Mikula Posted January 17, 2018 Report Share Posted January 17, 2018 i really need to wax mine, but i just don't trust anything to wax a black vehicle and not get swirls. i'm meticulous about not touching the paint when i wash it unless absolutely necessary. when i do, i use the 2 bucket method and the leaf blower to dry it off. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Halstead Posted January 18, 2018 Report Share Posted January 18, 2018 Cant wait for mine to get home so I can get to work on the paint 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roots57 Posted January 18, 2018 Report Share Posted January 18, 2018 Cant wait for mine to get home so I can get to work on the paint Any word on your sitch? If you end up winning a lemon law claim, would you try for a replacement Sport, or you gona take the $$ and run? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CARR142 Posted January 18, 2018 Report Share Posted January 18, 2018 Mikula Take a look at the idea. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted January 18, 2018 Report Share Posted January 18, 2018 I don’t care much about the washing part but damn that is one awesome car. Would be better in Guard’s Red but that grey is the second best color. And the sound of that engine is magical. I had a chance to drive a GT3 on a racetrack twice (3 laps each) and the handling is unbelievable. And the sound of that engine at full throttle winding up to 9000 RPM is amazing. Unfortunately I’ll probably settle for a Boxster S in a few years. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikula Posted January 18, 2018 Report Share Posted January 18, 2018 (edited) Mikula Take a look at the idea. I'm even more careful than that guy if you could believe that! I usually soak the car in the foaming wash each weekend and only have to powerwash it clean because i do it so often. then maybe once every 6-8 weeks or so i have to wash it with a mitt. a good ph-balanced foaming cleaner and powerwasher and leaf blower dry makes it look just as good as when i use a mitt, as long as i do it often enough. Edited January 18, 2018 by Mikula 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xephiron Posted January 19, 2018 Report Share Posted January 19, 2018 I'm even more careful than that guy if you could believe that! I usually soak the car in the foaming wash each weekend and only have to powerwash it clean because i do it so often. then maybe once every 6-8 weeks or so i have to wash it with a mitt. a good ph-balanced foaming cleaner and powerwasher and leaf blower dry makes it look just as good as when i use a mitt, as long as i do it often enough. I wash mine that way, no touching. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WWWPerfA_ZN0W Posted January 19, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2018 "No touching" my Edge either. But it looks WAY different from you guys' 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Halstead Posted January 19, 2018 Report Share Posted January 19, 2018 I find it hard that you wash your car with only a pre rinse foam and it's totally clean. Yes there's situations where I rinse with foam and that's it. but those are rare and my car is ceramic coated 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikula Posted January 19, 2018 Report Share Posted January 19, 2018 I find it hard that you wash your car with only a pre rinse foam and it's totally clean. Yes there's situations where I rinse with foam and that's it. but those are rare and my car is ceramic coated As long as I do it once a week I rarely get out the wash mitt. my pressure washer does a good job of getting rid of all the junk on it, especially after i let that foam sit on there. I had a black bmw about 6 years ago, and that was the first time i experimented with just the foam and no touching. washed front door with foam and pressure washer, rear door with wash mitt. no difference between the two, so i decided there was no need to touch the paint. bugs on the grill is a different story, and i use a meguiars quik detailer for that stuff. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Halstead Posted January 20, 2018 Report Share Posted January 20, 2018 As long as I do it once a week I rarely get out the wash mitt. my pressure washer does a good job of getting rid of all the junk on it, especially after i let that foam sit on there. I had a black bmw about 6 years ago, and that was the first time i experimented with just the foam and no touching. washed front door with foam and pressure washer, rear door with wash mitt. no difference between the two, so i decided there was no need to touch the paint. bugs on the grill is a different story, and i use a meguiars quik detailer for that stuff. Not saying it cant happen, but as an avid weekend detailer doing paint correction/ceramic coatings on the weekends for clients. Its just hard to accept your process as foam isnt even a wash, its just a pre rinse soak 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrinzII Posted January 20, 2018 Report Share Posted January 20, 2018 I don’t care much about the washing part but damn that is one awesome car. Would be better in Guard’s Red but that grey is the second best color. And the sound of that engine is magical. I had a chance to drive a GT3 on a racetrack twice (3 laps each) and the handling is unbelievable. And the sound of that engine at full throttle winding up to 9000 RPM is amazing. Unfortunately I’ll probably settle for a Boxster S in a few years. Your story is like mine with Camaro ZL1s. I have driven a 5th Gen and am drooling over the 6th Gen. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted January 20, 2018 Report Share Posted January 20, 2018 Your story is like mine with Camaro ZL1s. I have driven a 5th Gen and am drooling over the 6th Gen. You spelled Mustang wrong. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaX83_ZA Posted January 23, 2018 Report Share Posted January 23, 2018 I am trying so hard not to modify the Edge... but have a look at this: https://www.carid.com/magnaflow/magnaflow-dual-exhaust-tips-129261009.html 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roots57 Posted January 23, 2018 Report Share Posted January 23, 2018 Speaking of mods...I'm getting my Rotora big brake kit installed this weekend...6-Pot 380mm slotted fronts and 4-Pot 350mm slotted rears...pics to follow. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Brucifer Posted January 24, 2018 Report Share Posted January 24, 2018 Got a set of Dueler H/L 422 Ecopia BL's for $760 out the door yesterday. Damn Pegasus (Pegasi?) tires were so bad they were pulling to the right when I drove. Less than 20k on those things. There is cheap and there is 'even the Chinese won't copy them' cheap. Techs did like my horn, too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Halstead Posted January 25, 2018 Report Share Posted January 25, 2018 Fun has arrived for the Edge...now only if the Edge would arrive! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrinzII Posted January 25, 2018 Report Share Posted January 25, 2018 You spelled Mustang wrong. Since the GT500 isn't out yet, ZL1 it is. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted January 25, 2018 Report Share Posted January 25, 2018 Since the GT500 isn't out yet, ZL1 it is. Buy a mustang GT and throw a SC on it. 700 hp bolt on. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burrcold Posted January 25, 2018 Report Share Posted January 25, 2018 Buy a mustang GT and throw a SC on it. 700 hp bolt on.Exactly! It's Roush too so you even get the full warranty. https://www.roushperformance.com/blog/2017/11/roush-performance-ford-unveil-new-2018-superchargers/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted January 25, 2018 Report Share Posted January 25, 2018 Exactly! It's Roush too so you even get the full warranty. https://www.roushperformance.com/blog/2017/11/roush-performance-ford-unveil-new-2018-superchargers/ A - 700 HP B - Full Warranty C - Not a Chevy!!!!!!! 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Halstead Posted January 28, 2018 Report Share Posted January 28, 2018 playing with stickers again! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrinzII Posted January 30, 2018 Report Share Posted January 30, 2018 Buy a mustang GT and throw a SC on it. 700 hp bolt-on. ZL1+ProCharger =Exorcist 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrinzII Posted January 30, 2018 Report Share Posted January 30, 2018 As for the Edge, I am looking at the deal on AutoAnything for their brake kit. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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