If you know the paint is going to get abused.....

citizen arcane said:
Save yourself a lot of grief :



have her spring for the 'hot wax' while being tunnel washed

turn a blind eye to the swirls on "her" minivan

devote your time and effort to "your" car



You'll be a better man for it!
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Bah, I cant do that, it drives me absolutely batsh!t insane to see that every day, especially now that I did my own car.









Im hitting it up with Megs 105/205 on Sunday, but my blackfire doesnt come in till next week, so it will be 10-14 days before I can put the blackfire on...



Should I put something (ie: Megs NXT) on it till then? Or should I just leave it at the 105, and wait?



Can I put the blackfire over the NXT?
 
melissa809 said:
Hey guys...in your experiences, is it common for women to not care about waxing/protecting their vehicles?...a woman neighbor of mine just bought a new Accord...I suggested she put a nice coat of wax on it for the winter...and she looked at me like I was from another planet!



I CAN"T be the only woman who details her car....lol
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will you marry me?
 
Focus2069 said:
Bah, I cant do that, it drives me absolutely batsh!t insane to see that every day, especially now that I did my own car.









Im hitting it up with Megs 105/205 on Sunday, but my blackfire doesnt come in till next week, so it will be 10-14 days before I can put the blackfire on...



Should I put something (ie: Megs NXT) on it till then? Or should I just leave it at the 105, and wait?



Can I put the blackfire over the NXT?
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I wouldnt put nxt before the blackfire, it wont bond properly...just leave it bare, or hold off on the polishing!
 
toyotaguy said:
I wouldnt put nxt before the blackfire, it wont bond properly...just leave it bare, or hold off on the polishing!
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dont want to hold of, i dont get many days off, and it needs to be done.



makes sense about the bonding, but will it be ok with just the 105/205 combo? Will the 205 offer a little protection by itself?
 
Focus2069 said:
..Will the 205 offer a little protection by itself?
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No, and as the M2o5's oils dissipate things will look worse instead of better. Even finding some OTC Collinite might be a viable option.
 
i would then hit it with 105 on day, and then 205 the same time you wanted to apply the blackfire if you are worried about it...



I honestly wouldnt care about it not being protected for a week. I havent detailed my car properly in over 17 months, and it hasnt seen wax in a year! Its definitely due for a detail, but one week wont do any harm, just wash with dawn dish soap before applying the BFWD to strip whatever is on the surface completely
 
oh noes....went out to recheck everything on the van (the wife just ran it thru carspa, again, lol)



Saw this:



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On the rear quarter panel.



Looks like the clear coat is coming off.



can I still do the 105/205 over this? or will it rip the rest of the clear off?





Also, similar damage on the pilars on the doors, at the top:



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I know I am going to have to get this re-cleared, but cant afford that for a while...i dont want to make it worse though......
 
Both melissa809 and citizen acane hit the nail on the head. Just let your wife run the van thru a tunnel wash and leave it go at that. At least it will be clean.
 
Focus2069- My '93 Audi has areas of clearcoat failure and peeling paint. I went over them *very* gently with the same products I used on the rest of the car. Note that this this ended up making the messed up areas a bit larger as some of the paint was ready to flake off anyhow. After the damaged area got a bit larger, I got to the point where the paint was still adhering OK, so it's not like the areas got *HUGE* or anything. The compounding/polishing smoothed over the edges of the cc failure and, IMO, made them less likely to keep chipping/peeling/etc. back farther. I then LSPed these areas heavily and tried to be gentle with them.



It's been quite a while since I did that (did it for the original owner and subsequently bought the car from her) and the damage hasn't spread. Not at all.
 
toyotaguy said:
will you marry me?
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melissa809 said:
YES....as long as you don't mind my penchant (is that the right word?) for American Muscle cars....don't worry, I pay the car note....lol
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:shocked Bestill my beating heart!



Please don't tell me you also have an affinity for traveling on loud, American motorcycles... :idea



TL
 
Oh man....my first boyfriend had a bike...we spent the whole summer on that thing....that was ages ago...but yeah, I find all means of "transportation" fun....but right now I have a big thing for fast...supercharged.....muscle cars



But if you're offering me a ride on your bike, I accept.....lol
 
melissa809 said:
Oh man....my first boyfriend had a bike...we spent the whole summer on that thing....that was ages ago...but yeah, I find all means of "transportation" fun....but right now I have a big thing for fast...supercharged.....muscle cars
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Hrm....



what about supercharged "econo" cars? :lol





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ugh....my engine is filthy.
 
tabootim said:
shoot tlmitchell i might wanna hook up if you show me the rest of that shovel head!!!
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That shovel was gone about 8 bikes ago. Everyone has one they wished they'd have kept... that was the one!



TL
 
melissa809 said:
But if you're offering me a ride on your bike, I accept.....lol
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Little tough getting out of the driveway in NE Ohio right now. Never know where I'll find myself when the snow melts. Next time I get near the City I'll drop a line.



TL
 
Its a Supercharged Ford Focus SVT.



no, it did not come supercharged from the factory.



The color is a factory color, that on this year model only 124 were made in competition orange.



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and a link to a thread about my very mild paint correction (read: got my new toy, and couldnt wait for better product to use it with, lol)



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It is a very fun toy, that is my daily driver...it does surpise the heck out of people that line up against it.



This is my "slow" focus. :lol
 
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