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Black spoiler - 07-27-2004, 06:28 PM

I tried to sell a guy a detail the other day by polishing his spoiler I though it turned out pretty good. It is on a '95 cavalier. I am not sure if I will do business with him but I was happy with the way it looked. Check out the area by the camera flash.

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07-27-2004, 06:29 PM

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07-27-2004, 06:30 PM

The guy is a moron if does not appreciate what you just did for him. Some people have no appreciation for anything nice. That was a really nice thing for you to do for him in the first place.


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07-27-2004, 06:33 PM

Looks nearly perfect to me! A drastic improvement!


BTW: Good marketing...Consumers like stuff like that...He will come around when he sees the rest of the car looking mediocre.
   
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07-27-2004, 07:38 PM

Great Job. Looks awesome!!!!! What products, pads,and did you use a DA or a CP?
   
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07-27-2004, 08:18 PM

These are the compounds, pads and polisher i used
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07-27-2004, 08:20 PM

and my polisher
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07-28-2004, 08:36 AM

It sounds to me that this guy is to cheap and he wants to do the whole BLACK car for little to nothing. And that is not going to happen


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07-28-2004, 11:34 AM

Nice work. Just wish you could have done the rest of the car for a reasonable fee.
   
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07-28-2004, 11:48 AM

I love the names of products for car care products.

Cooks Faze-it buffing Creme sounds like a bedroom aid!


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07-29-2004, 01:01 AM

I offered to do the outside for $80. It is a '95 and it is black


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