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Old Mar 30, 2008 | 08:18 PM
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I just got the car detailed at a local plave today and I didn't know my car could look this good! It came out way better than I thought it would. They washed the car, clay bar'd it, washed it again, then they went over it with a buffer using a compound, then using again with the buffer using a polish, and then they hand waxed the car. I have tried doing it myself and tried meeting up with others to get some help but no luck. So I broke down and just had to get it done, but I don't regret it at all.













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Old Mar 30, 2008 | 08:23 PM
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Damn, they did a great job!! Car looks amazing!
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Old Mar 30, 2008 | 08:44 PM
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Black looks so good clean.
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Old Mar 30, 2008 | 08:55 PM
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Wow.....great clean finish.
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Old Mar 30, 2008 | 10:41 PM
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Thanks guys, I never expected the car to come out looking that clean, most of all the scratches were taken out and like I said just left so smooth.
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Old Mar 30, 2008 | 10:44 PM
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Very nice, I love black TA's.
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Damn dude that looks great! How much did they charge ya for it? Out the ***?
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Looks great.
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Actually I think I got a pretty decent deal on the car... they washed it, clay bar'd it, washed it again, buffed it with a compound, buffed it with a polish, and then they waxed it by hand for a total of $150.
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Originally Posted by 68birdls1
Actually I think I got a pretty decent deal on the car... they washed it, clay bar'd it, washed it again, buffed it with a compound, buffed it with a polish, and then they waxed it by hand for a total of $150.
That's a great deal! Wish I could find someone here in Jersey that does great work like that for such a good price.
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looks good
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Old Mar 31, 2008 | 10:17 AM
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Very nice!!
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Awesome! It looks amazing!
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Old Mar 31, 2008 | 12:02 PM
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$150 bucks?
wow. i mena , it looks good but
yeah, ill stick to waxing myself and it looks damn clean just like that.
ive never paid anyone to detail my car in my life.
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Old Mar 31, 2008 | 12:06 PM
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Hey you stole my damn car. Very nice job.
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so fresh and so clean
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Old Mar 31, 2008 | 12:28 PM
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Originally Posted by Lady_Bird
$150 bucks?
wow. i mena , it looks good but
yeah, ill stick to waxing myself and it looks damn clean just like that.
ive never paid anyone to detail my car in my life.
You think that's a lot??
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Old Mar 31, 2008 | 12:39 PM
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Originally Posted by stockerws6
You think that's a lot??
thats $150 i could put towards a mod when its a job i could do perfectly myself and that i already have all the materials for and because i do it myself i know its done right. sorry, not going to waste my hard earned money on something i have the time to do myself
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Old Mar 31, 2008 | 12:46 PM
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Originally Posted by Lady_Bird
$150 bucks?
wow. i mena , it looks good but
yeah, ill stick to waxing myself and it looks damn clean just like that.
ive never paid anyone to detail my car in my life.
Thats actually pretty cheap. Remember detailing a car involves more than just washing and waxing. Most of the money charged goes towards the polishing and the time spent doing it. In fact 150 is a really good deal for a two stage polishing job. Hopefully they did it properly and not just used fillers which is a temporary fix. Car looks good 68birdls1.
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