Marc
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Previous owner of my car polished it regularly. I do it about once a year now the surface is shiny all the time and water sits on it in drops. My brothers old Impreza had never been done and was no where near as clean as mine.
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Martin_C
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i agree, a clay, polish, wax, it'll look good, but it'll still be full of defects compared to that car, which is perfect.
its all about the detail.
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Ian
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Registered: 28th Aug 99
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This thread is famous.
http://www.hsv.org.uk/topic.asp?t=370742
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Steve
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quote:
Originally posted by Martin_C
i agree, a clay, polish, wax, it'll look good, but it'll still be full of defects compared to that car, which is perfect.
its all about the detail.
bet you couldnt make out these "defects" with your naked eye
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Ian
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You can't work out the paint depth with your naked eye, hence the computer.
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Steve
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indeed, so what are you gaining over a decent wash, claybar, machine polish and wax?
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topshot_2k
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wash, polish, clay bar, wax does it for me, just use meguirs stuff. dont see the point in geting paint measured etc.
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Dendemonium
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quote:
Originally posted by Ian
This thread is famous.
http://www.hsv.org.uk/topic.asp?t=370742
Here too..........
Rat Rod forum!!!
http://forum.olskoolrodz.com/showthread.php?t=33627&page=1&pp=10
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Cybermonkey
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quote:
Originally posted by Ian
This thread is famous.
http://www.hsv.org.uk/topic.asp?t=370742
haha that last quote
"I say good on him...... The more time he spends in the garage polishing... means less time worrying my sheep "
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Ian
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Just a note to all those who are banned from other forums - if anyone can get the message back to these people - I banned some entire networks after we had some distributed download of posts going on, presumably to harvest email addresses. The networks were not anywhere that Corsas are sold or driven so it wasn't much of a problem.
Obviously if we're getting traffic from further afield then it is, so I've lifted the ban. Can you ask anyone who was having trouble to try again.
ps. those images are slow because they're on Imageshack not CS hosting. Thread is getting a hammering though - check whose online. Loads of guests and they're all looking in here.
[Edited on 24-03-2007 by Ian]
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Martin_C
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quote:
Originally posted by Steve
quote:
Originally posted by Martin_C
i agree, a clay, polish, wax, it'll look good, but it'll still be full of defects compared to that car, which is perfect.
its all about the detail.
bet you couldnt make out these "defects" with your naked eye
yes, i can.
all the paint depth gauge is for is for measuring the thickness of the paint so he knows how much he can safely remove to correct the paint, finding orange peel, scratches, swirl marks etc etc is easy.
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Steve
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so you think spending thousands to get a car looking marginally better than a normal polish and wax is actions of a sane person? especially on a car such as a Vauxhall Astra 
TBH id rather listen to nathan who details proper cars, than you and he claims its ott
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Twiggy
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looks mint
no need though
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vxrmarc
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Hi guys and ladies
Well coming via the usa to here your forum has gone intercontinental!!!
So lets start with
1. It is an Astra ffs!!!! But a vxr!!!
2. I use ky for sex as zymol burns!!!
3. This is my partner last year on left a waterski world championships...
I am not gay
Anyway as you all love your corsas i love my vxr!!!!!!!
Its insane and possibly being prepared for a stage 3 conversion in the summer upto 297bhp...
Yes the work done is insane but why not!!!!
If anybody on here thinks they can achieve the same level of detail as Paul they are mad!!!
See here and rethink www.miracledetail.co.uk
By the way nice forum.......well organised and friendly!
So has anybody considered the vxrcorsa or seen one in the flesh!!!
Its stunning and a real mean looking hatch!!!!
I was invited to the official first viewing last week alog with Vauxhall brand manager and the new vxr8...
Photos here
Hope you enjoy and yes i may be mad but only slightly...
Get a vxr and feel the force!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Ben G
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1st question i think would be..
do you work for zymol  
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waynep
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where u from marc? fancy giving mine a clean ?
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MarkM
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What does the HD in HD Cleansed stand for?
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Whittie
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Hi Def.
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MarkM
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quote:
Originally posted by Whittie
Hi Def.
What exactly is it and what does it do?
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Butler
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how many views?
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vxrmarc
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Photobucket stats for this one detail......
2 weeks
Monthly Hits: 3017000
wow!!
[Edited on 27-03-2007 by vxrmarc]
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zidek_accord
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hotness j0, but wait till you drive through that construction site 
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K2 GTi
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Yeah this post is on quite alot of forums.. Made it to cruiseleics too
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Ian
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Hope you don't mind I've pinched your images for the Corsa VXR images thread topped in here.
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Mike V8 monster
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Nice car but why bother it's an Astra not Ferrari, anyway with the state of our roads it will be a mess the next day, luckily he is sad and does not have a life so it will keep him busy! Personally I take my car to the car wash a couple of times a week and polish it a couple of times a month, if I have time.
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