half-n-half

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well i bought the pc 7424 and sonus SFX1-3 and the sonus pads, along with some other goodies. yesterday it was nice outside so i thought i would go to town on the car and see what i could get it to look like. it has 56k on it and isnt in perfect shape but it isnt bad. also the person that had it befor eme had it buffed and they left swirl marks all over it...but here is a link of how it looks now. i am pretty impressed, and my girlfriend says..."it looks shiny"

http://community.webshots.com/user/bns96gt

well tell me what you think. i also ordered the CME exhaust tips and valence. it is the one piece valence and the dual tips. i cant wait. i need rims too but i dont want to pay for them there is a link of what the rims are doing. do you think GM will cover that under the paint warranty or something that is BS.

Thanks
Louie

ArcticZ28

iTrader: (14)

Looks good... but uhhhhhh.... whose mustang is that in the background?

half-n-half

iTrader: (7)

..that was mine...i sold it but it has not yet been picked up took the pictures for the guy that is buying it. it has a t56 and was vorteched, he is goign twin turbo with a SHM engine. is it the spoiler that bother you? i have teh whole saleen sr351 kit but it never made it on before i got the ls1

ArcticZ28

iTrader: (14)

Yea, just busting your ***** though

half-n-half

iTrader: (7)

yeah..i was young when i go that car, wanted an all out eye catching and fast car...

with my goals in mind, i bought an SS

yesterday when detailing my car my dad came out and said so is it worth the money, i said yeah, and he says, i told you to buy a GM from the beginning

i couldnt afford one when i was 16, now is a little different

ArcticZ28

iTrader: (14)

Understandable... I had an integra in high school

Brett95z

iTrader: (-1)

I guess i got it right, and bought my z28 before i even had my licence

But one question, why didnt you shine the tires?

half-n-half

iTrader: (7)

i guess i didnt have everything before is started. i need to get some type of tire shine but as of now i dont have any at my house. i wa thinking about it last night too.

dgformula2k

iTrader: (2)

A little off topic, but can the PC also be used as a sander? I really need a sander, but I would like to get one that can be used as a polisher too.

2002 Trans Am

yes it can be used as a sander....but I would be fearful of getting the PC dirty and having it get on my pads while I am polishing....I'm also a little paranoid about that stuff

2K2WS6TA

iTrader: (2)

Nothing looks as good as clean shiney black F body (at least for the 10 minutes it stays clean )

half-n-half

iTrader: (7)

i know..took it to work today, and in 6 hours it got a little dusty, i was getting gas, and in my head flipping out that it had dust on it...oh well that is what i get for buying black. but damn it does look nice when clean.

shudog

iTrader: (3)

Looks good. My car and yours are very similar. I'm getting a PC buffer in the next few weeks. Sounds like the way to go. Any tips for a first time user? What polishes did you use?

Those f'n SLP chrome 10 spoke wheels suck dony't they? I posted about 5 times on LS1.com about the pitting/flaking issues. People all over the country have the same problem. No chance of anyone fixing it for you either. If you really like the wheels, I've found places that might rechrome them but I'm not sure how much it costs. I'll probably sell mine as they are and get what ever I can for em and then get some nice TT2's.

C.J.

So is this sonus SFX1-3 the only polish you used?

MyersRacing

Looks good man. Black is a pain in the *** but well worth it.

DrkPhx

iTrader: (15)

They are several brand to choose from. I use the Menzerna polishes and they have worked fantastic on my black car. I also used them on my friend Dakota truck that was just repainted and have very bad swirl marks and the Menzerna and PC worked great to get rid nearly all of them.

half-n-half

iTrader: (7)

yeah the only polishes, waxes that i used this time was the sonus SFX series along with the the sonus pads. i bought a kit that included the backing plate, the pads, and a bonnet(i didnt use it) it wa like 50 bux. then i bought the three sonus bottles at like 13bux a piece. after looking at the car yesterday and today it is notieceably better looking, not perfect, but 100% better. definately worth it in my opinion. as fas is suggestions if i could go back i would have taken an extra hour and clayed the whole car two times. maybe just for me in my head but that is it.

here is what i did and i also followed the very helpful sticky on this site.

i washed the car,
i used a clay bar on the whole car,
then i washed teh car again,
i dried the car thoroughly with a microfiber drying towel,
i let the car sit outside and i vacuumed the interior, and conditioned the leather, cleaned the dash, put protectant on the dash, etc. then i redired everything and started the buffing process.
i used the sonus sfx1 and corresponding pad and i did one section of the car at a time. half of the hood, other half, front fender, door, rear fender, trunck, bumper, etc.

just take your time read the sticky and you will be in excellent shape, definatly worth the 8 hours i spent!

Thanks for the comments
Louie

ps oh yeah my CME tips came in today! i cant wait for the valence to come in and have it painted and installed, iw ill be sure to get teh pics up in about a week or so when it is on.