03 f150 cquk'd

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Had an opening so I was able to get this in. 03 F150 with only 66k miles. Truck was in decent shape and sits in the Florida sun. After talking with the owner he wanted gloss and protection. So CQUK was the product on this job.

1. Washed wheels with APC then Iron x.
2. Washed exterior then Iron x followed by Nano skin fine mitt.
3. Fg400 with yellow CCS pad followed by pf2500 on a white pad.
4. Eraser wipe down and Cquartz UK followed by Reload.
5. Tires plastics dressed with mother's dressing. Chrome polished with turtle wax chrome polish.


Iron x doing its thing







All done.

















 
Noob question: why CQUK in FL. I though the uk version was for colder environments. Beautiful work!
 
Looking good buddy! UK appears to exhibit more gloss...
 
Great work. Looks like an intensive plan of attack, yellow pad is really harsh!

How did you like CQUK application? Have you got any streaks?

My question (never used CQUK) is, I see many applying reload after CQUK'ing. Is this really necessary, have a reason? If yes, what's the reason?

Kind Regards.
 
Looks nice!!! I imagine that is one happy owner.
 
MrHiggs said:
Noob question: why CQUK in FL. I though the uk version was for colder environments. Beautiful work!
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From my experience the cquk has been formulated to work in a much broader temp range. Hot or cold. Being in Florida and usually hot/humid here it still is a very easy product to work with.


Tato said:
Great work. Looks like an intensive plan of attack, yellow pad is really harsh!

How did you like CQUK application? Have you got any streaks?

My question (never used CQUK) is, I see many applying reload after CQUK'ing. Is this really necessary, have a reason? If yes, what's the reason?

Kind Regards.
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Thank you! Really I only had to yellow pad a some spots not the whole truck.

I like how the cquk goes on. Pretty easy once you get the feel for it. As long as you make sure to buff it clean then you won't get high spots or streaks.

As far as reload goes I did apply it to this truck mainly because it was going to sit outside overnight and I didn't want to risk water spotting during the curing process. It does add a noticeable slickness to the surface after the reload has been applied. On my own personal car I did not apply it and haven't noticed any ill effects.
 
I'm curious as to how long this took you from start to finish?

I have a black f150 of my own that I need to do, swirls all over the place and marks left over from the dealer who obviously doesn't know how to use a rotary. I figure I need to put aside probably two days to get it done
 
If I am not mistaken, the CqUK is meant to be able to be "applied" in a broader temperature range. It is not the end result temperature that makes a difference.

HUMP
 
HUMP DIESEL said:
If I am not mistaken, the CqUK is meant to be able to be "applied" in a broader temperature range. It is not the end result temperature that makes a difference.

HUMP
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Yup! Exactly what I said in my previous post. Makes it much easier.

Whole job took roughly 8-10hrs give or take.
 
Lints said:
I'm curious as to how long this took you from start to finish?

I have a black f150 of my own that I need to do, swirls all over the place and marks left over from the dealer who obviously doesn't know how to use a rotary. I figure I need to put aside probably two days to get it done
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definitly need 2 good days from start to finish. Took me about 15 hours. washed clayed and then 1 polish. sorry i didnt do a finish polish also. washed again and then car pro eraser.
and then cquartz. only did 1 coat and sorry i didnt do 2 coats. Have to take your time with the prep. its the most important step. Once you put the coating there is no turning back.
good luck
 
Looking sharp, red has a nice pop too it.

To the other posters re: how long it takes, my ram 1500 crew took me 12 hours plus another 3, so 15 total, and if the sun didn't set i would have spent another 3-4 and my truck is in good condition.
 
BlackRam said:
Looking sharp, red has a nice pop too it.

To the other posters re: how long it takes, my ram 1500 crew took me 12 hours plus another 3, so 15 total, and if the sun didn't set i would have spent another 3-4 and my truck is in good condition.
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Thanks man! The owner was thrilled and his main concern was protection from the Florida sun. Had about 8-10hrs total.
 
Looks great!

I'm curious: why did you go from FG400 to PF2500 instead of something like FF3000 or SF 4000/4500? 400 & 2500 have the same gloss finish according to Menzerna when using the appropriate pads.
 
kevincwelch said:
Looks great!

I'm curious: why did you go from FG400 to PF2500 instead of something like FF3000 or SF 4000/4500? 400 & 2500 have the same gloss finish according to Menzerna when using the appropriate pads.
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The main reason is thats what I had in my arsenal. I also had M105/M205 but felt the PF2500 finished out nice on this truck with the white pad. Owner wasn't going for a show car perfect finish. Just wanted some gloss and nice protection from the Florida sun.

The owner came by yesterday and picked it up and was absolutely thrilled.
 
Cool. Thanks.

I have the Menzerna line as my "go to" line of polishes, but there are a lot of things I don't know about them -- especially what people have picked up from years of experience!
 
kevincwelch said:
Cool. Thanks.

I have the Menzerna line as my "go to" line of polishes, but there are a lot of things I don't know about them -- especially what people have picked up from years of experience!
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Cool. Only been using the Menzerna line for about 6mo or so. Started with the FG400 for a compound then bought the PF2500, then when I just did a single stage old Mercedes I bought IP2000. Still like M205 as a nice finish polish.
 
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