richy
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- Mar 27, 2007
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I bumped this up to get it done for a fellow LEO co-worker who is getting married and wanted it done in time for his wedding. It is new and was getting a one step and a double coat of Gloss Coat. I didn't get a lot of before shots as I had already done 2 wheels when I realized it. Regardless, here it is as it arrived:
I started with the wheels. These had to be the easiest wheels to clean I've ever done. Lots of clearance to get the mitt around the barrels. The barrels were shot with Zep Citrus and then washed with Megs HW and a mitt as well as the faces. The tires were cleaned with Zep 505 and the wells with LATA. After all the cleaning was done, I shot the barrels as well as the wells with Aqua Bead (a Hydro knock-off) to make future cleaning easier. I didn't charge him for that.
The truck was washed one section at a time due to it being with the hot sun being right overhead at the time. I would not want to wash this thing every week! I'm obviously not a pickup truck guy, LOL. It was then brought inside and clayed with a clay towel and ONR for lube.
Luckily it had no marks on the paint, so I did a one step of Essence + yellow B/S + 3401. The combo worked flawlessly again for this vehicle. I truly thought I had solved my Essence issue...but it is a love/hate relationship and the hate returned on the next vehicle ('17 370z).
I did not have a lot of room to spare to work on it in my garage as you can see. I HAD to have the door closed to have my air running as it was bloody hot outside.
The Essence combo worked well for this one:
I polished the roof as well and coated everything on this truck twice. I used about 8 cc to do so. That double coat was then topped with Opti Seal as well. Here it is all done:
I didn't even keep track of how much time it took to complete. It was great to send him off for a drive down the aisle in a gorgeous truck! Thanks for looking.
I started with the wheels. These had to be the easiest wheels to clean I've ever done. Lots of clearance to get the mitt around the barrels. The barrels were shot with Zep Citrus and then washed with Megs HW and a mitt as well as the faces. The tires were cleaned with Zep 505 and the wells with LATA. After all the cleaning was done, I shot the barrels as well as the wells with Aqua Bead (a Hydro knock-off) to make future cleaning easier. I didn't charge him for that.
The truck was washed one section at a time due to it being with the hot sun being right overhead at the time. I would not want to wash this thing every week! I'm obviously not a pickup truck guy, LOL. It was then brought inside and clayed with a clay towel and ONR for lube.
Luckily it had no marks on the paint, so I did a one step of Essence + yellow B/S + 3401. The combo worked flawlessly again for this vehicle. I truly thought I had solved my Essence issue...but it is a love/hate relationship and the hate returned on the next vehicle ('17 370z).
I did not have a lot of room to spare to work on it in my garage as you can see. I HAD to have the door closed to have my air running as it was bloody hot outside.
The Essence combo worked well for this one:
I polished the roof as well and coated everything on this truck twice. I used about 8 cc to do so. That double coat was then topped with Opti Seal as well. Here it is all done:
I didn't even keep track of how much time it took to complete. It was great to send him off for a drive down the aisle in a gorgeous truck! Thanks for looking.
