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Old Oct 18, 2007 | 10:20 AM
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Good job!
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Old Oct 18, 2007 | 11:25 AM
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way to keep her spirit alive, you need to have a monthly installment plan where you take it for a clean up run once a month
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Old Oct 18, 2007 | 01:29 PM
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Clean-up Steps:
1) Carpets- Pressure wash/steam cleaned the hell out of the floor and mats(helped with the smell quite a bit)
2) Seats/Interior panels- Wiped clean of dirt and grime. Conditioned Leather w/ Mequiars Hyper Dressing, and dressed dash, door panels etc..
3) Windows- Wiped the film of nicotine away with Mequiars Glass Cleaner Concentrate(stuff works awesome)
4) Engine Bay- Removed air filter. Drenched bay with heavy-duty cleaner/grease remover. Pressure wash, Dried with air hose, Dressed w/ Hyper Dressing.
5) Wheels/Tires- Soaked with Non-acidic wheel cleaner, pressure washed. Dressed tires.
6) Wash- Hand washed using Mequiars Gold Class Soap Concentrate w/ microfiber wash mit. Rinsed thoroughly.
7) Dry- Used 100% Natural Chamois.
8) Buffing- Step1: Applied 1 coat of Mequiars Medium-Cut Cleaner
Step2: Applied 2 coats of Mequiars Swirl Remover 2.0
Step3: Applied 1 coat of Mequiars Gold Glass Liquid Wax
Nothing touched the car but microfiber from the engine bay to removing wax. The total time spent on the car was about 8 hours.
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Old Oct 18, 2007 | 05:10 PM
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Is that switch by where your right knee would be a traction control switch? Never seen one there before....
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Old Oct 18, 2007 | 05:21 PM
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Originally Posted by porksoda
I don't remember those wheels coming on LT1 Firehawks? As far as I know it was either the Speedline wheels or the other ones that came on Impalas and Hawks. Good work by the way!


LT1 SLP 'verts came with 16"s. I've never seen those wheels either but I am pretty sure they are real SLP with the Hawk package. Pretty rare if you ask me.

Car looks great now, keep it up and he won't have to do that much detail again.
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Old Oct 18, 2007 | 10:35 PM
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the switch is for the convertable top. Ya, I wish he'd give the car up. Id take it in a heartbeat.
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