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Old 02-23-2007, 09:29 PM
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I decided that I would run the stang through the car wash as it had been a while and it needed it. While I was drying it I was reminded about how I had been wanting to smoke the tail lights and had the materials to do it waiting. I pulled the lights off and masked them off and smoked them yesterday. After the clear had dried I put a light coat of wax on everything and loved the way they looked after. My only problem then was that I noticed the difference in the part that was waxed and the part that was not so I decided since it was still clean I would put a coat of wax on it. It was then that I noticed that the paint was dirty and really needed the clay bar thrown at a couple of places so What the hey? While I was doing that I noticed some light surface scratches and a couple of spots that I thought my orbital buffer and paint cleaner could help so again, what they hey?? After hitting those spots I could once again notice the spots I had done, and the spots that I had not both visably as well as by feel so I decided to hit the entire car with the paint cleaner as if i am in it this deep I better do it right. Finished that last night around 11 and got up this mornging to finally put a that freekin coat of wax on it. The car looks better then ever now(so good I am afraid to drive it now!), love the tail lights, does anyone know a good chiropractor my back is killin me??????

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Clean and shiney

Does anyone know how to remove the side reflector? Does it come off easy or would it be better to leave it on there and smoke it on the vehicle?

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Old 02-23-2007, 09:31 PM
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you won't get an inspection sticker if you remove or smoke the reflector
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Old 02-23-2007, 10:03 PM
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did you just use the spray to smoke it?
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Old 02-23-2007, 10:09 PM
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Car looks nice, i need to wax mine and buff it, help take out some swirls and scratched...........
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Old 02-24-2007, 02:21 AM
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Went to a local auto paint shop and asked what they recommended. They sold me a black candy that they had success doing the same thing with and put it in a rattle can for me. put the candy on then the clear, worst part was masking.

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did you just use the spray to smoke it?
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