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« Reply #30 on: June 20, 2008, 17:03:13 pm » |
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... i saw the car this year at bug in but the paint wasn't the same  some little cracks and paint is faded (front decklid/bonnet and the roof) too bad for a real piece of history ...  The car was painted in something like 1980!   Looks (*) fine to me!  * fucking |
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« Reply #31 on: June 20, 2008, 17:10:47 pm » |
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yeah it does! it is so nice as it is. now it is a real lowprofile.
it probally went dull after getting so much drooling over it...
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« Reply #32 on: June 20, 2008, 17:22:09 pm » |
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... i saw the car this year at bug in but the paint wasn't the same some little cracks and paint is faded (front decklid/bonnet and the roof) too bad for a real piece of history ... The car was painted in something like 1980! Looks (*) fine to me! * fuckingme too mat she looks(*) nice but it was the first time i saw the car and in my mind , I thought of seeing the car as in the magazines |
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« Reply #33 on: June 20, 2008, 18:30:53 pm » |
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me too mat she looks(*) nice
but it was the first time i saw the car and in my mind , I thought of seeing the car as in the magazines
For that you're gonna' need a time machine!  |
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« Reply #34 on: June 20, 2008, 18:41:37 pm » |
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here we go jim  MS' car is what it should be all about. No bull$h!t hung on the car that does nothing Ultimate 1776? I think so. |
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« Reply #35 on: June 30, 2008, 23:45:31 pm » |
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... i saw the car this year at bug in but the paint wasn't the same some little cracks and paint is faded (front decklid/bonnet and the roof) too bad for a real piece of history ... The car was painted in something like 1980! Looks (*) fine to me! * fuckingme too mat she looks(*) nice but it was the first time i saw the car and in my mind , I thought of seeing the car as in the magazines The paint was wrecked overnight due to the infamous "Meguires Clay" Not the only car to fall victim! |
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« Reply #36 on: June 30, 2008, 23:50:49 pm » |
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and didn't your "friend" suggest Dave use it? Same friend that wanted to exclude him from pciture?
New paint, old paint, it doesn't matter.... that car is still badass, and one of my top 5 favorites
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« Reply #37 on: June 30, 2008, 23:58:26 pm » |
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Affirmative!!! As well as exclude many others.
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« Reply #38 on: August 22, 2008, 05:21:06 am » |
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Not to bring up a sore subject again, but I just used the Mother's clay bar kit on my '67. The paint looks way nicer and feels smoother/cleaner. That's a real bummer about Dave's green car. I haven't done my entire car, yet. But so far, I'm impressed with it. I also did my hood, roof, and trunk lid on my '82 BMW (silver paint with clear coat) and it turned out real nice. Super old paint... and some parts are still factory/original paint.
Had I seen this thread before I bought the kit, I probably wouldn't have used it on my Bug. Makes me wonder if the Meguiar's is that much different.
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« Reply #39 on: August 22, 2008, 15:37:10 pm » |
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Fred you and spoke at Nicks's just before the last Bug-In and we were talking about just that. I used the Mothers kit on my Bahama Blue '66 about a year and a half ago and I have had no problems at all. The clay is just to clean the paint and that is all it is suppose to do. I love the way the dead paint on my car came out. It was painted almost 14 years ago.
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« Reply #40 on: August 22, 2008, 16:25:44 pm » |
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I've used the Meguiars bar and spray, worked really good for a while(polished it afterwards with Autoglym Suuper Resin polish) it went dull again after about 3 months. last time i polished the car i used g3 compound, then 3m finesse it and 3m hand glaze which came out super shiny  |
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« Reply #41 on: August 22, 2008, 16:43:22 pm » |
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Fred you and spoke at Nicks's just before the last Bug-In and we were talking about just that. I used the Mothers kit on my Bahama Blue '66 about a year and a half ago and I have had no problems at all. The clay is just to clean the paint and that is all it is suppose to do. I love the way the dead paint on my car came out. It was painted almost 14 years ago. Yep, I remember discussing that with you, Donny. My childhood friend, Jim, has been trying to get me to use a clay bar on my cars since the late '80s. I finally gave in and gave it a shot. So far, I really like the way it cleans the contaminants from the paint and leaves it so smooth. But I strongly suggest that polish or glaze, then... a carnuba wax right afterwards. That way, the paint isn't left raw and unprotected. The guy that got me into D.K.K. (Dave McNew) turned me on to Liquid Ebony. Did pretty much the same thing... really clean the paint and remove any swirl marks from previous owners. I refuse to use machines on paint. Don't if that's still available at the automotive paint supply stores, but I still have a bottle left and it works well. |
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« Reply #42 on: August 22, 2008, 16:44:02 pm » |
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No problems with clay bars here. No need to use them with detail spray either..., plenty of soapy water works fine. Put some wax on when your finished. Dave's car was probably done with single stage paint (no clear coat) and time has caught up to it. I'd leave it as is..., it's an icon |
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« Reply #43 on: August 22, 2008, 16:46:35 pm » |
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Dave's car has clear coat, and that's what got eaten by the clay. The green underneath is still intact.
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« Reply #44 on: August 22, 2008, 18:32:19 pm » |
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... i saw the car this year at bug in but the paint wasn't the same some little cracks and paint is faded (front decklid/bonnet and the roof) too bad for a real piece of history ... The car was painted in something like 1980! Looks (*) fine to me! * fuckinglooks mint!  |
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« Reply #45 on: August 22, 2008, 18:36:10 pm » |
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I had the clay bar make a cloudy spot in my clear coat on my '67...very small and not obvious, but still.... I think it takes a gentle hand to use it and make sure the surface is cool and really wet. When I owned my WRX I clayed it, and I leaned into it a bit too hard in one spot and same thing, though some fine compound cleared it back up. That bar does wonders for paint that isn't maintained all that often...but yeah you gotta get some wax on afterwards. I like pure caranuba paste.... Zymol blue liquid works well too....especially if you follow their instructions and follow waxing with a light misting of water and then buff it out... |
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