incase you missed my thread from last night.. i clayed and waxed my car like 4 days ago, and then yesterday, it felt like sand paper!?!?.. so i was pissed..

so i went and bought a buffer, new meguiars clay kit, meguiars 3 step process (cleaner wax, polish, wax) and wow.. the freakin car looks better than new.. the reflections are better than my bathroom mirror!

(and after i washed it the grime and little bumps that felt like sand paper came off for the most part.. but wtf.. so i re clayed it again!.. (started at 9:30 this morning, finished at 5:30)


heres some great pics..

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a165/reefjit/1stangfulldetailmay08054.jpg

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a165/reefjit/1stangfulldetailmay08001.jpg

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a165/reefjit/1stangfulldetailmay08022.jpg

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a165/reefjit/1stangfulldetailmay08006.jpg

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a165/reefjit/1stangfulldetailmay08025.jpg

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a165/reefjit/1stangfulldetailmay08008.jpg

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a165/reefjit/1stangfulldetailmay08051.jpg

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a165/reefjit/1stangfulldetailmay08056.jpg

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a165/reefjit/1stangfulldetailmay08057.jpg

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a165/reefjit/1stangfulldetailmay08055.jpg




Most Recent Mods that are new from my sig (as of may 6, 08)
-GT500 Chin Spoiler
-GT500 Strut Tower Brace (not shown)
-Calipers - painted to match
-VMP sitcker on rocker panel
-Re-Tinted side markers and Tails with VHT Night Shades
-Tinted Fogs
-Smoked Clear Corners
-SLP Modular High Flow Catted X-Pipe
-QTP Cutouts
-Pypes Mid Mufflers
-Trufiber Cobra R 2000 Hood (cracked, in garage waiting for time/$ to fix it and get painted)

Mods That Will Be Done Before June 08
-Steeda UDP's
-GT500 Rear Spoiler
-Eibach Pro Kit
-Sequential Tail Lights
-Shift Light

Mods Already Done
-Hurst Comp Shifter
-Chrome DD Replica Bullits 18x9 Fronts and 18x10 Rears
-Nitto NT555r's 245/45/18 Fronts and 295/45/18 Rears
-C&L Racer CAI
-SCT X-CAL ll
-VMP 93 perf. Dyno Tuned (@291 RWHP and 311 RWTQ as of June 2007)
-Xenon Window Scoops
-Speed Of Sound 2 Gauge Pillar Pod
-Glow Shift Air/Fuel Ratio
-Glow Shift Fuel Pressure

.. probably forgetting somethings


will be taking some more picstures of interior to show the new "Mustang Accent Kit" which are the footwell lighting and trunk light.. and also some new shots of the engine bay...

let me know what you think..

nice and shiney. Is it my imagination or does your chin spoiler have more of a gap between it and the body than others who have that same one installed?

Is there something wrong with your chin spoiler.

Looks grreeaattt!!

+1 on the spoiler lookin kinda funky tho =/ ???

Looking good, man! I just clayed my car on Friday with Turtle Wax Ice Liquid Claybar. I washed it, clayed it, washed it, waxed it, spray waxed it. First time to wax this year. Of course, now it's covered in pollen. [>:]

car's nice and shiny, hope it stays that way for more than a few days


ORIGINAL: GTstangB.F.D.M.

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will be taking some more picstures of interior to show the new "Mustang Accent Kit" which are the footwell lighting and trunk light.. and also some new shots of the engine bay...

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when you do this, please tell us how you did it

looks great,you will have to do it all over again for the may 31st cruise:D

looks goooood!

your car is very nice minus all the random decals

Wow. Almost looks like mineral grey!

+1 on the decals...

very nice and shiny :D
LOL in the first shot, i can see you lied on the gravel to take the pic

and damn 9am-5pm...go to work or something lol

wow.. thanks for the compliments guys..

first.. the chin spoiler.. i know.. i dunno wtf happen with that sh.it.. im going to get under there by the end of this week and put some screws in it so its not liek.. sagging... or whatever its doing.. but i love how much better the car looks wiht that $30 mod!..

also, i forgot to mention the new exhaust.. im now running a SLP (for the longest time i thought it was bassani.. LOL).. modular X pipe (high flow cats).. cutouts... and pypes mid mufflers.. i will be posting some clips i made of it later tonight..


Looking good, man! I just clayed my car on Friday with Turtle Wax Ice Liquid Claybar. I washed it, clayed it, washed it, waxed it, spray waxed it. First time to wax this year. Of course, now it's covered in pollen.

lol.. i know.. im going to keep this parked in the garage for as long as i can, and leave my moms out side.. under that same tree.. LOL.. do you liek that liquid clay sh.it that ICE makes?.. i tried it once.. it gave it a smooth surface.. but i dont know how much its really taking off.. i still like the traditional way better.. but thats great when you dont have time..





JOOLANDER -

when you do this, please tell us how you did it

all i can tell you is that i hooked them up so they run off the headlight switch (turn on when your parking/headlights turn on/off) and are also run with an auxillary switch so i can turn them off while the headlights are.. and are alos hooked up too the dimmer.. so they dim wiht the interior lights..

but i cant tell you any more than that bc i am selling these as kits so its basically a plug and play hook up, and makes it easy for the "customer".. and should take under 30 mins to install.. the kits include EVERYTHING you need along wiht instructions and step by step pictures..

and im am acutally in the process of being "ALLOWED" to push the products on the forums by becoming a sponsor.. so till then if you intrested, just PM about the Mustang Accent Kits and i can give you more info and direct you on where to purchase..




ONEEYEDWILLY -

looks great,you will have to do it all over again for the may 31st cruise


lol.. "DONT YOU PUT THAT ON ME!!!!.. DONT YOU PUT THAT ON ME RICKY BOBBIE"... lololol.. scene from ricky bobbie, right before he stabs his leg with the knife, and says to the black guy, that he hopes his kids grow up as athletes and then have there legs taken off.. LOL!!.. and thats how he reacts. .and thats how i want to react.. lol

i am NOT DOING THIS AGAIN for another atleast 2 or 3 months.. but i will DEFFINATELY have her lookin good for that cruise.. god i cant wait..



06ELNR -

looks goooood!


JUST THINK.. thats gunna what the top half of your car looks liek!!.. niceee.... cant freakin WAIT to see how that thing comes out..





SIBERIAN -

your car is very nice minus all the random decals

lol.. i know.. im working on it.. i really dont want to take the Hurley sticker off.. bc where i live, its a bunch of old ppl.. so when few and distant girls that DO live around here, see that, they atleast know im a younger guy and not an old hag.. the red sticker is my year pass for the beach.. i am there like once or twice a week.. on the back, we have a IAFF sticker.. basically a union sticker for firefighters.. and my College sticker on the right side of the back winow.. and i guess the VMPtuning is accountable too.. i dont htink it look all the that bad.. but i can always take it off..




DARKFIREGT -

Wow. Almost looks like mineral grey!


I KNOW!!.. i love color that came out after this detail and pictures... its funny how the alloys change colors.. some times they look almost black.. sometimes they look like vapor or tungsten or whatver...

love it..



thanks again guys

lol.. i know!!! i saw that and i satarted laughing.. LOL.. i am acutally editing it in PAINT on the computer, and gunna post it up wiht a big.. L O L

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a165/reefjit/untitled1.jpg




LOLOLOLOLOLOLOL

the vmp one isnt bad at all,i kind of like it if it was alone, but when you have all those other ones all over the place it makes me think differently about it

What did you use for a buffer?

To be honest, the finish and reflection don't really look all that good.

It seems like you want a high quality finish, the cheapie random orbital buffers you buy in automotive stores don't have enough power to do any swirl or scratch correcting. In fact the most they do is create a hazy/milky finish.

You should consider a Porter Cable buffer along with 'professional' detailing supplies that you cannot get over the counter. There are a ton of light polishes, glazes, sealants & carnauba's that'll make you vomit about all the money you wasted on products before.

+1 on the porter cable..I buy new pads almost as often as my wife...but well worth it

wow.. ya.. i did it with a on sale random orbital from advance.. honestly i didnt expect much out of it and it pleased me.. all i really wanted out of it was to speed the process up... i basically waxed the car 3 times today.. lol..

but ya .. so your saying the car can look even better than that!?!?!..

wtf.. i am scared to touch a real buffer tho.. i dont want to burn the paint or clear coat.. i have watched vid on how to use them and ****.. but still....

did i read that correct, the GT 500 chin spoiler only cost $30? from the dealership?

you "can't" burn thru the clear coat with the PC he's talking about, its random orbit, not orbital i think

ya.. it was somethign liek that.. normally theyare like 40 or 50.. the lady was tight as fck and gave me employee pricing bc i told her i worked at advance auto parts and get x-plan pricing..

so i ended up getting a gt500 chin and strut bar for like $90 total i think?

o.. well in that case........

man thats bullshi, I paid 90 for my gt500 splitter and I still havent got it put on yet, this pisses me off

ORIGINAL: Dan04COBRA

What did you use for a buffer?

To be honest, the finish and reflection don't really look all that good.

It seems like you want a high quality finish, the cheapie random orbital buffers you buy in automotive stores don't have enough power to do any swirl or scratch correcting. In fact the most they do is create a hazy/milky finish.

You should consider a Porter Cable buffer along with 'professional' detailing supplies that you cannot get over the counter. There are a ton of light polishes, glazes, sealants & carnauba's that'll make you vomit about all the money you wasted on products before.



I was thinking the same thing ... Jesus weeps tonight ... :(

I think your car looks amazing. And darn you for getting such an awesome deal on your chin spoiler and strut bar. Almost makes me wish i got that color, lol.

lol thanks guys... and thumper... HHhhuuuhhhhh!?!?.. why is jesus crying again?

For you not consulting me for this detail ...

PS: I need you to get me a GT500 chin spoiler for a friend of mine. [8D]

lol.. ill trade you a new one for your scoops and like a lil cash on top