Debate Tuesday - v. FMJ x 2 Teg & Big Saab Cleanup

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stilez

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I've been getting some PM's/IM's by people pushing me to post more pics :lol . I got some time today to do some work so here we go.





First up, my teg.



I think I am cursed and blessed by FMJ all at once. Everytime I have time to work with my teg, it's always heavy clouds/overcast. Whenever I don't, it's gorgeous...Go figure.



Anyways, this is after FMJ x 2. First coat was about 2 weeks ago. I noticed a definite increase in glow/gloss and the same sharp reflections with a touch of wetness. Great look IMO. BnB on tires.



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Next up, my girlfriend's Saab 9-3...



She had a little incident with the basketball hoop at my house this summer. It doesn't help with 7 cars in the driveway plus hers, but anyways...She knocked up the bumper and cracked the corner light to hell. The bumper was pretty much off. I did my best to repair it. I also buffed it pretty aggressively to remove a lot of paint transfer. She taped up the light. Finally found a reasonable deal on a Saab corner light (eBay baby). It came with an orange reflector so I cracked it up with a flat head screwdriver and voila! clear corners with OEM quality :)



Anyways, after this, my girlfriend went nuts with a Mr.Clean dry eraser on all of the plastic trim. BTW: It was raining through this. It was stained over time from different product slip-ups. The dry eraser worked wonders. It took all of the whiteness off and left a nice OEM matte look black. I then protected with PB's Trim Restorer.



The paint got S+W'd along with the rims. BnB on tires. Paint has EX-P x 1, CMW x 1, Natty's x 1.





Before

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Here is my PAC order that arrived today :D



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I can't get over that red on your Teg. Both cars look great. What is in the purple jar w/ the black top? I can't make out the product.
 
Your car sure looks glossy. Some sun shots woulda been nice to compare to your other looks. But I haven't seen the sun in days around here either:nixweiss . So, you're all done repairing you lady's 9-3? Or is there more work left on the bumper? It looks good from here.:xyxthumbs
 
General Lee: Thanks :) . It's Trade Secret. Some say comparable to Souveran, but I will find out :)



jrocc1212: If I can grab a shot tomorrow I will. Her car is at about 80%, but it really needs a repaint on the bumper to be perfect. She might be purchasing an Aero Kit for next summer so that's when it will be done. Thanks though :)
 
Very nice pictures Sean. Let me know how you like the Trade Secret and Meg's Hyper Dressing. I've found that the wheel cleaner gel works well as long as you agitate with a brush. It is not a spray & rinse product from my experience.
 
Sean, i love looking at your pictures. kinda makes me want a red Integra myself. ;)



maybe you should carry the FMJ and your digital camera around with you at all times so when you do get the nice day, you can just do it. but it still is looking great. and too bad about your gf's saab. but you did a great job of fixing it, you can't really tell it hit anything.
 
Sean - even without some sun, to me your car's paint never looked glossier. I am saving my hardly used menzerna products for my rotary.



Both cars look beautiful.
 
GSRstilez said:
I've been getting some PM's/IM's by people pushing me to post more pics :lol . I got some time today to do some work so here we go.





First up, my teg.



I think I am cursed and blessed by FMJ all at once. Everytime I have time to work with my teg, it's always heavy clouds/overcast. Whenever I don't, it's gorgeous...Go figure.



Anyways, this is after FMJ x 2. First coat was about 2 weeks ago. I noticed a definite increase in glow/gloss and the same sharp reflections with a touch of wetness. Great look IMO. BnB on tires.



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looks great :xyxthumbs did you go over the whole car w/that menzerna ceramiclear polish or did you just do that on the hood?
 
Gorgeous... what else is there to say about your teg. its just insanely done. its so unique and so suttle... all at the same time
 
wow, looks great!! are you in love with red? its my favorite color, i was tempted to get some red shoes, but they were a bit too flashy. anyways, sweet paint!!! is that only FMJ on there? or did you get a chance to put some TS on there? man, those pics make me wanna try some FMJ........ sweetness
 
zesty-man said:
wow, looks great!! are you in love with red? its my favorite color, i was tempted to get some red shoes, but they were a bit too flashy. anyways, sweet paint!!! is that only FMJ on there? or did you get a chance to put some TS on there? man, those pics make me wanna try some FMJ........ sweetness
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can u even top fmj with wax? i remember reading on a website, that they didnt recommend it b/c it dulled the reflection or something... oh well



anyways... nice job on the details, and the teg is lookin good like always... tell me how u like the trade secret, cause ive been thinkin about gettin it for awhile, but keep on putting it off
 
6'9' : Ceramiclear polish on the whole car. It is rated at a gloss level of 5 out of 5 from Menzerna and a 1.5 out of 5 for cut. It removed any minor marring I had and left an extrememly glossy surface with no buffer marring when used with rotary/polishing pad.



zesty: Only FMJ x 2. I will be testing Trade Secret next to Pinnacle Souveran trying to note any differences. Many have said they are the same, we will see.



Navindra: Never heard of that, but I can see why they say it. FMJ leaves a very clear relfective finish. Even with all the clouds, you can still depict them as well as the appartment building very clearly. Trade Secret is considered quite a premium wax, so I think I can only get better.





As far as Hyper Dressing, I will let people know my findings some time this weekend or Monday. I have about 4-5 cars to get done which will leave for plenty of experimenting.





Thanks everyone for the compliments :wavey
 
Sean,



The teg looks awesome. Did you ask for those phamplets on the 4* stuff or did Dwayne just send them along? I would also be curious about your review on Trade Secret.
 
John: The pamphlets came with the order. Yeah I am psyched to give it a shot on my car. I will report back.
 
Looks good..but I can't tell a difference between the last post of the teg and now by the photos..:confused:
 
GSRstilez, your teg looks so sweet! i am also a member at team-integra.net. wow! your car looks so wet n' shiny, it's sick. very sick! at the same time it has this fierce looking glow, but that could just be me, or is it because i just love integra's. :D

by the way what color is your car and was it repainted?your car looks brighter than milano red, which is what most red tegs are i believe.
 
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