2002 F350 7.3 Diesel 6" Lift 30+ hr detail

[TrKent]

Hello everyone, I'll be updating this thread with my progress on a 2002 F350 I am working on. It was repainted about 2 years ago. The wash took 3 hours on the wheels and undercarriage and about 1.5 hours on the rest of the exterior. Here are some pictures from the wash and in the Dream Detail studio:

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IronX

Wheel Condition

Takin' up some space in the Dream Detail studio....

 

[Chris's FX4]

:laughing:

Love the pics with you squatting under it.

Can't wait to see the rest.:xyxthumbs:

 

[TrKent]

:laughing:

Love the pics with you squatting under it.

sometimes it helps to be short :xyxthumbs:

 

[Mike@DedicatedPerfection]

Cant wait to follow along on this one. That paint is hammered!!

 

[TrKent]

178,000 Miles!! It used to be a work truck and then their son drove it for a few years and now they want to make it a weekend/cruise-in truck!!

 

[Vegas Transplant]

Some guys have all of the fun!

Subbed:xyxthumbs:

 

[RoadRageDetail]

IN.

OMG I do not envy you, but I cannot wait to see the transformation.

 

[ihaveacamaro]

All I got to say is... Nice garage!!

Oh and the car looks like a pretty cool job too

 

[Jomax]

All I got to say is... Nice garage!!

Oh and the car looks like a pretty cool job too

Car!?! Nice truck btw. These big trucks are fun huh? Just washing them is a chore. I can't wait to see the outcome!


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[Chris's FX4]

So a quick question, how tall are your garage doors?

 

[ihaveacamaro]

Car!?! Nice truck btw. These big trucks are fun huh? Just washing them is a chore. I can't wait to see the outcome!


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Right I meant truck lol... and well yeah, they are fun.... for us to watch

 

[TrKent]

So a quick question, how tall are your garage doors?

I did check before they brought the truck down, doors are 8' and the truck is 7'8". I was prepared to drop some air out of the tires just in case

Transmitted from my WiFi-enabled telegraph.

 

[Chris's FX4]

I did check before they brought the truck down, doors are 8' and the truck is 7'8". I was prepared to drop some air out of the tires just in case

Transmitted from my WiFi-enabled telegraph.

Definitely a good thing to check before hand. Lol

I knew that truck had to be close to 8ft, so either you were cutting it close or you had some big doors.

 

[Pats300zx]

Wow...that thing is a beast. Can't wait to see how this turns out !!!

 

[TrKent]

Does anyone know if this is just surface oxidation on chrome and can be polished out or if this is the chrome actually being worn away??

This is the front bumper

Here's another close up view:

 

[david11g35]

Looks like surface oxidation. Should polish out. I dealt with something similar last weekend.

http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/showthread.php?t=56353

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[TrKent]

Awesome, thanks for the reference, I'll test out some P21S on it later today :thankyousign:

 

[TrKent]

Here are some pictures from today so far... decontamination day:
I have spent 2.5 hours decontaminating the paint & glass using the CarPro PolyShave Decon Pad and PolyShave Decon Block. And I'm only about halfway done. Here are some pictures:

Decon Block for the smaller bits, works much faster than clay!

So, even with more efficient time saving tools I will still probably spend about 4 hours total on decon. This should give you some idea on how rough this paint is...

 

[Waxy]

All cleaned up, & ready for some off road fun.........

 

[DoctorDoctor]

I can't wait to see how this turns out. Keep up the awesome work!