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Old Jul 8, 2005 | 08:12 AM
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Old Jul 8, 2005 | 01:12 PM
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I'd go with b. Wouldn't want to put any scratches in the paint.
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Old Jul 8, 2005 | 01:24 PM
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C. You drive the car fast then have your wife wash the car.
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Old Jul 8, 2005 | 01:28 PM
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Wash the car, then call it a night!
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Old Jul 8, 2005 | 01:30 PM
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Originally Posted by JDs00PewterCoupe
I'd go with b. Wouldn't want to put any scratches in the paint.
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Old Jul 8, 2005 | 01:33 PM
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I drove mine fast to dry it after washing once and got an old Trans Am all excited. He couldn't figure out why I slowed down after the car was dry.
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Old Jul 8, 2005 | 01:36 PM
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Originally Posted by lemansbleu2004
I drove mine fast to dry it after washing once and got an old Trans Am all excited. He couldn't figure out why I slowed down after the car was dry.


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Old Jul 8, 2005 | 01:37 PM
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don't feel too bad, my fiancee left the garage door open and a cat got a bunch of hair all over my convertible top... DOH!
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Old Jul 8, 2005 | 01:39 PM
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Originally Posted by girl-ina-box



BUZZ BUZZ - B!!!!
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Old Jul 8, 2005 | 01:41 PM
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Use a gentle stream of water and soak that puppy down before anything else. Seems to me that blowing the dust off by driving or otherwise would be like sandblasting it.

Take the nozzle off the hose and gently wash it down...
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Old Jul 8, 2005 | 01:43 PM
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Old Jul 8, 2005 | 01:47 PM
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B then drive fasssssssssst
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Old Jul 8, 2005 | 01:56 PM
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I'd go with B.

Then first thing in the AM hit it with the Zaino.
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