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26 minutes ago, Drak3 said:

Don't lump me in with them. I'm an enthusiast of mechanic design, be it engines, weaponry, or productive machinery. Not a guy with a wrench that reads the marketing garbage AFE/insert other "enthusiast" brand that can't legally warranty half of their products.

 

I fail to see a correlation between people screeching variations of "forced induction is more efficient!!! Reclaimed energy!!!" and anything I've said.

If you can't be civil. Please leave

 

Edit. That goes for everyone in the thread

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5 minutes ago, terrytek said:

i got a question, again relating to clay barring a car. is it ok to still clay bar a car, even if it hasn't been washed and looks stupid dirty? because i got nothing to do so i was wondering if i can clay bar even when i haven't washed the van, so i can clay bar that and use my time.

clean the car super well. As best you can. then clay it. then seal/wax it. 

I also learned about a month ago that claying all the time can be bad for the paint because of it's tendency to pick up stuff and cause scratches. So clay it only when necessary.

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changed my profile pic. because Christmas is sadly over.

 

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1 minute ago, bcredeur97 said:

changed my profile pic. because Christmas is sadly over.

Christmas is never over when you have holiday spirit! :P

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1 minute ago, AlwaysFSX said:

Christmas is never over when you have holiday spirit! :P

 

And when you have money to buy you gifts everyday :|

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Just now, JoaoPRSousa said:

And when you have money to buy you gifts everyday :|

I never cared too much for gifts during Christmas. :P

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Just now, AlwaysFSX said:

I never cared too much for gifts during Christmas. :P

 

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

You can't say no to them, or can you xD 

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1 minute ago, JoaoPRSousa said:

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

You can't say no to them, or can you xD 

I mean, it'd be rude to deny a gift, but I'd prefer not really receiving one in the first place.

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13 minutes ago, bcredeur97 said:

changed my profile pic. because Christmas is sadly over.

 

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Because of my incredible noobness.... What car is that? Nice looking tho! 

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28 minutes ago, terrytek said:

i got a question, again relating to clay barring a car. is it ok to still clay bar a car, even if it hasn't been washed and looks stupid dirty? because i got nothing to do so i was wondering if i can clay bar even when i haven't washed the van, so i can clay bar that and use my time.

A clay bar is not a soap. It won't be effective if there is unnecessary contamination between it and the clear, and you'll end up burning through the clay bar faster than necessary. 

 

Always wash before clay bar and keep it lubricated. 

 

 

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12 minutes ago, Aelar_Nailo said:

Because of my incredible noobness.... What car is that? Nice looking tho!

 

Mazda Miata / MX-5 NB

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6 minutes ago, JoaoPRSousa said:

 

Mazda Miata / MX-5 NB

2002 special edition, #991 out of 2491

 

gotta make it sound more "special" than it really is ya know?? :P

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32 minutes ago, AlwaysFSX said:

I never cared too much for gifts during Christmas. :P

im with you on exchanging gifts. it almost seems to cause trouble sometimes. That moment when someone gets you a nicer gift than what you gave them makes you feel terrible....

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Or you could just buy everyone diecasts, because who doesn't love diecasts!?

 

TBH I am pleasantly surprised with this, despite being readily available for purchase at Walmart.

 

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34 minutes ago, JoaoPRSousa said:

 

Mazda Miata / MX-5 NB

Cool! Miata's have always looked good to me... 

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2 minutes ago, Aelar_Nailo said:

Cool! Miata's have always looked good to me...

go buy one then :P

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1 minute ago, bcredeur97 said:

go buy one then :P

When you can't afford an rx 480, should you really be thinking about cars? Especially sports cars?......:(

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1 hour ago, Aelar_Nailo said:

This is just because I am curious. What is your favorite car? I am followed to the thread, so I will see it. Thanks!

 

 

I will start. '65 Mustang.

I honestly think the ultimate favorite is a Nissan Skyline R34 GT-R Z-tune
Only 20 ever made.... 

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but i like anything related to the sporty wagons from europe or japan there might be some american ones i like ... but rarely (preferable older ones not current models :D )

stuff like the

Volvo V70R (or the newer V70 T6 AWD)

Saab 9-5 2.3T Aero

Audi RS6

Nissan Stagea 260RS (preferably with the R34 front end kit :P )

and similar stuff ....these are the few i can recall quickly xD 

 

 

talking about stageas ... i saw one IRL ... like last week ... was in a hurry so couldnt snap a pic :( 

it looked better irl than in pictures xD 

 

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1 hour ago, bcredeur97 said:

im with you on exchanging gifts. it almost seems to cause trouble sometimes. That moment when someone gets you a nicer gift than what you gave them makes you feel terrible....

I just feel bad for people spending money on me in general. If anything I would prefer a book or a cool mug. Both are relatively inexpensive and will get lots of use, I don't like the idea of not using someone else's money to its fullest extent.

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2 hours ago, bcredeur97 said:

clean the car super well. As best you can. then clay it. then seal/wax it. 

I also learned about a month ago that claying all the time can be bad for the paint because of it's tendency to pick up stuff and cause scratches. So clay it only when necessary.

 

1 hour ago, chaozbandit said:

A clay bar is not a soap. It won't be effective if there is unnecessary contamination between it and the clear, and you'll end up burning through the clay bar faster than necessary. 

 

Always wash before clay bar and keep it lubricated. 

 

 

thanks guys, letting me know about that. i was asking because it's pouring outside, and i just wanted to claybar the van just so i can make use of my time. maybe i could've just let it sit outside of the rain and soap it down, then dry it and claybar it.

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Just now, terrytek said:

thanks guys, letting me know about that. i was asking because it's pouring outside, and i just wanted to claybar the van just so i can make use of my time. maybe i could've just let it sit outside of the rain and soap it down, then dry it and claybar it.

That doesn't work as well as you'd think. Personal experience. ;)

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2 minutes ago, AlwaysFSX said:

That doesn't work as well as you'd think. Personal experience. ;)

yeah i thought the same thing. but it seems like i can't wash saturday, since it's pouring rain that day, plus that's the only day i can water without being violated (sigh, california, why u gotta do this to us?)

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1 minute ago, terrytek said:

yeah i thought the same thing. but it seems like i can't wash saturday, since it's pouring rain that day, plus that's the only day i can water without being violated (sigh, california, why u gotta do this to us?)

Desert life

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