What stock color is best for a FD?
#53
thats not paint....
Originally posted by FDNewbie
<<i'm just not a big fan of white. it looks plain IMO.>>
forget that...im sayin man..ur brave for havin ur FD outside where it snows...
u dont even wanna know wut happened to me the ONE time i had my FD out and it snowed.... now THERE'S a horror story...
<<i'm just not a big fan of white. it looks plain IMO.>>
forget that...im sayin man..ur brave for havin ur FD outside where it snows...
u dont even wanna know wut happened to me the ONE time i had my FD out and it snowed.... now THERE'S a horror story...
#54
7 sins...ur in manassas? in that case, i totally understand wut u mean man.
im in nothern VA too...and yes...i couldn't have described it any better..."withdrawal symptoms" lol
it really gets to me tho...cuz for like 6 months u got too much intermittent snow and sleet, so it just sits there...and the 6 months of clear we get here, well..most of those are spent in and out of the shop haha
im in nothern VA too...and yes...i couldn't have described it any better..."withdrawal symptoms" lol
it really gets to me tho...cuz for like 6 months u got too much intermittent snow and sleet, so it just sits there...and the 6 months of clear we get here, well..most of those are spent in and out of the shop haha
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Originally posted by Shinobi-X
When clean, it's without a doubt BLACK!
When clean, it's without a doubt BLACK!
I can only admire it for about 5 minutes after the detail job's done.
#58
k since we're on that topic...
i was checkin out some sites a cpl days ago, and i came across this site:
http://www.5starshine.com/
it was featured in some car magazine i believe..they claim that if u put this stuff on ur car, u wont have to wax ur car for years or somethin like that... that it lasts over 150 car washes...and any dirt that gets on it can be washed off w/ only water. im hopin someone knows if this stuff is legit, or it's a hoax...cuz if it's real, that would make keepin our black FDs clean SOOOO much easier...
thanx
i was checkin out some sites a cpl days ago, and i came across this site:
http://www.5starshine.com/
it was featured in some car magazine i believe..they claim that if u put this stuff on ur car, u wont have to wax ur car for years or somethin like that... that it lasts over 150 car washes...and any dirt that gets on it can be washed off w/ only water. im hopin someone knows if this stuff is legit, or it's a hoax...cuz if it's real, that would make keepin our black FDs clean SOOOO much easier...
thanx
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Originally posted by FDNewbie
k since we're on that topic...
i was checkin out some sites a cpl days ago, and i came across this site:
http://www.5starshine.com/
it was featured in some car magazine i believe..they claim that if u put this stuff on ur car, u wont have to wax ur car for years or somethin like that... that it lasts over 150 car washes...and any dirt that gets on it can be washed off w/ only water. im hopin someone knows if this stuff is legit, or it's a hoax...cuz if it's real, that would make keepin our black FDs clean SOOOO much easier...
thanx
k since we're on that topic...
i was checkin out some sites a cpl days ago, and i came across this site:
http://www.5starshine.com/
it was featured in some car magazine i believe..they claim that if u put this stuff on ur car, u wont have to wax ur car for years or somethin like that... that it lasts over 150 car washes...and any dirt that gets on it can be washed off w/ only water. im hopin someone knows if this stuff is legit, or it's a hoax...cuz if it's real, that would make keepin our black FDs clean SOOOO much easier...
thanx
#61
<<That's teflon! It's DAMN hard to remove, which is why it lasts so long. If you have to repaint your car, you'll get fisheyes from the remnants.>>
oh lol. i had no idea.
so i take it it's not a good idea? they don't have somethin 2 remove it easily?
cuz short of that...ur pretty much stuck w/ washin ur car like every 20 min lol (im open 4 all suggestions....)
oh lol. i had no idea.
so i take it it's not a good idea? they don't have somethin 2 remove it easily?
cuz short of that...ur pretty much stuck w/ washin ur car like every 20 min lol (im open 4 all suggestions....)
#63
Originally posted by BLACK ROCKET
Right on! 'WHEN CLEAN" The magic word.
I can only admire it for about 5 minutes after the detail job's done.
Right on! 'WHEN CLEAN" The magic word.
I can only admire it for about 5 minutes after the detail job's done.
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Originally posted by FDNewbie
<<That's teflon! It's DAMN hard to remove, which is why it lasts so long. If you have to repaint your car, you'll get fisheyes from the remnants.>>
oh lol. i had no idea.
so i take it it's not a good idea? they don't have somethin 2 remove it easily?
cuz short of that...ur pretty much stuck w/ washin ur car like every 20 min lol (im open 4 all suggestions....)
<<That's teflon! It's DAMN hard to remove, which is why it lasts so long. If you have to repaint your car, you'll get fisheyes from the remnants.>>
oh lol. i had no idea.
so i take it it's not a good idea? they don't have somethin 2 remove it easily?
cuz short of that...ur pretty much stuck w/ washin ur car like every 20 min lol (im open 4 all suggestions....)
Try this stuff.
http://www.properautocare.com/kla-16.html
On my car, if it's just collects dust from the car cover, I just rinse the car off and go for a drive to dry it. It doesn't waterspot like a typical wax does.
#70
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My FD is red, but have owned black also. They both look really nice if washed and wax a lot. However, both colors FADE/OXIDIZE easily. I recently bought a white car.. and it is practically maintance free. No water stains or fading. However, chrome on anything looks good. Preference in order...white, black, then red.
#72
Northwest FD3S...that's def. very different.. very unique. i cant say i dont like it...but it'll take a lil while to get to love it =)
i think it's cuz it's a somewhat dull or flat color...in grays, i like more of a metalic look..like that veilside combat grey i think it's called..that's HOT
i think it's cuz it's a somewhat dull or flat color...in grays, i like more of a metalic look..like that veilside combat grey i think it's called..that's HOT