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Just after washing my car, I regret not getting black. One week after washing my car, I'm glad I got Magnetic. You can't have it all.

How do you know it is not fibers from the towel? When I started blow drying my car with a leaf blower, mysteriously, no more fibers.

Probably fibers from your towels.

Just to bust a myth posted above me, Steve Mcqueen didn't double-clutch shit in Bullitt. The producers dubbed in audio from a Ford GT40 race car to make Mcqueen's mustang sound more aggressive. The GT40 that the sounds came from had an unsynchronized box so the double clutching was necessary.

Only real advantage is that you don't have to compound again. It's just compound > polish > seal. Instead of sand > compound > polish > seal. Wet sanding should produce better clarity though.

That's just the plain black sprayed on from a distance of about 18" which gives a speckled texture that looks a bit more grey than black. They look pretty good and are primarily holding me over until I wear out the stock tires so I can move to 19x9.5 wheels. I'll get some pictures up later.

Thanks for all the kind words! Just to answer a few questions on the process that have come up. -This is not a beginner polishing process, the denim pad is aggressive on sharp edges and angles, and should be treated more like a wet-sand than a DA buff. The recommendation to practice on a...

Currently sporting plasti dip on the wheels. Denim cutting pads are an extremely aggressive type of buffing pad. M105 is a meguires heavy cut compound.

Thanks man, honestly this is risky, so it's not an issue of lazyness or anything like thant, I'm cutting away at my protective clear coat for clarity so really I'm the fool here. Plus a little photography skills never hurt anyone. ;)

No real magic here. Unfortunately, today's painting techniques are optimized for effiency ($$) not quality. This is often realized through a thin orange-peel-texture clear coat which is good on consumption and protection, but crappy on clarity. Cutting down the peaks of that clear coat results...

Funnily enough I timed my work today. 6 hours and 10 minutes. But that was the entire process including setup and take-down time. 1. wash 2. blower-dry 3. clay 4. denim pad and M105 5. MF finish pad and M205 6. MF finish pad and synthetic sealant Going panel-by-panel takes time...

It's a new car and I have been babying the paint thus far, but today I gathered the courage to cut the exterior paint with a denim pad and some M105. There's still some factory orange peel left, but I'm really happy with the results.

Yep I got rear ended too... guy said, "Damn I was just admiring that sweet rear end a minute ago!"

Weight is not nealy as important as size and shape. You want to find the shift knob that fits your hand best in the shifting grip that you like to use. So yeah, whatever gets' your dick hard. I found that the stock shift knob wasn't big enough to fill my hand, so I found myself gripping onto...

Don't get me wrong, I think that's the best car in the segment, but you can't be an enthusiast and have that be your only car. It was so depressing to pin the throttle and ... nothing.

I've tried doing the whole economy car thing. Car's are such a big part of my life and passion for me that not having a high performance car was a low point for me, much more than I expected. Beyond really sucking the fun out of driving, I felt like I was out of the club. I'd talk to other car...

If I could afford the corvette I would have it instead. It is a better car in all areas but cargo and seating capacity.

Yeah I like using the pinch welds as well, where are you placing your Jack if you're not lifting from the pinch weld?

Where are you guys locating your jack and your stands when you have to put the car in the air? I haven't really had a chance to take much of a peek under there yet. I'm assuming that lifting via the pumpkin isn't a good idea on a IRS car?

Worth noting that if you run a radar detector you should not select this option.