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Ok, getting the car fully detailed on tuesday and i wanna take some nice pix while the car is still looking spico

anybody got any suggestions for nice back drop locations around brissy?

ill probably just go down to the cliffs at kangaroo point, but im open to suggestions if anybody knows anywhere else nice that could be a backdrop to my car

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um choas and nismoman18 went to some hill near hinze dam. I would have linked the photo but I forgot what it looked like. its overlooks surfers.

the port of brisbane has heaps of nice spots.

roma street has that roundabout next to the roma street station.

dont know where else really :(

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um choas and nismoman18 went to some hill near hinze dam. I would have linked the photo but I forgot what it looked like. its overlooks surfers.

yar, been there

if i can keep the car nice and clean until the weekend, ill go for a punt down there and take some pix

On a side note, who's doing the detailing, whats getting done and how much is it going to cost?

we called a few places, but ended up going with the closest one

they are D&W Detailers and they work under Fair Deal Cars at Annerley on Ipswich road

gonna cost 200 bux for the full cut and polish and we are getting the insides all done as well (all shampooed and nice and clean)

been meaning to get it done for ages and since woman scraped the side of the car on the garage the other day, it was extra motivation to get it all cleaned up

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shit!

best places are where water is almost perfectly in line with the land

IE if the water rose even a little, it would flood

park car close to water as u can, go out in the water,

hopefully its either nice and sunny, sunset or sunrise

and u should get a nice photo with the contrast of the sun along your car, the reflection of your car in the water, and if on the right angle, it will look like your car is sitting on the water

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