Hello all,

This lovely Friday afternoon, I washed, polished, and waxed my car....

What I used:

Vector 6" random orbital waxer/ polisher (did a fanatastic job, bought from Pepboy's for $25)
Meguiar's Gold Class Wash
Meguiars #9 Glaze
Meguiars Gold Class Liquid Wax...

I LOVE THE RESULTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I was a bit timid at trying a $25 waxer as opposed to the $100 Porter Cable I have heard so much about...

I can't afford to spend $100 on a polisher, so I thought I would try another cheaper alternative... turned out much better than I have even hoped!

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2006 BMW M5 "Heidi" @ 109,000 miles
2005 MBZ C55 AMG "Lorelai" @ 165,000 miles
1991 MBZ 300E "Benzachino II" @ 165,000 miles
1990 MBZ 500SL "Shoshanna" @ 118,000 miles

(On the hunt for a good used M103 engine as of 6/10/23, PM me if you have one to sell!)

Where's the car?

I dunno! I can't remember where I put it!

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2006 BMW M5 "Heidi" @ 109,000 miles
2005 MBZ C55 AMG "Lorelai" @ 165,000 miles
1991 MBZ 300E "Benzachino II" @ 165,000 miles
1990 MBZ 500SL "Shoshanna" @ 118,000 miles

(On the hunt for a good used M103 engine as of 6/10/23, PM me if you have one to sell!)

Wow ... impressive

I don't think it gets much better than that. What color is your car?

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I just couldn't give up on my 1995 E320.

I think it might be like always going back to that same bad relationship with an ex girlfriend.
You feel you love them too much, or you are just too stupid to know any better.



Flickr slideshow of my 1995 E320
http://www.flickr.com/photos/24145497@N06/sets/72157616572140057/

WOW

you have violated the treaty the Federation has with the Klingons and Romulans!

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Nello Tare

1982 300D (266,001 mi.) looking and running great

Previously owned:
1976 450 SLC
1983 300D
1976 300D
also
1982 Jaguar XJ6 (loved, but gone)

Thank you! It is good to hear to compliements, I gotta know my hard work is good!

Car color is goldish brown!

Who said I was with the Federation! I am Ferengi!!!!!

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2006 BMW M5 "Heidi" @ 109,000 miles
2005 MBZ C55 AMG "Lorelai" @ 165,000 miles
1991 MBZ 300E "Benzachino II" @ 165,000 miles
1990 MBZ 500SL "Shoshanna" @ 118,000 miles

(On the hunt for a good used M103 engine as of 6/10/23, PM me if you have one to sell!)

but you missed a small spot near the rear bumper area. Not quite as shiny as the rest of the car!

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1988 560SL
Black Pearl/Palamino

Looks really nice,what color is the 280C I wanna see that when its done!?Did you use a clay-bar?

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1998 S500
2006 E320 CDI
1963 220S
1994 S500
1995 S500
2005 BMW 545i sport
2007 GL320 CDI
2007 ML320 CDI
1991 Toyota Previa White over Blue
2000 Lexus RX300 White over Beige
2008 Audi Q7 Black Opal over Grey
1993 Toyota T-100 Silver over Grey
2002 Chevy 2500 Express White over Grey

What car? there is no car in the pic? I bought a $75.00 polisher at the hardware store and it went kaput so now I have weard marks in the paint?

That is a neat pic. I had to really look to see the car.

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95 SL500 Smoke Silver, Parchment 64K
07 E350 4matic Station Wagon White 34K
02 E320 4Matic Silver/grey 80K
05 F150 Silver 44K

Wowsers. More pics!

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1985 CA 300D Turbo , 213K mi

Why do you have two lawn mowers ?


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[http://languageandgrammar.com/2008/01/14/youve-got-problems-not-issues/ ]

"A liberal is someone who feels they owe a great debt to their fellow man, which debt he proposes to pay off with your money."

I've seen a lot of cars with swirl marks on them and assumed it was from electric polishers. Is this more due to using the wrong type of wax, a poor quality polisher, poor technique? What?

I used not to mind the work out, but now that I'm looking back at fifty, I tend to get tendonitis in my elbows and am reconsidering the polisher issue.

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" We have nothing to fear but the main stream media itself . . . ."- Adapted from Franklin D Roosevelt for the 21st century

OBK #55

1998 Lincoln Continental - Sold
Max 1984 300TD 285,000 miles - Sold
The Dee8gonator 1987 560SEC 196,000 miles - Sold
Orgasmatron - 2006 CLS500 90,000 miles
2002 C320 Wagon 122,000 miles
2016 AMG GTS 12,000 miles

When you say swirl marks you must be talking about burn marks. These are huge visible swirls on the paint that are caused by an amateur using a professional polisher wrongly! These polishers just spin on their axis at varying speeds and you can literally take the paint off with them. You really have to know what you are doing with them.

If you are an amateur you want something called a Random Orbital Polisher/Waxer. The circular pattern of the head along with the circular motion of the tip will not cause you to burn the paint and its idiot proof. You can buy a cheap one like Rahulio1989300E did above or you can buy a Porter Cable which is widely known to be a pretty good make. Just make sure it says Random Orbital!