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Old 12-20-2004, 07:13 PM
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I did this detail for a member here. Washed, Clayed, #83, #80, NXT were what I used.

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Nice job HotRodGuy (my favorite car and colour)
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i drive them all, fast and hard
hey those are my cars, thanks scott,



ill post some pics later
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Old 12-26-2004, 12:50 PM
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Awsome but you forgot the wheel wells.
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Originally Posted by Fr0zen
Awsome but you forgot the wheel wells.


I ended up getting them after it got dark
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Nice job! Did you use a buffer or by hand? And what NXT product did you use?
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i drive them all, fast and hard
dude i havent driven the cars since the details, LOL, but i have to this week, and its raining, aaaaaaaaarrrrrrggghhh
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Originally Posted by str8ridin
Nice job! Did you use a buffer or by hand? And what NXT product did you use?

Porter Cable Orbital.



used NXT Tech Wax as my LSP
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Originally Posted by vdubpower
dude i havent driven the cars since the details, LOL, but i have to this week, and its raining, aaaaaaaaarrrrrrggghhh


haha, I hate when that happens. What did mom think?
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how long did it take to clay the car?
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20-30 minutes maybe. Don't really remember, it was a long day, we were there for about 10 hours.

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