01-01-2023, 06:21 PM | #1 |
Drives: '23 2SS 1LE - Rapid Blue Join Date: Sep 2021
Location: Atlanta, GA
Posts: 96
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Never Thought I'd Be One of Those Guys...
Several years ago I was hanging out after the race at Talladega in the VIP parking lot. There was a Mustang club with all of their new and old Mustangs talking and what-not. I noticed one guy was detailing his Mustang in the parking lot, knowing once he drives it on the gravel road out of the track, it's going to get dirty again.
I thought the guy was nuts. We made fun of the guy while on the way home. Fast forward to now, I'm an owner of a '23 2SS 1LE, and I have turned into that guy. At least once a week I'm out in our parking garage at our apartment giving my car a waterless wash, obsessing over every inch of the car. Using the flashlight on my iPhone to look for blemishes in the paint. I know there's several folks that have seen me and think I'm crazy. Does anyone else here feel like they need a support group for how obsessed they are with their car?
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01-02-2023, 07:09 AM | #2 |
Drives: 2016 Camaro 2SS "Convertibobble" Join Date: Mar 2022
Location: Peoria, IL
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I am sure there will be lots of folks who will cop to having fallen into that trap. And why not, though? If the car has been kept clean to start with, then you want to keep that look going as long as possible. And they look great when they're like that.
Now mine is a DD and was purchased used, and although it was in very good condition it wasn't perfect (lower front end mostly). I've never *really* been a stickler for exterior cleanliness... with the exception of wheels, because if the wheels are clean, to me that seems about 90% of making the whole car look clean. (Oddly, same thing with the motorcycle, even though the wheels are, what, like 5% of the overall visible package?) Even with my relatively simple OEM wheels, it takes me like an hour to clean out the dust from all four. (No, I haven't gone the graphene route yet.) So I can't wait until I need new brake pads, and then I'm putting on those Powerstops.
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'16 2SS Garnet Red ~24K
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01-02-2023, 08:25 AM | #3 |
Old Gearhead
Drives: 2023 GMC Sierra Denali Ultimate Join Date: Nov 2018
Location: MI
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I've been a "car guy" all of my life. Growing up, my folks lived on a dirt road that was about a mile long. There were many times I would just idle down it to limit dust and carry damp and dry towels in the trunk to give the car a quick touch up once out on paved roads. This was long before detailing sprays, dry washes or even California Dusters..... Even today, during the summer, if I'm caught out in the rain I will give the truck a quick wash and rinse in the drive even if it's still raining and then pull in the garage and dry it off. Always been "one of those guys".
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01-02-2023, 08:35 AM | #4 |
Drives: 2022 2 SS 1LE on order ....now a 23 Join Date: Jan 2022
Location: North TX
Posts: 285
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Ya I spend a lot of time on detail pages. We also have Chemical Guys stores openong up here. They teach you how to use sealants and polishers. They have car shows once a month. I cant wait to join IF my car ever gets delivered.
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01-02-2023, 07:31 PM | #5 |
Drives: 2SS M6 Hot Wheels #515 Join Date: May 2020
Location: Virginia
Posts: 100
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Fast forward to now, I'm an owner of a '23 2SS 1LE, and I have turned into that guy. At least once a week I'm out in our parking garage at our apartment giving my car a waterless wash, obsessing over every inch of the car. Using the flashlight on my iPhone to look for blemishes in the paint. I know there's several folks that have seen me and think I'm crazy.
Guilty! Does anyone else here feel like they need a support group for how obsessed they are with their car? |
01-03-2023, 06:28 PM | #6 |
Drives: 2023 Sharkskin 2SS Join Date: Oct 2022
Location: NWFL
Posts: 758
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I've been that guy since the 70's
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01-03-2023, 08:44 PM | #7 | |
2020 Shadow Gray 2SS
Drives: 2020 2SS - A10, NPP, MRC, CAI Join Date: Dec 2019
Location: SoCal
Posts: 3,029
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Obviously, the car and wheels being washed was the best, but a VERY close runner-up was doing just the wheels... Washing the car without the wheels was a distant last... I was washing the Camaro a few weeks ago and our neighbors walked by when I was doing the wheels and the guy was shocked that I had the wash mit fully inside the barrel of the wheel... He said "are you going to use a tooth brush next?"... I replied with "I don't need to, they've never been more than lightly dusty, you can eat off the inside of my wheels!" He laughed and agreed with me, said he's never seen a car so clean, even brand new, he about fell over when I told him it has 7,500 miles on it... Then I showed him the engine compartment...
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2020 SGM 2SS - A10, NPP, MRC, Red Calipers, Black Camaro Fender Badge, Footwell Lighting
Added after delivery: - GMP CAI, GMP Black Strut Tower Brace, MRR017 1LE Wheels, SS Armrest, Black Fuel Door, Stainless Sport Pedals, SS Wheel Caps, Black Lugs/Locks, GM Splash Guards, DD Smoked LED Markers, Smoked Rear Reflectors, Mishimoto Catch Can, Xpel PPF - Full Front, SunTek 35% Tint, CeramicPro coating, RST Stainless Brake Lines, Castrol SRF, MSD Super Conductor Wires Left: My "fun" ride. Right: My "work" ride: a Gulfstream G600. One's top speed is 180 Mph, the other, 620 Mph... |
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