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Old May 25, 2012 | 11:31 AM
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Took advantage of some great deals at autogeek yesterday. 15% off plus free shipping. Got a Griots 6", Meg 105/205, all the pads I needed, and some extra MF towels. Decided to order some of the infamous Meg M16 from Kevin Brown to top it off.
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Old May 25, 2012 | 04:15 PM
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Took advantage of some great deals at autogeek yesterday. 15% off plus free shipping. Got a Griots 6", Meg 105/205, all the pads I needed, and some extra MF towels. Decided to order some of the infamous Meg M16 from Kevin Brown to top it off.
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Old May 25, 2012 | 06:41 PM
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hell i didn't know you could get 15% off. I used the corvetteforum code and got 10% off. I did get the free shipping so that was nice. Damn Autogeek. Something else for me to spend my money on.
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Old May 25, 2012 | 06:58 PM
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hell i didn't know you could get 15% off. I used the corvetteforum code and got 10% off. I did get the free shipping so that was nice. Damn Autogeek. Something else for me to spend my money on.
Are you a member on there? Got an email for one day only 15% off. Was going to order what I did in a few weeks but couldnt pass up the deal. Saved $50+ between the discount and free shipping.
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Old May 25, 2012 | 07:11 PM
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I log in whenever I buy stuff. I don't know if thats the same thing or not.
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Old May 25, 2012 | 08:45 PM
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Originally Posted by LilJayV10
hell i didn't know you could get 15% off. I used the corvetteforum code and got 10% off. I did get the free shipping so that was nice. Damn Autogeek. Something else for me to spend my money on.
I've used a 20% code before as well. It doesn't ever add up to 20%, so I'm not sure how it calculates. On some sale Items, if its say, $2.00 off, which equates to (11%), I think they only remove an additional (9%) to equal a total of (20%), I normally google a few different codes and enter them individually and see how much I save. Sometimes a 15% code will beat out the 20% code.
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Old May 25, 2012 | 09:31 PM
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Originally Posted by BigB02Z28
I've used a 20% code before as well. It doesn't ever add up to 20%, so I'm not sure how it calculates. On some sale Items, if its say, $2.00 off, which equates to (11%), I think they only remove an additional (9%) to equal a total of (20%), I normally google a few different codes and enter them individually and see how much I save. Sometimes a 15% code will beat out the 20% code.
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Old May 28, 2012 | 05:43 PM
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This solvent to clean your tires are you talking about a grease/wax solvent?
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Old May 28, 2012 | 06:24 PM
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The zaino z16 is a liquid
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Old May 28, 2012 | 08:34 PM
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The zaino z16 is a liquid
That's a tire shine, I'm talking about a tire cleaner. I normally use degreaser. It works ok but sometimes it doesn't get it all out ya know.
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Old May 30, 2012 | 11:07 AM
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How do I remove hard water spots from chrome wheels? They just don't want to come off.
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Old May 30, 2012 | 12:42 PM
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I did the chrome wheels on a denali with some hardwater and tar spots with a calybar and it all came off.
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Old May 30, 2012 | 01:29 PM
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If anyone is looking for a good tool to clean the inside of there rims with you can pick one of these microfiber wands up from autozone they are around 4 bucks. They work just as good as my other detailing brush from daytona
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Old May 30, 2012 | 02:58 PM
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recently purchased 2002 black ws6,56k miles,
car is very clean excellent condition,however one big issue on front end.
under certain light be it flashlight or really bright sunlight the front bumper, hood and lights seem to be cover in white spots/specks.
only is apparent in certin light,will not clay or buff off.
almost looks like the primer is showing through the base, but odd thing is its not always noticable to the eye.
any ideas??thought it was bad water spotting, but no.
in the dark with a flashlight it looks like my car is turning white!!
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Old May 30, 2012 | 03:04 PM
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Pictures would help alot. Take a pic where you sayvit looks the the primer is showing.
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Old May 30, 2012 | 03:08 PM
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will try and get a pic up,
this is not just cofined to a small area,its literally the whole front bumper and seems to fade back across the hood- literally every square inch is covered in tiny white hazy spots ,perhaps uv damage??
in bright sunlight the spots are highly noticable but in indirect light they cant be seen.
im positive ive original paint as my hood appears browner under flashlight than rest of car,heard this is fairly common.

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Old May 30, 2012 | 03:12 PM
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If its in the paint you cant buff that out you will need to get it repainted
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Old May 30, 2012 | 03:36 PM
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gona try and get pics,not too tech savy to be honest!
main question is has anyone else got this problem,is it a general/common flaw,or something that damaged mine alone. have any of you guys heard of anything similer whilst detailing? most people wouldnt notice it,but im **** about it.
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Old May 30, 2012 | 04:41 PM
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here is one pic front lower bumper below turn signal, sadly it appears to be a layer of dust below clear

whole front bumper looks like this under flashlight, and in certain sunlight conditions,other times its unnoticable.
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Old May 30, 2012 | 04:56 PM
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another from passenger side, total white out!!! once again not seen in daylight only under certin conditions
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