[DeTomaso] Paint

[Christopher Kimball]

Very cool!  What did I tell you!

> Date: Sun, 4 Sep 2011 22:02:36 -0700
> From: MyCars at Comcast.net
> To: detomaso at realbig.com
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Paint
> 
> I spent almost 2 hours last night applying the wax (Griot's Best of 
> Show), it is carnuba. I let it set over night, this morning I spent 
> almost 4 hours rubbing it out.
> 
> The car looks great! But my arms are dead & my back is sore.
> 
> I went to a weekly car show this afternoon. More than one person (who 
> have previously seen the car) thought that I had the car repainted, one 
> person even asked where I had the car painted. I guess all that work was 
> worth it ;-)
> 
> Roydon
> 
> 
> On 9/4/2011 12:29 PM, Mikael wrote:
> > Hi Charlie
> > I'm using Pinnacle liquid carnauba wax, easy to use, so smooth afterwards
> > the bugs skid right off.. And don't get lured by thinking the hard stuff is
> > 100% carnauba, because it's the smallest part anyway. 100% carnauba is too
> > hard to use.
> >
> > But I'll take these questions to the expert, see if he has something to add.
> >
> > Mvh/Regards
> > Mikael
> > +45 31770747
> > mikael_hass at mail.tele.dk
> >
> >
> > -----Oprindelig meddelelse-----
> > Fra: CharlesMcCall [mailto:charlesmccall at gmail.com]
> > Sendt: 4. september 2011 20:42
> > Til: 'Mikael'; 'MyCars'; 'deTomaso List'
> > Emne: RE: [DeTomaso] Paint
> >
> > Mikael - I'ev got some 100% carnuba wax, and I found it extremely difficult
> > to remove. It isn't the cost that keeps me from using it, it is the fact
> > that it takes so much elbow grease and hard scrubbing to get the stuff off.
> > Do you have any secrets?
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com] On
> > Behalf Of Mikael
> > Sent: domingo, 04 de septiembre de 2011 16:22
> > To: 'MyCars'; 'deTomaso List'
> > Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Paint
> >
> > My friend has a car wax import business. So I get good wax and good advice
> > for next to nothing. And I do wax the Pantera so it's almost impossible to
> > get the car cover on it, it just slides off all the time. The strange thing
> > is that most car enthusiast he and I discuss wax with, they buy the cheapo
> > gas station brand. Strange when people spend so much on their hobby, and the
> > shine and protection part, they can't spend $100 to get carnauba wax. Let me
> > tell you, there's a difference, and it's worth the money...
> >
> > Mikael
> >
> >
> > -----Oprindelig meddelelse-----
> > Fra: MyCars [mailto:MyCars at Comcast.net]
> > Sendt: 4. september 2011 02:39
> > Til: deTomaso List
> > Emne: [DeTomaso] Paint
> >
> > I just spent 2 days polishing the 20 year old paint job on my Pantera using
> > the Griot's Garage system. Woah, the paint looks like "candy"
> > (except for the regular places that the paint cracks).
> >
> > Now just a few hours of waxing ;-)
> >
> > Roydon
> >
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