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Posted by: qa1142 May 6 2010, 01:44 PM

So

Now that she has new paint and new motor. Many new seals and such, I actually used a hose and water to wash my car

I think in 6 years this is only the 2nd time

Then dried with microfiber towels, now going to use Griot's paint sealer

Let her shine !

Posted by: BigDBass May 6 2010, 02:16 PM

My car is so dirty. I washed it once. 3 years and 11 months ago. I've had it 4 years. I want to wash it and wax it and make it pretty. It's so dirty. I barely remember what my Mahles look like under the brake dust.

Posted by: scrz914 May 6 2010, 02:22 PM

Congrats on this major milestone. My car has so many leaks I don't dare take a hose to it. It gets "cleaned" with a damp cloth.

Posted by: Phoenix 914-6GT May 6 2010, 05:10 PM

Congrats on the new paint


ooooooo shiney

Posted by: 6freak May 7 2010, 07:38 AM

How new is the paint?...I was told once you dont want to seal fresh paint until its gassed off for 40 days and make sure you clean the paint with a clay bar before you polish...I use Griots wax`s and polish myself ,and really like it ,,have fun

MikeC

Posted by: Root_Werks May 7 2010, 03:01 PM

Posted by: tod914 May 7 2010, 03:14 PM

The claybar systems are great. Amazing how smooth the paint gets from them. Mothers makes a good one. Mequires clay leaves residue even with alot of the liquid applied. Wouldn't reckomend that one.

Posted by: BigDBass May 22 2010, 06:55 PM

I feel so dirty. I just washed my 914. It hurt.

Posted by: turboman808 May 22 2010, 08:19 PM

I just cleaned mine up today. I don't worry to much about everything getting wet. Towels and the sun can get almost everything dry. Only thing I wanted to do but didn't get to was polishing the metal and the glass.

Anyways I used porter cable, meguirs pads and polish, poorboys glaze and wax. The glaze added some serious depth to the paint.