I recently picked up a 2010 Mazda3 to replace my aging, abused and neglected 96 Honda Civic. It came from a dealer about 2 hours away, and I requested they deliver it as-is. So I received the car in a fairly dirty state, and over the next 3 weeks either weather or other details kept me from taking care of my own car. :shakehead: So today is the first time I've EVER seen this car clean, and it was worth the wait! The Celestial Blue Mica is a pretty interesting color, it changes with the light, but not like chameleon paint(thank God). I like it, but it isn't exactly the manliest color. So after adding some window tint and a set of TSW Nurburgrings, the car looks a lot better in my eyes and I no longer have to pretend it's my wife's car. Process: ONR wash Megs clay Flex M205/white and GG6 M205/HT Tangerine (I was only going for a quick one-step due to time, but the car was in great shape overall and this step knocked out 85-90% of the swirls. Yay!) CG Ez-creme glaze on black pad. (I've never noticed much benefit in the looks department using this, but the increased slickness is nice.) Collinite 845, will add another layer after the next wash My two babies tucked away for the night. My friend Matt came by to pick up the factory MZ3 wheels and helped me out from the claying step til the end. Afterwards, we threw the wheels on his Mazda6, which he's cleaning up tomorrow. Thanks for looking.
Nice job! Gotta love when a brother joins the "zoom-Zoom" clan! The wheels that were put on the 6 look great, but it needs a slight drop. An inch or so (} ) (<--Turn head sideways towards the left to understand this)
that colour does look pretty cool, and the wheel finish matches it well the good thing about a metallic like that is you can have some fun testing glazes and wax combos
Thanks Danny, its a fun car and I'm loving it so far. Thanks Joey. I thought my old wheels looked good on his 6 too. As long as he keeps driving around with his old wheels and tires in the back, he'll only have to get a drop for the front! Thanks Domino. I actually wanted the matte gunmetal wheels, and received the gunmetal w/ mirror-cut face as a mistake. I decided to keep them since the matte gunmetal are out of stock for the foreseeable future. In all honesty, the mirror-cut wheels are really growing on me and I'm kinda glad for the mix-up.
Those wheels (finished vs. matte) will be infintely easier to clean and they look GREAT. I am a little partial to Mazda 3's though. :applause2:
Thanks Rob. Told ya the 'Rings were coming! Gotta thank my buddy Matt for taking the OEMs off me, otherwise the wife would have shot me down pretty quick.
I noticed he (your friend) also helped you clay. Friends like that are keepers! I think the machined face looks great with the celestial blue.
