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Old Feb 13, 2004 | 12:00 AM
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Victoryroad, question about your CL

Do you have the cerami paint ("C040") on your CL? I am just wondering because when i last saw it I was amazed at how few swirls it had. How is it holding up now? (if you have the C prefix)
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Old Feb 13, 2004 | 12:03 AM
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Every CL produced after June 3, 2002 has Nano Clear Coat Paint !
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Old Feb 13, 2004 | 12:23 AM
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Old Feb 14, 2004 | 06:07 PM
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Adam is once again the authoritative source, as my CL code is C040. It was built on Feb 14, 2003.
I am very careful and use only Zaino products. No need, at least yet, to clay.
Is it advisable to at some point "dust" the hood with clear coat, as it does get very small pits in normal driving that are visible if one looks at the surface at the correct angle in just the right light?
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Adam is once again the authoritative source, as my CL code is C040. It was built on Feb 14, 2003.
I am very careful and use only Zaino products. No need, at least yet, to clay.
Is it advisable to at some point "dust" the hood with clear coat, as it does get very small pits in normal driving that are visible if one looks at the surface at the correct angle in just the right light?
i dunno, i think that is unavoidable. I am so impressed by that paint then! How do you wash your CL?
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I wash the car by hand with either Zaino or Meguire's liquid. BTW, your recommendation of Aquapel was very good. I use it on my winter daily driver as well as the CL.
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I wash the car by hand with either Zaino or Meguire's liquid. BTW, your recommendation of Aquapel was very good. I use it on my winter daily driver as well as the CL.
awesome! I am glad u like it.
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