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Old 05-22-2021, 08:37 PM
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What did I do today...last week we went for a ride in our Corvette. Got a few bugs splattered on our nose. Today I decided to clean off the bug kill. Three hours later, the entire car got another ceramic treatment and sealed. Love how it shines up to a mirror finish. Just look at those reflections. Now she's all covered up and in the garage awaiting the next drive.








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Wow. That is great. Did you have it professionally polished first and are now maintaining?
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Looks amazing!
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Wow. That is great. Did you have it professionally polished first and are now maintaining?
She gets a professional detail yearly. I just keep her cleaned and polished. It's just what we do.
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You have the car looking great. Should turn some heads the next time you pull it out of the garage.
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Love that navy blue......
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Love it! You did a great job.
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Looks great! may have to try that VO7!
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Looks great...i love a shine where the reflections shows up nice.


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Black is not a color....its a religion....
With a black car, its not clean unless you have a towel in your hand....
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Your car looks great

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Your car is looking great! Thanks for sharing.
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Love the flag reflections
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Love the color, and you are right, it shines up beautifully!

Just think next weekend, a three days to go cruising.
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Old 05-28-2021, 09:02 AM
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Beautiful! Just curious, is anyone using Dupont #7 car polish these days? Used to be one of the best ways to get your car shining.....
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GREAT Shine! ...it's a shame to cover it!
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Gotta love that beautiful shine after all those years and how good it still looks. Nice job keeping her shining like new! I just did a polish and wax on mine and I can't stop staring at it. I couldn't help it but I had to post this pic.


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This photo is incredible.
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Beautiful cars guys. 👍

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