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    Before shots 98 528i

    Ok here is what I am starting with, I hope I can improve on it with everyones help and suggestions. I will update this with the wifes hooptie too so you can check my progress on the the whole learning thing! Thanks guys.
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    First step: Fly me to Germany
    Second Step: Crash course in German
    Third step: Let me experiment on the Autobahn

    Then we can get down and dirty with the paint
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    love the front and sides not digging the rear lip at all though. Nice ride.
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    OK...where do we start?

    First off the paint is lacking something, not really sure what it is but it does not have a dep gloss to it. It is rather flat, I mean it has a shine but it is cloudy and dull. Now it could be just the camera and/or angle of the shot.

    I sugest that your paint be leveled, meaning that it be buffed out with a polishing pad, a cutting pad would be too aggresive, and a mild cleaning/polishing agent, like Meguairs DACP. Or the Menzerna line of products, which I use and highly recommend.

    Now you may wish to try a orbital polisher first, like the PC, which can produce nice results but it cannot correct paint problems like a rotary can, but then again a rotary in the hands of a newbie can produce its own paint problems

    Get some Menzerna products and try them first by hand in a out of the way area and see how it looks. Get back with us on the results..........O, and what in the heck is your "wifes hooptie"???????

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    Balucanb - Civilians, can`t live with `em...

    Anthony - A "hooptie" is generally an old beat up vehicle used simply for transportation. Around military bases overseas, these old beat up cars (hoopties) change owners regularly as the military folks arrive and depart the duty station (2-3 year tours). They barely pass the inspections process and are not much to look at. Nowadays, the term hooptie does not only refer to the old beat up vehicle, but can also refer to most any vehicle (in a semi-jokingly manner if it is actually a nice car). Hoopties are not limited to overseas, any old car anywhere qualifies.

    Has anybody heard this term used in non-military areas? That`s the only place I have heard and used it.
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    rt,

    Thanks so much for that informed response! I was worried about this guy showing us his wifes "hooptie" and not sure if I should lOOk or not

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    Originally posted by Tassadar
    First step: Fly me to Germany
    Second Step: Crash course in German
    Third step: Let me experiment on the Autobahn

    Then we can get down and dirty with the paint
    ROFL

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    Originally posted by Anthony Orosco
    rt,

    Thanks so much for that informed response! I was worried about this guy showing us his wifes "hooptie" and not sure if I should lOOk or not

    Anthony
    Anthony good eye, that is the exact problem with the paint!

    RTBRICK- Thanx for he explanation, I think I have been doinf this to long It didn`t even occur to me that no one would know what a "hooptie" was!!

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    Anthony-roflmao

    Balucanb- Believe it or not, after 15 years in the Army my wife did not have a reference point for "hooptie." I told here she has driven several over the years and didn`t even know it!
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    What combo to use next? jeff2417's Avatar
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    Hooptie example taken from a new Detail City member! See this thread:


    http://detailcity.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1758


    Scroll down til you see the ride.


    Jeff.
    Sure, it`s shiny, but how smooth is it, and how does it look in direct sunlight?

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    No WAY Here is a true hooptie!

    Here is a true Hooptie man!

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    You have defeated me. That is a true Hooptie. Notice the color choice....like a burnt sienna brown....simply stunning.


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    Sure, it`s shiny, but how smooth is it, and how does it look in direct sunlight?

 

 
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