TS John Posted June 28, 2007 Share Posted June 28, 2007 Sorry to be a post-whore about my new sol but, as you may have noticed, I'm pretty excited about it. I spent almost 9 hours over the past two days washing, clay-baring, polishing, and waxing, plus cleaning the interior, so here's a few shots I took tonight in the dying light of an overcast sky. Here's two reflexion shots. As you can see, the finish isn't perfect like we've come to expect when Hung posts his stuff up. I was wondering what I should do about that -- buy a buffer, use more elbow grease, apply a second coat of the mediocre wax I used (Black Magic -- don't recommend it -- it's like polish to get it to shine up right and even then...) or any other ideas you guys might have. I think I look like a monkey in that last shot but there's a certain charm in that, I guess. I'll try to rebuff a little tomorrow morning and take some shots in better light. Mostly for my enjoyment since I'm sure you're already sick of my stock sol by now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pballer2005 Posted June 28, 2007 Share Posted June 28, 2007 wow that is really clean, nice find. i think my limit for an exterior detail is about 5 hours, after that i loose pattience and startcutting corners. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick B. Posted June 28, 2007 Share Posted June 28, 2007 dont worry about being a post whore. when i get a sol, ill probly do the same thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airjordan223 Posted June 28, 2007 Share Posted June 28, 2007 kaleeeen dood. did you amber those corners out or is that stock? you should drop it though and after some time we can finally meet up and get that seat swappin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben. Posted June 28, 2007 Share Posted June 28, 2007 Niiiiiiiice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRG7 Posted June 28, 2007 Share Posted June 28, 2007 kaleeeen dood. did you amber those corners out or is that stock? you should drop it though and after some time we can finally meet up and get that seat swappin You're a Sol owner, too, so you should know those aren't stock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben. Posted June 28, 2007 Share Posted June 28, 2007 Minty fresh, mang. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kegger Posted June 28, 2007 Share Posted June 28, 2007 Sweeeeet!!!! Clean ass ride dude.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TS John Posted June 28, 2007 Author Share Posted June 28, 2007 Yeah, those are some straight up eBay corners, my friends. Forty bucks shipped and they look so very nice. I think I'll prolly end up dropping it when Kegger gets his suspension setup, since I'll be stealing my old suspension back from him. Of course I'll prolly fab up some extended top hats and get an antisway kit with some new bushings at the same time. Then it's pretty much staying stock. I am loving a quiet car right now and plus, I'm pretty much broke. I'd like to even leave the suspension stock but it's not that nice feeling and there's so much roll I wanna get rid of it. Repsol, get on in here and scope the pristine fat fives you should buy from me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben. Posted June 28, 2007 Share Posted June 28, 2007 Yeah, those are some straight up eBay corners, my friends. Forty bucks shipped and they look so very nice. I think I'll prolly end up dropping it when Kegger gets his suspension setup, since I'll be stealing my old suspension back from him. Of course I'll prolly fab up some extended top hats and get an antisway kit with some new bushings at the same time. Then it's pretty much staying stock. I am loving a quiet car right now and plus, I'm pretty much broke. I'd like to even leave the suspension stock but it's not that nice feeling and there's so much roll I wanna get rid of it. Repsol, get on in here and scope the pristine fat fives you should buy from me. Fat fives, you say sir? I have ls mesh, but they're far from pristine LOL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TS John Posted June 28, 2007 Author Share Posted June 28, 2007 I don't wanna have to do any refinishing. I'm not really looking to sell my wheels and get the meshies but he's (Repsol) wanting new wheels, likes the stockers, and lives in MD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben. Posted June 28, 2007 Share Posted June 28, 2007 Goddamn location. I'm beginning to hate my state. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EH6TunerDaniel Posted June 28, 2007 Share Posted June 28, 2007 Lol @ cee exx. Looks nice man. Good job Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Repsol Posted June 28, 2007 Share Posted June 28, 2007 I envy your clean sol.. :sad: It's so dent free...and the paint isn't fading like mine. :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TS John Posted June 28, 2007 Author Share Posted June 28, 2007 Actually, the paint on the trunk lid is starting to fade a little. I spent like a half hour alone polishing it and it still looks bad. You can really tell that the previous owner parked it outside with the front half under the cover of a tree and the back half facing west. It's seen two straight years of paint-fading sunsets... Gonna go quick detail it up and try to get some better reflexion shots. Then my post-whoring is done until I get it lowered, tinted tails and windows, LS meshies, and the seats I want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EH6TunerDaniel Posted June 28, 2007 Share Posted June 28, 2007 Is that a dent I spy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Humphries Posted June 28, 2007 Share Posted June 28, 2007 on the fender? lol.. i didnt wanna say anything.. but you did first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TS John Posted June 28, 2007 Author Share Posted June 28, 2007 Yeah, there's a little dent there and three other little dings right around it (two on the hood right nearby and one on that fender). It also needs the plastic pieces that slope down on the back repainted as they're chipping up nice. When I get a lip I'm gonna take care of those all at once. Prolly turn a $100 purchase into a $500 one but it'll look purdy. Edit: Here's the few more I took this morning. Showing off the dent I guess, but also the shine. By the way, Meguiar's Quik Detailer is awesome for getting the most out of your wax as I just found out. It made my okay looking wax really shine. I tried to take some more close-ups to show it but my paint isn't perfect and neither was the weather (still cloudy). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quake Posted June 29, 2007 Share Posted June 29, 2007 lol....yep....i'd be sure to be a post whore if I had a black del sol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CleanGSR Posted July 2, 2007 Share Posted July 2, 2007 That looks great John. Good job. As far as getting the finish perfect (or near perfect), you'll have to get a buffer. A human arm just can't create the force and heat that's needed to remove a lot of the scratches and defects. I think it looks great though. There must be stuff in it that only shows in the sun, cause your pics look very clean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Humphries Posted July 2, 2007 Share Posted July 2, 2007 agreed^^^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TS John Posted July 2, 2007 Author Share Posted July 2, 2007 Thanks for the comments, Hung. I was hoping to avoid the expense of a buffer but maybe I'll treat myself next summer when I get back from my semester abroad and have money again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Humphries Posted July 3, 2007 Share Posted July 3, 2007 you could get one but it wont be a great one.. just a normal one available at walmart.. it was like 35 bucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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