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Old Jan 11, 2005 | 12:16 AM
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Clean before tahoe trip

Did wash, clay bar, 3 stage paint clean with random orbital buffer, wax and buffer.
all meguiars products

protect paint for the harsh weather in tahoe
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Old Jan 11, 2005 | 12:20 AM
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Old Jan 11, 2005 | 12:20 AM
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Old Jan 11, 2005 | 12:21 AM
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thanks i'll do for anyone 50 bucks!
Old Jan 11, 2005 | 03:27 PM
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I'll pay 50 bucks for that! Um but you'd need to come to Hawaii
Old Jan 11, 2005 | 03:37 PM
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lol maybe one day, the quality of the job in my honest opinion came out better but my 2 meg camera just woulndt pick it up
Old Jan 11, 2005 | 11:27 PM
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Sounds like u did a good job. It would be great right before summer starts. Do you think claybar on a 10 year old paint job would do anything?

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thanks i'll do for anyone 50 bucks!
Old Jan 12, 2005 | 02:57 AM
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NOT A CLAYBAR, but a 3 step paint cleaning system would.. clay bar just helps the wax and stuff adhere better by removing impurities from the paint
Old Jan 21, 2005 | 04:20 PM
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Where can you get a 3-step paint cleaner? What brands are good?
Old Jan 21, 2005 | 08:39 PM
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YOU CAN LITERALLY GET THEM ANYWHERE they are labeled 1, 2, 3 and so on. hey jon i can do it for you if u have a hose at your house for 50 bucks interior rub down too!

i tend to use meguires, but there other products but i see meguirs as good enough
Old Jan 21, 2005 | 11:41 PM
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Old Jan 22, 2005 | 12:20 AM
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yeah i knew something was wrong but i was too lazy to correct myself
Old Jan 22, 2005 | 01:30 AM
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Old Jan 22, 2005 | 02:14 AM
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