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Old Jan 28, 2002 | 04:22 PM
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Just detailed my E430 this weekend and what a diffence it made. My paint started out with swirls and did not look very good. I used all Meguiars products (Swirl Remover, Show Car Glaze, Yellow Wax and Final Inspection ) and look at the improvement.

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Its a little hard to tell from the pictures, but the finish now is almost like a mirror. This is the first time I ever really detailed a car and I am quite happy with the results, but my right shoulder will be sore for a while.
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Old Jan 28, 2002 | 05:35 PM
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Nice improvement - looks good! The trick now is to keep it that way with a little loving car almost every day. A few minutes often sure beats a major job and a sore shoulder.
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Old Jan 29, 2002 | 06:47 AM
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Strong work! Looks good!

-John
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Old Jan 29, 2002 | 07:54 AM
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Makes me wish I had a black car! Looks great. By the way, your handle, ChimpWare, leads me to believe you are in the clothing business. Do you make clothing for jungle animals? If so why not train one of the chimps to detail your car? The hardest part is to keep them from drinking the wax since some if it smells so good.
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Old Jan 29, 2002 | 11:03 AM
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Good thought regarding chimps, but the handle actually comes from a software company I started a while ago, that has not really gotten off the ground. The idea was "ChimpWare, software so easy to use a monkey could do it..."
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