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Old Dec 16, 2004 | 07:11 PM
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horray shiet, $80? Is this just at that store?
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Old Dec 16, 2004 | 07:31 PM
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nope its online too

http://www.lowes.com/lkn?action=prod...000041735-7336
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Old Dec 16, 2004 | 07:56 PM
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If only their PC 7428 would drop down that low!!!
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Old Dec 16, 2004 | 07:58 PM
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Damn WILL, LESS HALO, MORE CAR WASHING.
If I lived in warmer climates, I'd wash my car every other day!

Originally Posted by Darth Grifter
i get these yellowish spots that dont come off
On your car? :happysad:
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Old Dec 17, 2004 | 04:58 AM
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Originally Posted by Max Windu
Damn WILL, LESS HALO, MORE CAR WASHING.
If I lived in warmer climates, I'd wash my car every other day!


On your car? :happysad:
When I worked at the car wash my car was cleaned everyday and vaccuumed every week Since my car was the "showcase" car out in front of the store.
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Old Dec 17, 2004 | 10:15 AM
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Thanks for the info guys. Imma PM or email the guys that are local I just tried a heavy dose of claybar, it failed. Then I put in about 5 mins of Bug and Tar remover. No go.

I would get a car cover, but :thinking: I would be too lazy to put it on everyday. h: I just need to discipline myself to wash my freaking car.

Here are some more pics that I just took.





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Old Dec 17, 2004 | 10:27 AM
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looks like it could be beyond a detailer
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Old Dec 17, 2004 | 01:03 PM
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Wow.. ok, after seeing those pictures I'm a bit worried now. What bothers me is how distorted the reflections are in those pictures.. The paint looks heavily oxidized. It might not be fixable by hand afterall..

You might be able to hack through it with a rotary, but you'd have to consider whether it would be worth it. If you let the car get to this point, chances are you might not change your habit to prevent this from happening again, and you'd be back at this problem again within a year, but next time around it would be with a thinner clearcoat. I'm not blaming you at all, of course; everyone has their own priorities and limitations, and sometimes you can't help where you park.

Without seeing the car in person yet, my current recommendation is to just make the best out of it by hand polishing. The clear looks rather weakened, and if it were my own car, i dont know if i would go through with complete stain removal via rotary.
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Old Dec 17, 2004 | 09:47 PM
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Well, the reflections being distorted could be the camera fault. It doesnt look that grainy in real life. If I can remove these stains, I would definitly be more careful about letting this stuff happen next time. :happysad:
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Old Dec 20, 2004 | 07:04 PM
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SWEET. I applied about 3 applications of ScratchX and 80% of the stains seem to come off. I should get better results by polishing first next time.
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