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Old Aug 16, 2007 | 07:31 PM
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Spent last Saturday with my friend Vic ... He's does detailing on the side so I got a full polish-sealant-hand wax done for my 4 y/o Z..

My car is garaged so the paint wasn't horrible but there were notcible swirls and some deep scratches after the wash and claybar.. Plus a can of fix-a-flat exploded on my car a couple of years ago that burned the clearcoat in a few places .. nasty stuff!!! To my surprise--Vic polished it all out!

BEFORE: I turned down the color and turned up the brightness in Photoshop to highlight the fine swirls on my paint (hard to photograph)


Vic goes to work!


AFTER: This picture was taken just after the polish and sealant phase...I turned down the color and upped the brightness in Photoshop again in an attempt to highlight the scratches...guess what? There were none!!! and Vic hasn't even put on any wax yet at this point..


All done! polish, sealant and hand applied wax.. Vics driveway and the midday sun is not the greatest time and place for pics but this is the best i could do for now..


driver's side.. another crappy over exposed picture my car never looked this good--even when new!!!


HUGE thanks to Vic for slaving away 5 hours of his day to do this awesome job.. it was hot as hell outside too so he was pretty drained when it was done..


--mike
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Old Aug 16, 2007 | 07:40 PM
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^ one of my favorite redline Z's. Nice and shiny again!
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Old Aug 16, 2007 | 07:45 PM
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sweet, i think i am about overdue for a detail myself....
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Old Aug 16, 2007 | 07:46 PM
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So what'd he owe you to deserve this? OR should I say what did you do for him?
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Old Aug 16, 2007 | 08:00 PM
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what's up with the rims? did i miss something? lol
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Old Aug 16, 2007 | 08:16 PM
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niiiiiiiiice
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Old Aug 16, 2007 | 08:16 PM
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Originally Posted by philude
what's up with the rims? did i miss something? lol
I thought the same thing. I'm on my mobile, but do I see gram lights?
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Old Aug 16, 2007 | 08:16 PM
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Originally Posted by philude
what's up with the rims? did i miss something? lol
I was wondering when someone would notice haha I swapped sides with a friend temporarily... There are 2 diff sets of rims on my car .. It took me a while to warm up to it but the car seems to take on 2 diff personalities depending on what side you see...
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Old Aug 16, 2007 | 08:19 PM
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Sick sick sick!!!!!!!!!
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Old Aug 16, 2007 | 08:32 PM
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MMMMM gram lights. Screw the volks, get the lights all the way around. New look for a new year
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Old Aug 16, 2007 | 08:34 PM
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always nice to see a good detail
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Old Aug 16, 2007 | 08:35 PM
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Get rid of the ugly 7 spoke Gram Lights and put your Volks back on. Your car is just absolutely incredible. One of my top 5 favorite Zs (and I don't even like red).
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Old Aug 16, 2007 | 08:52 PM
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Originally Posted by solidsnake
MMMMM gram lights. Screw the volks, get the lights all the way around. New look for a new year
I can't decide what side i like better.. Both sides are so different from each other... :-/ I do favor my Volks though.. mostly because the widths fill out the wheel well better (the gram lights look slightly tucked in comparison)

Having both these rims on the car sure gets a lot of interesting reaction tho.. Same thing goes for the G35 that I swapped with.. people don't expect it and just go when they see it ..

We might just keep it this way for a while
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Old Aug 16, 2007 | 09:05 PM
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Mike,

i like the black volks look better.
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Old Aug 16, 2007 | 09:42 PM
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Coming from a fellow Volk owner .. I like the gram lights wayy better. They look alot cleaner
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Old Aug 16, 2007 | 10:01 PM
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Lookin good man. What did you pay for a detail like that if you don't mind me asking?
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Old Aug 16, 2007 | 10:03 PM
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Looks shiny now. What's up with the different rims? I know why, but why? How's the ride with 2 different wheels? I would rather see you passing by showing off the right side with the Volks. Black spoke polished w/ red lining on the lip color coordinating FTW!!! Not loving that 7-spoke chromish gram light wheel at all.
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Old Aug 16, 2007 | 10:12 PM
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Originally Posted by g-unit9999
I can't decide what side i like better.. Both sides are so different from each other... :-/ I do favor my Volks though.. mostly because the widths fill out the wheel well better (the gram lights look slightly tucked in comparison)

Having both these rims on the car sure gets a lot of interesting reaction tho.. Same thing goes for the G35 that I swapped with.. people don't expect it and just go when they see it ..

We might just keep it this way for a while

I think the grams look hella better. The only thing I dont like about the volks is the lip, If the entire wheel was black like
these....
then i would agree but the lip is out of place with all the red/black you have on your car. Just my .02cents
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Old Aug 16, 2007 | 10:20 PM
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volks ftw!

nice Z leemik
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Old Aug 16, 2007 | 10:31 PM
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looks super clean!
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