what you can do in 24 hours and for under 150 bucks!

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  1. Mavaholic

    Mavaholic Growing older but not up!

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    How come your pictures are always crooked? Good beer?
     
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  2. M.A.V.

    M.A.V. Yep,my real initials.

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    LOL I was just sitting here tilting my head to the side like a puzzled dog looking at the pictures without thinking much of it ...then I read Mavaholics post and just cracked up laughing!:clap:
     
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  3. Russ

    Russ Found On Russ's Drive

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    Derrick what kind of rubbing compounds did you use? My 73 looks like your before pictures. BTW NICE JOB! Russ
     
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    Me too! That is pretty amazing!
     
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  5. Stefan

    Stefan Big Cheese Administrator

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    Are you sure its the same car? ;)
     
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    now that is the way too keep the original paint........Great job..Robert
     
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  7. Mercurycruizers

    Mercurycruizers David (Coop) Cooper

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    See.....you found a diamond in the ruff! Now aren't you glad we talked you into going to see it & buying it? You've invested $150.00 & could sell it for $500.00 not running easy. You can more than triple you investment in 24 hours. Awesome job! I know you aren't letting it go now. I did the same thing when I bought a 74 4dr Comet 302 for $200.00. I was going to part it out. But, after cleaning & waxing it. I couldn't do it. I'm putting it in car shows this year with my 73 2dr Comet 302. You just never know what you are going to find. Again, great job & awesome find. I have faith that you will get it running, & it probably won't cost very much to do so. Let us know when you get it running & how much you invested.
     
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  8. M.A.V.

    M.A.V. Yep,my real initials.

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    Derrick thats an amazing difference...Good work:bananaman :bananaman :bananaman
     
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    BIGbully Maverick Maniac

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    Nice job MM. Thats what Mavericks are all about, low buck cool cars and a little hard work now and again. (y)
     
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    71gold Frank Cooper Supporting Member

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    sounds more like " a diamond in the buff. "(y) great job.
     
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  11. Maverick Man

    Maverick Man The Original Maverick Man

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    what?:eek: .... looks first!:smash: anyways non of my cars run.. i just push them! :D
     
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  12. Maverick Man

    Maverick Man The Original Maverick Man

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    thats what i'm here for to drive people crazy without even knowing it! :D ;) :p
     
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  13. Maverick Man

    Maverick Man The Original Maverick Man

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    Two 1973 LDO Mavericks (one 4 Drag one 4 driving like Mad on the roads :) ) also have a 75 6cyl Stock! Ok, well sort of Stock :P
    first i used meguairs cleaning wax.. but that didn't take all of the battle scratches off unless you rubbed like really hard.. so i used turtle wax compound in the green plastic can. i used this compound on all my cars that had oxidized paint starting with my white car and then my blue car when it was original paint.

    the problem with the turtle wax compound is you must be careful on what kind of paint you use it on. on old cars like our mavs it should work great only if paint is thrashed. i used it once and never again.

    after using the turtle wax, i used the meguaiars cleaning wax (liquid). then used mothers deep scratch remover or something like that. then used mothers cleaning/carnuba wax and finished it off with mothers pure carnuba.

    with that combination your paint should be bullet proof!!;)

    dang i think i need someone to pay me to indorse these wax companies! hum..
     
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  14. PINKY

    PINKY .....John Ford.....

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    Dennis, I think that is the photographer in him....always looking for good angles!


    hmmmmm things to think about for the calendar.:D
     
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    Amazing what alot of elbow grease can do:smash: ...good job Derrick(y)
    Aren't you glad you weren't stupid? hehehe
     
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