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Waxing and polishing are NOT the same thing. If Euclid still trolls here I'm sure he can divulge more info.
http://www.ehow.com/about_5455860_ca...ar-polish.html
In short, since it'll be the first (to my knowledge) full-on detail to my car. I'll need a polish and a wax. There are plenty of imperfections that need to be polished out.
They legally have to do a visual inspection for a cat as well. Many shops might not if it passes the computer OBDII/sniff test, but most shops do. And that's not a risk I'd take.
Last edited by UT_Evo; Jun 1, 2010 at 06:27 PM.
The shop I went to didn't do a visual look maybe cause it passed the obdII test. Carpenter auto was a nice shop and nice people. There an Evo friendly shop. Plus I got to look at the freeway Mazda race miatas and a nice rx7
It takes me atleast 5-6hrs to do a full wash, claybar, compund + polish, then wax/sealant. I use the pc7424xp. My UDM finally took a dump and I got the pc for christmas 
Its a full 2-step method. No all-in-ones here.
Its a full 2-step method. No all-in-ones here.
So you did go to carpenter auto? you got a cat?
I have a Makita orbital buffer that I use and I need to get more Nano Wax and Polish. Hopefully I have a Shop to do it in This weekend or soon.
i know who can do it for a really good price and u will love your evo after he tune your car hi's name is josh he go by GEARHEAD on the forums , he is gonna tune my car again on acouple weeks ,2 tunes on pupm gas and for 100 octane for a real good deal ,PM if u want hi's #number bro
Loving my new setup, thanks again Josh!
Using your makita definitely will cut the time down a bit over using a DA like my pc. I still want to make the jump into a rotary soon.
They legally have to do a visual inspection for a cat as well. Many shops might not if it passes the computer OBDII/sniff test, but most shops do. And that's not a risk I'd take.[/QUOTE]
I have wondered if an evo would have any issues passing with a gutted 3" HFC (visually it would still look like a cat but flow like a test pipe) and also with an ECU tweek to always pass the OBDII test... seems like a hassle-free way to do it anyway. My car is registered in Heber so I don't have to worry about emmisions, but just throwing that out there for those of you who do..
I have wondered if an evo would have any issues passing with a gutted 3" HFC (visually it would still look like a cat but flow like a test pipe) and also with an ECU tweek to always pass the OBDII test... seems like a hassle-free way to do it anyway. My car is registered in Heber so I don't have to worry about emmisions, but just throwing that out there for those of you who do..
Last edited by DJ Brett B; Jun 2, 2010 at 08:01 AM.
