I've done that on my pickup with the headlights and grill to get bugs off- but only when I use the drive through wash after I'm done filling up. Never the entire vehicle, lol.
You really have a point about the slurry and you're about half right about it being abrasive, but not to the point of it destroying your finish and shine- let alone it creating swirls or scratches in a show finish. 90% of most scratches and swirls you see in a freshly buffed vehicle are from...
The sanding residue is sanded practically down to nothing and if it does anything it aids in the process of buffing if done right.
If he has the pad at an angle, that's his problem- but not a big enough one to post a fail picture about it on the internet- one that's not even funny, just makes...
Hey, I'll try to post some pics tomorrow.
Should be a fun experience. Who else has done this and what gains did you see?
*inspiration thread- http://www.mach1registry.org/forums/showthread.php?t=27715
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2.301 60'
6.219 330'
76.79 1/8th mph
9.43 660'
.001 990'
97.4 MPH
14.493 1320'
Western Colorado Dragway
Flowmaster catback, K&N Drop in, MGW Short Throw.
My Nitto street tires didn't want to hook up at all after 3500 RPM's. I made a few educated...
A not so long story made even shorter-
He got me off the line with his whisteling/spooling turbo and all wheel drive, but I quickly pulled on him launching at 4800 (street tires) and stuffing gears like a pro- 1/8 by about a car length and about 2 1/2 in the 1/4.
The Mach 1 now has a...