new one. Nice job!!

On another note... i dont understand how people can do a complete detail inside and out with a full correction in under 8 hrs? Do they have a small army? It took me and my buddy about 14 hrs on his black neon(it was in bad shape) and that was with 2 people.
Well your notice in some pics you see on autopia. There mostly new cars. That why it doesn't take long to do them. If you look at the really bad one. Your see them have to do it in 8- 2 days.
 
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Old Mar 8, 2008 | 06:55 PM
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Ok i have a question that battled me for years, is there a point to clay bar outside or it only has to be inside the garage?. I head from detail shops they do it outside sometimes, but doesnt the debree from the outside land back on the car?
Also vehicle should cure in the garage or curing can be done outside? or atleast i should have a car cover?
 
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Old Mar 9, 2008 | 03:41 AM
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Originally Posted by sikkstreets
Ok i have a question that battled me for years, is there a point to clay bar outside or it only has to be inside the garage?. I head from detail shops they do it outside sometimes, but doesnt the debree from the outside land back on the car?
Also vehicle should cure in the garage or curing can be done outside? or atleast i should have a car cover?

You can totally clay a car outside, it's not an issue at all. Clay is just getting off the contaminants that are really stuck on that normal washing couldn't get off. Just because you're claying outside doesn't mean you're going to have some random contaminant suddenly fall and stick to your car. So again, it's totally fine to clay outside because you're going to wash your car again when you're done anyway. When curing either wax or sealant it can be done outside or in. Outside in the sun will actually help it cure faster. No car cover needed.
 
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Old Mar 9, 2008 | 04:43 AM
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thank you just had to clear that up.
 
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Old Mar 10, 2008 | 05:31 AM
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zymol has wax for 30k now thats OD.................
 
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Old Mar 10, 2008 | 06:36 AM
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nice job, however you the #1 rule of detailing, NEVER PUT YOUR TOWELS/WASH MITTS ON THE GROUND! I make sure mine never hit the ground, if they do they dont get used again until they are washed. Easiest way to avoid scartches
 
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Old Mar 10, 2008 | 07:45 AM
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Originally Posted by in2win
nice job, however you the #1 rule of detailing, NEVER PUT YOUR TOWELS/WASH MITTS ON THE GROUND! I make sure mine never hit the ground, if they do they dont get used again until they are washed. Easiest way to avoid scartches
Thx for the tip but you can see my posts before those are tire/wheels towels and not car wiping towels, i always use brand new ones.DOMO
 
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