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  1. 09redranger

    Polishing wheels

    If you really want a perfect shine with aluminum you have to sand the aluminum down first. Small scratches in the aluminum keep it from getting that perfect "mirror" shine. I have aluminum wheels on my ranger and every winter i sand and polish them. I start with 800grit and then 1000. Then i...
  2. 09redranger

    Some Stuff i did this season

    i finish with 3m ultrafine machine polish and it leaves a beautiful finish with no holograms.
  3. 09redranger

    Some Stuff i did this season

    My buddys 08 duramax, he bought it used. It had some rough paint. But some m105 and 3m polish cleaned her right up My ranger i did this summer, shines pretty good for red i think freind of mines lbz duramax just paint correction, nothing else
  4. 09redranger

    finishing with a dewalt DWP849X

    I have one and love it, its what i use 95 % of the time. ONly time i use my da for is door pillars, or colormatched grills. I even apply wax with my 849xp
  5. 09redranger

    How to prep your car for winter

    For undercarriage protection,FluidFilm is by far the best iv seen. Every fall after i give my truck its final waxing, i get my truck sprayed. Whole undercarraige, enginebay door jams, inside doors, tailgate, wheel wheels and all the lowers. Its nice because it creeps into all the crevices. Once...
  6. 09redranger

    What's your occupation?

    commercial construction, excavating
  7. 09redranger

    Detailed My Truck After A LONG Winter!

    Snow and Salt finnaly went away so i could put my lift kit and summer wheels and tires on and detail my truck this past weekend, Washed, claybar, Megs 105, 205 collonite845 all season dressing on the trim, FYI these pics where before i did the wheelwells so cut me some slack haha! Before After
  8. 09redranger

    Extreme Makeover

    guy who owned it before NEVER cleaned it, found a bunch of empty water bottles grease tubes, and a track roller behind the seat along with a few tools lol
  9. 09redranger

    Extreme Makeover

    took probably two days, one was spent putting on a new seat cover Before after
  10. 09redranger

    Polished my Aluminum wheels for spring

    My aluminum wheels have been out in the garage all winter long, and had some minor scratches and oxidation, so i polished them first with a brown heavy cut rouge, then green, and then red finishing rouge. Then a good hand polish with zephyr pro 40
  11. 09redranger

    Under carrage salt removal

    well here in ny they salt the roads till there snow white, i made a special hose end for getting the frame and underbody washed without getting soaked! i got a 3/4" steel pipe roughly 6' long and put a 90 on the end with a twist garden hose nozzle the other end is just a regular garden hose end...
  12. 09redranger

    Hi All! from cold & snowy Buffalo, NY

    Hello from Springville!
  13. 09redranger

    2006 Kenworth

    Heard of it, never tried it thou! But alot of the liquid metal polishes i think are verry similar IMO
  14. 09redranger

    Hello from Syracuse, NY

    Welcome from South of Buffalo!!!
  15. 09redranger

    2006 Kenworth

    fist detail for 2014, considering theres 2feet of snow and single digit temps, -claybar -megs105/205 -collonite 845 -zephyr pro40 on all the stainless And i finnaly got to use the tornador i got this winter, a little akward at first but got used to it pretty quick Tanks and wheels where not...
  16. 09redranger

    Old School Aluminum Slotted Mag Wheels - Extreme Makeover

    That trucks pretty cool! For your wheels you should stop by your local truck stop and get some rouge bars and airway buffing wheels to try. Youd fall in love. Thats what i use on the two trucks at work. A mirror finish in 1/4 of the time
  17. 09redranger

    Moveing to Rotary?

    So iv been detailing on the side for two years now. Probably cleaned 30-35 cars this season. Right now i have been useing the porter Cable dual action with megs 105/205 for removeing the swirls and oxidation, And It seems like it takes a verry long time. Also dosent take out some of the larger...
  18. 09redranger

    Havent Posted in Ages!!!

    I havent posted in ages, between workin full time and detailing on my days off, havent had time to post anything. So heres some of my details from the summer. Probably did 30-35 vehicles this season. Now cant wait for spring Before After This one had sit for a verry long time, lots of...
  19. 09redranger

    hello from not so sunny bar-ffalo ny

    welcome from Springville LOL!
  20. 09redranger

    Leaf Blower for drying

    is that what the sticker says, cuz its a lie. We have one that claims 200mph wind speed, but it barley blows. I have the biggest backpack blower you can get and the wind speed is only 140. The air volume is what matters more. And iv had decent luck with unwaxed. Nearly not as good but still...
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