2003 Lightning and 2004 Cobra

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csvtjohnga

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The Lightning really needed some work. Scratches, scuffs,marring and swirls galore. Most of the Front bumper/hood/rear bumper/side skirts need to be re painted. Without the use of a PC or similar machine I think the PB line up worked great. All was applied by hand and some spots came out great. I did my best when i first got the L to keep her clean so there arent really that many area's of huge improvements.
2003 Sonic Blue Lightning 120k Miles

SSR2
Pro Polish
Black Hole
EXP
Natty's Blue Paste
QD+
Trim Restorer
Sonus-Leather/Vinyl/Plastic Protectant
Detailers Pro Series Lube and Clay Combo
Detailers Pro Series Tire and Wheel Combo
Cobra MF's and Waffle Weave

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csvtjohnga

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After
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(At a carshow this past sunday)
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I do need to take pictures of the previous scuffs and scratches to show how well they came out. Now on to the cobra
 
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csvtjohnga

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The Cobra's paint is in great shape. Only 21k Miles and most of it quick trips to the store or cruising. Prior to the application there wasn't the shine or pop in the paint as you'd expect from a low milage car, garage kept car.
Detailers Pro Series Clay and Lube Combo
Detailers Pro Series Tire and Wheel Combo
Pro Polish-1
EXP-2
Natty's Blue Paste-2
Trim Restorer
Sonus- Leather/Vinyl/Plastic Protectant
QD+

There will be no before shots because I could not capture the dullness correctly. Every angle i tried it seemed to want to shine even though she was dirty. Our camera is not that great either but the after shots are pretty good.
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Also thinking about it, there aren't many shots of the Cobra. However my Father and I have planned to go out and take pictures very soon so hopefully I'll be able to add more to this thread.
 
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csvtjohnga

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All PB products worked great and the tips and info ya'll gave me helped. Also the knowledge base here was great. The Pro Polish is somthing i swear by now. It is amazing. Used on Paint/Chrome/headlight lenses/Exhaust tips and it was wipe on wipe off and drool. LOVE IT! The Black Hole was also a great product to work with. I love Trim Restorer also. Saved the trim on my Lightning and brought back a nice clean look to the Cobra's trim. Somthing i'll def replace once i run out later down the road. The Detailers Pro Series Combo kits i got worked great also. The Tire gel is amazing, water based and no sling and 3 applications and you can almost see your reflection in your tire. Overall i can't wait to get a machine and use the PB line up again correctly and really make these 2 machines shine.
 
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csvtjohnga

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Well we didnt get new shots of the Cobra, however i took a few of the "differences" in the scratch on the tailgate and also the 3 spots on my door. To me they look much better but the camera doesn't do it justice.
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Also i have a question about Trim Restorer.

Looked great for a week, soon as it rained it washed away and streaked down my tailgate... I followed the instructions to a T, is the trim not accepting the product?

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dtrick.22

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I always clean the trim with some APC before applying dressing...I convinced myself that it will adhere better, but who knows..I love trim restore, all the trim products I've used always need reapplication at some point so I'd just throw another coat on, but clean it first, try and scrub that wax off the top of the handle... I really like it in the engine bay and on tires
 
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csvtjohnga

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So, truck is clean. Looking great. I spent a weekend tearing down the Supercharger and Intercooler, cleaning all the gunk out. Ordered a 4" JLT Paint Matched Intake. Ordered Slotted Rotors and Hawk HPS Ceramic pads. Got brand new Nitto's on the rear. So, saturday morning im heading to my cousin's birthday party.
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Bambi ( roughly a 160+LB Doe) decided that she wanted to cross the road. 40MPH and bam. Didn't even kill the little SOB either which pissed me off more. However, my insurance is amazing and is taking care of everything. Not only that, the body shop im using is a long time family friend. That means Front bumper/Headlight Surround/Fender/Door/Side skirt is getting completely repainted and i ordered a 3" Cowl Hood. I'll post some pics later of the turn out but for somthing that bad to happen somthing this great comes out.
 
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Neston_Vasey

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Any up date on this, was it fixed and back into a shiney state?
 
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