Finally took some pictures
05-23-2004, 03:12 PM
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Finally took some pictures Please excuse the poor quality of some of the shots. My camera is crap. There are still a few spots I'm not 100% satisfied with, but it's light years better than it was before, especially for a daily driver with 76K miles on her.
-Mike
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05-23-2004, 03:14 PM
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Not sure what happened on a few of these, but the camera seems to have some bad data in a couple. The large electronic blue stripe is NOT present on my car, but sadly, the door dings are, as are the rock chips in the hood.
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05-23-2004, 03:29 PM
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Oh, and for the record, the steps were:
1) Wash with Zaino car wash
2) Dry with chamois
3) Clay in spots (it was just clayed a couple months back)
4) Menzerna IP with orange pad on PC 7424, with concentration on several "trouble" spots
5) Menzerna FP2 with white pad
6) Blackfire protectant by hand
Lots of sweat, buffing, polishing and wiping, but the results are much better than I've ever had before. The only flaws now are deep in the paint, under the clear coat, or are chips and dings. I'm VERY impressed with the polisher, and it's nice to know I won't have to put as much effort in the next time around.
Thanks to Tom (SuperBuick) for the helpful hints along the way.
-Mike
1) Wash with Zaino car wash
2) Dry with chamois
3) Clay in spots (it was just clayed a couple months back)
4) Menzerna IP with orange pad on PC 7424, with concentration on several "trouble" spots
5) Menzerna FP2 with white pad
6) Blackfire protectant by hand
Lots of sweat, buffing, polishing and wiping, but the results are much better than I've ever had before. The only flaws now are deep in the paint, under the clear coat, or are chips and dings. I'm VERY impressed with the polisher, and it's nice to know I won't have to put as much effort in the next time around.
Thanks to Tom (SuperBuick) for the helpful hints along the way.
-Mike
05-31-2004, 09:21 AM
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Originally Posted by chupr0kabra
Please excuse the poor quality of some of the shots. My camera is crap. There are still a few spots I'm not 100% satisfied with, but it's light years better than it was before, especially for a daily driver with 76K miles on her.
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What camara are you using? My friend uses one of those Sony Cyber-Shots 5.0+ MP, I think that is what it is. He gets some good quality even in the shade: My Pics
05-31-2004, 11:52 AM
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It's an HP Photosmart DC215. It's a whopping 1.0MP, eats batteries like nobody's business, and takes about 2 minutes to take its first picture after being turned on.
I'm thinking it's about time for a new one.
-Mike
I'm thinking it's about time for a new one.
-Mike
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