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#174274 - 01/06/01 11:29 AM
Re: Water Spots, ARRRGH!!!
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Registered: 28/03/01
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Loc: Bethpage, NY
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Originally posted by BoarderPhreak:
One thing you might want to try is washing off the truck with a hose and drying it if it's been out in the rain or something, sitting. Sounds like you might live in an acid rain environment.
[/B] Hey, BP...Every couple days, I usually wash her down with a hose, and dry it off...If nec, I'll hit the less smooth spots with a lil' QD...I haven't been able to hit the whole truck with a coat of wax, but I'm getting there...In the meanwhile, she's still pretty damn smooth...I guess DD is right about the H20 spots...To a normal person, she looks great...I guess if ya look close enough on any vehicle you're gonna find swirls, spots, scratches, etc...Can't stop em, can only hope to control them... Sounds like you might live in an acid rain environment.
On Long Island, Acid Rain?!? Noooo, not here :-)... Thanks, y'all!!! Rex the X - My Bad Motor Scooter ------------------
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#174275 - 01/06/01 11:36 AM
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Oh, duh - yer in Bethpage... Yep, welcome to acid rain.  We're just finicky. Give it time, it'll work out. Heh. ------------------ 01 SE 6cyl 5spd Solar Yellow
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#174276 - 04/06/01 11:27 AM
Re: Water Spots, ARRRGH!!!
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Originally posted by BoarderPhreak:
Oh, duh - yer in Bethpage...
Yo, BP, that's your yellow bad boy @ 175 pinelawn, isn't it...Mine's the black one, with no wind deflector, parked right behind yours today...I'm on the 4th floor...Where are u? ------------------
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#174277 - 04/06/01 11:57 AM
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Originally posted by SpaceAce77:
Yo, BP, that's your yellow bad boy @ 175 pinelawn, isn't it...Mine's the black one, with no wind deflector, parked right behind yours today...I'm on the 4th floor...Where are u?
Dude! Get the &)(*# out! THAT'S YOU?! Yeah, that's me... Heheh. 175, 4th floor. Don't tell me you work for IHC? ------------------ 01 SE 6cyl 5spd Solar Yellow
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#174278 - 04/06/01 12:04 PM
Re: Water Spots, ARRRGH!!!
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Originally posted by BoarderPhreak:
Dude! Get the &)(*# out! THAT'S YOU?!
Yeah, that's me... Heheh. 175, 4th floor.
Don't tell me you work for IHC?
Nope, Response...We're neighbors! Talk to you later... ------------------
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#174279 - 04/06/01 12:18 PM
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Dang, it's a small world. I'm workin' at IHC... Never been down to the cafeteria, yet. Heh. This was the story about your X... Heh. ------------------ 01 SE 6cyl 5spd Solar Yellow
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#174280 - 04/06/01 12:47 PM
Re: Water Spots, ARRRGH!!!
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Wow...I got some press...LOL...Cool...I finish up @ around 5pm...Maybe I'll catch ya in the lot... I tell ya what though...Those spaces underneath the over-hang would make a nice place to do some lunch-time detail work, wouldn't they? Later! ------------------
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#174281 - 04/06/01 01:25 PM
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Yep, we'll catch each other eventually. I think that it's just *wrong* that the spots underneath are all reserved... My X will get WET, damnit! Hehhe. ------------------ 01 SE 6cyl 5spd Solar Yellow
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#174282 - 04/06/01 01:38 PM
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Originally posted by BoarderPhreak:
I think that it's just *wrong* that the spots underneath are all reserved... My X will get WET, damnit! Hehhe.
[/B] yep, esp. the fact that one of those spots is reserved for my supervisor, who drives that POS toyota celica which looks as if he 3 steps on a daily basis (for what reason I don't know!). but, we SHOULD make an effort to park close together, just to p-off people! later ------------------
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#174283 - 04/06/01 06:33 PM
Re: Water Spots, ARRRGH!!!
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Registered: 04/06/01
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I hope I'm not beating a dead horse but I worked at a car wash when I was in high school. I have a Salsa X that I bought in Jan '01. Before that I had a black '98 Frontier. My old boss told me that when beads of water sit on your paint they collect dust which sounds logical. If not wiped dry quickly, when they evaporate they leave the dirt and it bakes into the paint, especially black because it draws so much heat. You may also want to make sure it's not sap. It can blow from trees like rain drops and look like drops but SOOO much harder to get off.
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#174284 - 05/06/01 08:59 AM
Re: Water Spots, ARRRGH!!!
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Loc: Bethpage, NY
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Originally posted by DickensCPA:
My old boss told me that when beads of water sit on your paint they collect dust which sounds logical. If not wiped dry quickly, when they evaporate they leave the dirt and it bakes into the paint, especially black because it draws so much heat. That definitely makes some sense...Thanx for the tip...Oh, and don't worry about beating the dead horse...We'll only get mad when ya start kicking its tombstone. LOL ------------------
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