Silky Smooth

[Kaotic Lazagna]

Well, I finally got around to cleaning my car again. It was overdue for one (dang school in the way), so I did the works. I cleaned it with Meguiar's Crystal Clean wash (panel by panel like I always do), dried, let sit overnight (did this wash to get that thick layer of dirt off), then washed it again using Dawn (panel by panel :tongue:), dried, removed a few scratches, clay barred, waxed, rinsed (to negate the static caused by waxing), and dried. I also cleaned and waxed the rims. I cleaned up the engine bay a bit, and even cleaned and waxed under the hood (wax was hard to get off, as you can see in the pics). Anywho, here are the pics (bad time and bad sun positioning for photography critics).

Engine bay pics:
http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb261/YarisKaos/05-21-09/DSC_0034.jpg

http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb261/YarisKaos/05-21-09/DSC_0035.jpg

http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb261/YarisKaos/05-21-09/DSC_0036.jpg


Pics:
http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb261/YarisKaos/05-21-09/DSC_0046.jpg

http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb261/YarisKaos/05-21-09/ParkingLotHDR1PM-2.jpg

http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb261/YarisKaos/05-21-09/ParkingLotHDR2DP-2.jpg

http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb261/YarisKaos/05-21-09/ParkingLotHDR3PM-2.jpg

http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb261/YarisKaos/05-21-09/FairOaksHDR1DP-2.jpg

http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb261/YarisKaos/05-21-09/FairOaksHDR2PM-2.jpg

http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb261/YarisKaos/05-21-09/FairOaksHDR3PM-2.jpg

I'm going to bed. Everything took me around 7 hours to do (excluding the 1.5 hours for the Crystal Clean wash, after studying for and taking a final). I'm pretty tired, plus we celebrated my friend's birthday today, so I'm exhausted).

Side note: thanks Mike (Camelll) for the awesome deal on the eyelids. :thumbup:

[CtrlAltDefeat]

Very nice, I have definitely grown to appreciate sedans more since I joined YW. Thanks in no small part to sedans like yours. Beauty!

[Kaotic Lazagna]

Very nice, I have definitely grown to appreciate sedans more since I joined YW. Thanks in no small part to sedans like yours. Beauty!

Thank you. hehe :biggrin:

[ruimond]

Looking good, love your sedan. :thumbup:

[33OH]

That last pic is amazing. Good job as always Laz! :drool:

[1stToyota]

Gotta address that negative battery post and cable issue before it gets any worse. Car looks great.

[MPC Motorsports]

Nice, Laz!!! Wanna come to Oklahoma and do mine LOL!!!???:wink:

Yours was and still is the standard setter that all us Vios drivers admire and worship.:bow: Your Vios was the one that I fell in love :wub: with 18 months ago and inspired me to purchase and mod mine. Sure wish we could do a photoshoot together.
http://images43.fotki.com/v1505/photos/2/224343/6200481/100_2179-vi.jpg

Vios FTW!!!

[SIPNGAS]

Very nice, I have definitely grown to appreciate sedans more since I joined YW. Thanks in no small part to sedans like yours. Beauty!

I was just thinking the exact same thing while looking at the photos.
Very nice!!

[eTiMaGo]

I always look at this car and think "damn, I should have gotten a Vios" :biggrin: :thumbsup:

[Kaotic Lazagna]

Looking good, love your sedan. :thumbup:

Thanks :thumbup:

[Kaotic Lazagna]

That last pic is amazing. Good job as always Laz! :drool:

Thanks Ryan!

[Kaotic Lazagna]

Gotta address that negative battery post and cable issue before it gets any worse. Car looks great.

Yeah, I've been taking care of it, but it keeps coming back. I'll be on a short break, so I'm going to take it into the dealership to have them clean it up and coat it with that gel to prevent the acid buildup from returning.

[Kaotic Lazagna]

lovely pics KL. But you still have that problem of the California Sun lol. Find a spot with shadows or more walls like in that one pic.

btw how much were the vortex generators again?

Thanks Pavel. Yeah, it was super sunny and HOT when I went to take those pics, and like I said in the first post, horrible positioning of the sun in order to get a nice background. I really need to find a nice place again.

I got the VG's for like 30 bucks (I want to say, but you can get them on eBay for cheaper, maybe. Do an eBay search for Vortekz Generators).

[Kaotic Lazagna]

Nice, Laz!!! Wanna come to Oklahoma and do mine LOL!!!???:wink:

Yours was and still is the standard setter that all us Vios drivers admire and worship.:bow: Your Vios was the one that I fell in love :wub: with 18 months ago and inspired me to purchase and mod mine. Sure wish we could do a photoshoot together.
http://images43.fotki.com/v1505/photos/2/224343/6200481/100_2179-vi.jpg

Vios FTW!!!

Thank you. I didn't know that I inspired you, but that's a good thing you bought one :tongue::wink:

Yeah, it'd be cool if we could do a photoshoot together, two clean Vios's :thumbsup:

[Kaotic Lazagna]

I was just thinking the exact same thing while looking at the photos.
Very nice!!

Thanks :biggrin:

[Kaotic Lazagna]

I always look at this car and think "damn, I should have gotten a Vios" :biggrin: :thumbsup:

:laugh: Merci beaucoup, monsieur.

Maybe you could get a Vios as well :laugh::laugh::laugh: j/k. I remember how you told me that cars are taxed like crazy there.

[1stToyota]

Yeah, I've been taking care of it, but it keeps coming back. I'll be on a short break, so I'm going to take it into the dealership to have them clean it up and coat it with that gel to prevent the acid buildup from returning.

I don't know that I'd take it to the dealer for that, but that's the right idea; silicone paste ftw.

[Yarisight]

I never liked the Sedan version of the Yaris *until* I saw your car....very nice ride :thumbup:

[Rain]

DAMN YOU KL!

We almost drove to Sacramento to see your awesome car :laugh::laugh::laugh:

[Kaotic Lazagna]

I don't know that I'd take it to the dealer for that, but that's the right idea; silicone paste ftw.

hehe, my friend works at a dealership, and I don't have the proper tools to completely clean the terminal.

[Kaotic Lazagna]

I never liked the Sedan version of the Yaris *until* I saw your car....very nice ride :thumbup:

:laugh: Thank you.

[Kaotic Lazagna]

DAMN YOU KL!

We almost drove to Sacramento to see your awesome car :laugh::laugh::laugh:

:laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh: I'm in the Bay now, if Matt is still here and you guys planning on going to the City or something.

[Rain]

:laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh: I'm in the Bay now, if Matt is still here and you guys planning on going to the City or something.

He already went home today :cry:

[SilverBack]

Nice!

Your sedan should replace the one in the YW title banner. Represent! :thumbsup:

[Kaotic Lazagna]

He already went home today :cry:

When are you guys going to see each other again?

[Kaotic Lazagna]

Nice!

Your sedan should replace the one in the YW title banner. Represent! :thumbsup:

That would be cool. :biggrin:

[derickveliz2]

As usual, simple plain AWESOME!!! + what every body wrote here!

You keep rising the bar! Yaris Sedans ROCK!

.

[Giobatera]

Car looks great bro! Congrats!!! :clap:

[Kaotic Lazagna]

As usual, simple plain AWESOME!!! + what every body wrote here!

You keep rising the bar! Yaris Sedans ROCK!

.

Thanks. Your Vios is coming along nicely as well.

[Kaotic Lazagna]

Car looks great bro! Congrats!!! :clap:

Thank you, thank you :smile:

[Pitt Yaris]

I hate coming into your threads because everytime I see you car it just makes me want to get a bodykit more and more. I just don't have the 1k sitting around to get one from the dealer and pay to get it painted UHHHH!!!

[Giobatera]

:drinking:LONG LIFE TO ALL YARII SEDANS..:drinking:

[Rain]

When are you guys going to see each other again?

59 days... Import Alliance ftw :biggrin:

[Kioshi]

engine by.....so.....clean. Can you do mine Lazandro? ;) I'm gonna be in Sac this coming Thursday ^_^...got time to hang?

[Kaotic Lazagna]

I hate coming into your threads because everytime I see you car it just makes me want to get a bodykit more and more. I just don't have the 1k sitting around to get one from the dealer and pay to get it painted UHHHH!!!

:laugh:

You can get a kit from Garm, and paint it yourself (that's what I'll be doing in the future). :wink:

[Kaotic Lazagna]

:drinking:LONG LIFE TO ALL YARII SEDANS..:drinking:

:drinking::drinking::drinking:

[Kaotic Lazagna]

59 days... Import Alliance ftw :biggrin:

Nice. :smile:

[Kaotic Lazagna]

engine by.....so.....clean. Can you do mine Lazandro? ;) I'm gonna be in Sac this coming Thursday ^_^...got time to hang?

Thanks. hahaha, give me a call since I'm not sure if I'll still be in Sac, or if I'll already be in the Bay.

[Kaotic Lazagna]

Whoa, scratch that, I just remembered that I'll be in San Diego for four days starting Wednesday! Damn, I'm going to be TIRED! That's right after my last final on Tuesday.

[Kal-El]

The world's best Yaris sedan. Period.

I'm lucky enough to have the same starting point, a Flint Mica S sedan. Soon, I will finally have the money to start modding mine. Don't worry KL, I won't copy yours. :tongue: But, I just can't wait to get some wheels, a spoiler, ect. It's been killing me for the last year keeping it stock (other than tint and eye lids so far).

:thumbsup:

[Kaotic Lazagna]

The world's best Yaris sedan. Period.

I'm lucky enough to have the same starting point, a Flint Mica S sedan. Soon, I will finally have the money to start modding mine. Don't worry KL, I won't copy yours. :tongue: But, I just can't wait to get some wheels, a spoiler, ect. It's been killing me for the last year keeping it stock (other than tint and eye lids so far).

:thumbsup:

Thanks :biggrin:

By all means, if you would like to have the same set up, go for it :thumbsup:

I'm the opposite of you now, I don't have the funds to mod mine for a while. :frown:

[vios7]

Argh...this car is sick! :biggrin: :thumbsup:

[CtrlAltDefeat]

:biggrin: I'm starting to go into sugar shock here:laugh: :respekt:

[Pitt Yaris]

:laugh:

You can get a kit from Garm, and paint it yourself (that's what I'll be doing in the future). :wink:

I've thought about doing that, but I really doubt I'd be able to paint it good enough.

[Kaotic Lazagna]

Argh...this car is sick! :biggrin: :thumbsup:

Thank you. You have a sick Vios too. :smile:

[Kaotic Lazagna]

:biggrin: I'm starting to go into sugar shock here:laugh: :respekt:

LOL. Need some insulin? :laugh:

[Kaotic Lazagna]

I've thought about doing that, but I really doubt I'd be able to paint it good enough.

You'll never know. It's not as hard as I thought it would have been. :tongue: I say give it a shot. :wink: