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I can do almost all cleaning aspects of a car....but I can't touch the wizzard-ry that Andy does on the exterior of a car. I enlisted his help in getting my FD ready for its photo shoot. The car was pretty clean already (especially for an Rx7) but the shine and pop afterward was an incredible difference. Not that anyone needs a reminder here but if you want to spend some of the best money you can on your car have Andy detail it. Thanks again bro!

Thanks for the compliments guys. The camera man did excellent work and honestly makes it look better than it does in person, but who cares I finally got great pictures of the car. Also....Andy made the car really pop. I didn't realize how much metallic was in the paint until he was done with it, and even Scott commented how it the paint was really carrying the flash across the car really well.

I had seen Scott's work in the past when he posted pictures of his Mini. He hadn't been active much this year on the board, but I still wanted him to shoot my car. It's been 2 years of ownership and I didn't have any good pics...I certainly do now. Scott was great to work with on the shoot and you can tell he's honestly a car enthusiast. It was cool to see the work coming together too, and he was quite flexible with what I wanted done. To anyone wanting GREAT photos of your car I highly recommend you contact Scott. His username here is Sco0terzsl and his website is http://www.picsbyscott.com where I belive he has an email contact. The only possible downside I can see is that the photos look so good that it makes me a bit embarrassed to show the car in person. For your viewing pleasure the final result is posted here. http://www.columbusracing.com/forums/showthread.php?t=73974

You might remember Scott posted some teaser shots a while back. I got the final shots and they look great in my opinion. Could not be happier. Thanks again to Scott, and of course for Andy for taking 6 hours to buff the shit out of the car. These are some of the shots that stand out, but I haven't had a chance to look at them on a nice laptop, i'm just using my work one for now. http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z56/kutschca/IMG_0246copy.jpg http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z56/kutschca/IMG_0267copy.jpg http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z56/kutschca/IMG_0279copy.jpg http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z56/kutschca/IMG_0292copy.jpg http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z56/kutschca/IMG_0298copy.jpg http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z56/kutschca/IMG_0315copy.jpg http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z56/kutschca/IMG_0368copy.jpg http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z56/kutschca/IMG_0434copy.jpg

Nice intro and nice Vette. Welcome to the site. Enjoy the madness.

33' for sure. I've seen them in person and they look GREAT! Would love to have one.

I'd really like to know what the asking price is on the Penske Camaro.

if you like that site, also check out http://www.bringatrailer.com Looks like it's run by the same people and always has interesting stuff on there.

not in the budget for a new exhaust right now, but I'd love to see more pictures of what you did with yours. I've really been wanting something like a RE-A "dolphin tail"...meaning a nice looking oval muffler with a turndown on it. Would love to see more pics of the car.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3133/2641356870_54e01957bb_b.jpg

Nice ride. I want your exhaust. What all is done to it? Welcome to the site.

Thanks again to Scott for a great time yesterday. I'm totally pumped to get the final shots!

doing that currently, but I don't really think it's a long-term solution in this case. I just think it'll keep the place from stinking like hell.

Thanks for the help guys. If I end up replacing the pad, how do I need to secure down the new patch? Aren't staples normally used? Is it going to be obvious where they are if it's out in the normal area of traffic?

Lucky. He's a rescue so we're not sure exactly what mix he is, but he's definitely got some sort of hound or beagle in him cause he loves to howl at people walking by. http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z56/kutschca/Camera223.jpg http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z56/kutschca/Camera222.jpg

You're a bit behind the times, he's rusted the whole damn thing and driven it across the country and back. http://www.stanceworks.com/Pictures/E28/trailerIA5.jpg definitely digging the 240. Always wanted a 240 and a 510....maybe someday.

so...that brings me back to my original question. Can you reasonably do a patch? Will it ultimatley look like crap and piss me off? Can I just pull up the carpet (which looks ok visually) and just replace the pad below it?

Sorry, forgot to mention some of the things I've already done. We got our own dog as a puppy so had to deal with small accidents. I actually used a different Nature's Miracle product that is supposed to be a cleaner as well as remove the scent so that the dog won't be tempted to go there again. I suppose I'll have to look into the other stuff as well. I also used baking soda. I scrubbed with woolite/water mix and a nylon brush. All of these have kept the carpet from staining (other than it's plainly obvious where I've been scrubbing it) but I believe the smell is now down in the pad which is my main problem here. It's not bad enough that my whole place stinks like piss, but it's enough that if I shove my nose down there I can smell it, so I guarantee the dog can smell it a mile away. How do I deal with the pad issue?

My wife and I are fostering a dog for the organization that we got our own dog from. She’s been having some “marking” issues and has destroyed one spot in our carpet 3 times by peeing on it. Obviously the scrubbing I’ve done is not enough to remove the scent that leads her there. I myself can smell it when I put my nose down there, and she’s continued to bomb that place. ***BEHAVIOR ISSUES ASIDE*** What can I do about the carpet/padding? There are not any stains on the carpet because I blotted up the mess and scrubbed after each time, but it seems pretty obvious to my nose that something has pissed there. Can I patch the carpet there? If the appearance of the carpet is fine, can I just pull it up and replace the pad below it? I’ll be dead honest I have no idea what I’m doing when it comes to this stuff.

that's a CRAZY deal Joe! My wife works for Chase and gets a better discount than the AT&T employees and it was still going to be $130/month for the two of us with data and text plans.

this thread went a bit off topic so I'll jump around. To hit on the BMW world, look at ONEandONLY. Here's their e46 and here's the true BMW hotness e60 M5 both videos are long with wicked awesome 80s Japanese electronic music intros. on the topic of other motors, while I agree with Farkas that the 355 is mega-hot, I must submit the true hotness in the Kressieg world. and I doubt the OP really thought it sounded like a F1 car, but merely about as close as a "civilian" car would get. On the topic of F1...nothing beats the v12 era. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBXUOomynxw

focus on the final price including taxes and fees, let the dealer figure out how they want to put it down on paper. They have to charge you the same doc fee as every other customer or they could get in deep crap, so when they say they'll "waive the doc fee" they're actually just changing the price or freight fees to compensate. Different dealers charge different amounts of their fees too, so you need to make sure they're included in the quotes to ensure you're getting the best deal.

sorry I couldn't make it out, but I couldn't turn down the opportunity to have Andy polish up the FD. Anybody got pictures up yet?

Carl, check out Cardone's in Westerville. It's also close to you so it wouldn't be a big effort to go to one night. If you're going to go on a weekend night you'll want to make a reservation though as there's only about 6 tables in the place. http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/33/1457869/restaurant/Columbus/Cardones-Westerville it's in the little strip mall at Cleveland/Main on the Main street side...last building as if you were heading into uptown Westerville.

Agreed....not happy about that. My birthday is in November and I usually put away the M3 and FD then and switch to my winter vehicle. I used to not renew those tags until the spring and then they would pro-rate them for the time I didn't use them....now I'm going to have to pay for tags for cars to sit in the garage all winter just to avoid the fines.