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May 3, 2006 | 09:46 PM

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In the spirit of "reflection" pics...

...I thought I would share a few...

After a coat of Meguiars NXT paste the other day...

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May 3, 2006 | 09:52 PM

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i love that color...

ya gots just a tad bit of orange peel under the door handle

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May 3, 2006 | 09:53 PM

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i love that color...

ya gots just a tad bit of orange peel under the door handle

Thanks.

But tell GM. They put it there 20 years ago

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May 3, 2006 | 09:54 PM

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Thanks.

And tell GM. They put it there 20 years ago

lol they still do, my parents 02' 2500 hd is a dimpled mess

I dont think any car company wetsands; damn assembly lines

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May 3, 2006 | 09:57 PM

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Nope, they don't...

Factory peel doesn't bother me. It's the way God and Detroit intended it! lol

Shoddy repaint peel, bothers me...

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May 3, 2006 | 10:09 PM

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Car: 92 Precision Red Firebird

Engine: v6->357 vortec xe262h rpm intake

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Axle/Gears: 10bolt 3.42s

wow nice factory paint still thats a beaut.

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May 3, 2006 | 10:28 PM

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Car: 1988 IROC-Z

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Transmission: ProBuilt 700R4

Axle/Gears: Moser 12 Bolt / 3.73 TrueTrac

That car = sex.

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May 3, 2006 | 11:58 PM

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Car: 1983 Daytona Trans Am

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Looks great!!!

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May 4, 2006 | 07:17 AM

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looks good.. I've got to work on my own orange peel this summer

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May 4, 2006 | 07:54 AM

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Car: 1984 Trans Am

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I see your mom found an LS.

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May 4, 2006 | 07:59 AM

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Alittle bit of orange peel is nothing!
I've seen paint runs from the factory! My 20th TTA had one!
Very nice looking Trans Am!

George

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May 4, 2006 | 06:26 PM

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Thanks for the kind words

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May 8, 2006 | 02:34 AM

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if you bought a new car with orange peel you can still wet and buff it out right??

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