Spent The Weekend Waxing The Car
08-24-2003, 12:32 PM
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I ran it through the local car wash Friaday at luchtime. It had white oxidized areas on the hood. The car looked really dull. I was mad at myself for neglecting it so bad. It has rained 225 out of the last 28 days here in Florida. Not very motivating to detail the car.
I sold my Mustang Firday so I could take up the whole garage with the 7.
I went to work on it. Orbital buffer Mequires swirl remover. Meguires #22 yellow wax and Meguires Gold Classig Wax. I used the swirl remover as a very mild compound to take off all the oxidation. I went over the entire car twice. Then added a coat of Yellow wax then a coat of Gold.
The car looks totally different. I will post pics soon. Its raining right now as usual.
I have to drive it to work tomarrow and I know it will get rained on. UHHH!! I should be picking up my new CooperS Tuesday so My 7 can stay in the garage and stay clean.
I sold my Mustang Firday so I could take up the whole garage with the 7.
I went to work on it. Orbital buffer Mequires swirl remover. Meguires #22 yellow wax and Meguires Gold Classig Wax. I used the swirl remover as a very mild compound to take off all the oxidation. I went over the entire car twice. Then added a coat of Yellow wax then a coat of Gold.
The car looks totally different. I will post pics soon. Its raining right now as usual.
I have to drive it to work tomarrow and I know it will get rained on. UHHH!! I should be picking up my new CooperS Tuesday so My 7 can stay in the garage and stay clean.
08-24-2003, 12:58 PM
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cooper s's are fun little cars i test drove one, they got some pep to em. i got a friend with a 50shot in his coopers who can almost keep up with me in third gear. he had me scared for a second i thought i would have roasted him but its a faster car than i thought
08-24-2003, 03:18 PM
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The tools:
I can not wait for the MCS to arrive. I have ordered the John Cooper Woprks kit too. It adds 35HP to the car. It sounds meaner too. It comes in about 4 weeks then I have to drop the car off to get it installed. The I will go RX-8 hunting.
I can not wait for the MCS to arrive. I have ordered the John Cooper Woprks kit too. It adds 35HP to the car. It sounds meaner too. It comes in about 4 weeks then I have to drop the car off to get it installed. The I will go RX-8 hunting.
08-24-2003, 03:58 PM
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Originally Posted by Jims5543' date='Aug 24 2003, 12:18 PM
The tools:
I can not wait for the MCS to arrive. I have ordered the John Cooper Woprks kit too. It adds 35HP to the car. It sounds meaner too. It comes in about 4 weeks then I have to drop the car off to get it installed. The I will go RX-8 hunting.
I can not wait for the MCS to arrive. I have ordered the John Cooper Woprks kit too. It adds 35HP to the car. It sounds meaner too. It comes in about 4 weeks then I have to drop the car off to get it installed. The I will go RX-8 hunting.
The car detailing what not.
08-24-2003, 07:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Dramon_Killer' date='Aug 24 2003, 03:58 PM
[quote name='Jims5543' date='Aug 24 2003, 12:18 PM'] The tools:
I can not wait for the MCS to arrive. I have ordered the John Cooper Woprks kit too. It adds 35HP to the car. It sounds meaner too. It comes in about 4 weeks then I have to drop the car off to get it installed. The I will go RX-8 hunting.
I can not wait for the MCS to arrive. I have ordered the John Cooper Woprks kit too. It adds 35HP to the car. It sounds meaner too. It comes in about 4 weeks then I have to drop the car off to get it installed. The I will go RX-8 hunting.
The car detailing what not. [/quote]
I bought the Ryobi at Home Depot for $30 it came with bonnets but I bought a couple extra.
The Wax I bought at Autozone. They have the whole Meguire line.
Elbow grease by me.
I should have taken a picture of it before. It looked like crap.
Funny - When I look at it I laugh it looks so stock. It so funny watching the looks poeples faces as I rip away from them.
08-24-2003, 07:41 PM
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My "temporary" Cooper until Mine arrives. This is the same color Red whith white roof Mirrors. I had them put a checkerd flag on the roof though not the British. Yeah its an R/C car.
