# You can't polish a 20 year old turd **URL:** \ **Category:** Shift518 Automotive\ **Created:** [July 13, 2009, 2:22pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/you-cant-polish-a-20-year-old-turd/245407 "2009-07-13T14:22:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![big\_red](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/big_red/32/6328_2.png) [@big\_red](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/big_red)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2009, 7:15pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/you-cant-polish-a-20-year-old-turd/245407/21 "2009-07-13T19:15:59Z")
> [@\#######POST PICS OF YOUR MUD MACHINE#######](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/post-pics-of-your-mud-machine/20261/58): > > You think you could get that spot on my hood out?? The one we were looking at at the wash last week? yea i had them all over my coupe, it may require some serious buffing, maybe even wet sanding. ---
**Author:** ![Singh1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ba8739/32.png) [@Singh1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Singh1)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2009, 7:22pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/you-cant-polish-a-20-year-old-turd/245407/22 "2009-07-13T19:22:41Z")
nice !!! ---
**Author:** ![kramerbuccs24](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/kramerbuccs24/32/6397_2.png) [@kramerbuccs24](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/kramerbuccs24)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2009, 7:40pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/you-cant-polish-a-20-year-old-turd/245407/23 "2009-07-13T19:40:42Z")
> [@Kramer goes crazy](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/kramer-goes-crazy/20455/47): > > Looks good for sure > Detailing old/older cars with old paint shows how talented the detailer is. lol @ who that was aimed at ๐Ÿ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![mk1mr2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b5a626/32.png) [@mk1mr2](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/mk1mr2)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2009, 8:12pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/you-cant-polish-a-20-year-old-turd/245407/24 "2009-07-13T20:12:42Z")
i was gonna actually detail my car tomorow but after seein this how much would it be to detail my car dave ---
**Author:** ![Mike3](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mike3/32/6350_2.png) [@Mike3](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Mike3)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2009, 8:13pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/you-cant-polish-a-20-year-old-turd/245407/25 "2009-07-13T20:13:54Z")
> [@FS: 1990 240sx 5spd Dark Red](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fs-1990-240sx-5spd-dark-red/20467/9): > > lol @ who that was aimed at ๐Ÿ˜ƒ Step it up! You got an old mustang to prove your skill whenever you stop being a woman. ---
**Author:** ![xreaction](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/xreaction/32/6409_2.png) [@xreaction](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/xreaction)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2009, 8:14pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/you-cant-polish-a-20-year-old-turd/245407/26 "2009-07-13T20:14:33Z")
Nicely done man you got some skills ---
**Author:** ![kramerbuccs24](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/kramerbuccs24/32/6397_2.png) [@kramerbuccs24](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/kramerbuccs24)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2009, 8:42pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/you-cant-polish-a-20-year-old-turd/245407/27 "2009-07-13T20:42:26Z")
> [@Mike"](#): > > Step it up! You got an old mustang to prove your skill whenever you stop being a woman. i just have to look for shit that is specifically made for swirls. youve got the only car that iโ€™ve ever ran into that i canโ€™t get swirls out of using my #4 polish and wax. other black cars ive done come out just about perfect (my 05 altima, C6 Z06, G35, Audi Q7, e46 bimmer, prolly some other shit i cant remember) but yours is a bitch :lol must be the shitty ford paint :wow:tongue EDIT: see ๐Ÿ˜ƒ ![http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff31/kramerbuccs24/lagan%20m35x/CIMG5088.jpg](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/1/9/19e7eceffc97c46847e68f4d3c8089da931a077f.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![big\_red](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/big_red/32/6328_2.png) [@big\_red](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/big_red)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2009, 9:32pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/you-cant-polish-a-20-year-old-turd/245407/28 "2009-07-13T21:32:11Z")
> [@FS: 1997 BMW 328is Black 5spd.](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fs-1997-bmw-328is-black-5spd/20458/9): > > i was gonna actually detail my car tomorow but after seein this how much would it be to detail my car dave id have to look at it. ---
**Author:** ![kramerbuccs24](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/kramerbuccs24/32/6397_2.png) [@kramerbuccs24](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/kramerbuccs24)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2009, 9:40pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/you-cant-polish-a-20-year-old-turd/245407/29 "2009-07-13T21:40:35Z")
> [@FS: 1990 240sx 5spd Dark Red](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fs-1990-240sx-5spd-dark-red/20467/12): > > id have to look at it. i did a pretty damn good job on it last year and made it from a completely matte black and brought some shine back into it, itโ€™s really just 100% 20 y/o abused paint, with a lot of it rattle-canned over the past year i lol @ him thinking that because you did what you did on your car that his car can look like that too :lmao :lmao :lmao you literally cannot polish what is actually a turd (the paintjob, not the whole car), that is what a respray is for :thumbup ---
**Author:** ![AMD\_IS\_THE\_BEST](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/amd_is_the_best/32/6342_2.png) [@AMD\_IS\_THE\_BEST](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/AMD_IS_THE_BEST)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2009, 11:36pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/you-cant-polish-a-20-year-old-turd/245407/30 "2009-07-13T23:36:47Z")
Looks great dave! I have yet to see this beast in person. ---
**Author:** ![Mk4\_30R\_Ban](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mk4_30r_ban/32/6347_2.png) [@Mk4\_30R\_Ban](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Mk4_30R_Ban)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2009, 1:22am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/you-cant-polish-a-20-year-old-turd/245407/31 "2009-07-14T01:22:41Z")
dave, gotta love that single stage paint. ---
**Author:** ![big\_red](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/big_red/32/6328_2.png) [@big\_red](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/big_red)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2009, 9:22am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/you-cant-polish-a-20-year-old-turd/245407/32 "2009-07-14T09:22:55Z")
> [@free spreadsheet program? and how do i use it to track project costs ?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/free-spreadsheet-program-and-how-do-i-use-it-to-track-project-costs/20231/31): > > dave, gotta love that single stage paint. it was wierd, when i buffed it by hand the rag was black, but when i did the machine, the pad was not black at all. I dont know it it is single stage. ---
**Author:** ![GermanPSI](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/germanpsi/32/6353_2.png) [@GermanPSI](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/GermanPSI)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2009, 9:36am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/you-cant-polish-a-20-year-old-turd/245407/33 "2009-07-14T09:36:19Z")
What are you doing tomorrow sir? I need my swirls to go! ---
**Author:** ![deadbeatrec](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/deadbeatrec/32/6401_2.png) [@deadbeatrec](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/deadbeatrec)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2009, 9:52am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/you-cant-polish-a-20-year-old-turd/245407/34 "2009-07-14T09:52:42Z")
so u sold the red one and got a black one? y? :facepalm ---
**Author:** ![GermanPSI](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/germanpsi/32/6353_2.png) [@GermanPSI](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/GermanPSI)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2009, 10:04am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/you-cant-polish-a-20-year-old-turd/245407/35 "2009-07-14T10:04:55Z")
> [@deadbeatrec"](#): > > so u sold the red one and got a black one? y? :facepalm Sold red one, got another red one, sold red one got a ktwizzle civ, blew it up, sold k20, bought a black one. ---
**Author:** ![Mk4\_30R\_Ban](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mk4_30r_ban/32/6347_2.png) [@Mk4\_30R\_Ban](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Mk4_30R_Ban)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2009, 10:44am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/you-cant-polish-a-20-year-old-turd/245407/36 "2009-07-14T10:44:45Z")
went, black 16v, red vr, red 20v coupe, civic, black vr. i liked the 20v, and i like the new VR but a black VR coupe would be best! ---
**Author:** ![deadbeatrec](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/deadbeatrec/32/6401_2.png) [@deadbeatrec](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/deadbeatrec)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2009, 11:31am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/you-cant-polish-a-20-year-old-turd/245407/37 "2009-07-14T11:31:49Z")
where are u picking these up? ---
**Author:** ![kramerbuccs24](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/kramerbuccs24/32/6397_2.png) [@kramerbuccs24](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/kramerbuccs24)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2009, 11:38am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/you-cant-polish-a-20-year-old-turd/245407/38 "2009-07-14T11:38:43Z")
i like the coupe the best (style-wise), with the new 12v in that chassis that would be the ultimate mk2 for me. ---
**Author:** ![tdi\_logik](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tdi_logik/32/6310_2.png) [@tdi\_logik](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/tdi_logik)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2009, 2:12pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/you-cant-polish-a-20-year-old-turd/245407/39 "2009-07-14T14:12:41Z")
> [@Fs:ford focus zx3](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fs-ford-focus-zx3/20472/5): > > i like the coupe the best (style-wise), with the new 12v in that chassis that would be the ultimate mk2 for me. 24v hoss ---
**Author:** ![Mk4\_30R\_Ban](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mk4_30r_ban/32/6347_2.png) [@Mk4\_30R\_Ban](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Mk4_30R_Ban)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2009, 2:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/you-cant-polish-a-20-year-old-turd/245407/40 "2009-07-14T14:16:33Z")
> [@Fs:ford focus zx3](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fs-ford-focus-zx3/20472/5): > > i like the coupe the best (style-wise), with the new 12v in that chassis that would be the ultimate mk2 for me. see below and a mk4 12v motor FTL. AAA code all the way > [@On another topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/16502/63): > > 24v > > hoss 24v is cool buttttt, 2.0t FSi is cooler [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/you-cant-polish-a-20-year-old-turd/245407.md?page=1) [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/you-cant-polish-a-20-year-old-turd/245407.md?page=3)