Keep forgetting how good the car looks after a decent wash.

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Keep forgetting how good the car looks after a decent wash.

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Havent washed and polished the FTO since last bonfire. Keep forgetting how good it looks when clean. Sideskirts are being painted atm.

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    Ooh, diggin that last pic and the engine bay shots. Kicking myself that I didn't ask you to fire it up when I was there. :lol:
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    Damn, almost got me motivated to clean mine as well haha
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    That engine bay is so clean!
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    Showoff :lol:
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    WD40 and a microfibre cloth works wonders on the engine bay
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      How filthy was the cloth afterwards?
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      dstocks wrote: :moon: :cheeky:
      I aint mad, your rear end looks great. Gotta get me one just like it some day. A black one, though :hey:
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      Daniel2019 wrote:
      dstocks wrote: :moon: :cheeky:
      I aint mad, your rear end looks great. Gotta get me one just like it some day. A black one, though :hey:
      Stop copying my plans!! :-\
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      Daniel2019 wrote:
      dstocks wrote: :moon: :cheeky:
      I aint mad, your rear end looks great. Gotta get me one just like it some day. A black one, though :hey:
      Is Sahin's rear end black enough? :cheeky:

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      Vectose wrote:
      Daniel2019 wrote:
      dstocks wrote: :moon: :cheeky:
      I aint mad, your rear end looks great. Gotta get me one just like it some day. A black one, though :hey:
      Is Sahin's rear end black enough? :cheeky:

      Car looks great Dwayne!
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      Nice.
      Will be washing/polishing ours tomorrow.
      Only so much can be done with f'd paint meanwhile. :lol:
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      Certainly looks great
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      So sexy :twisted:
      I looked at my one yesterday and it has about 2mm of dust over it :oops: . I so need to get some time to give it some TLC :( .
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      wow, looks so great!

      Why do you still have the bar to hold up the bonnet, when you have the struts?
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      How filthy was the cloth afterwards?
      Not too bad.Was mostly dust.
      Why do you still have the bar to hold up the bonnet, when you have the struts?
      I bought a brand new one. Doesnt really lookut of place.Guess I could take it out, just havent been bothered yet.
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        Silver one came up pretty well too. This is just a wash:

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          Are they Magna wheels on the silver one?
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          *Gets to the end of the driveway, dirty again*

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          *Gets to the end of the driveway, dirty again*
          Nup, less than half that actually :cry:

          It deserves to be clean occasionally though
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