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Old 04-17-2011, 01:40 AM
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YES I know I need to do my headlights!

Had a buddy put some serious work into my paint today and I'm super pleased with the results. Other than the chips on the hood I couldn't be happier for paint that's 13 years old and has over 150K on it.







Old 04-18-2011, 01:24 AM
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Looks good. Next on the list would be addressing the headlights. To me, headlights are like wheels. They can either make or break the car. If you find yourself one day with some time on your hands, you can clear them up and have them looking a lot better.
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I'm going to buy some various grits of sandpaper and see what I can do with them tomorrow. I've bought back worse!
Old 04-18-2011, 01:38 AM
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^ There ya go, lol. I did mine cause when I got the car, they were worse than yours and compared to now and then, they look brand new until you put em up to "new" headlights, lol.
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Me and a friend did the same thing on my car yesterday. Spend about 8 hrs on it. Still need to put the final coat of wax on.
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Looks good! I see he left a few holograms on the hood, but otherwise not bad.
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Originally Posted by Rushin
Looks good! I see he left a few holograms on the hood, but otherwise not bad.
I noticed that too.
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Nice! I wish I could find a car exactly like mine that was NBM that I could trade mine for. That is just such an awesome color.
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Originally Posted by Rushin
Looks good! I see he left a few holograms on the hood, but otherwise not bad.
I told him not to spend much time on the hood because I plan on changing it out if I keep the car.

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Nice! I wish I could find a car exactly like mine that was NBM that I could trade mine for. That is just such an awesome color.
It's for sale. I love the color but it is VERY very common. Hell the girl that lives with us has a 380rwhp Cam'd '02 that's nearly identical to mine.
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I'm going to buy some various grits of sandpaper and see what I can do with them tomorrow. I've bought back worse!
http://www.amazon.com/3M-Headlight-L.../dp/B001AIZ5HY

You can purchase this kit at oreilys,was just there the other day and it was going for $19.99.
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I have NBM as well, good job. I do question the marks on the hood in this shot. Either you need to work the polish more or there is too much wax.

Also a good thing to have is a Swirl Finder Light or a 1000 Watt standing work light to monitor progress.



Look where the sun is hitting, if you move, you will see that all over the hood. It "waves" to you.

Get some Maguiars #205 and a LC White Pad and spend some time on the hood an other spots.



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