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Paint and Body Turtle Wax Rubbing Compound

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NicholasFnrD

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Try this if you have any woes dont wash dont wax use heavy compound and switch rags, if it dries apply more compound good luck lol
 

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Cool story bro.
 
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mikestang63

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Who knew turtles needed compounding. Woe is me.
 
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Mstng93SSP

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You are telling me you have never compounded your turtle? Live a little man.......
 
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A5literMan

At least it is lumpy...
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Mstng93SSP said:
You are telling me you have never compounded your turtle? Live a little man.......
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When I was a teenager, I polished mine daily
 
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Davedacarpainter

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Mstng93SSP said:
You are telling me you have never compounded your turtle? Live a little man.......
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I like how the turtle shines up when you use a good buffing glaze after the compound. It gets all of the swirls out of his shell. We all want our turtles to bling, you know.
 
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Davedacarpainter

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A5literMan said:
When I was a teenager, I polished mine daily
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Ok, @Noobz347 , you can't tell me this isn't CT worthy material right here!
 

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Mstng93SSP said:
You are telling me you have never compounded your turtle? Live a little man.......
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I've waxed a beaver a few times,never a turtle
 
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stykthyn

I want to measure mine. It doesn't look that tall.
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I've waxed a beaver a few times,never a turtle
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Cleaner beaver if you use a laser
 
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Mstng93SSP

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Can't the laser potentially hurt the beavers eyes? Gotta think safety first....
 
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A5literMan

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mikestang63 said:
I've waxed a beaver a few times,never a turtle
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Watch out for the ones with mange...just sayn'
 

Boosted92LX

It's only an inch or two. What's the big deal?
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Watch out for the ones with mange...just sayn'
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Man, I've missed so much lately, haha. Mangy beavers.. LOL

This guy's threads are winning!
 
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mikestang63

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Best line in a TV show EVER- "Ward, you've been a little rough on the beaver."
 
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Beavers, beavers, beavers, I want to go back to polishing my turtle.
 
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Don't use rubbing compound on clear coat shells or recent Mustangs. A thick lacquer or enamel can stand rubbing compound then finer compounds with a good wax. But I have seen clear coats rubbed through by old timers when the OEM's made the switch. Your turtle will be happier kept clean and waxed with Meguires. It is much slipper and easy on the shell.
 
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