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Sat, 31 July 2010 19:32  |
Larry C
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As Summer roars on, I have these two wonderful shade trees. These wonderful shade trees usually drop tree sap in the Spring and the Fall, HOWEVER, this YEar, these two WONDERFUL SHADE TREES have been dropping sap continuously. The neighbors tree is doing the same thing.... You should see my cars as well as the GMC MH.
Now I know where those black streaks came from when it rained, nasty sap.
Now one guy where I worked used to be a finatical about his cars, and really, he had a 68 buick that looked like it came out of the show room. One day I saw him wiping it down and I asked how he kept it looking so good. He pointed to a can of PLEDGE furniture polish with lemon....lolol he sprayed it on, and wiped it in the finish, piece of cake....
Back to the GMC, thats the kind of wax I am thinking of since the GMC is almost as big as an elephant......
So do you guys think lemon PLEDGE would work well for our GMC's or do you have a different solution??
thanks
LarC ( LOLOL lemon Pledge, Whats next? )
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| Re: [GMCnet] Wax used on the paint finsih [message #94145 is a reply to message #94141] |
Sat, 31 July 2010 20:37  |
gmcrv1
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Years ago Pledge was the polish of choice when you took your car to a show.
Apply it after you get to the show. Looks great - but does not hold up to
the exterior elements. If you have a good coat of wax on the vehicle then
Pledge works wonders.
The latest I have see at the car shows this summer is a product called ICE,
apply it like you would Pledge. The main thing is to get a good coat of wax
on before all the junk gets on it.
Once that base coat is on it's easier to maintain. Some car nuts wash
their cash with automatic dishwasher soap - the ones that bead off - reduces
spotting and streaking.
JWID
Tom Eckert N2VWN
72 Glacier
Oakland, TN
On Sat, Jul 31, 2010 at 7:49 PM, George Zhookoff <gzhookoff@e2m.com> wrote:
> Way back when I was a volunteer fireman as a teenager, we used pledge on
> the red firetrucks. They were Imron painted too. Worked great!
>
> George Zhookoff
> 78 EL II
> Atlanta
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> <<CUT>>
> He pointed to a can of PLEDGE furniture polish with lemon....lolol he
> sprayed it on, and wiped it in the finish, piece of cake....
>
> Back to the GMC, thats the kind of wax I am thinking of since the GMC is
> almost as big as an elephant......
>
> So do you guys think lemon PLEDGE would work well for our GMC's or do
> you have a different solution??
>
> thanks
>
>
> LarC ( LOLOL lemon Pledge, Whats next? )
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| Re: [GMCnet] Wax used on the paint finsih [message #94152 is a reply to message #94145] |
Sat, 31 July 2010 22:38 |
James Hupy
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I'm one of those car nuts, and I never have cash long enough to need
washing, and seldom have enough to make a full load in the dishwasher. Har
Har
Jim Hupy
Salem, Or
78 Royale 403
On Sat, Jul 31, 2010 at 6:37 PM, Tom Eckert <gmcrv1@gmail.com> wrote:
> Years ago Pledge was the polish of choice when you took your car to a show.
> Apply it after you get to the show. Looks great - but does not hold up to
> the exterior elements. If you have a good coat of wax on the vehicle then
> Pledge works wonders.
>
> The latest I have see at the car shows this summer is a product called ICE,
> apply it like you would Pledge. The main thing is to get a good coat of
> wax
> on before all the junk gets on it.
> Once that base coat is on it's easier to maintain. Some car nuts wash
> their cash with automatic dishwasher soap - the ones that bead off -
> reduces
> spotting and streaking.
>
> JWID
>
> Tom Eckert N2VWN
> 72 Glacier
> Oakland, TN
>
> On Sat, Jul 31, 2010 at 7:49 PM, George Zhookoff <gzhookoff@e2m.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Way back when I was a volunteer fireman as a teenager, we used pledge on
> > the red firetrucks. They were Imron painted too. Worked great!
> >
> > George Zhookoff
> > 78 EL II
> > Atlanta
> >
> >
> > <<CUT>>
> > He pointed to a can of PLEDGE furniture polish with lemon....lolol he
> > sprayed it on, and wiped it in the finish, piece of cake....
> >
> > Back to the GMC, thats the kind of wax I am thinking of since the GMC is
> > almost as big as an elephant......
> >
> > So do you guys think lemon PLEDGE would work well for our GMC's or do
> > you have a different solution??
> >
> > thanks
> >
> >
> > LarC ( LOLOL lemon Pledge, Whats next? )
> > _______________________________________________
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| Re: [GMCnet] Wax used on the paint finish [message #94166 is a reply to message #94141] |
Sun, 01 August 2010 07:50 |
midlf
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| George Zhookoff wrote on Sat, 31 July 2010 19:49 |
Way back when I was a volunteer fireman as a teenager, we used pledge on
the red firetrucks. They were Imron painted too. Worked great!
George Zhookoff
78 EL II
Atlanta
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But LarC has a '74. That is not Imron paint. 73 & 74 are pre imron. Somewhere in all the GMC info on the net is a paint chart, I just can't find it now.
Steve Southworth
1974 Glacier TZE064V100150 (for workin on)
1975 Transmode TZE365V100394 (parts & spares)
Palmyra WI
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| Re: [GMCnet] Wax used on the paint finsih [message #94167 is a reply to message #94135] |
Sun, 01 August 2010 07:49 |
Steven Ferguson
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Larry,
It's the oil in the can that deepens the shine. Works teriffic on
plexiglass for hiding scratches caused by wiping dirt off. WD 40 does
the same.
Get a car port.
On Sat, Jul 31, 2010 at 5:32 PM, Larry <slawrence111@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
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> As Summer roars on, I have these two wonderful shade trees. These wonderful shade trees usually drop tree sap in the Spring and the Fall, HOWEVER, this YEar, these two WONDERFUL SHADE TREES have been dropping sap continuously. The neighbors tree is doing the same thing.... You should see my cars as well as the GMC MH.
>
>
> Now I know where those black streaks came from when it rained, nasty sap.
>
> Now one guy where I worked used to be a finatical about his cars, and really, he had a 68 buick that looked like it came out of the show room. One day I saw him wiping it down and I asked how he kept it looking so good. He pointed to a can of PLEDGE furniture polish with lemon....lolol he sprayed it on, and wiped it in the finish, piece of cake....
>
> Back to the GMC, thats the kind of wax I am thinking of since the GMC is almost as big as an elephant......
>
> So do you guys think lemon PLEDGE would work well for our GMC's or do you have a different solution??
>
> thanks
>
>
> LarC ( LOLOL lemon Pledge, Whats next? )
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| Re: [GMCnet] Wax used on the paint finish [message #94176 is a reply to message #94166] |
Sun, 01 August 2010 10:34 |
powerjon
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Steve & George,
Beginning with serial number TZE165V100089 ( In 1975) the coaches were
painted with IMRON paint. Before that they were paint with an acrylic
enamel automotive paint.
JR Wright
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> George Zhookoff wrote on Sat, 31 July 2010 19:49
>> Way back when I was a volunteer fireman as a teenager, we used
>> pledge on
>> the red firetrucks. They were Imron painted too. Worked great!
>>
>> George Zhookoff
>> 78 EL II
>> Atlanta
>
>
> But LarC has a '74. That is not Imron paint. 73 & 74 are pre
> imron. Somewhere in all the GMC info on the net is a paint chart, I
> just can't find it now.
>
> --
> Steve Southworth
> 1974 Glacier TZE064V100150
> Palmyra WI
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| Re: [GMCnet] Wax used on the paint finsih [message #94196 is a reply to message #94145] |
Sun, 01 August 2010 14:11 |
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jaholland
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ROTF, LOL !
I, Also, have never managed to hold on to my CASH
long enough to wash it even tho it needed washing ~
| gmcrv1 wrote on Sat, 31 July 2010 20:37 |
Some car nuts wash their cash
with automatic dishwasher soap -
the ones that bead off -
reduces spotting and streaking.
JWID
Tom Eckert N2VWN
72 Glacier
Oakland, TN
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> LarC ( LOLOL lemon Pledge, Whats next? )
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