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Old 09-07-2011, 04:43 PM
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subscribed so i can keep up-to-date on you gd-fellers.. and DSMs hyper-informative posts lol
 
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Old 09-07-2011, 05:41 PM
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no harm done...i was just saying no need to slam on something simple...but i can respect dsm's obvious knowledge of said topic... obviously has done his research...
 
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Old 09-08-2011, 01:47 PM
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this is more what i did yesterday with my gd3...went out with some buddies to take some pics. this is what she looks like as of recently.

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Old 09-08-2011, 03:05 PM
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Very clean ^_^ I like it a lot
 
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Old 09-08-2011, 03:36 PM
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i agree...very beautiful. ^_^
 
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Old 09-08-2011, 03:38 PM
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ryan/dled: thanks guys, though black can be quite a challenge to maintain at times.
 
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Old 09-08-2011, 03:45 PM
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Originally Posted by PHATFLIP
ryan/dled: thanks guys, though black can be quite a challenge to maintain at times.
Nice shots! Wax on, wax off... lots of elbow exercise
 
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Old 09-08-2011, 04:01 PM
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Nice shots! Wax on, wax off... lots of elbow exercise
definitely, lots of "karate kid" wax on, wax off + time and patience .
 
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Old 09-08-2011, 04:09 PM
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Do you have two door dings in the passenger rear door? I have a few and don't know what to do with them
 
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Old 09-08-2011, 04:21 PM
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Originally Posted by ryanroland
Do you have two door dings in the passenger rear door? I have a few and don't know what to do with them
yeah unfortunately . I am picky with my parking spots, but still some people are just careless opening their doors. I might get a shop here locally to get them to fix it.
 
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Old 09-08-2011, 06:56 PM
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yeah unfortunately . I am picky with my parking spots, but still some people are just careless opening their doors. I might get a shop here locally to get them to fix it.
save yourself the money. if you live somewhere that gets hot in the summer just let it sit in the sun for a few hours and get nice and warm and rub some dry ice over the dent. pops the dent when the metal contracts and its cheaper than a shop. this is especially good if the dings are on the body line like mine are. it can often end up really difficult to pull those out...and besides...more than likely the body shop would do the dry ice thing anyways...alot do ^_^
 
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Old 09-08-2011, 07:27 PM
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Do you wet the car or ice before rubbing it on the car?
 
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Old 09-08-2011, 07:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Manga_spawn
Do you wet the car or ice before rubbing it on the car?
to be honest i havent done it personally yet so cant say honestly but i would thing wetting the car cuz water would instantly freeze on the ice or it would evaporate the ice too quickly...
 
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Old 09-08-2011, 07:38 PM
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save yourself the money. if you live somewhere that gets hot in the summer just let it sit in the sun for a few hours and get nice and warm and rub some dry ice over the dent. pops the dent when the metal contracts and its cheaper than a shop.
Hmmm... Interesting... So how do you know it works if you haven't tried it? I might give that a shot. Thanks... maybe... maybe not...
 
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Old 09-08-2011, 08:00 PM
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^What they said, this is hugely intriguing, but I don't want to be a guinea pig, I only have 3 TINY dings, but I hate imperfections on my car.
 
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Old 09-08-2011, 08:14 PM
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might work.
 
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Old 09-08-2011, 08:40 PM
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Hmmm... Interesting... So how do you know it works if you haven't tried it? I might give that a shot. Thanks... maybe... maybe not...
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^What they said, this is hugely intriguing, but I don't want to be a guinea pig, I only have 3 TINY dings, but I hate imperfections on my car.
actually i havent bought thy dry ice personally but ive had it done before. it was years ago on a vw jetta and i was 19 at the time and wasnt paying too close attention to the details but it is possible. google it if you dont believe me...its a common practice
 
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Old 09-08-2011, 08:43 PM
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Hmm, Subie you go first lol
 
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Old 09-08-2011, 09:10 PM
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google it if you dont believe me...its a common practice
It wasn't about your credibility... Was just trying to process the info... Thanks for the follow thru +++
 


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