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    Well, my mom wanted a newer car. She was tired of driving the 1995 Chrysler Concorde. She also works for Leo Burnett of Detroit, they do the Pontiac TV advertisements, Mr. Goodwrench TV advertisements, they USED to do the Cadillac advertisements (Do you guys remember the superbowl Cadillac ad a few years back where it had like silver liquid like capri-sun commercials do and the Escalade came out of the silver liquid? That was their work), etc. Anyway, she wanted to "support the client" so she wanted to get a Pontiac and decided to get a Grand Prix. Overall, we got it for an amazingly good deal. The guys at Serra Pontiac, Buick, Cadillac over at 30 Mile Rd and M-53 were great guys, Chris was very energetic and personable. You could tell he was hungry to make the deal, and he got the price where we wanted it.

    Also, side note, anyone in the Macomb area, they do oil changes on any car for $10 he said. I told them about MiFbody, so if you go up there mention Chris's name and that you're from MiFbody.

    Anyway, we got the car home and my guess is that it was a 3 year leased vehicle. It has 32,000 miles on it and is in great shape.

    But, I think it was a leased vehicle because it feels like it never had a real good detail done to it. Usually people that own their cars atleast do a wax or detail once a year or what not. The paint on this car honestly felt like 800 grit sandpaper -- I compared the feel of the paint to a sheet of 800 grit and it felt pretty close to the same.

    Anyway, I'm detailing the car today (taking a break to post progress pics and eat some lunch). I've only claybarred and I worked on the exhaust tips after Jill pointed out how dirty they were. So enjoy some pics. I know it's hard to tell what I've really done until you get to the exhaust pics. WOW what a difference some 400 grit sandpaper followed by 800 grit followed by 1000 grit sandpaper and some Flitz polish makes!













    - Brian Meissen
    Owner, MiFBody.com
    Administrator, LTxTech.com


    1994 Camaro LT1 Transplant - 357ci LT1, cammed, stalled, and driven.
    2022 Camaro LT1 - "Cherry Bomb 2"
    Michigan FBody Meet & Greet Car Show 2022
    June 4th, 2022 - 9am to 3pm!!!
    The HUB Stadium, Auburn Hills, MI

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    jeeze when i first read that i thought you wetsanded the car with 400 grit but then i realized you were talking about the tips nice job dude.
    -Joel
    1995 Z28 M6 - AI226/234 - autocross ricer
    1984 Scottsdale K10 - 305/4bbl/4spd


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    • #3
      Oh god no! All the pictures are taken after claybar, btw. I love how much black can reflect when it's just clean -- doesn't even need the wax to look great.
      - Brian Meissen
      Owner, MiFBody.com
      Administrator, LTxTech.com


      1994 Camaro LT1 Transplant - 357ci LT1, cammed, stalled, and driven.
      2022 Camaro LT1 - "Cherry Bomb 2"
      Michigan FBody Meet & Greet Car Show 2022
      June 4th, 2022 - 9am to 3pm!!!
      The HUB Stadium, Auburn Hills, MI

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      • #4
        Looking Good Brian! When is the Taurus going to get a clay bar and wax? haha
        *Angie*
        Come and check out this Hottie and Her F-Body.....

        Birds can fly what can camaro's do????

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        • #5
          Oh and get to work on the rims. Man they look dirrty! haha
          *Angie*
          Come and check out this Hottie and Her F-Body.....

          Birds can fly what can camaro's do????

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          • #6
            I forgot how much I hate detailing black cars.
            - Brian Meissen
            Owner, MiFBody.com
            Administrator, LTxTech.com


            1994 Camaro LT1 Transplant - 357ci LT1, cammed, stalled, and driven.
            2022 Camaro LT1 - "Cherry Bomb 2"
            Michigan FBody Meet & Greet Car Show 2022
            June 4th, 2022 - 9am to 3pm!!!
            The HUB Stadium, Auburn Hills, MI

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            • #7
              Originally posted by meissen View Post
              I forgot how much I hate detailing black cars.
              I on the other hand, love detailing black cars

              would i want one for a DD though? HELL NO!
              -Joel
              1995 Z28 M6 - AI226/234 - autocross ricer
              1984 Scottsdale K10 - 305/4bbl/4spd


              WTB List:Midwest Chasis DS Loop

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              • #8
                Originally posted by JoeliusZ28 View Post
                I on the other hand, love detailing black cars

                would i want one for a DD though? HELL NO!

                yeah i like taking a scratched up destroyed black car and making it look brand new again with minimal if any wheelies, it's like trying to test myself to see how good i can do when i take some serious time
                1998 Camaro SS Bullseye Turbo
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                • #9
                  would either of you (joel or matt) wanna do mine? its probably the worst black paint you've ever seen. 99 merc cougar, swirls, messed up clear coat, its horrible, but i wanna see what a good claybar/wheel/polish would do to it...i just cant afford to take it to a nice shop and have them do it, but if either of you are interested in makin some money on the side, and spendin a little time on my car, let me know! joel i live right by you, matt, not so much lol

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                  • #10
                    Originally posted by JoeliusZ28 View Post
                    I on the other hand, love detailing black cars

                    would i want one for a DD though? HELL NO!
                    AMEN Joel!
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                    • #11
                      Nice job Brian, I like to keep my car clean and looking good too. But man, all this claybarring and polishing is a lot of work, I think I would just take it to somebody to do it! It's Eagle One Wax as U Dry for me! LOL!

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                      • #12
                        Yeah, sorry for turnin ya down, Eric. If I knew more about what I'm really doing when it comes to using the wheel I'd be more willing to try someone else's car, but I'm still testing and experimenting with it that I really don't want to mess it up and it be on someone else's paint. I did mine and it didn't come out so hot, still had swirls and what not. Did it on Angie's and it worked fine, but she didn't have swirls from the beginning. On the black car, I can see some imperfections from what I did and places where I'm not happy with how it came out, but being my mom's DD I'm not as worried about it. Red, sure, black ... definitely paranoid on black.
                        Last edited by meissen; May 27th, 2007, 04:18 PM.
                        - Brian Meissen
                        Owner, MiFBody.com
                        Administrator, LTxTech.com


                        1994 Camaro LT1 Transplant - 357ci LT1, cammed, stalled, and driven.
                        2022 Camaro LT1 - "Cherry Bomb 2"
                        Michigan FBody Meet & Greet Car Show 2022
                        June 4th, 2022 - 9am to 3pm!!!
                        The HUB Stadium, Auburn Hills, MI

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                        • #13
                          looks good Brian




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                          • #14
                            serra plate huh i noticed next to my old job in farmington hills that its now serra toyota...yes i used to work for bob saks for 6 years....nice shine job rtho brian feel up to doing mine lol! jk!

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