Definately a nice autumn day! I figured you would have those up quickly, Ryan. haha. They did turn out pretty good, I know I have a new wallpaper on my computer. Well get that claybar and 3M Compound on your car, top it all with a little Zaino and you'll blow away those two f-bods anyday....that pearlescent paint will look awesome.
Ed

No, it looks too good to miss. :P
Those TA'* looks soooo sweeeeeet.

all i saw was trees grass and water.

I'll take one of each Firechicken....

Side note that 05 GTO will also have the 400HP 6.0 LS2 engine.

Hell yeah it will. 400 anxious ponies ready to show you a good time!!

why is the compound needed? is there defects that a typical cleaner/polish wouldn't get rid of?

i gotta agree with sol on this one

I remember those blue rims, those are special editions right?

Yeah, those rims are for the 30th Anniversary Trans Am'* Only. There were 500 American Spec Convertables and somthing like 2000 American Spec Coupes. Regarding the 3M Compound: The Perfect It II is an abrasive compound that I have found works really well to help blend the paint and work out large swirl marks. Then if you follow this up with a nice polish, those swirls made by the actual compound will be worked out leaving you with a perfect, swirl free finish. I have found that 3M makes pretty good products. There is another brand that I can't think of that a lot of people use too, but I can not think of the name. I'll get back to you on that one. Basically, my reason for being specific with the 3M, is that from my personal experience, I have found nothing to work better. The 3M with my PorterCable gave me reasonably good results. I will also post up with a good site of how too'* if interested.
Ed
EDIT: I am not sure on the 30th Ann. Coupe Numbers. It could be 2500.

i'm just going by the typical Meguiar’* Philosophy

"Always use the least aggressive product to get the job done"

compounds are generally harsh. from the meguiars standpoint, #83 is the "harshest / most abrasive" product recommended for PC use.

I personally have a bottle of the 3M compound you speak of, but it only comes out in EXTREME situations (and usually applied by hand to scratches)