A tough detail-

[budman3]

Hey everyone. This detail is dedicated to my Aunt who we lost to a short battle with cancer. I received the news about half way through the detail so the results aren't the greatest because I cut some corners to finish quickly so I could be with my family.

The detail: I looked at the weather before I began to wash and it looked like spot showers here and there. I figured all is well, get it washed up and into the garage before the rain. Well about 1/3 of the way through the truck, the skies darkened and the thunder began to rumble. So I was rushed right off the get go through this detail. About 10 minutes after I got the truck into the garage the skies opened up. It seemed like a normal thunderstorm until the winds picked up and then the rain came down by the gallons, including plenty of pea sized hail:
http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p39/kmford8/HPIM0896Small.jpg


The Process:
-Washed with NXT and shmitt
-PB Clay w/ DP Auto Wash as lube

Drivers side:
-Optimum Hyper Compound, wool pad, rotary polisher
-SSR2.5, polishing pad, PC polisher

Passenger side:
-Menzerna PowerGloss, polishing pad, rotary polisher
-SSR2.5, polishing pad, PC polisher

Hood:
-Optimum Hyper Compound, wool pad, rotary polisher
-Menzerna PowerGloss, polishing pad, rotary polisher
-SSR2.5, polishing pad, PC polisher
Then since I was rushed on time, I applied opti-seal on the paint and vinyl graphics.

Interior:
-Everything was scrubbed or wiped down with Danase Formula D (3:1 ratio)
-Meguiar's #40
-Invisible Glass

Pictures:
Before

After OHC & Wool pad

Considering the circumstances, the truck is a lot better than it was before. I'm not sure why I switched to the PowerGloss but it was decent. I'll need more time to play with it. The Formula D worked great on the interior pieces, I was thinking I'd need to use some BnB diluted down to get it looking black again but that wasn't needed. The opti-seal, very cool product. I don't know how it works but its very cool. I had a few spots where I applied too thickly which I had to wipe off but it looks great. Sorry this has gotten so long, hope you enjoyed the pictures. Thanks for looking.

 

[AL417]

The truck looks really good. Thanks for taking the time to post this.

pm sent

 

[supercharged]

Looks great! That interior was really dirty!

 

[HighEndDetail]

You did a great turn around on the truck, great job.

Sorry to hear about your aunt, Some prayers for you and your family

 

[Bigfoot]

Sorry about your aunt, Bro! Prayers are with you and your family during this hard times.

 

[Meghan]

Well with all you had going on, that was a great detail. Thanks for taking the time to post and take the pics, our thoughts and prayers are with your family.

 

[Truls]

Good turnarund, Sorry about you aunt..

 

[Dust2Glory]

Well atleast your Aunt beat all of us... we're still stuck here and she's off somewhere better! Great job for a rush.. but who cares. Family always first!

 

[med]

Sorry for your loss. Nice job on the truck!

 

[Nica]

Nice results, wool pad...NICE!!

Very nice turn around on the vehicle. Sorry to hear about your aunt I wish you and your family the best.

 

[sparkie]

I don't see any short cut, the truck looks awesome.

Sorry about your aunt, my thoughts and prayers. I lost my mom to cancer, still hurts when I think about it. My brother-in-law is going in tomorrow to have one kidney removed due to cancer.

 

[budman3]

Thank you for the support everyone. This surely is a tough time for everyone in my family.

Meghan, Mr. UPS dropped by today with a huge box which helped brighten the day for me today . I'll write an initial review of the UDM in a few minutes.

 

[alban61]

Sorry to hear about your Aunt. She is in a Better Place, free from pain. All the best to you and your family.
You completed your job like a Pro! Truck looks great, and awesome job to that interior!