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Old 05-17-2014, 09:03 PM
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Thanks, everybody.

I do keep it in the garage, and for about a week (until it got rained on) I was pretty obsessive about wiping it down after driving it. I kinda wish it was a metallic black to hide some of the dust but oh well.
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Old 05-18-2014, 08:18 PM
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You're in Texas? OK, come on over and do the same to mine.



Here is how my car looks every Saturday......wet.

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Old 05-21-2014, 06:26 PM
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My black car second problem is that it has a bunch of scratches that are just plain awful. I am not sure how to get rid of them. The second is that it takes 4 hours to wash and wax my car and only 5 seconds of wind for the car to get dusty and dirty again. It's my first black car, I still love it though.
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Old 08-22-2014, 04:02 AM
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Hello everyone. New to the forum. About 2 weeks ago I picked up my 2014 GT and love it. (I came from a 98 V6) It's Black, and yes I also live in TX. Anyway this is my first black car so what kind of wax do you suggest? And material to use to wash the car? I'm using chamois right now, and microfiber for small touch ups. Don't want swirls. Thank you guys.

Btw you did a great job on washing and waxing yours. Love the reflection. Please tell me what all you did.
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Old 09-07-2014, 09:03 AM
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my 10 mustang has had over 1000 waxes by hand in the last year

here is the hood lol
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no one on earth is as fussy as me..that is by hand aswell..the whole car shines like this
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Old 09-08-2014, 08:11 PM
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Daaaaaang
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Old 09-11-2014, 08:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Rudolph Hucker
my 10 mustang has had over 1000 waxes by hand in the last year

here is the hood lol

no one on earth is as fussy as me..that is by hand aswell..the whole car shines like this
So yer waxing your car 2.75 times a day?

Seek help....
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Old 09-12-2014, 10:29 AM
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yeah i do need help
had 5 waxes in the last 2 days
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Old 09-12-2014, 10:35 AM
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will shut it down for winter in 2 weeks time
put it on wooden blocks (tyre flat spots are a problem?
change oil to castrol edge
put plastic bags over the exhaust tips
keep the garage around 15 degrees until april
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Old 09-17-2014, 11:37 AM
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Originally Posted by Rudolph Hucker
yeah i do need help
had 5 waxes in the last 2 days
Try driving more and you won't have that much time to wax. Problem solved!

I live in the midwest and mine is my daily driver.

I park in the garage at night, and my workplace has a parking garage, so it rarely sits in the sun.

I've had it for almost 5 years and haven't waxed it yet (other than trying some out on the hood, which made no difference). I wash it when it's dirty with S-100 Cycle Care and it still looks great. The S100 leaves a barrier on the finish that makes everything easy to come off the next time I wash. Also performs similarly to Rain-X on the glass. Highly recommend.
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