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Old Jul 5, 2011 | 07:35 PM
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Yeah, so I bought my Teg about 3 weeks ago. When i picked it up the paint job looked pretty good, pretty mint. Soon to find out rocks were chipping at it pretty easily, so I asked dude if it was a cheap paint job and he said he put $1,000 into it but I figured out he only paid like $350 for it..
So I was curious if you guy's had any tips on maintaining it.
I already took a touch up pen to it, then hand washed it and waxed it with Full Synthetic ICE wax. I also was doing some research and saw something about a protective sealant of some sort, anyone had any experience with that?
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Old Jul 5, 2011 | 07:54 PM
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Not so much worried about rocks, just concerned with the paint job wearing down faster.
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Old Jul 5, 2011 | 07:57 PM
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Garage it and never let it go out.
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Old Jul 5, 2011 | 08:02 PM
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Lol well it's my daily so that's not really an option, plus sadly I don't have a garage
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Old Jul 5, 2011 | 09:15 PM
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try to park out of the sun..keep it clean
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Old Jul 5, 2011 | 10:07 PM
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Wash it weekly, get some clay bar and wax.
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Old Jul 5, 2011 | 10:11 PM
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where did he get this paint job i need one to hold me off until my jdm front
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Old Jul 6, 2011 | 03:37 AM
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go to schucks and get that ready to spray paint in a quart can...that should hold you off..
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Old Jul 6, 2011 | 02:46 PM
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if you leave your car in the sun....its gonna fade very quickly, inevitable unless you respray it with good paint
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Old Jul 6, 2011 | 04:39 PM
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IMO, there's no sense in trying to preserve a poor paint job. If its bearable, drive it until its trashed. In the meantime, do some research on auto body and paint, maybe gather up some tools. Have some fun with it. The money spent in wax and detailing supplies over a few years would probably pay for alot of the supplies needed to tackle it the right way.
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