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I do have half that many miles and mine doesn't look that nice!
 
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Originally Posted by dixie_boysles
Lol Miss Sara was at work, hence why I got to spend all day rubbing on my other love lol.

As for the engine, all I did was cover up the distribution box, alternator and coil pack with aluminum foil and then spray the motor down with Simple Green. Took a soft bristle wheel brush and scrubbed everything. Then rinsed.a.d then sprayed with simple green again and repeated. Took a towel and dried everythng off. Then took Meguiar's Natural Shine and wiped all the plastic down.

Steel, I'm at 84k miles
Man you have more miles then my 04 lol
 
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You call that clean???? Pshhhhh, whatever man. Haha jk. Love it. Very clean rig.

I haven't gotten around to either of mine in roughly a month. ****, the Bronco hasn't been waxed in a few years. I woke up today knowing i'm going to at least wash both, and maybe wax the Ranger.
 
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Originally Posted by StxDangerRanger
Not bad looking, I just got some of that AutoGlym, i'm gonna give it a try today. Pics to follow,
How do you like that stuff for the tire shine? i've never tried it but wanted to. I usually use Black Magic, but that doesn't get inbetween the outer sidewall treads really well.
i dont have any tire shine on there lol
 
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yeah it depresses me that I have that many , but it is what it is!
 
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Shouldn't be depressed about it, when my truck is 4-5 years old i wish i could say it only has that many miles. I got a 2011 ranger sport back on 12-10-10 with 7 miles on it and its pushin 23-24,000 now, i hate living so far from work.
 
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i dont have any tire shine on there lol
my bad, looked like you did when i scrolled thru real quick.
 
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If only I were half as motivated as you. It's been a year since I waxed my truck and I think three weeks since a wash? Although it's been raining a lot and all it takes is me to drive through one puddle and the truck is covered in dirt. The disadvantage of having tires that stick out past my flares an inch or two. Looks good though, if I was local to you I'd let you clean mine haha
I can't keep my truck clean ever. If it's winter we have road salt. If it's spring the snow melts onto the roads and splashes onto my truck. If its summer..well im still trying to figure out what summer is. Usually rain.


Bring your truck to Alaska and we can get it dirty and beat up. None of the nice clean roads you get to enjoy :( Also I detail my engine also but i dont cover anything. As long as you let the truck dry for a half hour everything will start just fine.
 
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I waxed mine about a month ago. I gave it a quick rinse last week after I got home from silver lake.

Looks good scott
 
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why do we still have 56k warnings? it's one of those things are kids are going to look back and be like, what does that mean? what are the origins?
 
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I'm way overdue for a good cleaning. My engine bay is obnoxiously filthy. Truck looks great. You did a really good job.
 
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Originally Posted by SteelDirigible
why do we still have 56k warnings? it's one of those things are kids are going to look back and be like, what does that mean? what are the origins?
What's a 56k warning?
 
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is that sarcasm or do you really not know?

http://www.urbandictionary.com/defin...=56k%20warning
 
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i really didnt know, thanks for clearing that one up for me.
 
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well thats kinda my point though haha we dont need them but I still see it all the time. now its like a warning i guess like if you're on your phone or something. even though the 56 has no meaning anymore.
 
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It's just letting you know there is gonna be some decently large pics to load. Not such a big issue anymore. Big pics now are like 120k HAHAHA
 
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Looks great!
 
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Lewks lyke shyte mang.

Hey Chelsey and I went to the beach today
 
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Originally Posted by Masteratarms93
It's just letting you know there is gonna be some decently large pics to load. Not such a big issue anymore. Big pics now are like 120k HAHAHA
yeah right haha when i get the pics of my camera they are 3-4 MB

fyi 56k refers to the speed of a dial up connection. 56 kbps.

broadband internet is considered 256k and up but generally the minimum you see now is like 750k, with most being 1-4 meg.

anyway... scott your truck is still cleaner than mine..
 
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Originally Posted by SteelDirigible
yeah right haha when i get the pics of my camera they are 3-4 MB

fyi 56k refers to the speed of a dial up connection. 56 kbps.

broadband internet is considered 256k and up but generally the minimum you see now is like 750k, with most being 1-4 meg.
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Oh oh oh, I thought it was referring to the picture size. I just looked at one of my Cancun pictures from my 14MP camera and it was 3 meg. Those pics are HUGE.
 
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stop it your making me feel old haha. even internet slang is getting out dated.

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You motivated me to wash my truck. Katie we upset at me since I used a towel I bought at homesense to dry it. Lol. She was like wtf!?!
 
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Originally Posted by SteelDirigible
is that sarcasm or do you really not know?

http://www.urbandictionary.com/defin...=56k%20warning
lol. I love the little example they give with the dialog.

And sorry, back to topic.

Scott has a clean truck. Whats new? lol. jk Scott.
 
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I love you truck! hows that new polish for the wheels i had it in my hand at the store but i put it back?

PS. i really like the front plate! i have one as well but have not put it on
 
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I hosed down my truck for 5 minutes yesterday...
close enough
 
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