VegasShawn
01-07-2004, 04:49 PM
Hey all, just got my Monte Carlo back from the painters and I have some detailing / paint questions.
1. I have to put some decals back on the car (Monte Carlo decals). The painter put some wax on the car before I picked it up. I am assuming that I need to get the wax off of the areas where I am going to apply these decals. Any way to do that safely?
2. The car still has a faint "paint smell" when it`s in the garage. Should I wait until the smell is completely gone before waxing the car myself? It`s been painted for more than a month now. Well, he waxed it, so I am *assuming* that it`s ok.
3. Is APC+ a good product for cleaning the wheel wells? The outisde of the car looks so good now, the wheel wells look absolutely awful.
4. Any ideas on polishing / cleaning my exhaust tips? I was going to hit them when some 6:1 APC+ and then an SOS pad, followed by some light grit paper and finally some metal polish? Does that sounds reasonable?
Here`s the obligatory pic:
http://vegasshawn.smugmug.com/photos/1892534-M.jpg
Gallery:
http://vegasshawn.smugmug.com/gallery/53736
1. I have to put some decals back on the car (Monte Carlo decals). The painter put some wax on the car before I picked it up. I am assuming that I need to get the wax off of the areas where I am going to apply these decals. Any way to do that safely?
2. The car still has a faint "paint smell" when it`s in the garage. Should I wait until the smell is completely gone before waxing the car myself? It`s been painted for more than a month now. Well, he waxed it, so I am *assuming* that it`s ok.
3. Is APC+ a good product for cleaning the wheel wells? The outisde of the car looks so good now, the wheel wells look absolutely awful.
4. Any ideas on polishing / cleaning my exhaust tips? I was going to hit them when some 6:1 APC+ and then an SOS pad, followed by some light grit paper and finally some metal polish? Does that sounds reasonable?
Here`s the obligatory pic:
http://vegasshawn.smugmug.com/photos/1892534-M.jpg
Gallery:
http://vegasshawn.smugmug.com/gallery/53736