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Old Jul 12, 2005 | 10:56 PM
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A Little Zaino on the 2006

Initial Zaino Application on my new CAR!







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Old Jul 12, 2005 | 11:16 PM
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Old Jul 12, 2005 | 11:21 PM
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Get a tripod and take pictures lower then the car or at the cars level. One of the worst angles is just taking it from above the car.

Get creative as well, your car is friggin fantastic, now we just need to get the pictures out to turn it into a desktop background car.

I got nothing but love for you StephenK, fellow R230 members!
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Old Jul 12, 2005 | 11:26 PM
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I was thinking

I was thinking of where I could take some more pictures with better backgrounds. These are the same as my 05 pictures. But I was tired after finishing this evening and didn't have the energy to go anywhere else.

Let me see what I can do!!!!
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Old Jul 12, 2005 | 11:31 PM
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I see the Seminoles plate on the other MB! My wife is a Seminole. I get suckered into watching FSU football all the time.
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Old Jul 12, 2005 | 11:33 PM
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It's not always about backgrounds. If you can pull off the artistry right, you don't need that good of a background then, it's just a supplement.

https://mbworld.org/forums/showpost....8&postcount=16

Not the best obviously, but you can tell that even without that cool of a car, and an empty parking lot, pictures still come out looking decent and not just like another everyday 'look at this' post.

At least, that's my opinion, maybe I'm biased
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Old Jul 12, 2005 | 11:33 PM
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I see the Seminoles plate on the other MB! My wife is a Seminole. I get suckered into watching FSU football all the time.
GO NOLES!!!!!!!!!
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Old Jul 12, 2005 | 11:40 PM
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Old Jul 12, 2005 | 11:52 PM
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Screw the car, how the F do you get your lawn like that. I do everything but dry hump mine and it is always light green. Son of aaaaaaaa......

Oh yeah, could shave off the car too. Sweet.
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Old Jul 12, 2005 | 11:56 PM
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I honestly think it's a seasonal thing Jak!
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Old Jul 13, 2005 | 12:47 AM
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Originally Posted by ricky.agrawal
It's not always about backgrounds. If you can pull off the artistry right, you don't need that good of a background then, it's just a supplement.

https://mbworld.org/forums/showpost....8&postcount=16

Not the best obviously, but you can tell that even without that cool of a car, and an empty parking lot, pictures still come out looking decent and not just like another everyday 'look at this' post.

At least, that's my opinion, maybe I'm biased
It's interesting that you're talking about car pictures. The picture in your signature has got to be one of the worst. You can't even tell what kind of car it is!

:p
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Old Jul 13, 2005 | 12:49 AM
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Screw the car, how the F do you get your lawn like that. I do everything but dry hump mine and it is always light green. Son of aaaaaaaa......

Oh yeah, could shave off the car too. Sweet.
St. Augustine Grass and a fairly wet climate. I like the look of this grass, but I don't like how it feels.
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Old Jul 13, 2005 | 12:51 AM
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It's interesting that you're talking about car pictures. The picture in your signature has got to be one of the worst. You can't even tell what kind of car it is!

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GOOD! Then you guys would find out I have BMW and ban me!
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Old Jul 13, 2005 | 02:48 PM
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GOOD! Then you guys would find out I have BMW and ban me!
LOL!! Too late.... you're
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Old Jul 13, 2005 | 02:53 PM
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Damn, at least I can still post under my other alias 'vraa' right?

StephenK: Try reading this and then taking pictures again. Remember, if you have a digital camera, taking pictures is free. So go crazy. Honestly when I take pictures, I take a few hundred, and then only about 15% of those are any good.

http://autopia.org/forum/showthread.php?t=6393

I remember someone telling me this.
If you want to become twice as good of a photographer that you are now, delete half your pictures
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Old Jul 13, 2005 | 07:34 PM
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Originally Posted by ricky.agrawal
Damn, at least I can still post under my other alias 'vraa' right?

StephenK: Try reading this and then taking pictures again. Remember, if you have a digital camera, taking pictures is free. So go crazy. Honestly when I take pictures, I take a few hundred, and then only about 15% of those are any good.

http://autopia.org/forum/showthread.php?t=6393

I remember someone telling me this.
If you want to become twice as good of a photographer that you are now, delete half your pictures
Thanks for the link.
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Old Jul 14, 2005 | 01:29 AM
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Anytime bro, I love you R230 guys!
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Old Jul 14, 2005 | 10:44 AM
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Man, there is nothing like a Zaino'd Black benz.
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Old Jul 16, 2005 | 07:39 PM
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smooth like butta baby! car looks beautiful stephen. i used to use meguiars and it just didnt do the job right. the wax seemed to attract more dust after every drive. i switched to zaino and its clean and smooth all week.
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Old Jul 16, 2005 | 10:20 PM
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smooth like butta baby! car looks beautiful stephen. i used to use meguiars and it just didnt do the job right. the wax seemed to attract more dust after every drive. i switched to zaino and its clean and smooth all week.
That was my experience with Meguiars too. It attracted everything to the car like a magnet. Also since my car is black the slightest water on it spotted the car up. The Zaino results are night and day.
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Old Jul 18, 2005 | 01:54 PM
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smooth like butta baby! car looks beautiful stephen. i used to use meguiars and it just didnt do the job right. the wax seemed to attract more dust after every drive. i switched to zaino and its clean and smooth all week.
Wax is primarily oils and oils attract dust. Even their NXT contains alot of silicone oils and will stain your trim real bad. don't believe their bs about feeding your paint. Paint does no eat or absorb anything.
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Old Jul 18, 2005 | 02:41 PM
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How does Zaino compare to Wolfgangs synthetic polymer wax? Same, better, etc..

can the two of them mix?
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Old Jul 18, 2005 | 04:02 PM
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Originally Posted by CE750
How does Zaino compare to Wolfgangs synthetic polymer wax? Same, better, etc..

can the two of them mix?
I tried WG when it first came out and like Zaino alot better. I thought Zaino looked better on black and had better durability, ease of application was about the same. Zaino has improved alot since then with the release of Z2Pro and Z8 so I am sure it is alot better than WG now. Zaino also has a new paint cleanser/swirl remover called Fusion that work real well and is great for your prep work. give it a try, you won't be sorry.
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Zaino doesn't mix well with anything.
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