[MrHiggles]

Im gunna detail the car today. 2 days off in a row so gunna clean her today and admire her tomorrow Im using a fleece washing mit, Mothers California Gold car wash, Meguiars Ultimate Car Polish, Meguiars Gold Class Carnauba Plus Wax-Paste wax (only way to go!), Mothers All Tire and Rim cleaner, Amour All plasic wipes, Leather Wipes, hard tire scrubber, Meguiars NXT Insane tire shine (gives the best shine but has insane over spray problems...its gunna be tricky) and q-tips Pics? Well tomorrow Ill post them. Im about to start and its 9:30 sooooooooo I maybe done around 6.

 

[Penguinchit]

Any clay bar in the picture? I hate clay barring but love the results.

 

[MrHiggles]

I did that a month ago

 

[superbad]

sounds like a fun day

 

[gameguru1360]

are you doing it yourself or going to have help??

 

[Penguinchit]

I did that a month ago

Nice. That's what I have to do, but I'm dreading it.

 

[MrHiggles]

are you doing it yourself or going to have help??

Im doing it myself, however I just got off work when I started so I just polished everything behind the rear doors. Its some hard work but I only noticed a difference there when I polished and added wax. The rest of the car just needed a wax job. Im VERY satisfied with it, except when its n the sun cause I can still see all the imperfections. Im never buying a black car again. When its in the shade or in the dark however it looks amazing. I have a couple of pics. some under the car port and one in the sun. I also finally got a exhaust clip so if my computer will stop crashing everytime I go to edit it I will post it. Also I found this thing on my front bumper. Enlighten me. Also I re washed it cause I had black spots from the tire spray allllll over my car

Shade pics the next day after halfass polish and full wax

Im thinking about taking the nismo off...I like it but ehh I put it on there almost a year ago when I got the car and installed the spoiler. I was SOOO excited and proud of the car. Still am but ehhh

Now this is the best I have ever seen on my rear end. It always looked faded, like it got to much sun.

 

[gameguru1360]

according to the 2009 manual, there's supposed to be a retractable hook for freeing stuck vehicles.

It's unclear in the manual....here's what it states:

VEHICLE RECOVERY (freeing a stuck
vehicle)
Pulling a stuck vehicle
Do not use the hook (if so equipped) to tow the
vehicle.

I wasn't sure what it was...I've seen this on the front bumper of the 07+ scion tc's...thought it was just an access port for removing the bumper. From your photo, it looks like a nice concealed door for hiding a submachine gun barrel!!

Your car sure looks awesome in the shade!!

 

[MrHiggles]

according to the 2009 manual, there's supposed to be a retractable hook for freeing stuck vehicles.

It's unclear in the manual....here's what it states:

VEHICLE RECOVERY (freeing a stuck
vehicle)
Pulling a stuck vehicle
Do not use the hook (if so equipped) to tow the
vehicle.

I wasn't sure what it was...I've seen this on the front bumper of the 07+ scion tc's...thought it was just an access port for removing the bumper. From your photo, it looks like a nice concealed door for hiding a submachine gun barrel!!

Your car sure looks awesome in the shade!!

Found a new spot for my weed! xD jk jk

 

[CodeRed05SER]

Found a new spot for my weed! xD jk jk

lol

yah its a tow hook place, should be in your spare tire kit of stuff. screws into the frame

 

[MrHiggles]

lol

yah its a tow hook place, should be in your spare tire kit of stuff. screws into the frame

So thats what its for 0.o

 

[CodeRed05SER]

yup

and I hate clay barring my car also but the difference is amazing afterwards.. just a pain to do and a long process lol

 

[gameguru1360]

how long does it take by yourself typically??

 

[MrHiggles]

how long does it take by yourself typically??

if you plan on doing everything to your car...maybe 10 hours at least unless u rush it

 

[CodeRed05SER]

how long does it take by yourself typically??

I spent probably 6 hours on mine a few weekends ago, clay barred it, then buffed it, then waxed it. used a buffer to wax it also so it made it a hell of alot faster

 

[kartelan03]

It's very hard these days to find good car cleaning methods that don't need to be updated every week. Clay bar mitts are a great addition to any car detailing routine. They help remove stubborn contaminants that can't be removed with regular washing. By using a clay bar mitt, you can ensure that your car's paint is as clean as possible, allowing it to shine and look its best.