Nissan 240SX with DC1/81/26

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Cam

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Here's my follow-up to this thread, where I tried 80/81/16 on my car. I still don't have a PC, so this was done by hand. It started pouring rain as I was applying wax, so I let the car sit overnight in the garage, then rolled it out in the sun and took these pics the next day.



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Started with #00 wash and then Deep Crystal Step 1 Cleaner to remove the #16 that was left on the car. The swirls from last time are still there, but I plan to hit them with #80 (#83 if necessary) then maintain with MPPC when I get my hands on a PC.



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Next was #81 Hand Polish. Great stuff...



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Then a coat of #26 Hi Tech Yellow Paste. Went on and off real nice, and that chemical banana smell really grows on you! ;) I didn't notice as big a difference as I'd been lead to believe between the #16 and #26. The #16 brought out the metallic a bit more but I really like them both. That's good, since it's gonna take me a long, long time to use them both up!



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Tires, trim & windows all done with the same stuff as last time. Any comments or advice? Let's hear it! Thanks! :xyxthumbs
 
beastie said:
Now get ready for the wrath of the right-wing Autopian Spanish Inquisition.
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Haha, I can handle it. If I was here to make friends, I woulda brought donuts... :)
 
Thanks FNG. It sits too high stock, with the front higher than the rear. Ugh. It's not crazy low now or anything, about a 1.5" drop up front and slightly less at the back. Now I need some wider, lower-offset rims to fill the wheel wells a bit more...
 
That is an absolutely gorgeous car :up



It seems a little glossier than the last pics you took. I see no swirls or other defects in the paint. Keep on doing what you are doing...it's a good combo :up
 
Stainless steal has a way of somehow refusing to get dirty. I have a full stainless steal on my rsx and it looks about as clean as the day I bought it.

-Tony
 
GS-R Jay said:
That is an absolutely gorgeous car :up



It seems a little glossier than the last pics you took. I see no swirls or other defects in the paint. Keep on doing what you are doing...it's a good combo :up
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Thanks Jay, but I assure you the paint is hardly flawless. There are rock chips up front, and light marring over most of the surface. Hard to photograph, but there's a swirl pic in my other thread. Here it is:



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The stainless exhaust keeps itself pretty clean, just a quick hose & wipe whenever I wash and a touch of Meg's #28 Metal Polish when I detail.



Thanks for the compliments, all! :)
 
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