Continue to Be Amazed at M205!

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Be back in about 2-1/2 weeks. I'll check in when I'm over there and let ya'll know what they think of folks with a southern accent.
 
From jolly old England! Winter is starting here they tell me. It looks like rain. Big surprise there! I can't wait to get back to the states but it is very nice here. Going into London this weekend for some site seeing. Lots of cars I have never seen before here. We have a Vauxhall Omega or some such thing.
 
One car I didn't understand why they don't sell in the States is that RAV4-sized Land Rover. But I guess they will next year, now.



Take a look at the A-class Benz and have a good chuckle.



Other cars I thought were strange were C200 Mercedes, 216 BMW, 725i BMW; but if gas was $7 in the States, I'd drive a four-banger, too.



If you're by the Palace have a look at the Queen's cars. Blitz is supposed to be used on them!
 
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<em class='bbc'>Originally posted by Autopia 98 beau [/i]
<strong class='bbc'>If you're by the Palace have a look at the Queen's cars. Blitz is supposed to be used on them! [/b]</blockquote>I would have thought Autoglym more appropriate :)

BTW, beau - they have a town called Hatfield
 
Good to hear from you bud. Hope that you are enjoying England.



Please do a favor for us appreciative Americans and thank the Brits for their omnipresent support especially in these times. They are surely high up on the list of our closest allies. :up
 
Actually, that RAV4-sized Land Rover is coming to the US for 2002. It will be called the Freelander and should be at dealers soon. I think the price range will be upper $20's-lower $30's.



-ema
 
A-class Mercedes, what a strange car, but it seems Mercedes are selling them by the bucketload.



I am not sure if the Queen applies Blitz herself, but it does have the royal seal to show the Queen at least buys it.



Steven

Alfa 164

Autoglym & Blitz
 
I brought this up last evening, saying it was good to have at least one ally we can depend on. This earned me a lecture on how stupid Pres. Bush is. However, this was from an American girl, not a local. I get tired of that. If you don't like him fine but if all you can do is parrot the left-wing press I really don't want to hear it. I had one guy from Austria tell me that they all considered him a murderer because of the executions that took place in Texas while he was governor. Sigh. No more politics for me while I'm over here - just too frustrating.



Flying was no problem, much less hassle than I figured it would be. When I was going through my laptop case yesterday I realized I carried a penknife on board the plane with me. Oops.
 
So, I'm working on my mother-in-law's Buick Lucerne, Pearl White, 48K miles and never been waxed, lives on a farm and probably hasn't been washed with anything but a scrub brush and well water since it was brought home.

Anyway, her and my wife are in DC all week, so I told her to leave it and I'd try to get it detailed for her in the evenings this week, while juggling my 5 year old and getting my 1.5 year old back from my parent's house tomorrow, so the hours will be limited. Well, I got around to giving it a complete wash last night and had no idea what was in store for me. I used P21S on the rims/tires and you should have seen the puddle of black crap at the base of the tires after a few minutes, holy crap. I foamed with Griots car wash, twice, then two bucket washed it to see what was under all the filth. It is a complete mess, rail dust spots everywhere and just road grime from living on a poorly maintained asphalt road that gets "re-oiled" every year or so.

So, I pulled it into the garage to get a better look and under the fluorescent lights, it's even worse, swirls and rids every where! At this point I didn't think there was anyway I'd be able to get very far on it before their return on Friday, but thought I'd give it a shot. I gave it a thorough clay barring with my Blackfire clay (which is an outstanding clay) and it ate up half of the bar, easily, I've never had a clay bar look the way it did when done, but it did a great job and gave me a clean slate to work on. It was getting late at this point and I was beat, but I was really curious to see what kind of improvement I'd be able to make with the 205 using the LC Orange Kompressor pad. The hood was by far the worst, so I gave it a shot on half of it.

I did about 6 passes and could tell I was making some kind of progress, but had no idea how much. Well, after wiping off the haze, I was flat out blown away, it's freaking perfect!! There isn't a scratch or swirl on it and the Pearl Paint looks crazy deep. I actually wanted to keep going around the car I was so excited, but it was approaching 1:00 and I have to come to my real job this morning, so I thought better of it.

I will get final pics when I'm done, but I was just so excited about the 205 I had to post! I don't get a chance to do many details, so I don't get to use it all that much, but now I know why just about everyone on here raves about it and uses it as their go-to polish.

I plan on topping it off with BFWD and then putting a coat of Midnight Sun on it. I'll try to get some final pics up by Friday night or so, we'll see how it plays out. Having both kids back tomorrow night means I won't get to start working on it until well after the sun is down.

Oh and I'll be using Zaino AIO on the chrome rims, it seems to really work well on the GM chrome.

Happy Humpday everyone!!
 
Luster said:
Sounds great Zack... can't wait to see the pictures!

I'm also a big fan of M205. It has the power to cut and finish in one step!:Dancing Dot:
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It truly is great stuff and so easy to use. Can't believe I have a cabinet full of stuff that I'll never use though!!! Hell, I have a three step Griots system that hasn't even been opened hardly. I did the hood of my blue car right when it came in and it hasn't been touched since. :mad:
 
RaskyR1 said:
Very cool Zack! Can't wait to see the pics! :thumbup:
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Should have it done Friday night, I hope. Pearl paint is really strange, it almost looks like a terrible uneven paint job, but I guess that's just what it's supposed to look like. It's not my cup of tea, but whatever.:out:
 
Pearl paint is pretty strange, I agree. Some pearlescent paint jobs look like one big, giant hologram to me, in the right light.:out:

205's an awesome product. Meguiar's 105 and 205 are an incredible combo, there's not much they won't fix.

One quick hint: Instead of "6 passes" with the 205, get yourself a bottle of 105 to start with. One, or two passes with 105, followed by one pass with 205 and usually... you're done!:) A lot less work for you.
 
Roadrunner said:
One quick hint: Instead of "6 passes" with the 205, get yourself a bottle of 105 to start with. One, or two passes with 105, followed by one pass with 205 and usually... you're done!:) A lot less work for you.
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man, now you got me gettin all giddy... i just got my 205 today and can't wait to try it out. think i'll do my truck first then work on the wife's cars. got the 105 late last year from i'm ready to work the combo
 
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