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Old 05-28-2012, 08:24 PM
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Decided to buff the car today. Used a wool pad with a product from car brite called Alpha Grit. It's very abrasive. Then used a foam pad with Mothers Foam Pad Polish #83432 to get the swirl mark and scratches out. After that I used Meguiars NXT Tech Wax 2.0. Cant believe how good all these products worked and I have never had my car look so good. Here are some reflection pictures and some side shots.







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Very nice!
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Wow, looks killer
Old 05-28-2012, 08:51 PM
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I need to follow your steps on my black TL. Great work
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That's what I love about black cars, it's hard to get it really clean, and good looking, but when you do? ooowweeee. haha
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it looked like crows feet in the second picture, why is that
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The second picture is a reflection off the hood toward the ceiling of my garage. It's actually the garage door opener on the ceiling.
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Thats insanely clean man... Great work!
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Cant get any better than a clean black car!
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Looks good. Got any pics in direct sunlight reflecting the sun?
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Just becareful as you definitely levelled the clear coat but sounds like you took some layers off. Just keep up on it and you will be fine. Next thing I NEED to invest in is a paint depth checker as thats a major consideration when cutting a car. Cut too much and you wont leave much to work with in the future.

Looks great and NXt 2.0 is a great product. Can be a pain to work with but very nice results.

Top that with Meg's Ultimate Quick Wax, you wont regret.
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Clean.
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Thanks for the compliments. I don't have any direct sunlight pictures but I can take some. Specs on the car. 2000 ws6 6 speed 147000 miles. Hurst billet plus shifter with hurst short stick, rpm 505 wheels, mti lid, slp loudmouth cat back and soon to have headers and lowered a bit.
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very impressive especially for a black car. good job
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That's a clean one! Very nice
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Great job. Looks awesome.
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That is soooooo clean.



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