++ ATOT official NEF thread part IV ++

[alfa147x]

I don't break my things, and glasses/sunglasses are expensive.

I don't break mine. I just like having a variety

 

[alfa147x]

Running xbench one last time before new mobo ram cpu

 

[alfa147x]

before:

 

[alfa147x]

brb with the after

 

[MotF Bane]

Added up $236 of car detailing stuff, damn.

 

[zzuupp]

nef

 

[MotF Bane]

That's about $50 more than I was comfortable with. I have a few large size options (gallon containers) selected, because oz/$ ratios are about triple on large options.

Shipping is free too, so...

 

[MotF Bane]

Total would be about $212 after a 10% discount.

 

[MotF Bane]

For enough soap to last... uh, years, lots of years, plus a no rinse cold weather soap that'll last two or three seasons (smallest size), a quick cleaner gallon that should also last a long time, and the rest of it is single size options.

 

[MotF Bane]

That would bring me up to...

Two five gallon buckets
Two grit guards
One big blue sponge
One sheepskin mitt w/thumb
Six yellow foam applicators
One 22oz spray bottle
Two 3'x4' waffle weave microfiber towels

32oz. no-rinse cold weather soap
128oz. citrus high strength soap
128oz. general purpose spray wash
200g fine grade clay

8oz. dark paste wax
16oz. sealant coat
16oz. gloss glaze

 

[eldorado99]

ned

 

[MotF Bane]

This does not give me a polish, or the orbital buffer and pads that would be required for a polish, plus would make a sealant much easier to apply. It does not give me dedicated leather care products, or dedicated glass cleaner, or dedicated tire cleaner/sealant, or special brushes. However, polish going into winter seems silly, the glaze is a cheap way to fake a polish, a sealant can be done by hand. The leather is in good condition, I have a glass cleaner at home, the wheels can be done with the general purpose spray (as can pretty much anything in the car), and a toothbrush and some rags can do everything special brushes can.

 

[MotF Bane]

I don't plan on detailing becoming a way of life... but it's a lot cheaper to do it myself than pay someone else to do this, and I won't take it through the automated car washes.

 

[eldorado99]

what engine in your car MOTF?

 

[eldorado99]

ned.

 

[sdifox]

narf

 

[eldorado99]

norf

 

[sdifox]

what engine in your car MOTF?

 

[eldorado99]

lulz

 

[sdifox]

ni

 

[MotF Bane]

Nef.

 

[MotF Bane]

what engine in your car MOTF?

VQ35DE. 280 HP, and I think 265 ft-lbs.

 

[MotF Bane]

It's enough that I've gone from beating up on all four cylinder vehicles and large trucks to stomping all over anything that isn't a six or eight cylinder luxury or sports car.

I'm not a major dick, but I refuse to let people turn ahead of me if they'll be in my lane of travel, and I try to get ahead of people because my cruising speed is higher than 95% of drivers.

 

[eldorado99]

VQ35DE. 280 HP, and I think 265 ft-lbs.

does your car come in 4 cyl too? i heard one of those things wind up to pass someone today and it sounded tinny like a japanese motorbike.

 

[MotF Bane]

does your car come in 4 cyl too? i heard one of those things wind up to pass someone today and it sounded tinny like a japanese motorbike.

Nope. G35, G37, and G25. All are V6, and the number is the displacement.

I do feel that there's a bit of a drone coming from the G35 though. It's not a deep rumble like some V6's.