LittleKing24
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Take it thru a car wash all you want....
This King Ranch has only been thru automatic car washes since it was brand new. It went thru at least two or three times per week, but over the last few months, has only seen one or two washes. And since automatic interior washes aren't a thing yet, the interior of the truck was in pretty rough shape as well. I tackled this truck over the course of 2 days. The first day consisted of the decontamination wash, and interior detail. The second day consisted of the exterior detail, including paint correction, trim restoration, chrome polishing, and protecting the paint.
Decon Wash
The wheels and tires were cleaned using various brushes by hand, and rinsed using a 1600 psi electric pressure washer. The wheels were cleaned with McKees 37 Foaming Wheel Cleaner. Each tire was scrubbed twice with McKees 37 Tire and Rubber Rejuvenator. One wheel had what appeared to be rust above the painted surface, and after a small test spot, decided to leave this wheel alone, as the risk far outweighed the reward.
The front fender wells had a felt lining, and took a good 10 minutes each to fully rinse out all of the dirt, as I guess there's no such thing yet as an automatic fender well washer either.
Now to the wash......
As you can see, I was dealing with a fairly dirty truck. I decided it would be best to perform a presoak using a non ph neutral soap, mixed with about 2oz of McKees 37 Hi-Intensity APC in my foam cannon. After letting it dwell for about 3 or 4 minutes, I rinsed off the soap, then performed a 2 bucket wash with Megs Hyper Wash. While the 2BM was unnecessary for a truck in such condition, i prefer to work clean whenever possible.
After the wash, I clayed the vehicle, and while doing so, noticed some tar on the panels behind each wheel. So, as I went around the truck with the clay bar, I sprayed Tarminator on any affected areas and agitated with a bug sponge, then rinsed with my pressure washer. That was it for the day on the exterior.
Don't you just love a dirty interior?
Absolutely not! Like with any interior, this could have been much worse. But it was still sad to see nonetheless....
The interior was pretty straight forward. All of the plastic/vinyl was cleaned with Megs APC and various brushes. The leather seats were cleaned with Megs Leather Cleaner, along with my new favorite tool, the leather&vinyl scrub brush(yellow handle). It made cleaning quick and VERY easy. The floor mats protected the carpet well enough that a simple brush and vacuum cleaned it up nicely. The floor mats themselves were scrubbed with Hi-Intensity APC, rinsed, then protected with the WeatherTech protectant.
If there is one process I wish I would have done differently, it would have been to clean the door jambs during the wash process, so I could easily rinse the dirt and grime away, rather than trying to wipe everything up with a towel. Oh well! We live and learn right?
After everything was clean, all of the plastic/vinyl was protected with Pinnacle Vinyl/Rubber Cleaner&Conditioner. The leather was protected with McKees 37 Leather Guard UV50. Day 1... OVER
New Dawn, New Day
Being the truck was just a wee bit too tall(or way too tall) to fit inside the garage, it sat outside all night. As I mentioned earlier, I like to work clean. So, I started off the morning with using McKees Waterless Wash on the Go to give me a clean slate before polishing the paint. The process was going to be a 2-step correction. I was having difficulty getting any decent pictures for my test spot, which was the tailgate being it seemed to be the worst area on the truck. Therefore, I used the hood and natural sunlight later in the detail to take pictures.
For my original test spot, I used an orange GG Boss cutting pad with Correcting Cream, using my GG6. There was a big improvement, but it still wasn't enough to get rid of all the swirls and scratches. It's a shame, I was really looking forward to smelling the scent of the Correcting cream all day. So from there I stepped it up and went to a combo that lives up to every bit of its name. The white GG Fast Correcting pad, paired with Fast Correcting Cream. BINGO! It's correction ability was well over 90% on the entire truck. Just a few RIDS here and there. For the smaller areas, I used my PC with a 3" backing plate and 3" Lake Country Orange Flat pad. I just worked the areas slower to get the same results.
After the paint correction, I went through and did the final touch ups. The chrome areas were polished using McKees 37 FAST Metal Polish. The trim was restored using McKees 37 Trim Restorer. Before sealing the paint, I wiped down the entire truck with N-914 @ paint prep ratio, due to a light rain that came down as I was finishing up polishing the very last panel. It also ensured a clean surface for the sealant. I used McKees 37 Hi Def Paint Sealant, and applied it by HAND. Once again, working clean, I wore microfiber gloves for both the application and removal of the sealant.
After applying the sealant, I cleaned both the exterior and interior glass with Mothers ReVision Glass+Surface Cleaner. The tires were then dressed with Blackfire AIO Trim and Tire Protectant(Bring this back please
....). The sealant was then easily wiped off, and I could officially call it DUN.
FINAL RESULTS...
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This King Ranch has only been thru automatic car washes since it was brand new. It went thru at least two or three times per week, but over the last few months, has only seen one or two washes. And since automatic interior washes aren't a thing yet, the interior of the truck was in pretty rough shape as well. I tackled this truck over the course of 2 days. The first day consisted of the decontamination wash, and interior detail. The second day consisted of the exterior detail, including paint correction, trim restoration, chrome polishing, and protecting the paint.
Decon Wash
The wheels and tires were cleaned using various brushes by hand, and rinsed using a 1600 psi electric pressure washer. The wheels were cleaned with McKees 37 Foaming Wheel Cleaner. Each tire was scrubbed twice with McKees 37 Tire and Rubber Rejuvenator. One wheel had what appeared to be rust above the painted surface, and after a small test spot, decided to leave this wheel alone, as the risk far outweighed the reward.
The front fender wells had a felt lining, and took a good 10 minutes each to fully rinse out all of the dirt, as I guess there's no such thing yet as an automatic fender well washer either.
Now to the wash......
As you can see, I was dealing with a fairly dirty truck. I decided it would be best to perform a presoak using a non ph neutral soap, mixed with about 2oz of McKees 37 Hi-Intensity APC in my foam cannon. After letting it dwell for about 3 or 4 minutes, I rinsed off the soap, then performed a 2 bucket wash with Megs Hyper Wash. While the 2BM was unnecessary for a truck in such condition, i prefer to work clean whenever possible.
After the wash, I clayed the vehicle, and while doing so, noticed some tar on the panels behind each wheel. So, as I went around the truck with the clay bar, I sprayed Tarminator on any affected areas and agitated with a bug sponge, then rinsed with my pressure washer. That was it for the day on the exterior.
Don't you just love a dirty interior?
Absolutely not! Like with any interior, this could have been much worse. But it was still sad to see nonetheless....
The interior was pretty straight forward. All of the plastic/vinyl was cleaned with Megs APC and various brushes. The leather seats were cleaned with Megs Leather Cleaner, along with my new favorite tool, the leather&vinyl scrub brush(yellow handle). It made cleaning quick and VERY easy. The floor mats protected the carpet well enough that a simple brush and vacuum cleaned it up nicely. The floor mats themselves were scrubbed with Hi-Intensity APC, rinsed, then protected with the WeatherTech protectant.
If there is one process I wish I would have done differently, it would have been to clean the door jambs during the wash process, so I could easily rinse the dirt and grime away, rather than trying to wipe everything up with a towel. Oh well! We live and learn right?
After everything was clean, all of the plastic/vinyl was protected with Pinnacle Vinyl/Rubber Cleaner&Conditioner. The leather was protected with McKees 37 Leather Guard UV50. Day 1... OVER
New Dawn, New Day
Being the truck was just a wee bit too tall(or way too tall) to fit inside the garage, it sat outside all night. As I mentioned earlier, I like to work clean. So, I started off the morning with using McKees Waterless Wash on the Go to give me a clean slate before polishing the paint. The process was going to be a 2-step correction. I was having difficulty getting any decent pictures for my test spot, which was the tailgate being it seemed to be the worst area on the truck. Therefore, I used the hood and natural sunlight later in the detail to take pictures.
For my original test spot, I used an orange GG Boss cutting pad with Correcting Cream, using my GG6. There was a big improvement, but it still wasn't enough to get rid of all the swirls and scratches. It's a shame, I was really looking forward to smelling the scent of the Correcting cream all day. So from there I stepped it up and went to a combo that lives up to every bit of its name. The white GG Fast Correcting pad, paired with Fast Correcting Cream. BINGO! It's correction ability was well over 90% on the entire truck. Just a few RIDS here and there. For the smaller areas, I used my PC with a 3" backing plate and 3" Lake Country Orange Flat pad. I just worked the areas slower to get the same results.
After the paint correction, I went through and did the final touch ups. The chrome areas were polished using McKees 37 FAST Metal Polish. The trim was restored using McKees 37 Trim Restorer. Before sealing the paint, I wiped down the entire truck with N-914 @ paint prep ratio, due to a light rain that came down as I was finishing up polishing the very last panel. It also ensured a clean surface for the sealant. I used McKees 37 Hi Def Paint Sealant, and applied it by HAND. Once again, working clean, I wore microfiber gloves for both the application and removal of the sealant.
After applying the sealant, I cleaned both the exterior and interior glass with Mothers ReVision Glass+Surface Cleaner. The tires were then dressed with Blackfire AIO Trim and Tire Protectant(Bring this back please
....). The sealant was then easily wiped off, and I could officially call it DUN. FINAL RESULTS...
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