New car, new detail

AntonV · 04-13-2010, 01:20 PM

Ive been looking for another car for a while now to drive to work. There are just too many cars and people around. Its only a matter of time before my car gets damaged.....again.,...

I really dont have they extra money to justify another car, so Ive been slowly looking for a "good" car for $1000-$2000. I finally found it, though its not very conservative, it was 1000 bucks. 1998 Chevy Express 1500 van, with full passenger conversion and handicapped accessible hydraulic ramp. This thing is like a limo inside! Wood grain, captains chairs, mood track lighting, and an entertainment system. TV & VCR, with additional ports. I already hooked up my Nintendo, and threw a few old porn vhs's in the overhead storage compartment. The paint is in amazing shape, as well as the inside...besides the carpet which is terribly stained.

I went to pep boys, and bought a telescoping brush, some Meguiars Color X, a cheap cotton buffing pad and a hand brush. I wasnt going to use my nice stuff on the van.....this thing looked like it had never been washed. Found someones armor-all soap in the garage. I made a cocktail for a pre-rinse, which I put into a pump sprayer. I found a whole bottle of turtlewax bug & tar spray in the garage as well. I mixed the whole bottle with some soap and used the pump sprayer. I need a ladder for this van, lol.

It came out pretty well after washing. I was planning on not drying it off, but there were hazy streaks everywhere. Used an old bath towel. Then I put the cotton 5.5" hand applicator on my Flex and went to town with the Meguiars Color X. It seemed to put a tiny bit of gloss onto the paint, which was already in great shape.

The interior was soooooooooo dirty. Everything wiped very clean with some Grime Reaper APC, diluted. Its very nice being able to actually fit the shop vac in the car youre vacuuming, lol. Had to clean each window 3 times with invisible glass to get the film off.

All in all, the car is great.......a little big, but it only cost me a thousand bucks, and I plan on selling it for 5-7k. Not too shabby.

BlackjackMulligan · 04-14-2010, 08:14 AM

Wow nice work, plus for $1000 you can't go wrong!

AntonV · 04-14-2010, 11:21 AM

dr.jay · 04-14-2010, 12:04 PM

Bang Bus!!!!

new2the3 · 04-14-2010, 01:01 PM

Definitly Bang Bus

AntonV · 04-14-2010, 01:38 PM

the back bench folds all the way back into a bed, lol.

FJUNO78 · 04-14-2010, 04:43 PM

you can be a gypsy cab during the weekends. earn a few extra bucks

04-13-2010, 01:20 PM	#1
AntonV Lieutenant 39 Rep 524 Posts Drives: Sedona/Savanna 135i Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Long Island, NY iTrader: (0)	New car, new detail Ive been looking for another car for a while now to drive to work. There are just too many cars and people around. Its only a matter of time before my car gets damaged.....again.,... I really dont have they extra money to justify another car, so Ive been slowly looking for a "good" car for $1000-$2000. I finally found it, though its not very conservative, it was 1000 bucks. 1998 Chevy Express 1500 van, with full passenger conversion and handicapped accessible hydraulic ramp. This thing is like a limo inside! Wood grain, captains chairs, mood track lighting, and an entertainment system. TV & VCR, with additional ports. I already hooked up my Nintendo, and threw a few old porn vhs's in the overhead storage compartment. The paint is in amazing shape, as well as the inside...besides the carpet which is terribly stained. I went to pep boys, and bought a telescoping brush, some Meguiars Color X, a cheap cotton buffing pad and a hand brush. I wasnt going to use my nice stuff on the van.....this thing looked like it had never been washed. Found someones armor-all soap in the garage. I made a cocktail for a pre-rinse, which I put into a pump sprayer. I found a whole bottle of turtlewax bug & tar spray in the garage as well. I mixed the whole bottle with some soap and used the pump sprayer. I need a ladder for this van, lol. It came out pretty well after washing. I was planning on not drying it off, but there were hazy streaks everywhere. Used an old bath towel. Then I put the cotton 5.5" hand applicator on my Flex and went to town with the Meguiars Color X. It seemed to put a tiny bit of gloss onto the paint, which was already in great shape. The interior was soooooooooo dirty. Everything wiped very clean with some Grime Reaper APC, diluted. Its very nice being able to actually fit the shop vac in the car youre vacuuming, lol. Had to clean each window 3 times with invisible glass to get the film off. All in all, the car is great.......a little big, but it only cost me a thousand bucks, and I plan on selling it for 5-7k. Not too shabby. __________________ 2009 135i Coupe - Sedona Red Metallic - Savanna Beige - 6MT- ///M Sports Package - Boston Leather - Power/Heated Seats 2005 BMW F650 GS - Mandarin Yellow - Farkled
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04-14-2010, 08:14 AM	#2
BlackjackMulligan Most interesting Roadster 69 Rep 2,224 Posts Drives: '01 Z3.0 Roady;'10 C300 Sport Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Boston 'burbs iTrader: (5) Garage List 2010 Mercedes-Benz ... [0.00] 2001 BMW Z3 3.0 Roa ... [0.00]	Wow nice work, plus for $1000 you can't go wrong! __________________ I can't complain, but sometimes I still do........Life's been good to me so far. - Joe Walsh
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04-14-2010, 11:21 AM	#3
AntonV Lieutenant 39 Rep 524 Posts Drives: Sedona/Savanna 135i Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Long Island, NY iTrader: (0)	__________________ 2009 135i Coupe - Sedona Red Metallic - Savanna Beige - 6MT- ///M Sports Package - Boston Leather - Power/Heated Seats 2005 BMW F650 GS - Mandarin Yellow - Farkled
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04-14-2010, 12:04 PM	#4
dr.jay Lieutenant 14 Rep 465 Posts Drives: 2011 135 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Greenwood Always Up to No Good iTrader: (1)	Bang Bus!!!! __________________ "Barzini is dead. So is Phillip Tattallgia. Moe Green. Slacci. Cuneo. Today I settled all family business so don't tell me that you're innocent. Admit what you did"
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04-14-2010, 01:01 PM	#5
new2the3 Colonel 378 Rep 2,067 Posts Drives: 2020 X3M Competition Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: San Diego iTrader: (0)	Definitly Bang Bus __________________ 2020 X3MC 2009 135i: AW/CR Aluminum Trim, 6 speed, M-Sport, Premium, Heated Seats, Ipod, BMW Performance Pedals, BMW Performance SSK, BMW Performance Exhaust, BMW Performance Grills E93 M3 FSB
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04-14-2010, 01:38 PM	#6
AntonV Lieutenant 39 Rep 524 Posts Drives: Sedona/Savanna 135i Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Long Island, NY iTrader: (0)	the back bench folds all the way back into a bed, lol. __________________ 2009 135i Coupe - Sedona Red Metallic - Savanna Beige - 6MT- ///M Sports Package - Boston Leather - Power/Heated Seats 2005 BMW F650 GS - Mandarin Yellow - Farkled
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04-14-2010, 04:43 PM	#7
FJUNO78 Captain 15 Rep 885 Posts Drives: 25 to 2 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: staten island, NY iTrader: (0) Garage List 2010 135i [0.00] 2007 e92 328I [0.00]	you can be a gypsy cab during the weekends. earn a few extra bucks __________________ 2010 135i - Alpine White - Coral Red- Glacier Trim - Bluetooth - ///M Sport - Paddle Shifters
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