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Old Jun 19, 2005 | 09:21 PM
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Getting ready for a car show :D

Alright guys, Im entering my baby into a car show down here in Kettleman city! and im trying to get my interior to look at least a be less dirty, it looks great now, but i got dirt in all the little creviouses(sp?) How should i go about getting rid of it, I've scrubed, ive used a screwdriver and a pice of cloth around it, Heck i even used a foaming cleaner... all to no avail (well some of it came off, but a lot is still there) I've spent a good two days trying to get rid of all the dirt .. Any suggestions on how to speed this up? or shouldi just keep at it?


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Old Jun 19, 2005 | 11:26 PM
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i took out my vents to clean them and removed the dash to get the crevice's in the speaker grill..

they sell small detailing brushes at most autoparts stores to get in those small areas.
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Old Jun 19, 2005 | 11:56 PM
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not to worried about the top of the dash (have a dash cover, to cover all the cracks in the dash ill look into those brushes, how excatly did you take out your vents?

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Old Jun 20, 2005 | 12:01 AM
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with a flathead screwdriver on each side of the vent and pop it out.
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Old Jun 20, 2005 | 12:09 AM
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Thanks... Will do that tomarow then

Just wondering anybody got any tips on anything interior related? (Ie making stuff shine ect) my first "Real" car show so i want to some what respecatble on the inside, even though my out side looks like crap....
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Old Jun 20, 2005 | 12:18 AM
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i just recently cleaned my intereior real nice, and i found a discovery, i used meguiars cleaner and detailer on all the interior and once i finished that, i used the turtle wax F21 detailer only and i got a real clean black shine that isnt oily to the touch and isnt attracting much dust at all! i love it
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Old Jun 20, 2005 | 12:30 AM
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sweet.. Ill look into buying that stuff before sat (the day of the show) any other tips anybody?
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Old Jun 20, 2005 | 10:18 PM
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"No Dues Car Club" huh?

Ourstanding!!!



I like the Blue C3 in the 2005 homecoming pics
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Old Jun 20, 2005 | 10:22 PM
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Oh... and you should buy my 15's".

Might not look bad on a Camaro (with different center caps).
Attached Thumbnails Getting ready for a car show :D-wheel.jpg  
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Old Jun 20, 2005 | 11:35 PM
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Yea they have quite a lot of cars show up ever fridays, unforcunetly, im the only thrid gen there.. theres a few second gens some times (a t/a and a Camaro) Those look okay, but i just spent $256+ on my tires (Idler arm, alignement, new tires) so.. untill i get these worn out.. nope besides i like the look of the stock rims on the berlinetta although i am looking for some z28 rims
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Old Jun 21, 2005 | 06:41 AM
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Good luck with the car show, let us know how it goes.
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Old Jun 21, 2005 | 12:03 PM
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Originally posted by Firebreed
Those look okay, but i just spent $256+ on my tires (Idler arm, alignement, new tires) so.. untill i get these worn out.. nope besides i like the look of the stock rims on the berlinetta although i am looking for some z28 rims
You are so right. Stick with the stock wheels. I was tired and not thinking about what was actually best.
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Old Jun 21, 2005 | 09:01 PM
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gold crosslace wheels on a camaro are too obviously WRONG, lol

when you put camaro rims on a firebird the slightly more generic look of the rim lets you pull it off a little more, but i don't know about vice versa... they are VERY nice wheels though. i always liked the crosslaces, and those ones are especially clean.

my brother has an 85 firebird that he's fixing up, I bet he'd be interested in those.

how much?
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Old Jun 21, 2005 | 09:03 PM
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oh yeah, and i use q-tips with the tip dipped in armor all (more to make the cotton more pliable than actually shine it up in there)

it'll work wonders.

buy really good q-tips though, cheapo's dont work so well, and even the most expensive big box of q-tips is like 5 bucks. lol

plan to use ALOT.
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Old Jun 22, 2005 | 01:58 PM
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i hate armor all.
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Old Jun 23, 2005 | 01:34 AM
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Armor All sucks and seems to actually dry stuff out, use Mother's or Formula 2001.
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Old Jul 2, 2005 | 01:33 PM
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Well sorry it took me a week to post my results just been to dang busy lol.

Anyways, there was a good 82 some odd cars at the carshow, ranging from a 19 somthing t-bucket to i believe it was a 2002 Civic (kick butt civic and i hate imports) There were merchant awards, and various others includeing the club with the most cars there (which was the No dues crusiers of Hanford California!) I recived a mercant award, to my surpise! if forgot my camara so i didnt take any pics next show i go to i'll bring my camara.


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Old Jul 5, 2005 | 11:43 PM
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gratz!
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Old Jul 6, 2005 | 11:40 AM
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Congrats on the reward.
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