parents gone..what do i do? wash my car!!!

[cardude007617]

well my parents were out of town this weekend so i decided to give my grand am a good wash and take some pictures of it my lake michigan. here some of them are:
http://img354.imageshack.us/img354/624/dsc00837sb2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

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http://img444.imageshack.us/img444/7549/dsc00842ge4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[pyro]

well my parents must be hardcore, they let me wash my car when they are home. :iconfused

[cardude007617]

well they let me wash it wen they're home too but like i spent hours washing it haha

[Mike Jung]

At least you don't get the:

'Well, wash my car too'

lol


Or more recently (last month): get my winter tires off, & put my other wheels/tires on.

[e-nizzle]

haha yeah, i always get that anytime i wash my car. but hey maybe i'm weird, i like washing and detailing.

[cardude007617]

haha nope not this time around at least... i just luv how for a now 6 year old car; u can get the paint to shine like brand new. you'd never know it is 6 years old.
question tho for all ya. I have a couple dings and scrapes in the paint; any ideas how i can fix them? i know they sell touch up paint but is it good to use that? and how much/where do u buy it?

[cooter55]

is there nothing better to do up there than wash your car when your parents leave?:ec: :hump: :iconfused

[Bryan]

Such a sweet place to take pics for sure. All that time washing and no tire shine?

[cardude007617]

i dont have that stuff haha, does white wall cleaner work lmao?

[Elderas]

You lucky bastard. if my parents caught me washing my car id get 3 lashings and no TV for a week

[cardude007617]

hense why u have the reflection shot as ur avatar i suppose

[Bryan]

i dont have that stuff haha, does white wall cleaner work lmao?

I doubt it gives it as much shine but dude tire shine is a must.

[cardude007617]

haha, how long does it last?

[Bryan]

I'm gonna say a good week.

[cardude007617]

oh, eh on stock wheels and tires not rele worth it to me.

[Tank]

Your a great kid, When my parents went out of town for two weeks. I was home maybe a total of a week and out of those 7 days I had company 5. No car car was done.

[cardude007617]

hhaha they were only gone 2 days but ya. i just wanted to spend some time on my car u know. i luv this thing to death and want it to look good.

[GrandAmmit]

Cool. :) That is indeed a sweet place to take pics. I need to find some more good places around here.

[Elderas]

hense why u have the reflection shot as ur avatar i suppose

Its supposed to be white ;crap

[cardude007617]

reputation points greatly appriciated for this one haha

[Rich]

oh, eh on stock wheels and tires not rele worth it to me.

lol stock rims/tires or not, tire shine looks A LOT better than what youre sporting. ive also heard some tire gels lasting up to a month, it just depends on what you get. trust the board when we tell you its worth it.

[cardude007617]

i know it looks sweet but like i have better things to do with my money (cough cough finish system) and detailing isnt my real interest either. i jsut like my car looking good.

[laxjax13]

$5 bottle of meguiars tire shine has lasted me through 2 summers of washin my car.
if u like ur car looking good when its clean its worth the money.

[cardude007617]

only 5 bucks? damn thought it was more than that. anythig else to make my paint look its best?

[Jake]

Meguiars tire shine is teh sh!t.

[cardude007617]

hmmm maybe i should grab some.........but i need touch up paint first!! damn owner before me was a ****in clutz!!!!!!!!! lil stuff everywhere. GOD i hate washing this thing, everytime i do; i find more!!! haha its like MOTHER ****ER!!!!!!! MOREEEEEEEEEEEE??????????????????????? haha

[Elderas]

atleast yours hides it better than mine. You can spot the smallest of imperfections from a mile away on mine.

[cardude007617]

haha, still sucks either way.

[Grreen99GT]

how many imperfections are we talking about here, cause it looks like it is in decent shape in the pics?

[cardude007617]

couple around the bumper. looks like someone kinda keyed the roofline sorta on the drivers side. little stuff that still erks me u know

[Graxall]

parents gone and you wash your car? shoulda threw a kegger...nice pics tho

[cardude007617]

haha only for a day and a half haha

[iceman]

lol ..

when I lived at home.. my parents wised up, and didn't tell me when they were going out of town until that morning, to (try and) keep the festivities to a minimum.. you're a good kid if all you do is wash your car.

[cardude007617]

haha. i should earn a LOAD OF rep points for being a good boy

[coupe]

Ive spent 4 hours washing my car a few times.

Put 1000W halogen lights on your paint and see what it really looks like or look at the reflection of the sun in your paint on a bright day, you will think your paint looks anything but new and shows all of its 6 years plus some.

Basic detailing products are pretty cheap, nothing stands out more than a perfectly clean car.

[cardude007617]

well i mean at first glance it looks pretty good.... haha. and i dont want to find out how bad it really is....

[coupe]

Ignoring it wont fix it, it will only get worse.

[cardude007617]

true so just getting some touch up paint works right? and of course cleaning the area well before doesnt hurt either.

[Nina]

$5 bottle of meguiars tire shine has lasted me through 2 summers of washin my car.
if u like ur car looking good when its clean its worth the money.

Wow 2 summers! I can't see me using the same bottle for that long. Could I be using too much? LOL

But yeah megs tire shine is the shi*

[coupe]

true so just getting some touch up paint works right? and of course cleaning the area well before doesnt hurt either.


Your gonna have to live with the rock chips, its not as simple as just *putting touch up paint in the chip*.

[cardude007617]

well i have like a spot on the roof sorta (above the door) where it looks like some1 keyed the car 3 times in a row....not deep but like scratched out. can i just paint that?
and rock chips isnt the word...if u wish i could take some pics of em.

[coupe]

Can you get pics of it?

[cardude007617]

yesm, yo tango a digital camera. ill show u my wounded car when i get home from high school....

[GrandAmmit]

well i have like a spot on the roof sorta (above the door) where it looks like some1 keyed the car 3 times in a row....not deep but like scratched out. can i just paint that?
and rock chips isnt the word...if u wish i could take some pics of em.

I have that too. They're right above the driver's door by the moonroof. I think it's because both me and the previous owner had the habit of sitting stuff on the roof right there while we put stuff in the trunk.

[Bryan]

It sounds like a lot of the minor scratches can be buffed/polished out. I wouldn't just go dabbing touch up paint on all the blemishes though..It'll probably come out looking worse.

[cardude007617]

I have that too. They're right above the driver's door by the moonroof. I think it's because both me and the previous owner had the habit of sitting stuff on the roof right there while we put stuff in the trunk.

passengers.........

[cardude007617]

It sounds like a lot of the minor scratches can be buffed/polished out. I wouldn't just go dabbing touch up paint on all the blemishes though..It'll probably come out looking worse.

right right. i just wanna do some areas of the car where its a scrape more. and plus i found my paint on ebay for 3 bucks shipped :applause:

[Bryan]

right right. i just wanna do some areas of the car where its a scrape more. and plus i found my paint on ebay for 3 bucks shipped :applause:

If you have a Wal-Mart by you..mine has all the GM paints on clearance for 3 bucks. <Wal-Mart3

[cardude007617]

haha, but ill burn 5 bucks in gas going there. even tho its only 5 miles away haha