Polished

"f86sabre" (f86sabre) 06/01/2014 at 22:05 • Filed to: Car care

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Spent pretty much all day polishing the Evo and listening to Radio Le Mans. First time I've used an orbital polisher, along with three steps of the McGuire's system, and the results were pretty good. I can now see every rock chip and ding very clearly. That's what happens when you DD a car for ten years. You will note that it is sans wing. It is at the paint shop being refinished. Sadly, the Mini didn't get any love.

jkm7680 > f86sabre 06/01/2014 at 22:08

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Pretty car, I'm liking the blue.

Squid > f86sabre 06/01/2014 at 22:11

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So this is what happens when a smurf fucks a lancer, you get an evolution!

hahaha, nice blue. I've been thinking that I haven't seen an VIII or IX in quite some time.

RotaryLover > f86sabre 06/01/2014 at 22:12

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Just went there Thursday. I know that feel

Big Bubba Ray > f86sabre 06/01/2014 at 22:15

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Hopefully I'll beat Silvestro to this.

SOON.

How did you like the powerball? I need to claybar/wax my car and I want to try a powerball cause I hate hand waxing.

Your boy, BJR > f86sabre 06/01/2014 at 22:17

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Wait that's your daily? That car is fucking beautiful….a stock Evo in a color that's not black, white, yellow, or grey, Holy shit tat's a pretty car…..

offroadkarter > f86sabre 06/01/2014 at 22:19

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I don't think I've ever seen a evo in that color!

f86sabre > Big Bubba Ray 06/01/2014 at 22:31

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didn't use a Powerball. Just a standard orbital. I did use Mequiars' polishes and wax.

f86sabre > Squid 06/01/2014 at 22:33

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That pic doesn't do the color justice. The S4 camera is not my favorite. I like the blue. There were a ton of red and silver. I suppose when there are only 6500 of any sporty type car they get rare over time. Out of our original 15 Atlanta owners group I'm the only one who still has theirs. Most wrecked.

f86sabre > offroadkarter 06/01/2014 at 22:34

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Blu By U for 'Mericans or Pacific Blue for the civilized world.

Squid > f86sabre 06/01/2014 at 22:38

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Yeah, I didn't mean it to talk shit on the blue, I really like that color. The reds didn't hold up that well to the Southern California sun, clear coat failure up the ass. And it didn't help that Mommy and Daddy bought them for kids that had no business being in them and wrecked them.

I got to ride in the pre production VIII back in 2001 or so, that yellow one that was used in all the magazines. I had a friend whose dad worked for Mitsu corporate and would let him take home all the fun cars. It was awesome.

BeaterGT > f86sabre 06/01/2014 at 22:50

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Looks great, and as the others have said awesome blue too

f86sabre > Squid 06/02/2014 at 11:21

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The paint system on these things are trouble. Wing clear fails, brake clear fails and the solid colors are single stage and thin. Still, mine has held up pretty well. As you said, it helps that it is adult owned and has been garaged.