:eek:

:bowdown:

dang, hate when that happens. :shakes head:

that's wat usually happens with my usps packages... their facility is no more than 5min away, but takes forever to get loaded onto the truck. :shakes head:

or they throw the package that it goes over the truck and lands in the grass...and no one sees it for a few days. :ugh:

or lands in the snow and delayed for 6months until thaw... :ugh:

you hungry, i take it. :icon17:

when you're hungry think of mac & cheeze. :barf:

then not so hungry any more. :ugh:

bats needs new glasses, mr. alcheng... :ugh: op was asking for fangs for 2013...

http://www.the370z.com/exterior-inte...ml#post2697778

That's why I try not to check the delivery dates. Then it's a surprise when it shows up :rofl2:

Yeah... I think this was one of those ones where FedEx or UPS takes care of the interstate travel, and then drops it off at USPS for local delivery. No excuse for getting lost under snow here in Austin :icon17:

oh f-, i hate that 'smart post' delivery. :mad: it's not smart at all to give it to someone that throws packages onto porches. :shakes head:

it's like someone telling me he got me japanese chop sticks. :ugh:
and it's chinese chop sticks.. :ugh: (or vise versa)

and 150% of the american population is like wat? there's a difference? :confused:

cool, gotz tracking number for my cutting tools. :tup:

I like Japanese chop sticks best. Usually they are prettier :tup:

so the boombox is 200 each... the stand i got for it for my music room is 80. wtf...

kinda like a euro car. base price: $30K. with options $50K. :eekdance:

:icon17: yah, the one i use at home is a nice pair. :D

not that breakaway disposable chopsticks you get at j-restaurants playing boing boing koto music. lol

I only have one nice pair at home. I stole it from a restaurant. But it was ok because the owner told me to :icon17:

now we can make some fried rice... :yum:

huh, most restaurants i go to only use the disposable ones. :tup:

I did a full wash, clay and wax cycle this past Friday. I used a very nice but not very durable wax this time, and I want to add another coat before the cruise this weekend. There is already a fine layer of dust accumulated, so I am planning to do a full wash again before applying a second coat of wax.

I am assuming this situation is the reason behind rinseless wash products? Are the rinseless wash towels necessary? Or can you just use a regular microfiber towel or a drying towel as long as they are high quality?

so cant wait for the teens to swing around to collect donations for their marching bands this summer. :D you know, to show off my modern boombox. :tup:

might even let the girl selling religion to check it out. :D hahaha.

i use my regular (high quality) mf detailing towels for waterless wash. :) the griot's green towels are my choice.. the ones they sell with the carwash set. they are excellent (well, that's after you remove the tags completely :ugh: )

:icon17: :tup:

Yeah. This is one of better places in town for sure (Suzi's). I drove by their location the other day, and the building was completed demolished :eek: :eek: Then I looked up at the sign and it said "Remodeling - Re-open March 2014". That's one hell of a remodel :rofl2: Quick, too :tup:

as for wax durability.... i use alcohol to remove old wax when i switch between polymer and natural wax.

if it's the same type, i just apply over the old.

these days i only use spray wax/polymers on my hobby cars. :p

that's cool. even the real expensive places i go to only gives me disposable chopsticks. :icon17: this must be a texas thing! :D

these are the ones i use:

Micro Fiber Spray-On Car Wash Cloths, Set of 3 - Griot's Garage

they are great because it has the longer threads on BOTH sides unlike most MF detailing towels. :D

btw, i used griot's paint sealant to seal the bath tub. lol

it keeps the tub clean longer by 3x or more. :D hahaha.

I've used paste wax exclusively on the Z (except for one panel testing out Meguiar's Spray Wax), though I know I should be using a sealant for better durability. But to be honest, the paint is in such good condition for a 3 yr old 50K mile DD, I don't have any regrets.

The stuff I used recently is a liquid wax and the depth... OMG :yum:

Which one?

By the way Ken, I saw a taffyapple at the local Target the other day with...I'm not kidding here....seven (7) bags of pork rinds in his cart. :barf:

sounds good. i use griot's one-step paint sealant on my dd before winter. the other times just Prima Hydro (polymer spray). that polymer is quite durable and since i wash my dd at least once every 2wks, it gets plenty of layers of polymer sprayed on it while i dry.

on my Z and G, all i use is SpeedShine. :p and SprayOn Wax on the front bumper to make it real slick to remove bug easier. water beads like crazy on those cars which is :tup: cause i use QD most of the time. i only wash my Z and G once a year at best using water... 99% of the time i go waterless if they are dirty.

cant wait to wash the salt off my dd's... :ugh:

the snow removal contractor also sprinkled so much salt on our porch, i need to figure out a way to wash that off without damaging the foundation beams with salt.... :ugh:

I've stopped bothering to wax the front bumper because it is so riddled with rock chips :icon17:

I'm really tempted to try a sealant this Spring. Then I'll use the natural wax as an enhancement on top of the sealant. I've heard nothing but good things about the Prima Hydro.

:ugh: holy crapola...


btw, i use Prima Hydro spray on my dd. :tup: im going to try the meguiar's polymer spray this season. i forget which one it was but $30/gallon one. (it's saved in my amazon cart. lol)

hydro is $60-70/gallon.

:icon17: yah, at that point it's best to get that painted i suppose, and get it clearbra'ed. :D

yah, i do use SprayOn wax over polymers and it can look fantastic. it depends on the finish you want. on my silver cars, very shiny is fine, but if you do that on darker colors your car will suddenly become invisible. :confused: (very reflective).

that's one reason why i say "No to Zaino." too plasticy shiny. :ugh:

and all the f-king numbers you have to remember in their system.. :shakes head:

this day and age, one spray wax or spray polymer is plenty imho. keep the car detailed more frequently.

:icon18: you should have seen the line of cars at the local car wash, so many cars, so much salt just plastered all over them, I was like :eek: :eekdance: thank god I don't have my Z out right now! LOL

which would you prefer:

3-4hrs each time to wax... lasts maybe one-2 months in real world.
5min each time to spray wax... lasts maybe 2-3wks in real world.

prefer the latter and just keep applying. i dont have 3-4hrs to wax.
my details usually take 16-20hrs each time.

:rofl2: yah, my dd is a hunk of salt :barf: right now. sooo dirty.

but yah, i completely agree. im totally happy that my Z and G are salt free and spotless in my garage. :p

that $19K cash was well spent. considering there is no way i would ever be able to find another G in my G's near new condition. :D

:iagree: I'm planning to buy a brand new bumper and get it painted eventually. Then I'll just swap it out when I want the car to looks nice :icon17:

Yeah, shiny is good, but a mirror finish isn't what I want because it has no depth. I don't want to have to look really hard at the car to tell what color it is. A good wax should show off the color of the car in addition to providing a great shine.