Arrived in Richmond, Canada!

[R0ME0]

Subaru has released pricing in the US and options whereas Scion has only released pricing but no options and it appears 107 FR-S's has showed up in Portland as well. Very boggled where the BRZs are.

http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=5139

[feedbag]

BRZs should be in Vancouver WA, which is literally on the other side of the river from the Portland harbors. Anyone want to try and take a look? They should be here: http://g.co/maps/7rnws

[yayforaddison]

Oh my word. I can't believe they put all that sticky white tape/cover stuff on the hoods,roof, and trunks. I do PDIs now and that is by far the worst, hardest, most annoying stuff to take off. On top of that, if you pull it off too fast, it leaves sticky stuff all over the car as if you put duck tape on a car then yanked it off... I hope my dealer takes their time pealing that stuff off mine...

[MmmHamSandwich]

Originally Posted by yayforaddison

Oh my word. I can't believe they put all that sticky white tape/cover stuff on the hoods,roof, and trunks. I do PDIs now and that is by far the worst, hardest, most annoying stuff to take off. On top of that, if you pull it off too fast, it leaves sticky stuff all over the car as if you put duck tape on a car then yanked it off... I hope my dealer takes their time pealing that stuff off mine...

If so, claybar.

A good idea on new cars anyway.

[TSDing]

Wow! I posted this pic yesterday on my fb wall without realizing how significant it would be. Glad it found its way onto this forum. Took this pic at Fraser wharves by silvercity. Sexy looking cars up close

[bneale]

Originally Posted by Mr.Jay

Mid may is what I was told as well also the colors I see are the same ones that the Richmond dealer said would be in the first batch. I see one gsb which I really hope is mine.

Holy shit Jay? You're telling me the dealership told you what colours their getting??

By any chance can you PM me the list of colours? As we know already they will have 10 for us in the first batch. So how many and what colours did they get?

Shit man, I sent Ryan an email last week asking for this and he still hasn't got back to me yet.

EDIT: I just screamed "FUCK YEAH" in my cubicle!!

bneale

[Kimsey47]

Originally Posted by MmmHamSandwich

If so, claybar.

A good idea on new cars anyway.

I've been big on cleaning cars for a while and always saw clay bars but never had anyone go more into detail on HOW to apply. I know I can google but what is the best approach from those in this forum that have used it? Do you do the whole body etc?

[yayforaddison]

Originally Posted by Kimsey47

I've been big on cleaning cars for a while and always saw clay bars but never had anyone go more into detail on HOW to apply. I know I can google but what is the best approach from those in this forum that have used it? Do you do the whole body etc?

Clay bar is AMAZINGGGGGG. I used to detail cars and used clay bar every day! It makes your paint smoother than glass, and when you get water on it, it'll bead off instantly.

Don't mean to get this thread off topic, but just incase you guys have a little of that sticky stuff on your cars :P

Clay barring gets rid of all the suffice dirt, whatever else stubborn is on your paint that you may or may not be able to see. After you wash and dry the car really good, you spray on the clay bar/quick detailer spray, rub the clay bar over that area, then wipe it off. It can take a while to do the whole car (30-45 mins). You won't regret it tho

[Dimman]

Quick drive past lot at Cambie and Shell only gave me short glimpse of a bunch of Prius wagons.

[csaba]

is that a lava or firestorm?

[MmmHamSandwich]

Originally Posted by Kimsey47

I've been big on cleaning cars for a while and always saw clay bars but never had anyone go more into detail on HOW to apply. I know I can google but what is the best approach from those in this forum that have used it? Do you do the whole body etc?

You thoroughly clean the car by conventional means. Afterwards you wet the car and run the claybar over the surface. Contaminants get lodged in the surface of the clay. (This is why you thoroughly clean so you are not dragging grit) You roll the clay over onto itself every now and then so a clean surface is always facing the car. You will want to keep the car wet at all times, if not the clay just grabs onto the finish and won't want to move and thus won't do its job. The water is the lubricant. You will spray the car down often to keep the area you are working with wet.

Some people tell you to use quick detailer or the like as the lubricant. In my opinion these people either aren't putting enough effort in or are getting checks from Meguiars. Seriously, in order to properly clay bar a car it takes many passes. This isn't a once over kind of thing. You would go through an obscene amount of expensive quick detailer if you truly used it as a lubricant, especially on days with little humidity. Would it be ideal? Sure, but so would washing the car with distilled water, and that still isn't as expensive a proposition.

You do the entire painted surface of the car plus the glass, but realise unless you cleaned very thoroughly the lower body panels might still have some nasty grit on them. You'll probably want to use an older claybar here and save the fresh ones for more visible surfaces on the off chance sand like grains of something unfun get caught in the clay. I'd rather have that get drug on the downward facing part of my bumper than my hood.

Oh and if you drop your claybar, you f'ed up. You just turned it into a wheel or house window cleaning device. Don't let it touch clearcoat again. As you might expect, you want to keep a good handle on that thing and don't let it slip. They're not cheap.

[Shimmyshake]

Originally Posted by TSDing

Wow! I posted this pic yesterday on my fb wall without realizing how significant it would be. Glad it found its way onto this forum. Took this pic at Fraser wharves by silvercity. Sexy looking cars up close

is this who i think it is? HAHA

[Ikaros]

take more pictures!

[yayforaddison]

Originally Posted by MmmHamSandwich

You thoroughly clean the car by conventional means. Afterwards you wet the car and run the claybar over the surface. Contaminants get lodged in the surface of the clay. (This is why you thoroughly clean so you are not dragging grit) You roll the clay over onto itself every now and then so a clean surface is always facing the car. You will want to keep the car wet at all times, if not the clay just grabs onto the finish and won't want to move and thus won't do its job. The water is the lubricant. You will spray the car down often to keep the area you are working with wet.

Some people tell you to use quick detailer or the like as the lubricant. In my opinion these people either aren't putting enough effort in or are getting checks from Meguiars. Seriously, in order to properly clay bar a car it takes many passes. This isn't a once over kind of thing. You would go through an obscene amount of expensive quick detailer if you truly used it as a lubricant, especially on days with little humidity. Would it be ideal? Sure, but so would washing the car with distilled water, and that still isn't as expensive a proposition.

You do the entire painted surface of the car plus the glass, but realise unless you cleaned very thoroughly the lower body panels might still have some nasty grit on them. You'll probably want to use an older claybar here and save the fresh ones for more visible surfaces on the off chance sand like grains of something unfun get caught in the clay. I'd rather have that get drug on the downward facing part of my bumper than my hood.

Oh and if you drop your claybar, you f'ed up. You just turned it into a wheel or house window cleaning device. Don't let it touch clearcoat again. As you might expect, you want to keep a good handle on that thing and don't let it slip. They're not cheap.

Water works but is far from the best. Stuff like quick detailer provides the right amount of lube to help the bar glide across the paint. It isn't expensive at all. maybe 6-9 bucks and last roughly 5-6 car detailing sessions for me.

I worked for Chrysler and clay barred EVERY car, and we would NEVER use water.

Quick detailer is also a great product to have during car meets/shows to spray and wipe off the dust once you show up.