What did you do to your Kia Stinger today?

[AV8R]

I found out about this with my optima. Towels have never been used on the stinger.

 

[Rango]

Kinetic oil cap with a sticker! The hub sticker fits perfectly!

 

[MerlintheMad]

I found out about this with my optima. Towels have never been used on the stinger.

Have you guys been going around and around "buffing" your cars with towels? Because that is not what I do. I take a thoroughly soaked bath towel to an area to soak up the light dirt from dust and dried water/rain spots. Then I dry with as little "action" as necessary to absorb the water so that it won't dry spotted. No rubbing the car down.

 

[Morky]

All i know is ive stopped using a chamois as is gave me swirl marks. I now dry the car with a leaf blower which gets the water out of the crevices and i do t even touch the car. Foam gun wash first , spray off, then seconds wash with a noodle glove, rinse then dry. Its quick and gives a great finish before wax etc.

….let me get it right, that was a Foam gun not a Blow gun...
…. a Leaf Blower, not a Flame Blower...
what is interesting is, where the Noodle Glove fit into this
I thought they use Rubber Glove for swirly marks in or out of crevices!

 

[mandasol]

New:
Full black roof wrap & antenna
Chrome delete: upper window sills, door handles, side vent, grill surrounds
Additional wrap: lower door stripe, front vent GT look, front lower grill surrounds to match upper grill, rear lower diffuser in gray, upper diffuser was body color now in black
M&S type S painted trunk spoiler
Eibach lowering springs

From previous posts:
RaceChip GTS Black
3M Crystalline Tint
Full badge replacement
LED back up light
HID headlights

 

[AV8R]

….let me get it right, that was a Foam gun not a Blow gun...
…. a Leaf Blower, not a Flame Blower...
what is interesting is, where the Noodle Glove fit into this
I thought they use Rubber Glove for swirly marks in or out of crevices!

You forgot the big guns lol

 

[Stinger GT SS]

New:
Full black roof wrap & antenna
Chrome delete: upper window sills, door handles, side vent, grill surrounds
Additional wrap: lower door stripe, front vent GT look, front lower grill surrounds to match upper grill, rear lower diffuser in gray, upper diffuser was body color now in black
M&S type S painted trunk spoiler
Eibach lowering springs

From previous posts:
RaceChip GTS Black
3M Crystalline Tint
Full badge replacement
LED back up light
HID headlights




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Nice job, love the colour btw...

 

[Morky]

You forgot the big guns lol

You forgot the big guns lol

no they deff are all included
I can never 4get them beauties! lol


So what did I do to my Stinger today.... ?
hummmmm… I might blown it again... damn those dark crevices!

 

[AV8R]

no they deff are all included
I can never 4get them beauties! lol


So what did I do to my Stinger today.... ?
hummmmm… I might blown it again... damn those dark crevices!

Ok you lost me now...lol

 

[Ixion]

New:
Full black roof wrap & antenna
Chrome delete: upper window sills, door handles, side vent, grill surrounds
Additional wrap: lower door stripe, front vent GT look, front lower grill surrounds to match upper grill, rear lower diffuser in gray, upper diffuser was body color now in black
M&S type S painted trunk spoiler

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Nicely done and subtle. How much did all that detail work cost you?

 

[mandasol]

Thanks Ixion, the wrap was $1000 and the trunk spoiler was $290 painted.

 

[MerlintheMad]

I didn't do anything "to" my Stinger today. But I did go over to the service department and have them sign and stamp my first two maintenances. Only this morning did I realize/remember that I have a maintenance and service schedule in the warranty book. Heh! I definitely want to keep up on all of that. The reason why I didn't think of it on my own is because I've never had a brand new car before, so I've never thought about keeping a continuous record of service, maintenance and repairs done on a vehicle. I've always just let my mechanic look things up in his computer records.

 

[Kamauxx]

New:
Full black roof wrap & antenna
Chrome delete: upper window sills, door handles, side vent, grill surrounds
Additional wrap: lower door stripe, front vent GT look, front lower grill surrounds to match upper grill, rear lower diffuser in gray, upper diffuser was body color now in black
M&S type S painted trunk spoiler
Eibach lowering springs

From previous posts:
RaceChip GTS Black
3M Crystalline Tint
Full badge replacement
LED back up light
HID headlights




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Nicely done!

 

[Paul32]

I didn't do anything "to" my Stinger today. But I did go over to the service department and have them sign and stamp my first two maintenances. Only this morning did I realize/remember that I have a maintenance and service schedule in the warranty book. Heh! I definitely want to keep up on all of that. The reason why I didn't think of it on my own is because I've never had a brand new car before, so I've never thought about keeping a continuous record of service, maintenance and repairs done on a vehicle. I've always just let my mechanic look things up in his computer records.

I maintain service records in a spreadsheet where everything about my cars are documented. This includes: Gas Mileage, Lease/purchase Info, upgrades, etc....

 

[MerlintheMad]

I maintain service records in a spreadsheet where everything about my cars are documented. This includes: Gas Mileage, Lease/purchase Info, upgrades, etc....

That is very OC cool. I don't have but the one car (wife has her own car, of course, far from new and never kept a service record on it). So this is a massive upgrade in my owner behavior, to even keep the maintenance log book up to date.

 

[Paul32]

That is very OC cool. I don't have but the one car (wife has her own car, of course, far from new and never kept a service record on it). So this is a massive upgrade in my owner behavior, to even keep the maintenance log book up to date.

As I get older, the more someone asks about when something happened and I don't even come close to the actual date. Document everything.....

 

[MerlintheMad]

As I get older, the more someone asks about when something happened and I don't even come close to the actual date. Document everything.....

Ah, I see the process beginning at my end. If I make it to 82, at this rate, I'll be right where you are on this one!

 

[westcoastGT]

Ah, I see the process beginning at my end. If I make it to 82, at this rate, I'll be right where you are on this one!

ohhhhhh , I believe that was a pot shot !! Bawaaaaaaa

 

[Paul32]

My Stinger car cover came in today, 4 days early from ebay.

 

[Kia Stinger]

New:
Full black roof wrap & antenna
Chrome delete: upper window sills, door handles, side vent, grill surrounds
Additional wrap: lower door stripe, front vent GT look, front lower grill surrounds to match upper grill, rear lower diffuser in gray, upper diffuser was body color now in black
M&S type S painted trunk spoiler
Eibach lowering springs

From previous posts:
RaceChip GTS Black
3M Crystalline Tint
Full badge replacement
LED back up light
HID headlights




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That chrome OEM Kia Motors badge looks great! Great match with the paint...