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Old 02-10-08, 08:02 PM
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Default One year old - just washed.

Just bored after a mini-detail (full clay and Blackfire waxing to come next month) so thought I'd do a mini-photoshoot. Excuse the crappy cameraphone.






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Old 02-10-08, 08:10 PM
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how often do you do a full clay?
Old 02-10-08, 08:20 PM
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Man, thats the look I want to get on my car with the OEM 18"

BSP is sexy
Old 02-10-08, 09:37 PM
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Lookin' good!
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blackfire is a sealent :P not wax fyi hahaha. sorry i care too much about car detailing than i should
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Originally Posted by Dan SS
how often do you do a full clay?
and u should be doing a clay about twice a year. but it all depends on what environment ur in. u can feel ur car with a plastic bag, and if it isnt smooth go for a clay
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Originally Posted by weesped
and u should be doing a clay about twice a year. but it all depends on what environment ur in. u can feel ur car with a plastic bag, and if it isnt smooth go for a clay
I do it once every 7-8 months (falling behind I know). I should be doing it once every 6 months because we have a lot of hard water and sprinklers (I have to park in driveways and on the street occasionally)
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eek, hard water on black. that gota suck. i have another CL member do full on details on my car. tod is pretty awesome. how do u wash ur car? have u tried ONR?
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Hi meefer

Great job and great pics !
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Great detail job, clay is neccesary for black finishes and those with dark colors. Looks like they did a good job.
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Originally Posted by weesped
eek, hard water on black. that gota suck. i have another CL member do full on details on my car. tod is pretty awesome. how do u wash ur car? have u tried ONR?
I pretty much bought the entire blackfire package, so to wash I use a gloss shampoo and a microfiber mitt, then dry with a microfiber towel.

I almost always do a wheel clean and tire shine. Usually I follow that up with a round of trim detail if it's still light out.

This is usually once every couple of weeks or so.

I have not tried ONR but have read about it. It's intriguing, just haven't looked into it yet. I started out with Zaino but switched to Blackfire in the interests of only taking up half a Sunday versus an entire weekend
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ONR is pretty amazing. if u get a good MF WW towel, and some ONR u'll save alot of time. and u wont need to worry about scratching ur car. if u need a site to pick up some PM me
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Nice job, car looks very clean! Must be nice to not have negative temperatures that don't allow you to wash cars...
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nice and clean!

reminds me to wash/wax my car.....
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god damm dorms i wanna wash my carrrrrrrrr and wax my baby...
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