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Old Apr 11, 2010 | 03:15 PM
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Decided to detail the classic

well i had some spare time today and decided it was time to clay bar and wax the classic...thanks to richard for the products...

mild clay was used and the wax was prima banana gloss
here are the pics of the final outcome...










 
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Old Apr 11, 2010 | 03:41 PM
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Looks good. How long did it take you to detail it? It took me about 3 hours to do my classic...LOL
 
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Old Apr 11, 2010 | 03:49 PM
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It's pretty shiny. How bad was it before?
 
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Old Apr 11, 2010 | 04:56 PM
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it took almost all day i had to do a couple passes with the clay to get it smooth
 
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Old Apr 12, 2010 | 11:17 AM
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very nice. it reminds me of gateraid gum color. what do you call that color? looks yummy.
 
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Old Apr 13, 2010 | 07:30 AM
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Great job!!! From what I understand the paint had quite a bit of contamination that clay improved significantly. He got the supplies from my store www.ShowCarSupplies.com, namely these products

CLAY
http://www.showcarsupplies.com/shopexd.asp?id=116&bc=no

Banana Gloss Flash Curing Carnauba Wax
http://www.showcarsupplies.com/shopexd.asp?id=173&bc=no

Richard
 
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Old Apr 15, 2010 | 03:51 PM
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Beautiful car!
 
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