MY baby.. washed and waxed.

[Shift_Altima]

Modified by Shift_Altima at 10:36 PM 4/8/2008

[Shift_Altima]

i dont know how to resize my sig..

[mcheddadi]

Haven't I seen those rims somewhere ? lol Great wax job! Love the pics

oh an here's your sig resized:

[SHIFT_COUPE]

i dont know how to resize my sig..

You better figure it out

Resize the image on your computer to a MAX of 600x200 and then re-upload it to wherever your hosting it.

You have the same wheels as Brian too!

[AkAd3MiKs]

Looks like you missed a spot.......

I washed and waxed my car too this past weekend and took me 4 hours.

[Shift_Altima]

I know. all 4 rims i didn't clean.. I was soooo tired after doing the car and I didn't have rim cleaner so i was like ahh screw it

[Sacky2.5]

man... no offense but the stock rims look better than yours IMO!!!! don't kill me!

[Shawn2173]

Nice shine!! What wax did you use?

[Shift_Altima]

man... no offense but the stock rims look better than yours IMO!!!! don't kill me!

What the hell is ur deal?! lol I'm kidding.. no I completely understand.. to each his own. I was looking for black with a polished lip and fell in love with these. Plus I hated the OEM tires.. they were crap. These are so much better in my opinion. To each his own tho.. i'm not upset lol.

Nice shine!! What wax did you use?

I expiremented actually.. and did something kind of weird. I did paste wax with classic turtle wax and then buffed it out and then used meguiar's liquid wax to go over the whole car again. I don't wanna waste the liquid since it came in a package so I figured eh what hte hell.. and I guess it came out pretty nicely. I wish it was a nicer day when i did it though..

[bembol]

Nice.

This Winter was brutal, Front Bumper is hurting.

[Sacky2.5]

after washing your car, did you ever had a problem with these "spots" of water residue left on your windows+windshield, even after going over it with windex and drying it completely? they look as if there was a spot of water that evaporated and left the residue on the border of the droplet.

it's pissing me off, it takes me like an hour to wash my car and then i'm driving it and i notice these specs ALL over my windshield. any clue how to avoid this?

i wash my car in my driveway, then do the windows with regular windex (is that a no-no?).

thanks

[gatorglaze]

Blech. Stock license plate holder? Get rid of that plastic POS. That was the first thing i got off my car. Then the car dealership sticker.

Oh and JERSEY FOR THE WIN.

[Shift_Altima]

after washing your car, did you ever had a problem with these "spots" of water residue left on your windows+windshield, even after going over it with windex and drying it completely? they look as if there was a spot of water that evaporated and left the residue on the border of the droplet.

it's pissing me off, it takes me like an hour to wash my car and then i'm driving it and i notice these specs ALL over my windshield. any clue how to avoid this?

i wash my car in my driveway, then do the windows with regular windex (is that a no-no?).

thanks

From what i understand.. it's a big no no. But I used it anyway since im broke from the rims and wheels and intake and car in general . Pepboys has some generic stuff that works good.. its glass shine stuff.. use that and wipe it off and there wont be streaks. Also.. on of the teachers in school used to work at a dealership and she told me to use newspaper to dry the windows.. go figure. i enver tried but she said tahts how you do it right. I'm gonna try to see how it works. Wash the windows then rainx them.. best thing u can do eventhough i still cant figure out how to rainx properly

[Shift_Altima]

Blech. Stock license plate holder? Get rid of that plastic POS. That was the first thing i got off my car. Then the car dealership sticker.

Oh and JERSEY FOR THE WIN.

loool ya i know i know.. i'm probably putting the injen one or something. I don't know.. I'll figure something out. JERSEYYY represent

[McClane]

like the theme you got going but that thing needs a drop drastically. Looks like you are about to go off-roading

[packerjd04]

Looks good! I agree the rims arent exactly my style either but i do like the black on black style. Definite

[08Coupe]

Looks good, can't wait to LongBeachCoupe see's this thread

[ReviT]

all u need now is tint

[Shift_Altima]

all u need now is tint

Oh do I wish. NJ has laws against any tints on the front windows and i'm not gonna tint just the back ones and i'm not gonna get tickets for tints.. so no tints for me

[bluedragonxtl]

rainx-

1_clean windshield2_spray rainx on towel3_do circular motion to the windshield with the towel4_after rainx dries (approx:30-40sec) clean windshield completely with a clean towel.

Repeat step 2 to 4 one more time6: Pray for rain rain to come and watch the beautiful beads that bead of your glass.

[stsxcrle]

6: Pray for rain rain to come and watch the beautiful beads that bead of your glass.

Rain-X FTW. That stuff is unbelievable in the rain.

[Kanard]

Beautiful Coupe. Blk White And Red look the best, IMO. and yea them rims threw me off at first.. "I.E -LBC"

[Rmuth25]

Good job. I did a clay bar treatment and then a mothers three step wax(cleaner, polish/glaze, wax) and the car is slightly dirty right now but still is shiny as hell. Nothing is better then a freshly waxed black car on a somewhat not sunny day!

Just be careful with the clothes/applicators you use to put on and remove the wax.

[Silver Dollar]

I have heard that newspaper trick before but never tried it because I always thought you would just end up with ink all over everything when the paper got wet.

Reminds me of how I used to find black spots on my elbows for the longest time - was never there in the mornings - just sort of appeared like a weird skin condition at work during the day. Then at lunch one time I looked down and saw that I was resting my elbows on the newspaper that I read every day at lunch Wonder how much ink I absorbed that year...

[Shift_Altima]

i'm afraid to ruin the paint if i clay bar improperly i hear you can really ruin paint that way. tahnks for the rainx advice..i'll try next time its warm out.

[stsxcrle]

Clay bar will make a pretty significant difference in the clarity of your shine, especially on black. I don't know about ruining your paint though, it's pretty straight-forward. Apply spray wax and then use clay in a circular motion almost the same way you would wax. The spray wax acts as a lubricant allowing the clay to glide over the paint but at the same time pick up all the tiny particles that adhere to the clearcoat.

[MisfitBrian]

Clay bar will make a pretty significant difference in the clarity of your shine, especially on black. I don't know about ruining your paint though, it's pretty straight-forward. Apply spray wax and then use clay in a circular motion almost the same way you would wax. The spray wax acts as a lubricant allowing the clay to glide over the paint but at the same time pick up all the tiny particles that adhere to the clearcoat.

Do not use spray wax with your clay bar. Use either quick detailer or even use your diluted car wash soap. You need it for a lubricant & spray wax wll dry up on you. http://www.autopia-carcare.com will give you step by step on anything you want to do. As for spots on your glass, Stoners makes some great glass cleaner you can use in direct sunlight.

[LongBeachCoupe]

WOW i cant believe i never saw this thread... I cant believe i missed it... I was actually driving the coupe around NYC that day... I could be upset, but i guess this can make up for that guy posting http://www.cisassetsolutions.c...h.jpgif you guys remember that lol... Well im glad someone likes the look enough to follow me... A little brother if you will since those arent 20s (18?)... Where in NJ are you again? I def wouldnt tint my car living in monmouth if you are there... freehold cops are the biggest clowns ever.. and i got reamed on rt 9 by white castle...

Anyways i was ranting... i dig the look... get the eibachs man!

[cfrank467]

I live in bergen county, nj and i have limo tints since september and i have yet to get pulled over yet knock on wood

[Shift_Altima]

WOW i cant believe i never saw this thread... I cant believe i missed it... I was actually driving the coupe around NYC that day... I could be upset, but i guess this can make up for that guy posting http://www.cisassetsolutions.c...h.jpgif you guys remember that lol... Well im glad someone likes the look enough to follow me... A little brother if you will since those arent 20s (18?)... Where in NJ are you again? I def wouldnt tint my car living in monmouth if you are there... freehold cops are the biggest clowns ever.. and i got reamed on rt 9 by white castle...

Anyways i was ranting... i dig the look... get the eibachs man!

hahahah ya.. the guy talking about the industrial fans. They're 18's not 20's i wanted a little bit of profile on the tires. I'm in middlesex in nj but going to school in monmouth and i know how big of d!ck the cops are.. so i'm not doing tints i'm not stupid. Idk if i can drop.. i have a 38 offset or maybe it was even 35 i forgot.. and 2.5s. u thin i can drop?