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Old 01-20-2015, 04:56 PM   #15
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Where can i get the opti-coat done in north jersey?
Here you go: http://opti-coat.net/approved-dealers.php
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Old 01-21-2015, 05:10 PM   #16
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And I thought I had waited a long time to buy a twin...CONGRATS! We need pics once you get her!

Maybe this will be the year I finally do it
I find it funny Courage Wolf doesn't have the courage to do. :P
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Old 01-21-2015, 07:18 PM   #17
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I find it funny Courage Wolf doesn't have the courage to do. :P
I keep telling myself its because I want to save up more mod money, lol
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Old 01-21-2015, 08:15 PM   #18
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Where can i get the opti-coat done in north jersey?
If you like doing things yourself, I'd go a different route. I find it very therapeutic.

For the cost of opticoating your car.. you could buy a buffer, polish your car, and use Optimum Gloss-Coat. I've had great results with gloss coat, even though it's not permanent (2 years). It's as easy as cleaning your countertops.

I figure you will appreciate the results much more, and you get a buffer to fix any problems. Unless you have no time to work on your car... and then you're not a car guy anyway
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Old 01-22-2015, 11:10 AM   #19
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If you like doing things yourself, I'd go a different route. I find it very therapeutic.

For the cost of opticoating your car.. you could buy a buffer, polish your car, and use Optimum Gloss-Coat. I've had great results with gloss coat, even though it's not permanent (2 years). It's as easy as cleaning your countertops.

I figure you will appreciate the results much more, and you get a buffer to fix any problems. Unless you have no time to work on your car... and then you're not a car guy anyway
Thanks, i have a friend that has a buffer, i might just do that and get the opticoat and do it myself. This will save me lots of money.

I just want to be sure to protect the paint from my car. It will be my daily driver, and i have 60 mile round trip to work during week days.
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A fairly inexpensive mod that really enhances the handling, OEM camber bolts: http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=22201

I only wish I did it sooner.
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time to joing the "Braaahhhh!!!" club. haha
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Careful with the buffer if you're not familiar with it.
Back in the 70s a friend wanted to polish up his 65 Riviera.
Buffed the paint right off along one of the raised lines on the hood.
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There's a huge difference between a rotary polisher and a dual-action polisher. You can easily screw up with a rotary and burn through the paint, you can't with a dual-action (within reason).
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Old 01-30-2015, 02:37 PM   #24
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You sure have been here a while without owning a BRZ. Make sure you clear bra the whole fender. I keep getting a fucking rock chip in the inner lip. Do the whole hood too. And headlights.
Late fall / winter has destroyed my front bumper with chips everywhere
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Late fall / winter has destroyed my front bumper with chips everywhere
That's why I did my entire front end (bumper, fenders, hood). This is my 3rd winter with the BRZ and I do a lot of highway driving and the front end still looks practically new.
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