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Old May 19, 2008 | 11:57 PM
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A buddy of mine in Dallas just picked this car up from the dealer on Tuesday and told them to leave it alone and that I would be taking care of it so while I was in DFW this weekend I went over and detailed the car for him. There was a good bit of adhesive left on the car from the shipping protection as well as a little bit of swirling and a couple small scratches in a couple places that were all taken care of. The owner was really thrilled with the results!



















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Old May 20, 2008 | 12:05 AM
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Looks great as usual.
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Old May 20, 2008 | 01:47 AM
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how bout making the trip to chicago??? awesome work!
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Old May 20, 2008 | 09:12 AM
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Very nice job and very nice car. I like the blue a lot.

Would this car be owned by a guy named Rob? I used to talk to him in College when he had his Camaro Z28.

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Old May 20, 2008 | 09:31 AM
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Could you give a step by step of what you used and did?
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Old May 20, 2008 | 09:40 AM
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looks real good as always..tell the owner to get some new wheels
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Old May 20, 2008 | 06:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Blackbirdws6
Very nice job and very nice car. I like the blue a lot.

Would this car be owned by a guy named Rob? I used to talk to him in College when he had his Camaro Z28.

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Yep, that would be him!
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Old May 20, 2008 | 06:42 PM
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Originally Posted by Camaro Ryder KV
how bout making the trip to chicago??? awesome work!
Pay for me to get out there, give me a place to stay and a couple cars to do and you've got a deal
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sweet *** car. i love the color.
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Old May 21, 2008 | 12:51 AM
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Wanna come do my WS6 when I get it? !
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Originally Posted by 98 WS6
Wanna come do my WS6 when I get it? !
Sure
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Old May 21, 2008 | 09:08 AM
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Originally Posted by UCABlackChevy
Could you give a step by step of what you used and did?
First off I washed the car using Tropi-Care TC-6 Car Wash as well as our wheel well brush and wheel spoke brush. The insides of the wheels were already full of brake dust.

Next I clayed the car using the gray Clay Magic clay bar.

After drying with the Tropi-Care Waffle Weave Microfiber Drying Towels I buffed the car using a Porter Cable and an Orange Pad with Menzerna SIP.

Next I put a coat of Tropi-Care TC-3 xP polish on the car with the Porter Cable and a Blue Pad and then the residue was removed with one of our Microfiber Polish Towels.

The tires were then dressed with TC-15 Tire and Rubber Dressing!
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Old May 21, 2008 | 09:27 AM
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Originally Posted by Camaro Ryder KV
how bout making the trip to chicago??? awesome work!
Get in touch with 'ktraver97ss' on mfba.org as he has a detailing business in the Schaumburg area. I think his site is something like perfectautofinish.com. I've seen the cars he's worked on, holy jebus.
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Old May 21, 2008 | 01:11 PM
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gotta admire the quality of the factory paint on a BMW...of course, the detailer has some skills too ;-)
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Old May 21, 2008 | 02:26 PM
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Nice work, nothing better than doing a complete on a brand new car!

That color is sweet.
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Old May 21, 2008 | 10:52 PM
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Nice job.
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