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Thanks. Polishing did the trick, and I made sure to keep the drill moving rather than sit on any one spot.

Sorry for the delay; work and weather have thwarted my detailing plans. I did get a chance to hit a spot with some polish on my drill attachment and it looks like that's going to do the trick. Does that indicate this is some sort of marring on the clearcoat?

12 hours ago, The Guz said:

Have you tried a little polish on a smaller area?  

Good idea. I'll hit it with some polish later this week and report back.

What is this outline on my door and how do I remove it? I don't think it's adhesive because I can't feel it on the surface. All the gummy tape residue came off pretty easily with a 3M eraser wheel followed up with TAR. I even went over it with a clay bar but no difference. My truck is 10 years old so maybe that's a factor, but it wasn't an issue with the rear door trim.

Any suggestions?

You're wasting the WW if you mix it in the wash bucket with your shampoo. However, it's great as a pre-wash step to make it easier to get bugs off the front of your vehicle. Just spray them and let it soak, then proceed with washing as normal.

Have you tried to sheet rinse your vehicle prior to drying? On my Traverse, I barely need 1/2 of a drying towel to completely dry all of it when I sheet rinse. That would help save your laundry load!

I would also recommend some kind of blower to get water out of all the nooks and crannies around mirrors and trim pieces. The blower won't totally dry your vehicle, but like the sheet rinse it will get the excess water off, so you'll be able to dry with one Great White towel.

The Chevy SS is such a great car for Chevy's lineup; it's too bad they don't promote it at all.

Good luck, but you might want to jump on that 15% off sale going on right now just in case.

The neverending coat of pollen is plenty of motivation for me.

Ladies and gentlemen, The Beard is back and it brought Dylan with it!

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Did you get any underhood shots? I always assumed it was LS-powered since it's on the Y platform, but I just found it used the Northstar  V8.

The Challenger is supposed to switch to a smaller platform in the next couple of years (and possibly become the Barracuda), so maybe this is a big sendoff to this model.

The other question is how long will Dodge let the Challenger have more hp than Viper? I had read where Ralph Gilles indicated there was more power to be had from the V10, but they were pressured by their FIAT overlords to hold back in deference to Ferrari. But now that the gauntlet has been thrown down, will the Viper get 750 or more? I hope they keep it true to its roots (NA) instead of adding forced induction just for a pumped-up stat sheet.

I use Detail Spray as the drying agent on my black truck, and yes I do have to go back over a few spots with a plush towel afterwards. But it's totally worth it for the added shine and as mentioned the DS pretty much eliminates water spots.

I've found that a little DS goes a long way. Maybe the Kwazar is putting out too much product since it sprays on pull and release. For that reason, I stick with the normal sprayer for DS and just use the Kwazar for Waterless Wash.

I would have thought you guys from Florida would have shown up in a winter coat, gloves and a hat....lol

Floridians don't own winter clothes.

You can get a box of 100 nitrile gloves at Harbor Freight for less than $10. They even have them in blue.

They usually wait until I place a BIG order.

Please hurry up so the rest of us can benefit!

Can you add waterless instead of rinse less to the bucket? Gotta 36oz on the shelf. If not will just spray it down.

You're gonna want to spray the Waterless. You can think of Rinseless as a concentrated form of Waterless. So as others mentioned, you can spray your vehicle down pre 2-bucket wash with either Waterless or diluted Rinseless, or just add an ounce or two of Rinseless to the wash bucket.

I really like the low stance, and the painted bumper is a nice touch.

I use 2 ounces of the Revitalizer with good results. Are you saying you add vinegar in addition to the Revitalizer?

Very nice! Now your kids will never be late to anything!

I can only imagine how hard it is to find a CTS-V wagon with the M6. You can probably count on your fingers how many they made.

Chevy has already sold out the first run of 500 Z/28s: http://powernationtv.com/post/all-units-of-2014-chevy-camaro-z28-sold-out

GM just pushed the base price of the Corvette $2000.00 and the Z51 add on package $1200.00 about 3 weeks ago. So the new base price of a Corvette with Z51 package just increased $3200.00. Maybe this will help pay for all those ignition switches that are being replaced on other GM vehicles.

Can't blame them. When they're selling faster than you can make them, you probably aren't charging enough. I was reading something about the late C4s the other day and it mentioned pricing in today's dollars being $60k. The 2014 coupe is under 55 and the Z51 is under 60; quite a bang for the buck.

Did the owner think you repainted it?

 What a ride that was.... My Dad and I had more than that invested, and it's bittersweet to see that car drive away.

 

It hurts to take a loss on a build like that, but I'm gonna bet that the experience of building that car with your Dad was priceless.

Someone got a great deal on a beautiful car.