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Old Jan 5, 2006 | 04:49 PM
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Ok, so I finially finished, it took all day but was definatly worth it.

Here are some before shots, lots of dirt and water spots








And after 6 hours of washing, clay barring, and waxing:






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Old Jan 5, 2006 | 04:55 PM
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Looks great....feels like glass dont it...bye the way that hood owns the ws6 hood.
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Old Jan 5, 2006 | 04:57 PM
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Originally Posted by bootleg<detroit>
Looks great....feels like glass dont it...bye the way that hood owns the ws6 hood.
yea, I don't like the ws6 hood because of the lines going across the openings
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Old Jan 5, 2006 | 05:10 PM
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nice, but don't diss the ws6 hood. lol
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Old Jan 5, 2006 | 05:18 PM
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don't ever let your car get that dirty again! looks beautiful now!
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Old Jan 5, 2006 | 05:21 PM
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Originally Posted by DirtyBird222
don't ever let your car get that dirty again! looks beautiful now!
hah, it rained for almost a week straight and I had to drive it around to work.

I try to keep it washed weekly though
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Old Jan 5, 2006 | 05:23 PM
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holy sheet thats 1000% better
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Old Jan 5, 2006 | 05:29 PM
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Originally Posted by 00'WS6Rocket
holy sheet thats 1000% better
x2...NO JOKE THAT'S ABSOLUTELY AMAZING!
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Old Jan 5, 2006 | 05:57 PM
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Good work!


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Old Jan 5, 2006 | 05:59 PM
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That looks awesome!
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Old Jan 5, 2006 | 06:37 PM
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Looks great, NBM is such a nice color, I like the hood too but I still can't decide which one I want!
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Old Jan 5, 2006 | 06:58 PM
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just did it for ther first time to and it is def. worth it...looking good
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Old Jan 5, 2006 | 07:46 PM
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Originally Posted by Luna
Looks great, NBM is such a nice color, I like the hood too but I still can't decide which one I want!
I like the way my nostrils blend into the front bumper

I don't really like the lines that go across the nose on the ws6 hood
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Old Jan 5, 2006 | 07:52 PM
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HOLY $H!T MAN, that's very very GREAT goodwork man.
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Old Jan 5, 2006 | 07:57 PM
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looks great. i love NBM.
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Old Jan 5, 2006 | 08:00 PM
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anyone done this on a white car and notice a difference?
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Old Jan 5, 2006 | 08:51 PM
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im gonna have to give that a try too, i wash the cars probably twice a week but that brought the shine back to life like you aint kiddin
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Old Jan 5, 2006 | 09:18 PM
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Originally Posted by popocamaro2
im gonna have to give that a try too, i wash the cars probably twice a week but that brought the shine back to life like you aint kiddin
yeah, washing is one thing but if you really want to bring the shine back a clay bar and a good waxing does wonders

I can't wait for this spring, I'm gonna polish it up nice
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Old Jan 5, 2006 | 09:31 PM
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It wrks great on a white car also... What products did you use after the clay
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Old Jan 5, 2006 | 09:39 PM
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Originally Posted by Bajapat
It wrks great on a white car also... What products did you use after the clay
here's the step I took

1- washed car with dawn soap to strip off all old wax
2- clay bar and lubricant
3- washed with car soap
4- wax with mother's carnuba wax
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