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Old 07-31-2007   #21 (permalink)
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Mark, the black looks BEAUTIFUL!

Fish, very nice pix, but please change the lighting settings on the camera to that of indoor flourescent lighting to remove the bluish tint/haze. Beautiful nonetheless.
Unfortunately, such things are beyond me eddy - when it comes to photography it's "turn on camera, point and shoot"...everything else is a black art to me LOL!
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Ill just chime in since i have a black one.

Its easier then you think, a good wax will last you a lil bit. So i just wash it maybe once a week or so, sometimes it rains to much so i just let it go.

Ive never use zaino btw.
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IMHO Zaino is over-hyped. There are many car care products made by Chemical Guys, Duragloss, Pinnacle etc that are talked about on Autopia and Autogeek.net...

The new Ultimate Quick Detailer from Meguiars is very good for an OTC product. Also fantastic (IMO) are ONE waterless wash from Chemical Guys, Duragloss Quick Detailer, Pinnacle Souveran Paste wax.

Try some of these other companies products..you may be surprised.
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Unfortunately, such things are beyond me eddy - when it comes to photography it's "turn on camera, point and shoot"...everything else is a black art to me LOL!
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I only washed mine - must say I have a problem with lots of static when I dry the thing!

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The new Ultimate Quick Detailer from Meguiars is very good for an OTC product. Also fantastic (IMO) are ONE waterless wash from Chemical Guys, Duragloss Quick Detailer, Pinnacle Souveran Paste wax.

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It looks too high, need to lower it a bit.

those wheels looks huge? 20"s?
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What wheels are those? They look good but I think I'd be interested in smaller size
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Default Not 20" - its 19's

Not 20's - it rides on 19X35X245 (8.5J rim) front and 19X30X265 (9.5J rim) rear. I would like to lower the rear by 25mm BUT the roads are now getting poor here. So i fear the ride which is "firm" now will become very bumpy.

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