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06-23-2010, 04:44 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Red Bank Area,NJ
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waxing
Anyone else on here into waxing and not racing?
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06-23-2010, 04:47 PM
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Mongo the Meet Coordinator
Join Date: May 2008
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I do both?
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repo bigals turd gen and part it out to a loving home
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06-23-2010, 05:03 PM
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Lord of the rings / 10 Second Club / Meet Coordinator
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Millstone Township, NJ
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More waxing than racing but the answer is yes.
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Forever dyno queen / 777rwhp 662 rwtq @ 17lbs / 10.2 @ 140
'24 Corvette Z06
'17 Sierra 2500HD Dmax
'17 Lex LS460
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06-23-2010, 06:38 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Piscataway, N.J.
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WAX ON, WAX OFF A LOT!
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1 of 1,197 with L98 Option/13.79@100 mph
1994 25th ANNIVERSARY TRANS AM GT -1 of ONLY 2,000 made/ Only 128 made with a HURST 6-Speed Manual and 91 with T-Tops and Compact Disc/ K & N Filtercharger/Magnaflow Performance Muffler/Air Foil- ORIGINAL MINT Arctic White Ultra Rare SURVIVOR. DAYTONA 500 PACE CAR Decal Kit!
SOLD: 1989 Turbo T/A in 1991 it ran 12:18@115 mph
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06-23-2010, 07:04 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Delran
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Foosh
Anyone else on here into waxing and not racing?
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ive never waxed a car in my life
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06-23-2010, 08:17 PM
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Admin.
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Hamilton, NJ
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Is there a tech question here or can I move this to the lounge?
My car gets waxed once a year. I want to race it (auto-x + open track) but time and money prevent it for the next few years. Kids come first.
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The looser the waistband, the deeper the quicksand. Or so I have read.
Feather-light suspension, Konis just couldn't hold. I'm so glad I took a look inside your showroom doors.
Hey everybody, it's good to have you on the Baba-too-da-ba-too-ba-ba-buh-doo-ga-ga-bop-a-dop
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06-24-2010, 07:54 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Warren, NJ
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I'm a waxer. It is alot cheaper to shine them up than break them at the race track.
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06-24-2010, 07:59 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2008
Posts: 485
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my paint looks like dog ****, i decide not to wax it....and my car is just a driveway ornament anyway so nobody sees it
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06-24-2010, 08:15 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: milltown
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just got done waxing. car shined up good
what kind of wax do you guys use?
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2002 Camaro Sunset Orange Mettalic, V6, 5spd, bilstein HD shocks and struts, eibach pro lowering kit, eibach f/r sway bars, lakewood PHB, UMI 2 point subframe connectors, energy suspensions poly master bushing kit
daily econobox and first car
1986 IROC-Z, T56, MGW shifter, Heads, Cam, Holley Stealth Ram 350, t-top, tubular LCA with relo brackets, adjustable PHB, belltech sway bars, ground control weight jacks, SLP mid length headers, 3in w/borla XR1, RIP 3 10 bolts, 12.7 @ 109 so far.. atleast its faster than stock SOLD
1971 Camaro LS3/T56/9in, cam only and still carbed, RIP 2 10 bolts, 11.62@121
03 Blazer 2 door - salt sponge
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06-24-2010, 09:07 AM
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Hippy Mod, Bergermeister Meisterberger, Moderator
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Ewing
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Wax or polsih, whatever you prefer, it's worth keeping up with your car. It will keep it in better condition and help it hold it's value better. I don't enjoy waxing/polishing anything but it's worth the effort.
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06-24-2010, 09:26 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Galloway, NJ
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I use Meguire's for everything. I either use just the NXT gen wax, or I make my "brew" which is NXT wax, Zymol, and Meguires any color wax mixed together, and works better then just the NXT alone, last longer as well.
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Uh yeah, after they surprized buttsecks us at Pearl Harbor?
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06-24-2010, 09:37 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Warren, NJ
Posts: 332
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I use Zaino on the 4th gens. Whatever is on sale for my 84 and the wifes Corolla.
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06-24-2010, 12:18 PM
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Lord of the rings / 10 Second Club / Meet Coordinator
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Millstone Township, NJ
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Menzerna SIP to get the finish right, souveran paste wax works pretty well on my cars.
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97 T/A Ram Air Convt
Forever dyno queen / 777rwhp 662 rwtq @ 17lbs / 10.2 @ 140
'24 Corvette Z06
'17 Sierra 2500HD Dmax
'17 Lex LS460
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06-24-2010, 01:00 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Delran
Posts: 6,785
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Quote:
Originally Posted by cbrrmike
or maybe he washes and polishes his cars. lots of people dont use wax.
he made a simple statement, you come in and pick it apart, i think you are the one trying to troll this time...
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yup. wash the car at least once a week. no wax...no point doing it...heard that doing it in the sun ruins the paint way more than just shining her up a tad. i have no garage to let a car sit in for a few hours while the wax cures.
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06-24-2010, 01:59 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Warren, NJ
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Quote:
Originally Posted by NastyEllEssWon
yup. wash the car at least once a week. no wax...no point doing it...heard that doing it in the sun ruins the paint way more than just shining her up a tad. i have no garage to let a car sit in for a few hours while the wax cures. 
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Most off the shelf waxes do not require hours to cure. By the time you are done applying it to the car, you can start removing it where you started.
If you need shade, I've found parking under a tree or next to a building works just fine.
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06-24-2010, 02:41 PM
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Mongo the Meet Coordinator
Join Date: May 2008
Posts: 16,938
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Wax my boat the next time you are down at OPL.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by KirkEvil
repo bigals turd gen and part it out to a loving home
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