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Gravy Train

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  1. Don't wash it in winter or just hose it down on occasion? A good ceramic coating will prevent a bulk of road grime from sticking to the paint-- and it rinses off far easier than uncoated. The problem with automatic washes is that in order to minimize paint contact with brushes, their soaps are cooked-up with a cocktail of chemicals that quickly strip sealants and coatings from the clearcoat. Then you have unavoidable contact with the truly barbaric apparatus of automatic washes-- wheel brushes. That shitty mechanism not only drags over shit collected from the car ahead of you, but runs down the lower door beltline and rocker moldings before it makes contact with the rear wheel. It already does a number on gloss painted wheel surfaces.
  2. Do it, but tell the dealer to fuckoff on everything possible. No pre-delivery prep, leave as much of the plastic wrap on as possible. Take it to a trusted detailer first for a "correction" detail, then have the XPel applied. Once it's set and cured, then the ceramic goes on top, and it needs to be a legit product like CarPro cQuartz UK or Opti-Coat Pro. Hand washes only after that. I've got a guy in Dallas who can do it all for you in one go if you have the time.
  3. Absolutely and only Xpel, being a San Antonio based company with excellent customer service and warranty coverage. Full front clip (full hood, bumper, headlights, mirror caps) plus rocker moldings and rear hatch 'apron' area of the bumper. That'll run you somewhere between $2,000-$2800 but it's been a while since I've installed it on a new car. Licensed XPel installers have access to their online system of templates that makes for an easier, custom-cut install via vinyl plotter cuts.
  4. I'm in Dallas so when I visit Austin for "date night," it's of the F250 variety with plans for venues I can't find in DFW. I'm surprised it's not in this thread, but I enjoyed a fun Saturday night at dipdipdip Tatsu-Ya. Enjoyed the 'Baller Omakase' portion with A5 Wagyu and some great Sake pairings. Great venue to socialize and try something new.
  5. Matt Farah lost his custom-spec'd 718 GT4 Spyder he ordered for a stroker motor/gearbox retrofit once it hit port.
  6. NHTSA finally approves adaptive/Matrix headlights for the U.S. https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-technology-business-health-congress-761cac7ae30a03ab6a399b9676ae44bb Nissan Altimas, Toyota Corollas and Kia Optimas may continue to engage their high-beam candlepowers full-time while early-2000-era lifted trucks remain permitted to fit $129 Alibaba HID kits in their reflector housings.
  7. Is Germany walking down from the current-year target of decommissioning nuke power? I had hoped to see some reinvestment in modern reactor designs.
  8. I mean, a fresh set of downs (in the redzone) on an unrecognizeable holding call, after three quarters of clean play, in which said drive sets up the go-ahead score is pretty infuriating for anyone coaching a defense. This shit isn't supposed to feel like the NBA.
  9. "What are you guys talking about in here? Oh, don't mind me, only the biggest game of the year and these flags have been weighting my jersey down the whole game. I think I'll use a couple here in the redzone for L.A." Suck a rice dick, NFL.
  10. I'm watching Joe Millionaire also. Contestants are hotter, concept seems to be working well so far and they did a great job with selecting the two candidates.
  11. This dude is as clueless as Colton and already shipped off most of the hot contestants so I'm out. Edit: Colton/Clayton, what's the difference? Women aren't having it.
  12. Those things still constructed of molten legos with front ball joints that have a useful life of two years?
  13. Tool from Monday night in Dallas:
  14. Commendable, but this is mine:
  15. Hopefully a plus side to this brings an opportunity for me to see them at the Ryman, since the Nashville show tonight was one of those postponed. https://ryman.com/event/war-on-drugs/ I saw thier show in Irving on Friday and wouldn't mind travels for a more intimate venue.
  16. Cars of Wal-Mart.
  17. Dat Arlington Wal-Mart view, doe.
  18. Why the fuck did HKS design a stadium with that much glass (non-diffuse, mind you) where the fucking endzones aren't oriented NORTH and SOUTH?! Shithouse
  19. Beef & Bulgar soup I tore out of my local Co-Op's community magazine. I enjoy trying shit like this in the winter months when I find more time indoors to cook and get the craving for rustic dishes. This one was modified with a helluva lot more black pepper, rosemary sprigs cut from my backyard and about 10 oz of leftover Ridge Carignan.
  20. That might be the one scenario for a finish I'm willing to live with. "The sweet irony... not lost on the" HEISMAN PUBESTACHE
  21. LOL double fingAz So all this bullshit roughing/chippiness is something to look forward to in the SEC. Shades of Lubbock and OUsux, it ain't new.
  22. Hi, Jalen Hurts and Tua Tagteamyomamma
  23. Shades of John Parker Wilson
  24. Bryce Young quits early after getting knocked arojund and his throwing elbow is strained, in an effort to preseve his NIL deals. Stetson Bennet throws three picks and the rest of the game is option-run on both sides, to the final score of 17-12, Bama. That's what I'm going with.
  25. I think The Bachelor is on tonight. I'd rather give ABC my viewership than reward MousESPN for fellating Saban and Smart over four hours, while their sports "journalists" completely ignoring every recruiting impropriety that fabricated these CFP results over the past six years.
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