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Old Jul 24, 2015 | 10:02 PM
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What Have You Done To Your Benz Today?

I got this idea from a Ford F Series forum I am a member of.

After work, me and my little helper removed all the swirl marks from my interior wood trim and polished it till it looked like glass. What a difference! It got dark out, but I did one exterior door panel too. Will do the rest this weekend hopefully. I love the results.
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Old Jul 25, 2015 | 06:54 AM
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Was that done by hand? Looks great!
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Old Jul 25, 2015 | 08:47 AM
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That picture against the car now that really shows the gloss!!! Great job!

Not sure if you clayed it but claying is a definite game changer.

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Old Jul 25, 2015 | 12:35 PM
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What did I do? Gave all of them an evil eye. They didn't even blink. ******.
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Old Jul 25, 2015 | 09:38 PM
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Was that done by hand? Looks great!
Yes with the help of some little hands lol
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Old Jul 25, 2015 | 09:40 PM
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That picture against the car now that really shows the gloss!!! Great job!
Not sure if you clayed it but claying is a definite game changer.
Thanks! No I didn't clay the car. I am a big fan of Mothers clay bar with the Showtime spray. It's on my list...
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Old Jul 25, 2015 | 09:48 PM
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Today after work, I had a friend of mine probe around the car while I was driving with an automotive stethoscope to pinpoint exactly where the wind noise/air leaks where coming from. I want the car as quiet as can be. Going to clean all the window and sunroof channels and condition all the rubber seals so they expand and seal better. See if that helps...
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Looks great. Tell your helper she did a very good job!
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same thing i did since the day i got it...i drove it today
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Umm, is that really The Bee Gees "Night Fever" on the stereo? Car looks great BTW.
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Old Jul 27, 2015 | 05:39 PM
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Umm, is that really The Bee Gees "Night Fever" on the stereo? Car looks great BTW.
Lmao, hook, line and sinker! That was for you Mike (from the video you sent me in another thread) and ofcourse you happened to point it out. Gotcha! And yes I rock the Bee Gees here and there & proud of it. All Ginny's from the Bronx do...lol
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Lmao, hook, line and sinker! That was for you Mike (from the video you sent me in another thread) and ofcourse you happened to point it out. Gotcha! And yes I rock the Bee Gees here and there & proud of it. All Ginny's from the Bronx do...lol

I always thought that The Beastie Boys was the poison of choice for you Bronx natives.
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Old Jul 27, 2015 | 05:53 PM
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I always thought that The Beastie Boys was the poison of choice for you Bronx natives.
God no...that was more suburban white boy music who thought it was so hard to grow up in the suburbs lol...
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Lmao, hook, line and sinker! That was for you Mike (from the video you sent me in another thread) and ofcourse you happened to point it out. Gotcha! And yes I rock the Bee Gees here and there & proud of it. All Ginny's from the Bronx do...lol
Ha! I have that album too. Great sounding production and performances. The poor Bee Gees got caught up in the anti disco craze but that's a great album.
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Old Jul 27, 2015 | 09:23 PM
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Ha! I have that album too. Great sounding production and performances. The poor Bee Gees got caught up in the anti disco craze but that's a great album.
I think they were the whole reason for the anti-disco craze...lol
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I think they were the whole reason for the anti-disco craze...lol
I have a feeling that they were the reason for Bruce Jenner to want to cut off his ***** and hit that womanly high note.
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Originally Posted by Mike5215
Umm, is that really The Bee Gees "Night Fever" on the stereo? Car looks great BTW.
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Old Jul 28, 2015 | 09:54 AM
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The dash trim looks good and all, but the most intriguing thing about the post is that there's such a thing as a Ford F Series forum.
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Old Jul 28, 2015 | 11:34 AM
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Oh yeah, the Ford F Series Pickup Truck Forum is especially busy during the winter snow plow season...(F250 and F350 especially as they are some of the best snow plow trucks out there) IMO
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Tried to figure out quickly this morning why my driver side, seatbelt height adjustment is not working when I move the seat. Might have to remove the panel after work to see if it got disconnected. Any tips on this one would be great.
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Today I looked at new headlights and tail lights for the Old Girl and after I woke up from the faint decided the price was too high for my girl. Expensive but boy do they look great.
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Just a nice, quiet, relaxing day...Detailed my car after work.
















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She looks gorgeous!! Glass shine!
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I know from that other thread that you're a tall handsome Italian dude, but some stocky balding guy keeps appearing in the reflections in your paint! Car might need an exorcism.

Not sure I'm more envious of the clean car or the killer yard.
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