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Old 07-28-2012 | 03:37 PM
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Default Shades of arena red on a cloudy day

Courtesy of Meguiars ultimate (the easiest thing Ive ever used) and a little help from my 7 lb friend with the congenitally short arms.
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Old 07-28-2012 | 05:30 PM
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Very nice job!
Old 07-28-2012 | 11:21 PM
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Looks amazing!!!
Old 07-28-2012 | 11:24 PM
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Beautiful Car!
Old 07-29-2012 | 12:04 AM
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Arena red
Old 07-29-2012 | 12:36 AM
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Looks great. I know that AR changes hues in differently lighting nicely (as does Midnight Blue)!
Old 07-29-2012 | 02:30 AM
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GrEAT SHOTS. Looks likE A NICE MID-WESTERN SETTING. lOVE THOSE OLD Barns. cAR LOOKS GREAT!!
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Old 07-29-2012 | 11:39 AM
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Default Here's some more farmland beauty from my Friday ride

in the early 911. same small copilot

These are better quality and resolution. Sorry about the others, Im an amateur here.

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Old 07-29-2012 | 11:59 AM
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Zed:

Nice job.

What kind of a polisher do you use? I tried Honda Cleaner / Polish on my Arena Red car, and couldn't get the swirls out. I've read that AR is hard to work with.
Old 07-29-2012 | 12:06 PM
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I came from Zaino but I found that could leave the finish cloudy so Im trying 3 different methods on 3 cars to evaluate that-
Meguiars NXT
Meguairs Ultimate
Rejex
Will let you know, but if I look in the right light I can still find the swirls on the arena car but they are less, so the synthetics seem to fill some of that in. I havent used a 'polish' yet as Im a tad hesitant to use a random orbital over manual. My previous black car had the professionals polish through the paint at the edges so there you go. I have a tendency to 'fix it til its broke'. Im taking this slowly.
Any recommendations out there?

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Old 07-29-2012 | 12:46 PM
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I've used the NXT on my black car, and occasionally it looks a little uneven after I buff it. I buff some more, and then the unevenness goes away.
Old 07-29-2012 | 01:36 PM
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I noticed the same thing with NXT but not the Ultimate Ed. Rejex next.

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Old 07-29-2012 | 06:05 PM
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My very first 993 was Arena Red. I absolutely still love the color! Although, the newer cars (997, 997) don't look as good as the 993 in that color.



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