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    Re: Time To Show Off Your Own Car!

    I'm really liking the color of the Vibe. We had a 2003 Vibe that we ordered new in October of 2002. Great car.

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    Re: Time To Show Off Your Own Car!

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    my 1998 c5 sealed with wolfgang sealant maintained with megs wash&wax

    it has some light scratches but no time to remove them because of customer cars








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    Re: Time To Show Off Your Own Car!

    Quote Originally Posted by Marc08EX View Post
    Recently changed my '08 Accord to a '09 Civic Si coupe! A proper detail will be done after this heat wave is over.

    Just in case you don't know, I love this color!
    Hey Marc,

    Any ideas how good the paint is on the new Civics? My friend has the previous generation Civic Si 4door, his ENTIRE CAR is starting to get clear coat failure and he waxes his car regularly. Seems like Honda always have had a problem with clear coat failure...you see it a ton on the 1998-2002 Honda Accords. We have a 1994 Honda accord in our family and although the paint is old and oxidized, the clear coat is still there...maybe it's single stage?

    Scott's 62: That's one of the cleanest 17 year old trucks I've ever seen...keep up the good work!

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    Re: Time To Show Off Your Own Car!

    Quote Originally Posted by mswerb View Post
    I'm really liking the color of the Vibe. We had a 2003 Vibe that we ordered new in October of 2002. Great car.
    Thanks. I too really like the color of my Vibe. The car has been very reliable so far, only oil changes and that's it !
    I special ordered it the way I wanted it a few months before the lease ended on my previous car. I plan on keeping the Vibe a few more years since it's paid for.

    And, nice car every one ! I really like the blue Lexus !

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    Re: Time To Show Off Your Own Car!

    Quote Originally Posted by CreamPuff View Post
    Hey Marc,

    Any ideas how good the paint is on the new Civics? My friend has the previous generation Civic Si 4door, his ENTIRE CAR is starting to get clear coat failure and he waxes his car regularly. Seems like Honda always have had a problem with clear coat failure...you see it a ton on the 1998-2002 Honda Accords. We have a 1994 Honda accord in our family and although the paint is old and oxidized, the clear coat is still there...maybe it's single stage?
    Tommy,

    I haven't heard anything about the 8th gen civics. They seem to be fine except for the night hawk black pearl. They are notorious for getting the crow's feet defect. I had a 1999 Accord and the clear coat failed too. IMO, Honda's have generally thinner clear coat than other manufacturers. It doesn't help that their paint is soft as well. So when someone details a honda and they don't know what they're doing, chances are they're going to remove a lot of clear eventually leading to CC failure.

    What year and color is your friend's 8th gen civic? Has your friend tried bringing the car to the dealership?
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    Re: Time To Show Off Your Own Car!

    Quote Originally Posted by Marc08EX View Post
    Tommy,

    I haven't heard anything about the 8th gen civics. They seem to be fine except for the night hawk black pearl. They are notorious for getting the crow's feet defect. I had a 1999 Accord and the clear coat failed too. IMO, Honda's have generally thinner clear coat than other manufacturers. It doesn't help that their paint is soft as well. So when someone details a honda and they don't know what they're doing, chances are they're going to remove a lot of clear eventually leading to CC failure.

    What year and color is your friend's 8th gen civic? Has your friend tried bringing the car to the dealership?
    I forget what year...but it's NBP...It's sad...clear coat is failing EVERYWHERE. He hasn't tried taking it to the dealership because he's out of warranty. But that's sad...for a possibly 5-6 year old car, and the clear coat is going already. My paint on my Lexus I think is perfect even after almost 4 years. My car is also garaged when I'm not driving it though...

    I'm surprised we don't have more pics of forum members cars posted here yet....

    He and I both detailed the car a few years back when it had really bad water spots...but we used Meguiar's Ultimate Compound...which reading a lot of the posts on the forums, it's actually pretty safe stuff to use. It's not like we wet sanded the paint you know?

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    Re: Time To Show Off Your Own Car!

    Click on my website. They Shelby GT500 is mine, along with the grey Toy Highlander and Ford Fusion. I put my personal vehicles on my site so customers can see how I take car of my own vehicles.

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    Re: Time To Show Off Your Own Car!

    I've yet to take a pic of my daily driver, but this is my weekend car that I love to death:






    and one of my personal favorite shots I took:


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