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Old 30 March 2013, 10:24 AM   #1
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A true artist

Hello fine people !

I have to show all off you a true artist in work

I leave my Sub 14060 there for a service and polish

I share a link where he polish a Daytona and gonna share when he do my sub aswell later now enjoy this artist in work



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTE7TWsNpVk
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Old 30 March 2013, 12:38 PM   #2
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Yes, Please show us before and after pics once the job is done.
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Old 30 March 2013, 01:12 PM   #3
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Old 30 March 2013, 01:22 PM   #4
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Phenomenal thread! Thanks for sharing!
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Old 30 March 2013, 01:42 PM   #5
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Really cool, thank you.
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Old 30 March 2013, 01:43 PM   #6
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Phenomenal thread! Thanks for sharing!
Thank you
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Old 30 March 2013, 01:44 PM   #7
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Really cool, thank you.
Youre welcome
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Old 30 March 2013, 01:45 PM   #8
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Yes, Please show us before and after pics once the job is done.
Ofcourse i do that
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Old 30 March 2013, 01:46 PM   #9
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That was fantastic. To bad they are half way around the world from me.

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Old 30 March 2013, 01:52 PM   #10
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Legit but I wonder why he didnt remove the crown gasket during the process. Maybe he replaced it and it just didnt show
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Old 30 March 2013, 02:00 PM   #11
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Wow
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Old 30 March 2013, 02:26 PM   #12
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That was very enjoyable.
Thanks for the education.
Would it be worthwhile putting that in the TRF Technical Library?
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Old 30 March 2013, 02:27 PM   #13
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Nice to see the attention to detail.
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Old 30 March 2013, 02:40 PM   #14
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Wow what a great video!
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Old 30 March 2013, 03:22 PM   #15
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Wow that's cool!
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Old 30 March 2013, 03:41 PM   #16
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Didn't show how they polished the bezel . . . did it?
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Old 30 March 2013, 04:05 PM   #17
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That was awesome.....he is truly an artist!
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Old 30 March 2013, 04:12 PM   #18
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Bite me but I thought the whole operation looked a bit....agricultural

As for that ring on his finger at the beginning...............................!!
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Old 30 March 2013, 10:45 PM   #19
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Some update images

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Old 30 March 2013, 11:48 PM   #20
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Great video I wanted to see him polish that bezel
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Old 31 March 2013, 12:12 AM   #21
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Very nice!!
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Old 31 March 2013, 12:22 AM   #22
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pretty cool. Night and day from before and after. How long does that job actually take? 7 mins ?
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Old 31 March 2013, 12:57 AM   #23
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It's amazing the attention to detail put into making that Daytona look brand new!
Looking forward to more photos.
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Old 31 March 2013, 01:20 AM   #24
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Awesome video, thank you very much !
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Old 31 March 2013, 01:44 AM   #25
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Great vid... tho he didnt seem to tighten the case back down very much..?!?!
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Old 31 March 2013, 01:49 AM   #26
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Cool!
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Old 31 March 2013, 01:54 AM   #27
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Very cool, a true artist.
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Old 31 March 2013, 04:21 AM   #28
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Thank you for sharing. Obviously he works with love.
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Old 31 March 2013, 08:27 AM   #29
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Thank You for posting that.
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Old 31 March 2013, 08:42 AM   #30
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Yep, great video. Thank you. I did wonder how the magic was done!
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