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Paint Quality
08-31-2010, 09:48 PM
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RE: Paint Quality
(08-31-2010 05:15 AM)flarkitkf Wrote:  A note on this, after washing my car just about every week and waxing it several times. I stick to good quality microfiber cloths for drying and buffing. Avoid using fabric softeners as they contain additives which damage the fibers and leave scratches. Rather add a spoonful of white vinegar to the final rinse water, which has the same softening effect and evaporates, leaving very little on the material. It's just as important to care for your cloths, as it is to keep the car's paint looking decent

I imagine softeneres would have something in it that someone might find bad. I do use the mirofiber rags for waxing and wiping but I prefer a soft clean quality towel to obsorb the water without lots of pressure. Found a nice yellow towel at Target Stores that have long microfibers that are working great. Good example of what has worked for me is my 93 Pontiac. Never used soaps, rinses with towels and waxes mircofibers only. Original paint, 183K miles, use to be daily driver till the Koup came home. Dodgy This car has been outdoors for the last 5 years with a something else in the garage.

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08-31-2010, 10:25 PM
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RE: Paint Quality
thats a nice ride!
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08-31-2010, 10:39 PM
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RE: Paint Quality
Drive through touchless car washes, twice a year clay/cleaner polish/polish/wax...kept out doors for the 2.5 years that I owned it...before the dump truck smashed it.

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09-01-2010, 02:23 PM
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^I would have been pissed, to the highest level of pisstivity!
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09-01-2010, 02:53 PM
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oh my... WOW! i would've got out and beat the SH*T out of the driver! thats just me... lol
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09-01-2010, 03:04 PM (This post was last modified: 09-01-2010 03:04 PM by MFury.)
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It's now a severe short box. Wow. Sad
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09-01-2010, 03:39 PM
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err... compact pickup?
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09-02-2010, 12:33 AM
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Ouch, I'm feeling any of your left over pain looking at your truck. I was admiring all your black vehicles from your ride thread. But this was too much. Glad you have moved on.
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09-02-2010, 12:57 AM
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yea... my back hurts just looking at it!
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10-19-2010, 03:27 AM
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sorry to hear that broKenny, hoping that you are ok.
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