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Old Jul 3, 2006 | 06:18 PM
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Clay Bared, washed, polished, then NXT wax. Im happy with the outcome









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Old Jul 3, 2006 | 06:24 PM
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beautiful car. you did a good job !!!!
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Old Jul 3, 2006 | 06:43 PM
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Looks great man
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Old Jul 3, 2006 | 07:01 PM
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Great results. Is it garage-kept?
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Old Jul 3, 2006 | 07:12 PM
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Stunning! Absolutely gorgeous SS. There's nothing sweeter than Black and Chrome.
btw, just curious but, have your tailights been melted?
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Old Jul 3, 2006 | 07:21 PM
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lol yep the previous owner had blackouts on it and i think that melted the lenses a tiny bit, its not that noticable in person at all. and yes the car is garage kept but is also my DD
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Old Jul 3, 2006 | 07:34 PM
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looks great. makes me wanna go clean mine but it rains daily in fla this time of year. did u get that thing on a dyno yet?
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Old Jul 3, 2006 | 07:40 PM
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I need to give my car some NXT, looks nice.
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what polish did you use?
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Old Jul 3, 2006 | 09:05 PM
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no numbers yet and we used Meguiars #3 Machine Glaze polish
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Old Jul 3, 2006 | 09:15 PM
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Whoo! Look at the shine on that thing!

Looking gorgeous man, really does. Keep up the great work.
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Old Jul 3, 2006 | 10:43 PM
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Love ur car, so similar to mine. I have ur same rims and was thinking about getting 1" spacers to make the rear tires sit out a bit more, you think it would look good?
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Old Jul 3, 2006 | 10:47 PM
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damn thats one clean car, makes me want to put some chromies back on instead of the black zr1's
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Old Jul 4, 2006 | 12:04 AM
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thanks for the compliments, and I think your car is perfect as it is sprayed98
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Old Jul 4, 2006 | 12:13 AM
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Beautiful car man, it is one of the nicest SS's on this site for sure!! What size tires do you got out back and is it lowered? If it is what springs and shocks because that stance is freakin sweet!!
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Old Jul 4, 2006 | 12:21 AM
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Looks good man!
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Old Jul 4, 2006 | 01:07 AM
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perfect camaro right there, looks kickass
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Old Jul 4, 2006 | 02:08 AM
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Looks sweet, nice job.
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Old Jul 4, 2006 | 04:00 AM
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wow the reflection on that paint is amazing.
nice job!
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Old Jul 4, 2006 | 12:44 PM
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Looks AWESOME!!!!! Good job!!!
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