2006 GMC Sierra Ready For Sale

richy

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This gentleman was a referral as well as a fellow LEO. He approached me to prepare his 2006 GMC Sierra Pickup for sale. It has only 87,000 km (roughly 50,000 miles). It was quite dirty so I wasn't really able to assess the condition of the paint but I had suggested a one step process to keep the cost down. In the back of my mind I was thinking of trying the M205 + mf + Rupes combo on the paint to see how it did.

Here it is as it arrived:


























The chrome on the driver's door was bad. Shame as the rest of it seemed really good.














Time permitting I would clean up the inside too.














First up was the wheels, barrels, wells and tires.

The barrels looked like they hadn't been cleaned in a long time. I used Malco Brake Off and let it dwell. A light agitation was given and then they were rinsed off. I followed that with Megs WB. Acid neutralizing the alkaline. That was rinsed off and a final shot of Zep Citrus for good measure. Boy did that regime really clean them!

The faces were cleaned with Megs WB followed by Zep Citrus.

The tires were cleaned first with LATA followed by a 2nd time with Zep 505.
Finally the wells were cleaned with LATA followed by some Permanon.


The truck was then hand washed with DG 901 followed by a 2nd decontamination wash using IX paste. The roof after being rinsed was shot with CarPro Hydro as it wasn't getting polished so it still would bead up as nicely as the rest of it was going to.


The truck was brought inside and was blown off using my Master Blaster and was then clayed using my Speedy Prep towel.


Now it was time to play with some paint!!


The hood was frankly a mess! Check out all the chips!




















The worst part was that wasn't all of them! There were a couple of quite large ones. I offered to pick up some touch up paint the next day for him as I was going to be out anyway. They would have really stood out with polished paint had they not been filled!


So, back to the hood being a mess. I ran a tape line down the hood to test 2 different methods. I know I was thinking a single stage polish, but that wasn't going to fly on this hood...it was too bad. Check out both sides of the tape line:








I had read Kevin Brown's article about using gobs of 205 + a mf disc + Rupes and decided to try that against my faithful stand-by, my black TB wool pad. The article claimed it was as effective as wool. I'd soon see for myself!


I had a brand new Megs heavy cut mf and used M205 + Rupes 21. I had to admit it was a great combo. It did cut quickly and with no dusting and finished down well. It was impressive. Here are the results of that section done:








As you can see, it did really well. If the paint wasn't so badly marked, it probably would have been fine. But in this case, it was not enough. Too many scratches were left behind.


I then tried the other side of the tape line with my Flex 3401 + TB black wool (an older one) + Amerirocks. You can see how that finished down with no following steps at this point either:








The winner was clearly the TB wool pad but there was dust and it was going to be followed by M205 for the win. The hood to me is always the centrepiece. I was so impressed with the 205+ mf combo that I decided to use that on the rest of the truck (side panels).


So the hood got 3401 + ARocks + TB wool followed by M205 + yellow B/S + 3401. I then used 3401 + DG Squeaky Clean + white B/S pad to ensure a proper surface to coat. The rest of the truck got the M205 + mf (I ended up using a regular Megs mf compound disc rather than the heavy cut one..I just liked it better with the thicker bottom on it). That was followed by the M205 + yellow B/S and the SC as above. This is a big truck and took a lot of time even for something that I was not trying to get perfect. I was getting about 90% correction on the sides with this combo. It was quick and effective.
 
The windshield got DP glass coating and the rest of the glass, paint, wheels, head and tail lights all got PBL paint coating. This was a lower cost alternative that I had suggested since the vehicle was going to be sold. It would present really nice to a potential customer since it is a very slick coating and frankly it doesn't matter how long it lasts.

The trim was treated to WETS. The chrome had been polished by M205 + yellow B/S and was coated too, including the running boards. The tires were shot with OB @ 100% via my air gun.

I called him to update him with the time so far. He advised me to stop there. The inside wasn't really bad by any means so I vacuumed it, took out a few salt stains with Folex, cleaned the glass with a KD/Fast glass towel, and cleaned the plastic with OPC and my AG knock off pad. I spent an hour doing all that but I wanted it to be right ready to sell when he got it. A favour for a fellow LEO.


Here it is all done with some inside shots:






















Some different lighting:

















And lastly a very few outside:











Remember all those hood chips?










Loving the running boards now!








Thanks for looking! Comments always appreciated.
 
Water turned into wine, amazing save!

Great work on chrome as well,

Thanks for sharing and for the write-up.

Kind Regards.
 
Richy, another fantastic job! I always look forward to your write ups man. I hope you are feeling better by the way. I need to order some of those TB pads for the Flex ASAP!!
 
he must of been thrilled, another home run hit out of the park. nice job...
 
Water turned into wine, amazing save!

Great work on chrome as well,

Thanks for sharing and for the write-up.

Kind Regards.
Thanks very much! GM chrome is usually really good and is nice to work with.

Richy, another fantastic job! I always look forward to your write ups man. I hope you are feeling better by the way. I need to order some of those TB pads for the Flex ASAP!!
Thanks very much! I'm not feeling better unfortunately. I just finished a week of prednisone and the doc is saying I might have to go to the hospital now. I'll know at the beginning of the week, which will be my 8th week of this nonsense. I scare my family when I cough b/c it's so violent.

he must of been thrilled, another home run hit out of the park. nice job...
Thanks very much! I hope he sells it quickly and for good money. He said he'd let me know when it sells.
 
That's not good if the prednisone hasn't wiped it out. Walking pneumonia perhaps?
 
That's not good if the prednisone hasn't wiped it out. Walking pneumonia perhaps?
The 2nd XRay showed the pneumonia to be gone but I still have (and have had for over 7 weeks) a violent cough. So violent in fact that I was passing out multiple times after coughing. Sleeping at nights is problematic. My voice has been shot for over a month too. This is not fun.
 
The 2nd XRay showed the pneumonia to be gone but I still have (and have had for over 7 weeks) a violent cough. So violent in fact that I was passing out multiple times after coughing. Sleeping at nights is problematic. My voice has been shot for over a month too. This is not fun.

richy, i had something similiar (violent hacking cough) that lasted a a month or so and it eventually went away after some time (had it earlier this year). it's weird because i had never experienced anything like it before in my whole life. hope you fell better mang...

p.s. have you ever tried surbuf pads with the DA?
 
Richy, first of all really hope you start feeling better soon. Sounds like you've been sick for way too long.

Also I've been meaning to ask if you've ever had any issues with Amerirocks drying out on you? I tried using it on a TB pad with my Rupes 15 the other day and it did not go well, lol. Basically I set my machine to speed 2 to spread the compound around my working area and just doing that it turned to cement on the paint. Now granted I was working on a black car on a rather hot day, but I did park it in the shade.

So just wondering if you use the same amount of product as in your TB M105 video. Also do you ever feel the need to use a quick detailer or squirt of water to keep it from drying out on you?
 
Get better! When I had those very symptoms I ended up breathing through a machine in the hospital for ten days. Not fun.

Nice thing to do for your fellow LEO, truck is positively desirable to a potential new owner now.
 
richy, i had something similiar (violent hacking cough) that lasted a a month or so and it eventually went away after some time (had it earlier this year). it's weird because i had never experienced anything like it before in my whole life. hope you fell better mang...

p.s. have you ever tried surbuf pads with the DA?
I hope to get to the bottom of this quickly. Thanks for sharing your experience. Glad yours cleared up!
Yes, I tried them a few years ago. They work pretty well but shed a bit. I don't think I've tried one with the Rupes come to think of it. I just usually reach for my TB wool b/c it works so damned well.

Richy, first of all really hope you start feeling better soon. Sounds like you've been sick for way too long.

Also I've been meaning to ask if you've ever had any issues with Amerirocks drying out on you? I tried using it on a TB pad with my Rupes 15 the other day and it did not go well, lol. Basically I set my machine to speed 2 to spread the compound around my working area and just doing that it turned to cement on the paint. Now granted I was working on a black car on a rather hot day, but I did park it in the shade.

So just wondering if you use the same amount of product as in your TB M105 video. Also do you ever feel the need to use a quick detailer or squirt of water to keep it from drying out on you?
No, I haven't. I do use the same amount (not much) as I do with M105 like in my video. Now, I use it with my Flex and not my Rupes so that may change it a bit. I've only tried it once with my Rupes 21 and found it not to be as effective as it was with the Flex so I haven't bothered since. Having said that however, it should still work. I'm not sure why it "turned to cement" for you. Perhaps the heat? I don't know. My garage has been fairly warm a few times this summer working that combo and I've never had it be anything but great, so I don't know what to tell you. Too bad you didn't live close by! I guess you can try some water, it certainly can't hurt. Let me know if I can help you more on this issue. I want to see you succeed.


Get better! When I had those very symptoms I ended up breathing through a machine in the hospital for ten days. Not fun.

Nice thing to do for your fellow LEO, truck is positively desirable to a potential new owner now.
Thanks very much Rick! I'm going to see if I can get into another specialist tomorrow. I have an old friend that works in the hospital that can help me out. The problem is that I turn 50 on Wednesday and my wife is hosting a big party at our house on Saturday, so I can't be admitted to the hospital. Bloody Hell!
 
Excellent job! I'd need a really, really good reason to sell the truck now if it were mine.
 
Damn, I bet hes gonna bring the new one to you next time!!! That was a great turn around. Get well soon man!
 
No, I haven't. I do use the same amount (not much) as I do with M105 like in my video. Now, I use it with my Flex and not my Rupes so that may change it a bit. I've only tried it once with my Rupes 21 and found it not to be as effective as it was with the Flex so I haven't bothered since. Having said that however, it should still work. I'm not sure why it "turned to cement" for you. Perhaps the heat? I don't know. My garage has been fairly warm a few times this summer working that combo and I've never had it be anything but great, so I don't know what to tell you. Too bad you didn't live close by! I guess you can try some water, it certainly can't hurt. Let me know if I can help you more on this issue. I want to see you succeed.

Hey thanks that helps a lot! I'll give it another go one of these days. That was my first time using Amerirocks so I'm sure it was user error on my part as I've heard nothing but good things about it. I'm sure I'll get the hang of it.
 
Hey thanks that helps a lot! I'll give it another go one of these days. That was my first time using Amerirocks so I'm sure it was user error on my part as I've heard nothing but good things about it. I'm sure I'll get the hang of it.


I'm sure you will. Every tool, every product has its own way of performing the best.
 
Above And Beyond! I would be proud to be the new owner of that truck!

Richy as always your work is outstanding....even Flawless....But you my friend need a break........get well soon.

Sending a prayer for you and your health and your family.

Thank you for sharing your work with us....
 
Above And Beyond! I would be proud to be the new owner of that truck!

Richy as always your work is outstanding....even Flawless....But you my friend need a break........get well soon.

Sending a prayer for you and your health and your family.

Thank you for sharing your work with us....


Thanks very much Tim! You know what? This weekend is going to be very special for me. I turn 50 tomorrow and my wife is throwing a party at our house for 50 plus people. I am looking very forward to it!!
And...no cars!!


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