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Old 01-02-06, 03:03   #10 (permalink)
ceiol
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Originally Posted by Mike-in-Orange
I've posted this before, so if you've read it please feel free to skip ahead.

I think you guys are looking at this all wrong. Take chpsk8 for instance: He just dropped $300 on detailing supplies. I've done the same and had to put up with a friend of mine giving me all sorts of grief about doing so. So I analyzed the situation for him and came up with this:

The $300 I spent will keep all three of my cars looking great for at least a year, maybe two. He spends $12~$15 on his black BMW 540i at, gasp, the local automatic car wash. At the end of six months he's spent right around that same $300 and his car is just loaded with swirls, the engine bay is a mess, and the trim has never been dressed.

He stopped ragging on me and has asked me at least consider detailing his car for him!
a black 540i ???

Hmm, sounds familiar -- I'm working on mine right now. The LA rain has me sidetracked for a couple of days, but I've got some good Menzerna polishes that will make my jet black 540 look new again.
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