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Actually I washed mine on Monday right before it rained. I really wanted to get all the brake dust and tire chunks off as soon as I could. Now it seems like a wasted effort to go get it dirty right away.
I got nail in a few spots and had to scrub with a paint cleaner and wax. I wonder if the remnants really show up that much on black cars.
I got nail in a few spots and had to scrub with a paint cleaner and wax. I wonder if the remnants really show up that much on black cars.
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My car has been a garage queen for 3yrs now. I still take it out and beat the hell out of it though. 
Your one to talk.
Good Luck brotha! You better make the Evo community proud, or face terrible hazing at CBP next month!
I know Stoner has a product that Ron (white & red GT3 RS) uses that seems to work pretty well. I just used some bug and tar and it worked fine on my car.
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Good Luck brotha! You better make the Evo community proud, or face terrible hazing at CBP next month!
I know Stoner has a product that Ron (white & red GT3 RS) uses that seems to work pretty well. I just used some bug and tar and it worked fine on my car.
I plan to do that. What I should have done was sent Mobil 1 out for analysis prior to switching to the AMSOIL 10w40. But I will run the next change for 5000 miles, keeping track of typical mileage, track days, and autox. My main goal is to see if AMSOIL's claim to high zinc/phoporous is essentially true. Oil Ananlyzer seem to have specs on 4G63 motors, and can identify what typical wear rates should be. Being my car is "high mileage," I think it would be a good test for me personally. Based on the thread I've been reading, it seems people who sent in Amsoil samples are being told they can leave it in the car for a more extended period of time as the zinc and phos count were still high.
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I'll grab some of that. The paint cleaner worked well but was a bit of overkill because you then need to wax over the area to protect it.
One spot actually had rubber scratched into the clear coat so that needed extra work. The scratches are still there but it's colorless now.
One spot actually had rubber scratched into the clear coat so that needed extra work. The scratches are still there but it's colorless now.
On a side not, I did run Amsoil SSO 0-30 and the Amsoil filter one winter, from November to Aprils, with no ill effects. I put about 9-10k on the ca that winter.
I'll grab some of that. The paint cleaner worked well but was a bit of overkill because you then need to wax over the area to protect it.
One spot actually had rubber scratched into the clear coat so that needed extra work. The scratches are still there but it's colorless now.
One spot actually had rubber scratched into the clear coat so that needed extra work. The scratches are still there but it's colorless now.
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Wax/cleaner works fine for me. For really hard stuff, I use scratch remover compound. I also wax before track day so stuff comes off easier. I usually use Turtle wax but I just tried Dupont Teflon wax and like it a lot, it makes the paint ridiculously smooth.
my car looks trashed after every event but it always cleans up nicely. I dunno if its a white car thing or what. usually I just run it thru the car wash then use the Meguires cleaner/wax, its the step 1 in their 3 step paint cleaning process, followed by a little spray detailer for extra protection.
there was practically nothing on your car after Lightning. Just wait till you're spending some time behind cars on R-comps... its gonna look like you ran thru field of rubber.
my car looks trashed after every event but it always cleans up nicely. I dunno if its a white car thing or what. usually I just run it thru the car wash then use the Meguires cleaner/wax, its the step 1 in their 3 step paint cleaning process, followed by a little spray detailer for extra protection.
my car looks trashed after every event but it always cleans up nicely. I dunno if its a white car thing or what. usually I just run it thru the car wash then use the Meguires cleaner/wax, its the step 1 in their 3 step paint cleaning process, followed by a little spray detailer for extra protection.
I also wax, at least the front end, before a track day. It def makes clean up easier.