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  • #91
    Re: The name of the game is: You know you're car crazy when...

    Just received one of my credit card bills today. The bill indicates that in the past 30 days I have spent over $300 on backing plates and pads. Another bill is on its way for another $100 for more pads and backing plates. That's absurd, and I am feeling queasy for the amount of money I have spent on basically non-crucial items. I guess when I was seriously buffing a car, I got really sick of pads gumming and loading up. Now that I have stopped buffing my cars for a week, I kind of don't see the pads as necessary. But during the buffing session, you tend to wish you had more pads at your disposal.


    After around $400 spent on pads and plates, I am utterly shocked at the fact that I am still without a rotary!!! I will be cashing out my Rona Gift Cards through Air Miles to get a Makita.

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    • #92
      Re: The name of the game is: You know you're car crazy when...

      You know you're car crazy when you finished writing a 20 page paper on "how to use a random orbital", it took you a long time to write it, you finished it a year ago, and then you don't release it because it needs some "fine tuning", so then you write an additional 25 pages, and those pages don't match the original 20 pages, so you have to "fine tune" those, too!

      And then you have to "fine tune" the diagrams, and some of those could be better, and "Oh yeah, that's another subject that NEEDS to be discussed", and on and on.

      And THEN! You have to stop writing the paper RIGHT NOW so you can chime in on a topic like this!!!
      Kevin Brown
      NXTti Instructor, Meguiar's/Ford SEMA Team, Meguiar's Distributor/Retailer

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      • #93
        Re: The name of the game is: You know you're car crazy when...

        Originally posted by Kevin Brown View Post
        You know you're car crazy when you finished writing a 20 page paper on "how to use a random orbital"
        All I can say is, I wish it would be done ASAP so we could buy a copy of your work, read it, and have good topics (for those frequent dead air moments) during dinner table conversations with other car crazy people.

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        • #94
          Re: The name of the game is: You know you're car crazy when...

          Originally posted by Kevin Brown View Post
          You know you're car crazy when you finished writing a 20 page paper on "how to use a random orbital", it took you a long time to write it, you finished it a year ago, and then you don't release it because it needs some "fine tuning", so then you write an additional 25 pages, and those pages don't match the original 20 pages, so you have to "fine tune" those, too!

          And then you have to "fine tune" the diagrams, and some of those could be better, and "Oh yeah, that's another subject that NEEDS to be discussed", and on and on.

          And THEN! You have to stop writing the paper RIGHT NOW so you can chime in on a topic like this!!!

          While reviewing some old threads, I found this:

          Right now, I am putting the finishing touches on a one-page paper I wrote describing how to get the best results when applying M105 and M86, as applied with a random-orbital and a foam pad. The thing is, it ended up being about 10 pages long by the time I wrapped it up! Well, okay- It became 23 pages long. But, I took a lot of the stuff out, so I'll be posting that separately (or who knows- maybe I'll just throw it on the end of the paper).
          It felt like not too along since you started.

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          • #95
            Re: The name of the game is: You know you're car crazy when...

            AWESOME THREAD!


            I car crazy because I.............started a similar thread 5 years ago.

            CAR CRAZY
            Freedom prospers when Christianity is vibrant and the rule of law under God is acknowledged

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            • #96
              Re: The name of the game is: You know you're car crazy when...

              You know you're car crazy when.......YOU TAKE A NEW 2009 DODGE CHALLENGER R/T AND CHOP THE TOP INTO A CONVERTIBLE...THEN PREP IT FOR SEMA 09!

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              • #97
                Re: The name of the game is: You know you're car crazy when...

                Originally posted by The Manager View Post
                You know you're car crazy when.......YOU TAKE A NEW 2009 DODGE CHALLENGER R/T AND CHOP THE TOP INTO A CONVERTIBLE...THEN PREP IT FOR SEMA 09!
                SWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEET!

                I need more pics!
                Freedom prospers when Christianity is vibrant and the rule of law under God is acknowledged

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                • #98
                  Re: The name of the game is: You know you're car crazy when...

                  See all the pics in my Gallery....and thanks!

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                  • #99
                    Re: The name of the game is: You know you're car crazy when...

                    When you have 10+ containers of the same wax. When you have three containers of the same paste wax: one for foam applicator, one for hand application (with the palm!) and one for the DA!
                    James - 1979 Oldsmobile Cutlass Calais
                    Calais Auto Detailing
                    CalaisDetails@aim.com
                    www.calaisdetailing.com (under construction)

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                    • Re: The name of the game is: You know you're car crazy when...

                      You know You're car crazy when after a long day of school, skip your homework and go outside and detail your car.
                      Alex
                      1972 Dodge Dart Swinger360
                      1998 SVT Cobra 1 of 551
                      1969 Ford Mustang Fastback

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                      • Re: The name of the game is: You know you're car crazy when...

                        Originally posted by Superior Shine View Post
                        AWESOME THREAD!


                        I car crazy because I.............started a similar thread 5 years ago.

                        CAR CRAZY
                        My thread is longer.
                        Shane
                        1995 Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera SL

                        If you trim yourself to fit the world you'll whittle yourself away. - Aaron Tippin

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                        • Re: The name of the game is: You know you're car crazy when...

                          You know you're car crazy when you get up at 5am to wash your car so that there is no chance of spotting... and you know you'll " wake up " to a SHINY car.

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                          • Re: The name of the game is: You know you're car crazy when...

                            You know you're car crazy when you want to chase down and beat the snot out of the driver in front of you that just laid into their windshield washer for a quarter mile

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                            • Re: The name of the game is: You know you're car crazy when...

                              You know you're car crazy when a Ferrari or a Porsche overtakes you on the highway and you think "i'd love to detail it"

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                              • Re: The name of the game is: You know you're car crazy when...

                                Originally posted by 1999grad View Post
                                You know you're car crazy when a Ferrari or a Porsche overtakes you on the highway and you think "i'd love to detail it"
                                or:

                                You know you're car crazy when a Ferrari or a Porsche overtakes you on the highway and you think "geez, look at those swirls".
                                James - 1979 Oldsmobile Cutlass Calais
                                Calais Auto Detailing
                                CalaisDetails@aim.com
                                www.calaisdetailing.com (under construction)

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