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I sorta cleaned my car. 56K ...worth a go?

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Old 07-01-05 | 08:06 PM
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I washed, polished (Meguiar's Deep Crystal System Polish), then waxed it (Turtle Wax Platinum Shine Paste) about a month ago,
rewaxed it with Meguiar's NXT Tech Paste Wax last week,
just today i used Meguiar's Quik Detailer... and here are the results.




















any of you guys wanna guess how old my car is?
Old 07-01-05 | 08:34 PM
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Looks good. I would probably strip the old wax and then polish it or clay it to get a smoother surface. Do you park it in a garage or outside cause the tree sap will leave some residue that attracts even more dust. After the polish, I would use NXT to seal it in. I give it a .
Old 07-01-05 | 09:03 PM
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i park outside, away from trees. the trees outside are laden with the red flowers that literally leak sticky nectar on the cars...so i stay away from them. i also learned that some trees are more popular with birds than others--so i stay away from all trees, period.


my next detailing purchase will include clay, Poorboy's Super Swirl Removers, polishes, and Clearkote Carnauba...maybe Moose Wax...
Old 07-01-05 | 09:16 PM
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WoW
Old 07-02-05 | 03:14 AM
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Looks very deep and shiney....
Old 07-02-05 | 07:22 PM
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Looks great. What an awesome shine. Is it a 93 or newer?
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Originally Posted by GS300Rich
Looks great. What an awesome shine. Is it a 93 or newer?

exactly a '93.


the "first" ZJ80 with the 4.5 in-line 6.
Old 07-03-05 | 01:27 PM
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It looks brand new. I hope you dont get rid of it any time soon but if you do let me know. How many miles?
Old 07-04-05 | 01:03 PM
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i might be getting rid of it in about 2 ish years...


currently it's pushing 186,000 miles...
no diff lockers,
will service the front axle soon (bearing cleaning/repacking duties...)
Old 07-07-05 | 07:10 PM
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That looks awesome.
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