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    2005 Mercury Montego

    No before's, just an after picture.       <span style="font-size:13px;color:rgb(20,24,35);font-family:Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;"><span>Well, this it's how I spent five hours of my Saturday. Detailed the exterior of my 2005 Mercury Montego...
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    Properautocare.com closing shop - 25% off

    Current Promotions | Classic Motoring Got an email day before yesterday - link above says it all.
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    Facebook Revenge - Guy Posts His Sister’s Hookup List

    This can be filed in the "Thank God We Don't Have Kids" Department. Link Here, Link Here and Link Here If I were their parent, I would seriously consider killing the two little bastards. That said, my wife & I look at this, busted out laughing (yes, it's in poor taste, but still...
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    Toyota Halts Sales of Eight U.S. Models After Recall

    Link Here And Link Here
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    California to reduce carbon emissions by... banning black cars?!

    OK, this confirms it. California is the most whacked state in the union: California is considering restricting dark colors for cars paint and interiors, on the grounds that dark cars get hotter while sitting parked in the sun, and people have to use the air conditioning more and longer to...
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    Being Annoying Now Illegal In Brighton

    Being Annoying Now Illegal In Brighton This is Brighton, MI, about 35 minutes from my home. I guess I have to stay out of Brighton, seeing as I'm such an annoying sonovab*tch. Guess they never herd of the First Amendment.:rolleyes:
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    Z-5 Pro on Dark Red

    Some knucklehead chipped the rear bumper of 2005 Mercury Montego a few weeks ago, bouncing a grocery cart off of it. While sometimes I just hate people (OK, most of the time), I got it fixed this past week, and decided that this was a good excuse to detail it from top to bottom. Start at...
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    My new ride - 2005 Mercury Montego Premier

    Got it last week and finished detailing the exterior. I used Aqualpel on all the glass, and Zaino Z-2 Pro for the paint. I used Z-5 on the wheels and all the black grained plastic on the mirrors, the cowl, and the rocker panel, as well as the silver plastic on the grill and the deck lid trim...
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    Z-2 Pro on a Ten Year Old Daily Driver - Z-2 Pro Rocks

    Well, I finally got a chance , and got off my butt and took care of my ten year old 1996 Ford Taurus LX daily driver, that I still can't afford to get rid of!! Decided to try out Zaino Z-2 Pro, and I have to admit, Z-2 Pro exceeded my expectations. That two coats of Z-2 Pro. Damn...
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    Anyone know anything about Zaino Z-2 PRO?

    I was checking out the Zaino site, to see if Zaino ever came up with an AIO competitor, and I saw a link to this: Zaino Z-2 PRO Z-2 PRO? Anyone know anything about this?
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    Mr. Clean AutoDry

    Anyone see or hear of this product yet? Link Mr. Clean AutoDry.....are they kidding? Supposed to involve both a polymer type cleaning agent and a hose end spryer that uses a water filter made by PuR. Any thoughts out there?
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    So what did you do last weekend ('99 Subaru Legacy Outback)

    I spent the better part of Sunday working on a family members 1999 Subaru Legacy Outback. They've had it for several years, and it's never been detailed or wax - in fact, any washing has been of the commercial car wash variety. Interior and exterior before and after pictures below. I Used...
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    2002 Ford Explorer

    I took care of my parents 2002 Ford Explorer today, a four hour job in all. Two coats of Zaino Z-2 on the paint and the plastic body cladding, Aquapel on the glass, one coat of Zaino Z-5 on the wheels, and one coat of Meguiars Endurance on the tires. Explorer Front Explorer Side...
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    Zaino & Aquapel Hold Up Great!!

    We've had the winter from hell in Detroit. At least that's what it's felt like. I put three layers of ZZZ-2 with ZFX on my '96 Taurus, and my wife's '02 Escape, and used Aquapel for the first time on all the glass on both vehicles last October. Stopped hand washing around Halloween, because...
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    Zaino & Aquapel on Ford Taurus daily driver

    Zaino & Aquapel on my 1996 Ford Taurus LX daily driver - as with my wife's 2002 Escape XLT - Goodbye Meguiars No. 20....Hello Zaino!! Actually took care of the Taurus a month and a half ago, but needed to wash again today after I already washed it this past Sunday. Came out of a meeting today...
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    Zaino & Aquapel on silver Ford Escape

    Goodbye Meguiars No. 20....Hello Zaino!! Already took care of my 1996 Taurus with Zaino, but finally got the wife's 2002 silver Ford Escape XLT today. Start with a Dawn wash of the entire car, then scrubbed all the windows (and the windshield) with some Rain-X Glass polish that was laying...
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    Platinum gone, Meguiars back on - how's it look?

    Well, after detailing my Taurus during Autopia's server change, I tried out Platinum, with the results posted here:Taurus with Platinum . Since I wasn't pleased with Platinum’s durability (let's not start that conversation again, just making a comment - lol ), I decided to go back to my...
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    Detailed my '96 Taurus - my "cure" for the "No Autopia Blues"

    Well, I ended up trying out some Platinum Paint Protection yesterday. (thanks again AmsoilAD - nice doin' business with ya!) I had a bad case of the "No Autopia Blues", and after four and a half months of making sales calls into fractory sites, my Meguiar's No.20 Polymer Sealant was...
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    Detailed the silver Escape......

    Yes!! Len_A actually does detail cars. Here's proof (LOL!!)! It my wife's 2002 Ford Escape XLT, color Ford calls Satin Silver. Photos here!! Finally fixed the darn link!! Even though I detailed this as soon as my wife bought it last October (Meguiar's No. 20), I decided that, since I was...
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    $25 Aluminum Case From Lowes Perfect For PC

    I was searching for a good case for my PC, and came across this one for twenty five bucks @ Lowes: Link I bought one today, and it's got enough room for my PC, and even a few small tools. Since I have so many pads (from trying out Meguiar's, CMA/Lake Country, and Griots pads), I'm using a...
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