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Old Jun 3, 2007 | 11:30 AM
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The car I'm looking at is red... so your saying I can't wax it either? What kind of special wax is needed?
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Old Jun 3, 2007 | 11:34 AM
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Is it an 03? If so I would consult people who have red 03s to see what they use. Im not saying using regular wax will strip your paint, it might however bleed into the applicator. Thats it. Not the end of the world. And to the guy with the 05, did you not read my only "for sure" claim is on 03s?

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Old Jun 3, 2007 | 11:42 AM
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i have 03 Apex Silver, the paint is actually pretty good. if you know how to take care the paint, it shouldn't be any problem.


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Old Jun 3, 2007 | 11:50 AM
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the red ones don't have clear coat
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Old Jun 3, 2007 | 02:34 PM
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What about BBY...I assume its a single stage with the clear mixed in with the paint?
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Old Jun 3, 2007 | 03:17 PM
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all factory paint should have clear coat. If not, you got "beat".
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Old Jun 3, 2007 | 03:25 PM
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in the evo handbook.. the one on a few evo wedbites (kinda like haynes for evo) im sure most of u guys know what im talking about.... it has alllll the paint and body details u need to know

from what i remember the most sophisticated paint is the apex silver, then GG and the rest are all "single stage" i believe... CORRECT ME IF IM WRONG please.

-id go down and look but i seem to of misplaced the giant manual i printed out lol
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Old Jun 3, 2007 | 05:22 PM
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Originally Posted by Tristar Racing
Is it an 03? If so I would consult people who have red 03s to see what they use. Im not saying using regular wax will strip your paint, it might however bleed into the applicator. Thats it. Not the end of the world. And to the guy with the 05, did you not read my only "for sure" claim is on 03s?
Heres a question, have you painted a Rally Red Evo? Lets not even go that far, have you tried to wax one with typical wax? You end up with a red hue to your wax applicator. Red from Mitsu is a single stage, and has no seperate clear coat like a typical paint.
Not in this statement, no.

But yes, I see in your other post.
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Old Jun 3, 2007 | 06:52 PM
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just make sure there's plenty of wax on it all the time.. No clear coat sucks
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Old Jun 3, 2007 | 07:13 PM
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yeah ive heard that some 03's dont come with clear...but its kinda hard to believe
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