F150 - First Detail

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I finished my first exterior detail on my truck by doing the following today:

Optimum No Rinse Wash
Mothers Clay Bar - The clay bar stuck to my hands a fair amount. I looked at it as a good thing because I didn't drop it.
Meguiars Ultimate Compound w/Orange Pad (Lake Country Smart Pad).
Meguiars SwirlX w/White Pad
Duragloss 105

Edit: BTW, I used Zep Citrus (4:1 ratio) for the wheel wells worked great. My wifes already used it in the house to.

I started out w/SwirlX & White Pad a progressed up to the above. I used the Griots ROP for the swirl removal. Still some scratches here and there but quite a bit better than when I started.

Pics below but I'm not much of photographer.

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The sheet on the truck, pic below, saved me some trouble, I lifted up the polisher when I finished the first section while the polisher was still running. :doh:

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Thanks....
 
Looks really good. I need some of that Zep citrus stuff.
 
Impressive first detail. That is alot of surface area to cover for your first time. Looks like you did a great job.
 
Hey guys, thanks!

This was a bigger job than I originally anticipated. I started out thinking I was going to do an AIO (XMT 360) but changed my mind. I saw Mike P. reference a SMAT polish (can't remember which one) as "Bubba Proof" and I thought yep thats what I need. Also, when I first posted I was certain I didn't want to use an orange pad and several people here pointed out not getting some orange pads was a mistake. I'm glad I took their advice and got the orange pads because I needed them.

As far as working w/the Ultimate Compound & SwirlX they seemed okay as far as working in the polish.I think I'll just stick w/those for my truck but hopefully I won't have to do this again for awhile. I'm going to do my best not to introduce more swirls. I loved the Duragloss 105 from ease of use standpoint pretty easy on an off.

Anyway, once again, thanks. There's a lot of good info here.

Matt
 
Matt great first detail, and way to take the time to tape the stuff off, mistakes happen and this will help if it ever happens :)
 
Perfections said:
Matt great first detail, and way to take the time to tape the stuff off, mistakes happen and this will help if it ever happens :)
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Thanks, taping it off wasn't too bad, I could see the temptation of not doing it if I did this kind of thing a lot.

My wife's Tahoe is next and I actually think it might be easier. The lines on the Tahoe are smoother & that's what slowed me down. Although, I have no idea what GM paint is like compared to Ford paint re: hard or soft. The Tahoe is silver so hopefully that'll be a little easier too.

@ MDetail, Thanks!

Matt
 
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