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Old 04-13-2008, 07:19 PM   #1
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Old 04-13-2008, 07:19 PM   #2
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Old 04-13-2008, 07:24 PM   #3
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wow, those are amazing before/after shots!
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Old 04-13-2008, 07:29 PM   #4
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Thats amazing. What kind of cleaner are you using in the 4th picture?
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Old 04-13-2008, 08:34 PM   #5
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Old 04-13-2008, 11:05 PM   #6
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amazing work as always
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Old 04-14-2008, 01:10 AM   #7
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Very nice. Was the 300 micron spot a repaint on one of the panels?
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Old 04-14-2008, 01:26 AM   #8
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Very nice, one of the best jobs I've seen, how long did it take you?
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Old 04-14-2008, 11:26 AM   #9
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Thats amazing. What kind of cleaner are you using in the 4th picture?
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Very nice. Was the 300 micron spot a repaint on one of the panels?
Yea it was a respray
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Very nice, one of the best jobs I've seen, how long did it take you?
12 hours w 2 people
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Old 04-14-2008, 11:31 AM   #10
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Old 04-14-2008, 11:32 AM   #11
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wow... i was like "wtf, y did he do a upside down fish-cam pix of his garage for? " and then i realized that it's the HOODDD!!!
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Old 04-14-2008, 01:00 PM   #12
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holy shiet!
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Took my brain a few seconds to process the reflection shots.

You sir, are a magician. Nice work!
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Old 04-15-2008, 03:36 PM   #14
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ok the first few pics i see the car...

then i only see pics of your garage? whats the deal???
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Sick..... I wish there was someone out in NYC that had your talent.
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OMG WOW! Must have taken forever!
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Sick..... I wish there was someone out in NYC that had your talent.
From what I've heard, Phil from detailers domain is almost as good. He's in Englewood Cliffs, NJ.
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Old 04-17-2008, 11:06 PM   #19
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Thanks for all the kind comments, and as for from from DD being "almost as good", I would say thats an understatment!
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Old 04-18-2008, 12:20 AM   #20
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That is just superb work. I literally thought it was the chrome Benz until I clicked here.

We are talking about it here. What is that stuff you sprayed all over the car?

http://clublexus.com/forums/showthread.php?t=349682
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