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Old 03-08-2015, 01:25 PM
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Money, send me a pm with your address. I will send you a GT3 decal for the back. I ordered a few and have decided not to use the black.
Oh man! I'd be happy to pay for it. I'll shoot you a PM.
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Originally Posted by Porluv
Hi Matt

I've been following your interesting journal and I have to admit seeing pictures of your car convinced me to go for Sapphire Blue as oppose to any other colour so thanks for the good work and knowledge sharing.

I'm expecting my car in two weeks, asked the dealer not to wash the car just remove the protection film and check the car. Once I pick her up I would like to clean/ decontaminate the paint as you did on yours. What would you recommend to use to remove the film glue residue? Any other advise please?

Thanks in advance
I've wondered if I've had any influence on other Sapphire Blue purchases with the thousands of photos I've been slinging.

I use these for adhesives depending on the job. I would guess you won't have much residue to worry about. Citrus Power will most likely take anything off you need. Most of the sticky stuff will be on the interior windows. Use the 3M stuff and a razor blade.

Auto Finesse Citrus Power for the light stuff:

http://shop.autofinesse.co.uk/citrus-power-1litre

Auto Finesse Obliterate for the medium stuff:

http://shop.autofinesse.co.uk/oblitarate-500ml

I don't know what's going on with AF. Auto Geek and Detailer's Domain seem to not have this stuff in stock. Let me know if you figure out who has it.

3M Citrus Bases for the heavy stuff:

http://www.amazon.com/3M-Adhesive-Remover-Citrus-Based/dp/B000ZJL1UY/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1425832287&sr=8-2&keywords=3m+citrus+adhesive+remover http://www.amazon.com/3M-Adhesive-Remover-Citrus-Based/dp/B000ZJL1UY/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1425832287&sr=8-2&keywords=3m+citrus+adhesive+remover

Feel free to hit me up as you're going through the correction process. I think it's super fun bonding time with you new ride. Send me an email and let me know what days you're doing it. I'll give you my phone number as a life line.

matt.moreman@gmail.com
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thanks buddy
Old 03-08-2015, 03:23 PM
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Originally Posted by Money2536
Oh man! I'd be happy to pay for it. I'll shoot you a PM.
Don't worry about any payment, I have learned a lot from your detailing OCD, my cars have never looked better!
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I've been following your postings for a month now, mostly because of your garage improvements. It has motivated me seriously.

Got samples from both RaceDeck and SwissTrax -- decided on SwissTrax and placed the big order last week. Went with Silver Gray, instead of Slate Gray, but also with the black accent tiles.

Also have planned the cabinets and looked closely at what you have done. Really like it, most likely will go with them (Saber Magnum) in silver too. So, you have influenced me, just not about car color.

Seriously, have a buddy who got a Turbo S in sapphire blue. The car is really set off with the yellow calibers over the red ones......
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Awesome man! Don't you agree that the SwissTrax better? I never like plastic tiles because all I knew was RaceDeck. The more substantial SwissTrax is much better in my opinion.

For the money, I'm so pleased with the Saber Cabinets. I really want Lista some day, but they just cost so much money.

Originally Posted by Shrevehorn
I've been following your postings for a month now, mostly because of your garage improvements. It has motivated me seriously.

Got samples from both RaceDeck and SwissTrax -- decided on SwissTrax and placed the big order last week. Went with Silver Gray, instead of Slate Gray, but also with the black accent tiles.

Also have planned the cabinets and looked closely at what you have done. Really like it, most likely will go with them (Saber Magnum) in silver too. So, you have influenced me, just not about car color.

Seriously, have a buddy who got a Turbo S in sapphire blue. The car is really set off with the yellow calibers over the red ones......
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I can definitively say your pics put me over the edge, and I now have a SBM GT3 😃
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Default Center Lock Removal and Opti-Coating the Wheels

I finally decided to get the tools necessary to remove the wheels and coat them. The amount of chipping on the wheels is really annoying, but I decided to coat them anyway. I've been told by many that the CL removal was really difficult. I was surprised how easy it was. I thought I bought the breaker bar/torque wrench combo but clicked the wrong link. I ended up not needing the extra length. I guess I saved a hundred bucks.

I used Jeff's awesome tutorial video for the removal procedure.


This is a long one, so you may want to skip around.



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Can't believe I watched (most) of all 3 videos. (and I agree with you, your garage is special, then again, I think your wife must be an angel)

Could not see the pitting/chips on the wheels. Hope the coating helps.

Everyone is different of course, I thought I wanted the black wheels, and ordered them on a 15 S63 I'm driving. Now don't like them, just too much/too black/too something. I'm thinking of having mine done back to something like your original color, similar to the earlier generation S63 I had.

Good luck, but think that tint on the wheels is great with your SBM.
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Money...what color RS ru getting since SB is not available ?
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I will say that I just took delivery of a 2015 GT3 in SBM because of your pics.

Thanks again!
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Matt nobody is going to know about that license plate, I sure couldn't figure it out. Don't worry about keying.
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Originally Posted by AC SATCO
hey Money!

How are those lights lookin??

lol
I feel terrible. I keep looking at the boxes sitting there. Tonight is the night to play in the garage after the gym.
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Originally Posted by rockitman
Money...what color RS ru getting since SB is not available ?
No can do my friend. You know I've built about ten different configurations, but my 5 Year No New Car Contract was signed in blood.

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Originally Posted by jlanka
Matt nobody is going to know about that license plate, I sure couldn't figure it out. Don't worry about keying.
Perfect! The being a jerk is strong inside of me. I try and fight it the best I can.


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